Dog Health Questions: What are some foods already in my kitchen I can use as dog training treats?

I have been using cheese but I know that might make him constipated. What are some other foods I can use?

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My family typically uses carrots as treats, and they're healthy for dogs too. You can use pretty much anything around the kitchen, just make sure to check a good website or dog book or the like for anything poisonous to dogs, and be sure not to use those foods. Other than that, anything's up for grabs, even crackers.

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• I use chicken or turkey hot dogs, cut into 1/4 inch slices, then cut these in half. I microwave them until crisp and they keep forever. The dogs adore them and the hot dogs are really inexpensive. If I have a dog with a retrieve problem, I use dried liver treats, available at most of the pet shops.


• - Plain chicken.
  - Plain steak.
  - Hot dog.
  - Cold cuts.
  - Apples.
  - Carrots.
  - Green beans.
  - Ice cubes.
  - Banana.
  - Melon.
  - Bell pepper.
  - Peanut butter.
  - Cheerios (especially if you put them in a baggie with a few little pieces of smelly meat or cheese).
  - Kibble (again, put it in a baggie with a few little pieces of smelly meat or cheese).
  
  Honestly, it depends on your dog's tastes. Smelly, meaty treats are usually a hit, but some dogs absolutely love veggies and fruits. Feel free to experiment as long as you avoid grapes/raisins and onion/garlic.
  
  Make sure you're cutting up food into very small pieces, though. There's just no need for treats to be big, so make them tiny.


• The treat of choice for teaching doggie dancing is 1" slices of hot dogs.
  
  Carrot pieces, raw potato pieces are good too.
  
  Cheese often gives gas, it's not recommended even though dogs like it a lot.


• theres so many! i give my dog bread, or red pepper, sometimes i would let her lick my yogurt cup when im done-she loves that and its good for her digestion just not too much also dont give a dog grapes, it could kill it


• I have always used baby carrots to train my dogs and have never seen a dog refuse one, they love them and the carrots are quite healthy.


• Cheese is good.
  
  I have never used treats as a reward system for any kind of training.


• cut up hot dogs and bake them in the oven. Just don't over feed your dog treats or they might get fat.


• sliced up hotdogs.


• chicken carrots banana.....apple