Made In The USA & Sourced In The USA - FRESH TO ORDER - Only Chicken & Sweet On Amazon from US
First and foremost let me just say these are absolutely great treats. They are small batch produced here in the US ( with both the chicken and sweet potato being sourced in the US ). You will find many others are not they are sourced and produced in China. Furthermore the quality is outstanding as they are made fresh to order. You will get them in a few days and you can easily tell the difference they smell fresh and look like chicken and sweet potato that you will eat yourself. The Chicken is sourced from USA local producer to them ( Sanderson farms and the sweet potato comes from the supermarket ). They then marinated in bone broth. This adds flavor is the limit of ingredients. In total 3! No worries about artificial flavors, colors, preservatives or any number of odd ingredients ( especially Glycerin ). Look at the difference between the Amazon brand chicken and sweet potato compare to these. They are night and day. Additionally the consistency of sizing is far superior on these with most being in the range of 3.5 to 5 inches Where Amazon really varies with some being as small as 2 or 2.5 inches and some barely having any chicken at all ( not to mention have additives like Glycerin which can cause issues with your dogs digestion and as well as cause bathroom issues ). As part of my review for my YouTube channel Experiences With My Dog where I reviewed these I reached out to the company to answers questions regarding sourcing, production and more. Black Mountain Supply responded in less than 24 hours and answered all my questions. The only negative which is limited is the chicken is not organic which would benefit the humane aspects of chicken care but it comes from a human grade facility regardless. In this respect if you would eat non organic chicken you are fine. Beyond this all three of my dogs enjoy these and have some seriously drool worth moments. While I generally will not feed chicken to my dogs as a primary protein due to it having a high Omega 6 to Omega 3 ratio it is a great protein to add diversity to dogs diet and these treats offer up a nix mix of animal protein and some chew with the sweet potato. They will last pretty reasonably for dogs under 30 pounds ( probably between 30 seconds to a couple of minutes ). For larger dogs 45 to 60+ you are probably looking at as little as a couple seconds to 30 seconds. For large breeds 75+ probably quick eats seconds to 15 seconds so they are little expensive but if you care about your dog and want to feed them something that has real nutritional value and has minimal processing this is a great choice. Consider many other treats while cheaper do really have a lot of low cost fillers ( oats, wheat, pea proteins, different types of flours, Glycerin etc ). Here you get what you pay for with 2 fresh ingredients and that is all.<br /><br />Pros<br /><br />*USA sourced ( protein and vegetable )<br />*Small batch production & FRESH TO ORDER - NOT MADE UNTIL YOU ORDER IT<br />*Limited ingredient - Just two ingredients this is great in helping to add as part of any number of dog diets<br />*No odd fillers or low nutrient quality additives<br />*Company is transparent and answers inquires to your questions<br />*Very good consistent in the size of the treats ( most are around the same size )<br />*Amount of chicken content is good and the wrapping quality is very good and you will find chicken on every piece of sweet potato<br />*Marinated in bone broth - Adds some additional nutritional benefits along with flavor!<br />*No weird texture or smell<br />* Can easily cut it smaller pieces to maximize amount you give to your dogs<br />*Little to no "crumbles or waste" at the bottom of the bag<br /><br />Cons<br />*Expensive but justified considering quality of ingredients and fresh to order<br />*No preservatives - you will need to use them fairly quickly and refrigerate - I am OK with this.<br />*Chicken is not organic which would aid in improved human practices. Chicken is Sanderson Farms a US chicken producer Who uses standard factory farming "cage free" - Would love to see Organic or Pasture raised / fed chicken.
Rating: 4 stars