Charlee BearDog Treat, 6-Ounce, Cheese/Egg

These are great for dog training. I like them because they are lower calorie and my dog will get fat if I let him. They are basically like a goldfish cracker for dogs (not the salt though). If you are training or in the show ring, every once in a while, a situation will pop up when you need to stick the treat in your mouth…long story. Anyway, these are much better than putting freeze dried liver in your mouth. They are crunchy like a cracker, so it’s probably better for dogs that have some teeth. I like the large bags too because I train a lot and this is a good value for your money. They are small and easily fit in pockets or treat bags. They don’t really have a smell. I buy these all the time.

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!

We always buy made in the USA treats and are picky about ingredients.These not only fit the bill, but are made in our home state.Our dog is a bit picky, but she loves these. We keep a small container in our car and take one on walks for a little rewards.

I love Charlie Bears. By little dog loves them. There is not much taste but she does not care and they are low in calories do I can manage her weight

Good value. When training dogs should have 3 values of treats. This is a medium level, and are an off white color, giving them contrast when tossed ahead of the dog. They are dry, meaning nothing sticks to them after hitting the ground. They hold up in a pocket too. They have their place in dog training.

Great. The dog love it.

what can I say, you can never go wrong with Charlie Bears treats, they come in all flavors & our beagles love them

My dog loves these treats. Keep well, crunchy and good flavor assortment