Disclosure: I received this products for free to review. The opinions in my review are honest & my own.
Do you want the very best for your dogs? If you guys are anything like me, there is no doubt – of course we do! While I might sometimes cave and have junk food, I want Reya and Ivi to have high quality, healthy treats, that drive them absolutely wild! For this reason, we have been big fans of Vital Essentials for quite some time. They carry freeze-dried dog treats that are perfect for dogs of all shapes and sizes. After we reviewed Vita Essentials Freeze Dried treats last year, we looked at raw food in a whole new light. When we heard that they were coming out with new flavors after a voting campaign last year, we were very excited to get our paws on their brand new treats. After some very thorough and excited taste tasting, Reya and Ivi are pretty excited to share their thoughts!
Vital Essentials: Who Are They?
Trying to find awesome treats that are perfect for dogs for all sizes and breeds? If so, we think you will love Vital Essentials Freeze Dried Treats for Dogs. Their grain free, gluten free treats are made using fresh, single sourced USDA animal protein such as beef, chicken, turkey, rabbit, and even Alaskan salmon. These nutritious, all natural treats come in a resealable bag, making them super convenient for busy pet parents. With a variety of wonderful flavors, you can make any dog’s day with Vital Essential treats!
Vital Essentials Wild Alaskan Salmon Rings
Since we discovered Ivi had a turkey allergy, we have been all about fish treats in our household. When I saw these Wild Alaskan Salmon Rings, I knew they were perfect for our adorable puppy. What shocked me the most was the size of these treats. Most salmon treats we’ve seen are super tiny, which can be quite disappointing to big dogs like ours. These treats, however, are huge! They are one of the first salmon treats I have found to date that our dogs actually have the opportunity to chew and enjoy. Ivi absolutely loved the salmon skin rings, making training the day we tried them even easier!
Vital Essentials Bully Sticks
If there is one thing I know about my dogs, it is that they LOVE bully sticks. Both of them love to go to their beds, relax, and have a bully stick. The Vital Essentials Bully Sticks are actually on the larger side of bully sticks from what I have seen, allowing my girls to easily manipulate them in their paws (and not eat the entire treat in 5 seconds or less). This is awesome for us since it means they actually have to treat chew the treat and enjoy it. Reya especially loved these treats and had a nice, relaxing session on her bed. With how much the girls enjoyed these treats, I think it was a major win!
Vital Essentials Duck Nibs
Personally, I love using small treats for training, especially very flavorful ones. We have found that smaller, freeze-dried treats actually do the best for training indoors since it keeps the girls motivated, excited, and willing to train for longer periods of time. We found that this was especially true with the Vital Essential Freeze Dried Duck NIbs. Ivi was super excited to get one of these bite sized treats and actuallly trying to do tricks BEFORE we even said anything. While this may not have been the goal, it was pretty adorable seeing the puppy trying to do everything she knows to make us happy.
Vital Essentials Chicken Hearts
Okay, before this review, I can honestly say I had never touched a heart. I have seen quite a few organ treats, but this is the first time I had ever fed tiny little hearts to my dogs. Thankfully, I got over my nervousness pretty fast since they feel just like any other freeze dried meat (and smell a lot like most jerky). Reya, however, was driven absolutely wild by these treats. She wanted to dig her entire nose into the bag and didn’t want to share any of these yummy treats with the puppy. After a round of ‘bitey face’ over the treats, they finally decided that there were enough dried chicken hearts for them both to share and we had two very happy malamutes!
Vital Essentials: Where to Purchase?
Would you like to purchase these awesome treats for your own dog? You can find them on Amazon.com or at a store near you using their store locator. We are certain that once your dog tries these treats, you will never think of raw the same way again!
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I love that these are gluten free. My dog would love all of these, but the fish would be his favorite!
I think the duck nibs would work best for my dogs, because they are small dogs. I don’t know if each flavor is sized different. You said the salmon & bully sticks were larger?
My 3 babies would love these treats. My girl Diamond has a few allergies and these would be perfect for her. Thank you for the review. I hate buying blindly for her. We usually end up with worse allergy issues then we startrd with.
I’ve actually never heard of these treats before this review/contest. I’m not sure which my dogs would like most. I have a feeling all! Especially my two senior fur babies. Great review.
I think the Salmon would definitely be my dog’s favorite.
This sounds great, I do cook the turkey or chicken heart and give him a few bits for 2 or 3 days. He would love these. Thanks for sharing.
I love that these com in resealable bags. I’m thinking my dogs would love to give these a try.
My resident Pug and Pug fosters all LOVE Bully Sticks!1 I like them because #! they are safe, will not break of like those nasty rawhide chewies. #2, they are very long-lasting, my guys love to work on them for weeks
I loved that these treats are made fresh with single sourced animal protein and are gluten free,I worry all the time when I check out the ingredients in name brand treats in the grocery stores,I’m afraid of the chemicals for my fur baby but these treats sound like they would be delicious to her,especially the Alaskan Salmon but I would definitely love to try each flavor and variety to see which ones she fancies the most!
you have such a cute dog!!! my dogs would enjoy these for sure
I love that these are “real” food and not a dog treat with a crazy long list of ingredients
my dogs will love these they love any treats
my little fur baby would love these. I know she would love the Bully sticks
I love the fact that they are healthy treats that you don’t
have to worry about giving your furry family. I love the goodness that goes into these
@tisonlyme143
I love the fact that they are healthy treats that you don’t
have to worry about giving your furry family. I love the goodness that goes into these
@tisonlyme143
When I had a cat she liked freeze dried chicken livers.
Oh so cute! Great pics of your beautiful furry family members.
