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Originally Posted by listopencil
Carrots.
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Yup - frozen baby carrots (for puppies anyway).
Since they're frozen it takes them a little work and it helps make them feel a little better when they're teething. And for some weird reason freezing them makes them digest a little better so there aren't as many carrot shards in their poop.
I've always used them as training tools because those treats will just fatten them up too much. And since I've always had large breed dogs, you have to be really careful about their weight when they're young so their hips grow together well.
Carrots have a number of health benefits and don't have all the extra calories that don't do them any good.
If your dog won't eat those, try the charcoal based plain 'dog bone' biscuits. Jam a few of those into a Kong, slather peanut butter over the hole and then freeze that. The frozen peanut butter takes them awhile to lick through (while not getting it everywhere) and then they'll know on that kong for awhile trying to break those charcoal biscuits up to get to them. And they help with gas.