Are Beggin Strips Bad For Dogs

My dogs absolutely love these treats. But unfortunately they are extremely unhealthy for them! From the amount of salt and sugar content to the potentially cancerous artificial dyes and preservatives used, these Bacon esque treats are simply not worth risking my dogs’ health for.

What is Beggin Strip?

Beggin Strips make a great dog snack. These bacon-flavored snacks are great for rewarding your dog during training. Beggin Strips, unlike other dog treats, are low in fat. They are a delicious treat that your dog will love. Your dog will love these tasty treats. You can share the strips with your dog if you are concerned about the fat content.

Raw hide from any source

Rawhide is a super popular form of chew for dogs. But what is it really?

Raw hide is basically the inner soft layer of an animal. It most commonly comes from cows.

Before it’s pressed into different shapes, it is chemically preserved and cleaned. Some raw hides come with artificial flavourings to make them more appealing to dogs.

Not only can raw hides cause choking and digestive obstruction, they may be contaminated with toxic chemicals. Feed at your dog’s risk.

Do note that besides the whole raw hide we usually see, there are meat treats on the market that contain raw hide.

Alternatives: 100% meat chews, raw meaty bones (size appropriate, non-weight-bearing), or durable rubber chew toys.

Ingredients:

Beef, chicken meat, wheat flour, glycerine, sugar, tapioca starch, wheat gluten, lecithin, cellulose, fish marine extract, beef flavor, salt, Sodium tripolyphosphate, preservative, Vitamin E, colorant.

These treats contain wheat flour, preservatives, colouring, flavouring, salt, and sugar – everything we don’t want in our dog’s food and treats. They are unnecessary and unhealthy, and it’s not clear exactly what are the preservatives, flavourings, and colourings.

Alternatives: DIY dehydrated meat slices, single ingredient freeze-dried or dehydrated meat.

Ingredients:

Flours (maize, wheat), glycerine, maize gluten, gum, poultry liver powder (natural poultry flavour), sodium tripolyphosphate, fibre, calcium carbonate, gelatin, potassium chloride, preservative, flavour, zinc sulphate

These dental chews are advertised to be great for your dog’s teeth. Even if it really helps clean teeth, it has a bad reputation for making dogs sick. Just Google it! There are many ingredients in the list, such as flours, by-product, additive, preservative, flavouring, and salt that are no good or pose no benefit to dogs.

Avoid similar products like Whimzees and Greenies.

Alternatives: Brush your dog’s teeth daily and offer raw meaty bones or natural recreational bones.

Blueberry:

Blueberry is one of the healthiest treats for dogs. It is full of fiber, antioxidants and vitamins C and K. It can make your dog’s immunity better than before.

FAQ

Is Beggin brand good for dogs?

Beggin’ Strips are dog treats that look, smell and taste like real bacon. Dogs will love the taste of these delicious snacks so much they will never know they are low in fat. We encourage you to use these treats when training your dog as a tasty reward. This treat is good for dogs of all ages.

How many Beggin Strips can a dog eat?

Not only are they not healthy for a pet, there include ingredients that are linked to some serious side effects ( BHA , calcium propionate, Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Yellow 6. ). You can easily find a healthy and tasty treat that is 100% meat.

Are Beggin Strips OK?

Feed as a treat to your adult dog. This product is a treat and is not intended to be fed as a meal. Feed 1 treat for each 10 pounds of body weight, not to exceed 5 treats per day.