Dog Health Questions: Are there any shrimp and salmon crunchy dog training treats out there?

I discovered yesterday that my dog will do ANYTHING to get a shrimp and salmon cat treat. She went nuts for them and I taught her to lay down within 2-3 minutes using them. This was an accidental discovery at my mom's house... the kitty treats were for her cats. Would it hurt my dog to have cat treats as high value training treats? Are there any comparable dog treats available in stores? I am working on training her as a therapy dog and high value treats are of great value in this process as she wants nothing to do with toys and only mildly responds to petting/praise.

A Working Dog - Training

Recommended Answer:
http://www.yummychummies.com/ <----PetCo might have these in store
http://www.salmonpaws.com/

If you don't want to order offline, here's the PetSmart website with salmon treats (and I know for sure the Omega ones are sold in-store): http://www.petsmart.com/search/index.jsp…

When all else fails, call the stores in your area and ask. When I worked at PetSmart, I knew the majority of treats available. It's been a few years, but I still know most of the staples. =)

Border Collie Dogs Training - Getting Started

• My dog has salmon dog treats that we buy for her some times. They're pretty cheap and your typical grocery store treat. It says Omega-3 and Omega-6 Salmon treats on the front, but they aren't that healthy for your dog, so I would only use them when teaching very difficult tricks. I am sure there is nothing wrong with cat treats though, and if thats what works, I would keep using them.


• I haven't heard of any shrimp and salmon dog treats.
  
  You can use the cat treats for training. Just go easy with them. That stuff is like junk food, and the cat treats are probably more "fattening" than dog treats.


• vfdx