Great how there is an assortment of healthy sounding treats – different shapes and sizes too. Do you know if they have cat versions too? Animal Lover, H
One of our dogs has an allergy to some foods as well. His vet recommended salmon and sweet potatoes so since then I am always on the lookout for treats with either (or both) of those ingredients. These look like something they would both enjoy.
My little Walter would think these are so yummy! Thanks for sharing this.
Hopefully my Jack Terrier – Jackie – will love these. We’ll try it out. Great review. Thanks.
The allergy comment strikes home for me as my 13 year old girl, Sage, has recently developed an allergy to…fish. So for me, it is great that Vital-essentials treats has so many tasty options!
I have never tried anything like these but I think it would be the perfect fit. My dog is very choosy about his treats so have the different flavors and types would be perfect and he would never get bored!!
we have a wonderful dog named Jackson-he’d love these. I like that they are animal protein and grain free
I love that these are all natural and real food. I just ordered the freeze-dried Salmon treats on Amazon!
I like that they are grain free
First let me say these puppies are gorgeous and so precious. Also, I would like to try these treats for my puppy because they are so healthy. To many treat for dogs have unnecessary things in them, that often do harm to the dog.
I hope my dog likes these, I plan on buying some.
They look funny. As long as dogs love it.
Your dogs are beautiful. My pups would go crazy for these treats.
My guys have tried other freeze dried treats and love them. They would like the duck and chicken treats the best.
Thanks to this. My dog would really love this <3
those are great looking dog wow my kid are amall and they love to try new things
these sound great, my dog would <3 them
Yum!! The flavors and ingredients sound fabulous!! What a delicious and fantastic treat for any doggy friend!! I love seeing treats with no fillers!!
My dogs love the salmon and I love that they are grain-free.
Sophie is not picky at all, so she’d love them all. I appreciate that they are natural and grain free.
I love the fact that they are healthy
These look much healthier than the raw hides that I’ve been giving my three little ones. I’d love for them to try them.
I never heard of your treats. I have a dog Brittany that I think will love them. I hope to win so that I can try these with her.
Your dogs are GORGEOUS! And I love their names! I love huskies, I miss having them. I think these treats would be awesome for our poodle puppy Etoile, we are trying to feed her grain-free healthy stuff. We go through a lot of treats in training!
wow, gluten free treats? I’m sold!
I have no animals so I’ll take your word for it. Dogs eat pretty much anything so you have to be careful about what you feed them.
I have a 15-year-old senior, who is in very good health. We have eliminated all corn, wheat, soy and pork from her diet and she dislikes chicken, which can make finding treats difficult. This sounds like a great option for us.
I never thought about the turkey allergy but it makes sense if you think about how people shouldn’t give their dogs turkey skin. You see all kinds of warnings around Thanksgiving.
Chicken hearts are cool. I’ll admit, I’m a giblet fan and have been known to eat the variety designed for humans.
We love freeze-dried treats in our household. We have a two one-year-olds, a corgi and papillon. Our papillon has food sensitivities and stomach problems, so it’s important that none of her treats contain things that could upset her. These sound great. I looked at their store locator and discovered one of my favorite pet supply stores, Hollywood Feed, carries them! We will be trying these soon!
Appreciate the recommendation. Will try it out.
My 4 dogs will love these. I love that they are grain free and also that they contain a single source protein. LOVE that made in USA
(1) I have always loved huskies ? (2) These sound and seem like very delicious varieties! My Eva will love these too!
I hope my dog like these. he’s picky
I’d love to be able to give my dogs Vital Essentials! They need to start eating healthy snacks for once! I know they’ll love all of them!
I love the thought of giving my dogs a more natural treat. My Rosie has a grain allergy, so these would be perfect for her!
Our dog would love these. She’s not particular in what she eats so we need to be sure there healthy. I think I would like to try the bully sticks because you said it takes them some time to eat them, that would be a nice change. She usually eats what I give her in seconds.
My fur babies would love all of these, they are such treat hounds! I think Salmon would be their favorite, when I cook salmon they love it!
My dog is epileptic and has seizures regularly so I try to be careful with what I fed him.
I definitely want to get these for my dogs, I have a Shepherd mix who doesn’t tolerate grain so I would love to get these for her! Thanks so much for the information.
I would love to try these for my dog. They look great and very good for him too. Great nutrition is important.
I like that they are the most natural treats I have seen. They are gluten free which is a bonus, and I would love to try them.
My Buddie would love these. I try to keep his food and treats healthy. Even though he is 10 I am sure he would love these.
I think my doggie would love these treats! Not sure what her favorite would be, but i like that there are options to rotate so she won’t get bored of one over and over.
My Bogey would love all the treats!!! I love the bully sticks because they last a while. I think he would swallow the others whole without even chewing them.
Grain-free and Gluten free! Sounds good to me (and my 4 Great Pyrenees!) Happy New Year to you!
Good Lord your dogs are adorable. Our dogs would love to try these and I like that they sound so healthy.
I love how these are such a healthy alternative to what we give them now. I know that all three would absolutely love these.
I think these vital essential dog treats look really good just from looking at them.
Love the packaging also.
We have 3 Dogs that love treats-they live for them…LOL
So we like to buy the best ingredients for our dogs, sometimes that is not easy to do… it is nice to see that they are a healthy snack that I can feel good about giving my dogs.
Thank you for the review, it was very helful.
we have a dog, we are looking for good treats for her. she has a sensitive stomach, so these look good.
I think our dog would love these. So much healthier than most treats I have seen
Alaskan Malamutes and bully sticks are a great combination. I have two Malamute mixes and they both love bully sticks. I’m sure the would love the other treats too.
I agree! Our girls love the bully sticks!
Finding healthy treats for my pup is a priority. I like the ingredients in these.
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