Charlee Bear Original Dog Treats, Chicken Liver, 16 oz

I have an Australian Cattle Dog and was looking to expand my training treat options, particularly to a dry crunchy treat with low calorie content.I can be really sensitive to smells, and many meaty-smelling treats make me queasy. I also find freeze-dried treats to be weirdly chalky feeling and they leave residue on my fingers. I am fine with most chewy treat textures, but they are often higher in calories and don’t do well for long periods of time outside the package. If you have some sensory sensitivities, this may relate to you.These treats altogether have a faint aroma and are a great small size/ low calorie content for training. They are crunchy and dry so there is no issue with them getting weird by drying out if you leave some out of the package like chewy treats do. They have the dry, not chalky texture of a tiny biscuit, but are much less dense than most biscuits- they have a light crunchy feel, and sound like your dog is eating a Goldfish cracker. They are more firm than a Goldfish cracker though, and do not crumble.I got the chicken soup flavor and the cheese and egg flavor to try out.The chicken soup one smells faintly like dusty chicken or chicken broth. It is not offensively dead smelling but it does smell faintly dead. Doesn’t turn my stomach but I wouldn’t pick it if there were better options available. Still much better aroma than most other meat treats, and if this was the only flavor I would probably continue to buy it.The cheese and egg flavor smells faintly of cheesy crackers. One of the better treat smells I have smelled, and totally free of that “dead smell” that meat-containing treats usually have- of course it has no meat in it, just cheese and egg. I don’t notice an egg smell at all. I would actually consider putting these in my pocket and not just a treat pouch or a bowl.From my end of things, this is a really good treat. The cheese flavor has a nice smell, they have a nice crunch sound when my dog eats them, and the size is perfect.As for my dog’s opinion: in side by side comparisons of these two flavors, even if I switch hands, she picks the cheese flavor every time. 🤝Dogs respond more to stronger smells, though, so when I did a side my side comparison of the cheese flavor with Wonder Nuggets peanut butter flavor, which smell strongly of peanut butter, she picked those. Even if I held the peanut butter treat far away and put the Charlee Bear treat right in front of her muzzle, she reached for the peanut butter nugget.The Charlee Bear treats are more convenient (because of their size and because they are dry and don’t leave behind a residue), lower price/ better value, and lower calories than the Wonder Nuggets, and if the only treat around is the Charlee Bear treat, my dog has no qualms obsessing over them. Because they have such a faint scent, maybe some dogs would not find them interesting.I would probably like a stronger smell with the cheese flavor, but on the flip side, I am glad the chicken flavor is not strong smelling.They are not special enough for a special moment treat, but I would give these a shot in the surprise boxes I make by putting treats into crumpled lunch bags and putting those crumpled balls into a cracker-type box. I usually use stronger smelling treats for those so the faint smell would possibly make them harder to find.Overall I think these are great training treats!

These are the best treats available for my 22lb basenji. The Charlee Bears are crunchy but not tooth-breaking hard like a lot of other treats, and they can be put in a bowl on the counter without drying out and becoming rock hard like a lot of soft chew treats. And Zuri loves Charlee Bears!

These treats have been an absolute game-changer for training our dogs! One of the things I love most is that they’re low in calories but still packed with flavor—our doodles go nuts for them! It’s so nice to be able to reward them frequently during training sessions without worrying about overfeeding.They also have a decent amount of protein, which is great for keeping our pups energized and focused. The size is perfect for quick rewards, and they don’t leave any mess or odor behind. If you're looking for a healthy, effective, and dog-approved training treat, this is it. We always keep a bag on hand! Highly recommend!

Crack for Dogs!! These little treats will have your dog standing on his head to get them......well maybe just a nice shake. Perfect training treats or rewards for being a good bow wow.

My dog loves these

I like using these as training treats for my service dog and also on outings, but there are also some things I don't like. Mostly I like them and I'm a repeat buyer... I docked one star because of the nit-picky things I wish were different.The treats are crackers, in essence. They have the texture of small round and puffy saltines (without salt of course). This is good and bad. It's good because when I give her one, I can hear the "CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH", so I know I didn't drop it. (This matters to me on the go because I'll drop one in her mouth while we're on the move.) But it's not good for taking up space. Also, they break pretty easily so when I throw it in her backpack I'll pull it out and a bunch are broken. (In order to prevent this I try to close it full of air.)I do a mixture of treats for my dog, partly to keep her on her toes, but moreso because having lots of almost any single treat makes her have loose (and stinky) stools. I think mixing them all together really helps but I think having a cracker like this in the mix also really helps.

My girls love these egg and cheese treats! I use them in my Furbo for rewards and just because I like to watch it shoot them out! Crunchy, good quality, fresh, color is neutral, not much of a smell, easy to chew.

My pup loves these! It's given to him as a "special" treat.He even knows where we store them. Sits in front of the pantry when its time for one!