STELLA Chewy's Freeze Dried Super Beef Dog Recipe Meal Added Natural Mineral Vitamins 25z

These freeze dried beef patties are a life saver for me. My dog is so picky at what he eats, if I didn't have these patties for him he would starve to death. Their easy to serve, I crush them up and serve them on a plate at night. About 1 out of 6 bags I purchased was dry but my dog still ate it. For my budget the bags are little expensive but my dog eats it and doesn't starve.

Buddy loves his dinner 'pucks' whole....not crumbled, not wet.....whole. Amazon needs to package Stella & Chewy's beef patties in a box for delivery. These patties can crumble easily and with any rough handling or under something heavy will crumble easily. So, sometimes I have a lot of crumbled patties at the bottom of the bag and Buddy won't eat crumbled patties. What a waste$. Please Amazon, improve shipping packaging. Buddy says thank you.

My small Yorkie-Poodle is 2.5 years old and always showed avoidance to kibble. I have tried so many different things to encourage him to eat kibble - including different brands, soaking kibble, adding pumpkin, etc.. He was just not motivated to eat kibble. However, he is a food motivated dog as he does well with other (human) foods and treats. My trainer recommended this item. It took a while for my dog to be open to trying it (probably simce we've had to try so many different foods in the past). But after about a month to open up to this, he now really enjoys this and once i put down his meal with this, he'll eat it with no fussing. I love that i can cut the patties into smaller pieces. I tend to cut up 2 patties and take them outside to use a treats for his morning walks. He really enjoys sniffling for the small pieces in grassy areas. I also like that i can add water to hydrate the patties. I usually add water as per the package instructions, salmon oil supplement, and a dried sweet potato chew. He had his off days, but he now eats this fairly reliably in the mornings for his breakfast (he gets homemade meals for dinner so he has some variety). It has significantly reduced my stress around his picky eating habits!

Update 8/25/16: we still love our S&C for traveling, but we ordered duck duck goose this time and 95% of the bag was powder. There were only a few actual patties and the rest was disintegrated. It made measuring amounts extremely difficult and our one dog, the picky guy, isn't a fan when food is too mushy and didn't enjoy this bag as much. Our dog used to be the pickiest dog ever no matter the type of dry or wet food we gave him. He also had runny stool and an upset tummy for the first year of his life (vets couldnt find anything wrong) until we discovered freeze dried raw. Stella & Chewy's was the first food he actually enjoyed eating and gave him firmer stool for the most part. We knew we wanted to transition to homemade raw food and did so about 6 months ago. He gladly eats homemade raw food, has finally put some weight on, has firm stools, and is healthier and more energetic. We believe raw is the healthiest way to go, but it isn't always practical when traveling, backpacking, or camping. We've found that our picky guy likes Stella & Chewy's, Primal Nuggets, and another similar products. He refuses to eat freeze dried raw that has individual ingredients like Honest Kitchen or Sojos. Stella & Chewy's is cheaper than Primal so that's the main reason we decided on it for times when he can't eat real raw. Since it's freeze dried, the patties are extremely light and great for backpacking since he carries his own food and water. All you have to do is crumble up the proper number of patties for your dog, add water (I usually add enough to cover them completely, then drain off the extra) and serve. Dog food advisor rates Stella & Chewy's very high, so you know it's a good quality as far as commercial food goes. I usually stick to the beef, but there are a few other flavors I sometimes buy. I personally stear clear of the chicken and turkey since they've had a few recalls in the past. It seems like it's isolated to the bird flavors though. The last time we got a 25oz bag I counted out 54 patties. Our dog burns a lot of calories, so even though he's 30 lbs he needs about 8 or 9 a day to barely maintain weight. If he were to eat this food only it would cost us a fortune, since the large bag would only last about a week. If your dogs smaller or if you're looking for a great traveling food for your raw fed dog you can't go wrong with Stella & Chewy's Beef Patties. If you think this review was helpful don't forget to click the helpful button below!

Been feeding them to my two dogs and they love it.