One possible reason people are having trouble with them occurred to me. I know from my study of human nutrition and traditional diet (like those studied by Weston A. Price) that protein should never be consumed without ample dietary fat as that will deplete the body of fat-soluble vitamins. Also, minerals can't be absorbed properly without fat and vitamins A and D (real, pre-formed Vit. A, not beta-carotene, and natural Vit. D2--cholecalciferol-- not synthetic Vit. D2 or ergocalciferol). So I wonder whether sometimes people are feeding too much of these lean chicken strips and it is throwing off the fat/protein balance in their diets. For more information on this as researched in humans, see the Weston A. Price Foundation website (nonprofit educational site so I hope you'll publish the URL: http://www.westonaprice.org) and read about good fats and traditional diets. So adding extra fat when using the chicken strips could possibly help. It's not the fat that makes them fat, unless you're overfeeding food quantity in general, it's the carbs from grains, fruits, vegetables, which are biologically inappropriate for dogs. A little vegetable matter is ok, especially greens, but please don't feed your dogs grains or fruits."
Posted By Karmala (Templeton, Ca) on 11/04/2009
"To Jeanie from Fort _____. You write that you still feed the chicken jerky in small amounts as you think the problem might be in the feeding method. I would ask you to PLEASE reconsider. You state that you have not seen any negative reaction in your pet... that's what everyone says...until the reactions occur...sometimes it's then too late to correct it. With so many natural and organic options available for treats... why risk your pet's health/life? Shouldn't we... as responsible pet companions... do everything within our power to protect them? Would you continue to feed something to your children if you knew it would potentially harm them. I am not judging you, Jeanie... only asking you to please weigh it all out. There have been too many recalls of products from China (pet food, baby food, fish, etc.) over the past 5 years to NOT give this due diligence."Posted By Diamond (Salisbury, Usa) on 08/30/2011
"To Jeanie from Fort _____;I agree with Karmala from Templeton, Ca.
But what difference does it make where the product was made? you don't think that Corrupt America does not make mistakes? It's so sad how we teach our children about predjudice via our un-intended comments that are heard nation wide by little ears.
As Karmala stated it some times takes a long time to show results in an animals diet the severe negative's of food products, as does with humans.
Good luck...."
Posted By Sandy (Henderson, Nv) on 01/13/2012
"You have to read the label. If there are ingredients in any product you can't pronounce... Don't use it. Waggin Train chicken strips (from China) have Chicken, vegetable glycerin and natural flavor.. That's it. My small dogs do very well on these and they get one each a day."Posted By P-chic (Portland, Oregon) on 06/09/2012
"As usual, pets began suffering and alert pet owners became suspicious long before the truth was allowed to become public news:
Waggin Train has caused huge health issues for many many dogs. There are over 100 complaints currently posted at ConsumerAffairs. com, and the list is growing
www.consumeraffairs.com/pets/waggin_train.html"
Posted By Donna (Woonsocket, Ri, United States) on 07/07/2013
"I find the best treats to give my 5 Pugs is Cheese Doodles or any cheese that comes in block form. I believe that if I eat it so can they. Also, if I give bones they are always from the market, the ones they sell sliced into 1 inch pieces. Dogs enjoy working hard to get all the marrow out and it also keeps them busy rather than chewing dangerous things that are around the house like a shoe {I have had one of my dogs get dangerously sick doing this}. I hope someone finds this post helpful. I recently joined looking for a way to treat an accidental too short nail trimming, I did start with making a paste out of corn starch and used a miss matched kids sock (clean) and a oversized elastic on his foot to keep him from licking it. Problem solved. THANK YOU ALL!"Posted By Diamond (Ma., US) on 04/17/2015
"Donna/ Doesn't cheese bind up your dog's bowels? It does my dogs as well as me. Just saying. :-)"Posted By Antongoh (Indonesia, Jakarta) on 09/25/2015
"How about dog choco treats? Did your dogs have bad experience with them?"Posted By tina (Baytown, TX) on 06/15/2023
"I get chicken jerky from HEB (Texas only) supermarket. The ingredients are chicken, vegetable glycerin, pea protein, salt and rosemary. My dog loves them more than anything. The ingredients don't seem bad in these....."Posted By barbara ivey (BC) on 12/17/2025
"it definitely does. I had a friend who's dog almost died from exactly that. they cannot metabolize it. so no, cheese everyday is a bad idea"
