Do you love your dog? I sure love mine, she is a big part of our family. When it comes to spending money on her dog food and snacks, I try to buy the best, just as I would for the human members of our family!
When I was looking for healthy dog treats at my local Fred Meyer store, I spotted a box of Beggar Dog Biscuits, and they sounded quite healthy. It didn’t hurt that they were also on sale! I picked up a box and couldn’t wait to get it home and give one to my beloved pet.
Description
Beggar Dog Biscuits were available in two different flavors, I chose the Turkey & Rice because my Silky Terrier loves chicken and turkey. I know that vets always put her on a diet of rice and meat when she gets an upset tummy, so the rice sounded pretty healthy.
These dog biscuits come in a 16 ounce brown box, with a picture of a “hobo” dog, carrying his belongings in a stick hung over his shoulder. The box pictures a small 1″ heart on the front, with the saying In heart-shaped biscuits, and states that they are a “Gourmet Oven-Baked Treat”.
Aside from that, there is also a large oval sticker on the front of the box that says “All Natural. No Preservatives. No Artificial Flavors. No Corn. No Soy”.
What is on the back of the box is rather corny, in my opinion. It pictures “Beggar Dog” sitting against a tree, holding a heart shaped biscuit in his paws, and he writes a letter stating how great these Beggar Dog Biscuits are. He ends his letter by stating “Beggar Dog Biscuits will be the best biscuits your dog has ever had. I’ll be willing to bet you a mailman on that”. It’s signed “BEGGAR DOG”, and a paw print is to the left of the dogs “signature”.
On one side panel of the box are three comments from customers, and it says that they are made with love, packaged with care, and that they support selected animal and Human charitable programs. Under that it says the brown box is 100% recycled. Beggar Dog Biscuits are made in the U.S.A.
Ingredients
Wheat flour, brown rice, wheat, turkey meal, wheat germ meal, dried molasses, dried eggs, brewers dried yeast, ground flaxseed, garlic powder, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate.
Guaranteed Analysis
15% (Min) Crude Protein
4% (Min) Crude Fat
4% (Max) Crude Fiber
10% (Max) Moisture
48 Calories per biscuit
0.5 grams fat per biscuit
My Dogs Reaction to Beggar Dog Biscuits
I had high hopes for Beggar Dog Biscuits Turkey & Rice. In the past I have made my own baked dog treats, and the ingredients that I use looked very similar to the ingredients in these biscuits.
When I first took the inside clear bag out of the box, I was surprised by how large these treats are. They are indeed heart shaped and measure 2 3/8″ wide and 2 1/8″ long. They are light brown in color and I see what appears to be flaxseed on the surface of the top and bottom.
Since we have a small dog, weighing 10 pounds, I knew I would have to break them up in order for her to eat them, so I broke one in half and gave it to her. She greedily took it and carried it into the living room (she always eats her treats on the living room rug for some reason), where she promptly dropped it and walked away.
I broke it into quarters and tried again, but I got the same reaction. She would not eat this heart shaped Beggar Dog Biscuit until I stepped on it on a hard surface and broke it into very small pieces, then she gobbled it up.
I looked the entire box over, and unless I am missing something, it does not state what size dog these are intended for. The shape of the heart on the back of the box is indeed nearly life size, so if you have a pet and are interested in buying these, don’t expect them to be the smaller heart size that is printed on the front of the box.
Because my dog has other treats, I am not going to take the time to break these into tiny pieces each time I want to give her a treat. They are being given to a friend who has a large dog.
To conclude, I feel these are indeed a healthy and wholesome treat, but they just didn’t work for our small sized dog.
