Barkworthies Canine Superfoods Jerky: Product Review

Barkworthies is one of our favorite brands because of their commitment to using natural, high quality and wholesome ingredients in their products, as well as their strive for innovation in the world of dog treats. They have just launched a new line of Superfood Jerky treats, combining the powers of superfoods with real meat to make a highly digestible, grain-free and gluten-free jerky treat. We are always looking for natural, healthy dog foods so that Chewy can live a long and healthy life, so we were excited to try these!

We received the Chicken Jerky with Cranberry & Blueberry recipe, but there are other recipes with various combos of meats and superfoods.

Barkworthies Canine Superfoods Chicken Jerky - So excited! *licks chops*

The packaging has an easy-pull tab for quick, hassle-free access to TREATS! No more searching for scissors or crooked edges.

Please feed me now?

The jerky comes in large, cutlet-shaped pieces about 5" long. It is the extruded kind of jerky, with all the ingredients mixed in. Personally, I prefer the kind of jerky that is made from meat strips and looks more natural, but Chewy does not care at all. If it smells like meat and tastes like meat, he is pleased! On the plus side, since all the other ingredients are mixed into the meat, you don't end up with sticky residue on your fingers from any flavor coatings.

Chewy could not wait to try the treats, and A LOT of drool was produced during the wait. 

Let me have it!

The jerky seems very chewy, as it took longer than usual for Chewy to work through it (compared to similarly sized jerky treats).

*chew chew chew*

That was delicious!

Can I have some more?

Chewy and Chewy's human approved!

Four paws up from Chewy!

Disclaimer: We received a free bag of Barkworthies Canine Superfoods Chicken Jerky with Cranberry & Blueberry from Matrix Partners in exchange for an honest review. We did not receive any monetary compensation for our post, and all opinions shared above are our own.

Look Who's Happy! Happy Wraps - Product Review

Today we've got another Look Who's Happy! treat review for you- this time of their new Happy Wraps.

Image courtesy of Look Who's Happy!

Happy Wraps are slices of sweet potato or carrot
hand-wrapped in thin chicken or turkey strips. The veggie is dry-roasted and the meat has a jerky consistency.

Happy Wraps, like the other products in the Look Who's Happy! line are:

- made in the USA
- free of by-products, added hormones, and artificial

   preservatives, flavors or colors
- grain and gluten free
- made with USDA-inspected, cage-free whole      

   muscle meat

We tried the sweet potato with turkey and sweet potato with chicken recipes.

In one pouch, all of the treats had big, flat sweet potato slices, and in the other pouch, they were all shaped like sweet potato fries. I think it's just the luck of the draw. They are packaged by weight, so pouches with larger slices will contain fewer individual treats. When given the option, Chewy reached for the bigger slices first because he LOVES to eat, and bigger is always better in his book.

Happily going in for the chomp

They smell pretty great to the doggie (and human) nose:

Sniiiiiiff

And are chops-lickin' good, too!

Yummy!

Chewy is very pleased with these Happy Wraps. I'm sure he appreciates the two-for-one taste in each bite, as well as the crunch factor from the jerky and the chewiness of the sweet potato. After all, Chewy loves to chew!

Happy face of treat anticipation

I don't even care that I'm being burrito-d by this picnic blanket cuz I've got my treats! 

While these are great for those, "You're so cute! Let me give you a treat!" moments (they happen pretty often at our house), they would not be my go-to treat for training Chewy or for bringing on walkies. They are not the most portable treats because of their large-ish size, though you could certainly fit one or two in your pocket. Also, they are not very easy to break into smaller pieces because the veggie portion tends to be pliable and the meat portion is really caked on there and hard.


We give Look Who's Happy! Happy Wraps 3 1/2 paws up.

Disclaimer: We were provided with one bag each of Look Who's Happy! Happy Wraps sweet potato with turkey, and sweet potato with chicken, for review purposes. We did not receive any monetary compensation for this post. The opinions expressed above are our own.

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Product Review: Look Who's Happy! Treats

Chewy recently got his paws on some Look Who's Happy! dog treats, and he was very impressed!

Look Who's Happy dog treats are:

• Grain and gluten free
• Free of animal byproducts, hormones, artificial preservatives, colors and flavors
• Made in the USA (in their own plant in Gainesville, Georgia)
• Made with USDA-inspected meats sourced from the USA, Canada, or New Zealand
• Manufactured according to FDA food safety production guidelines
• Independently tested for safety
• Packaged in bags with a giant picture of a happy dog!

They currently have two lines of treats on the market. Tempt'n Tenders are chewy treats made from cage-free chicken and encrusted with carrot, pumpkin, sweet potato, or blueberry. Fetch'n Fillets are jerky treats made from whole muscle cuts of naturally raised beef, cage free chicken, grass fed bison, or grass fed venison.

We received Tempt'n Tenders Chicken with Sweet Potato Recipe and Fetch'n Fillets Chicken Jerky.

