What is the highest protein dog treat?
Of ours, the buffalo horn at 91.4% protein. Behind it come beef biltong at 85.8%, jumbo paddywack at 84.3%, beef tripe sticks at 82.5% and braided paddywack at 81.2%. Those are the declared analytical constituents rather than a rounded-up claim, and they are on every product page.
Why are air-dried treats so high in protein?
Because there is nothing else in them. Take the water out of a piece of meat and most of what is left is protein. A biscuit cannot get near these figures because a good deal of a biscuit is flour, and that is the whole difference between a dried meat chew and a manufactured treat.
Can a dog have too much protein?
For a healthy dog, protein from real meat is not usually the thing to worry about, and quantity matters more than percentage. Treats are best kept to around a tenth of what your dog eats in a day whatever is in them. If your dog has a kidney or liver condition, their protein intake is something to settle with your vet rather than with a treat page.
Which high protein treats are also lean?
Most of the best ones are both, which surprises people. The buffalo horn is 91.4% protein and 1.6% fat. Beef pizzle is 79.2% and 3.2%. Jumbo paddywack is 84.3% and 7.5%. High protein and high fat are not the same axis, and our low fat range publishes every figure if you want to compare them yourself.
Are high protein treats good for a working or active dog?
They are a sensible thing to reach for, though a treat is still a treat rather than a meal. An active dog earns its food in the bowl. What these are genuinely good for is giving a dog with energy something demanding to do, which is often the actual problem rather than the calories.
Do the protein figures change between batches?
Slightly, yes, and anyone telling you otherwise is selling something uniform rather than something natural. These are animals, not a recipe. The figures we publish are our own analytical constituents and they are an honest average rather than a guarantee to the decimal point.
