8 Facts about pet treats
Rather than treating your pet with a tidbit from your bowl, reward him with a pet treat. Pet treats should be given to dogs in order to reward their behavior. Pet treats should be nutritious and beneficial for your dog. We have put together 8 facts about pet treats. Read on and choose the best for your pet.
1. Let your pet relish your company
It may be fascinating treat for your pets to get tasty tidbits but undeniably, it would be the best treat for them if you embrace them and spend your leisure time with them. Play with them by dragging string or throwing ball towards your pet.
2. Add in your pet treats
It is not necessary that all of the eatables available at the stores are good for your pet. So the question arises that how to decide what is good or bad? Take suggestion from vet and take hint from the label of AAFCO that is Association of American Feed Control Officials. They ensure the nutrition claims and authenticate the manufacturing standards.
3. Reckon the amount of calories
a, Treat for dogs
Too much sugar and fat-loaded commercial dog treats can be tempting, but more than essential calories can lead to corpulence. So provide only around 15 to 18 percent of pet’s diet. If around 300 to 400 calories are essential for 8 to 10 pound dog, then give him a treat of around 30 to 40 calories, so that your pet can have 90 percent of required nutrients from the regular diet.
b. Treat for cats
Cats require less calories than even small puppies and are more desk-bound than an indoor dog pet. So cats need only around 28 to 32 calories, so prefer non fattening treats as catnip.
4. Your choice may be poisonous for your pet
You may find chocolates, coffee and walnuts tasty, but it may be life-threatening and toxic for your cat or puppy. Consult about the kind of food to be given or avoided for your pets, from a vet or Animal Poison Control Center.
5. What to evade, anyhow?
Milk can lead to diarrhea. It is tempting and they relish it though. Avoid chocolates, grapes, coffee, avocados, walnuts and hard chews. Too much hard stuffing food may get stuck in the puppy’s intestines or stomach and may even fall out. So beware if you give bones to your pooch.
6. Homemade treats
Bake pet biscuits or cook small tidbits of chicken or eggs. Consult with the vets for other crunchy and tasty alternatives. Be cautious regarding cooking or baking particulars, as the same may be the cause of allergy or organ diseases. So follow all of the related advises and also the medical condition of your pet.
7. Train your pet with treats
The consistent and restrained treats work wonders with dogs and cats. If you want to let your dog bark on bell then instead of giving reward once, give them low calorie treats in moderation, to give frequent training.
8. Learn to say “NO”
It is okay if you are cooking something and your pet come and sit in your legs and look for a treat. You can give two or more tinny tidbits, but learn to say no if they get habitual of it. Specially, when they start to behave offensively and bark, drone or meow loudly, then say no to let them understand that they are perceiving wrong, when you are giving them a treat.