The Tempt'n Tenders (pictured above on the left) were in strips of various sizes, and were very easy to break into smaller pieces. The sweet potato crust left some particles on my fingers, but it was not sticky and rubbed off easily.

The Fetch'n Fillets (pictured above on the right) were also in a variety of sizes and shapes. They were a little bit more difficult to break into smaller portions, but it was doable.


Before I even cut open the treat bags, Chewy decided he needed to roll all over them like he does his favorite toys. It's his way of saying, "this is mine!"

I claim these in the name of Chewy!

He even ran off with the bag of chicken jerky once, and lied in the shade licking the bag. Licking soon turned to chewing, as he tried to open the bag for himself. The lack of thumbs made it rather difficult, but he managed to poke a couple holes in the packaging. This jerky must be super delicious, because Chewy does not typically try to chew open treat bags! His usual move is to lie there with a pouty face until I open it for him.

I'll take this to go, thanks!

Chewy loves both of these treats, and will behave very nicely to get them. They are rather aromatic and drool-inducing, and the meatiness must be extra motivating for him.

I tried to have him choose a favorite by placing both kinds in front of him and seeing which he picked first, but he seemed to value them equally. He would lick one first to claim it, and then move on to the other one. He does the same thing when I lay out a trail of all the same kind of treat: he licks each one, and then starts eating from the end. It's like how little kids lick the things they want so their siblings won't steal them!

How can I choose?

Chewy sure is happy about Look Who's Happy treats!

We give Look Who's Happy treats 4 paws up. They smell yummy, are made in the USA with natural ingredients, and even the tiniest piece gets Chewy in super obedient mode. Also, the packaging is sure to put a smile on your face!

4 paws up for Look Who's Happy dog treats!

Look Who's Happy dog treats are sold at independent pet supply stores. To find a retailer near you, visit their website. They are also available on Amazon.com.

Disclaimer: We received one bag each of Look Who's Happy Tempt'n Tenders Chicken with Sweet Potato Recipe and Fetch'n Fillets Chicken Jerky for review purposes. We did not receive any monetary compensation for this post. All opinions expressed in this review are our own.

Full Moon Chicken Jerky Hip + Joint Health: Review & Giveaway

Full Moon Pet just launched a new Chicken Jerky product for Hip + Joint Health, and they offered to let Chewy get his paws on it and bring you the scoop!

Full Moon Pet is a family-owned dog treat company. They use USDA approved human-grade meats sourced from family farms in the US. Their treats are made in small batches using simple, wholesome recipes in USDA inspected or FDA approved kitchens.

Full Moon Pet treats are:

• 100% made in the USA
• 100% made with human-grade ingredients
• Free of fillers like corn, wheat and soy
• Without artificial preservatives, flavors or colors

Chewy was very excited to try their new Chicken Jerky Hip + Joint Health, as Chewy LOVES chicken jerky. There was a lot of drool involved in obtaining the following pictures.

These treats are made from cage-free Perdue chicken, and contain USA-sourced glucosamine hydrochloride and chondroitin sulfate for maintaining healthy hips and joints. They also contain tumeric for reducing inflammation. Although they are made from 100% human grade ingredients, an asterisk says "made for your pet to eat, not for you!" Dog treats tend to taste incredibly bland to humans, so I did not wish to try them, anyway.

Hmm...	Image provided by Full Moon Pet. Click image to view full size

Chewy was very focused on this treat bag whenever I had it out. It passed his sniff test with flying colors, and he even tried (unsuccessfully) to eat through the packaging on a few occasions...

The treats look and smell delicious, even to my human senses. They are nicely sized jerky strips and around 3/16" thick. They are pretty easy to break apart into smaller portions, but Chewy of course prefers to eat a whole piece at a time. He makes his throaty "please let me eat that" noise when I hold a piece in front of him, and the drool puddles start forming while he waits.

I'll take that, thanks!

And on to Chewy's favorite part, taste testing! The dryness of this jerky treat makes it rather crunchy, which Chewy certainly likes. Some smithereens inevitably fall out of his mouth (because uncivilized Chewy chews with his giant mouth WIDE open), but he always makes sure to pick up every last crumb.

*crunch crunch crunch*

Chewy definitely approves of the taste of these treats.

Lip-lickin' good!

I cannot attest to this treat's hip + joint benefits, as Chewy is still a limber young dog and thankfully has shown no signs of joint discomfort so far. My hope is that the glucosamine and chondroitin in these treats help Chewy maintain joint health in his everyday activities, but I have no way of knowing for sure. Perhaps it's an "every little bit counts" kind of thing? Honestly, if I wanted to make sure he was ingesting a beneficial amount of these supplements, I would be giving him daily tablets with much larger doses. To me, it's kind of like dog dental care. I brush Chewy's teeth every day with dog toothpaste, but I still give him the occasional dental treat for good measure. But don't trust me on this issue- consult your veterinarian on what is best for your dog.

Overall, I think Full Moon Chicken Jerky Hip + Joint Health is a great treat. It satisfies Chewy's love of meat and crunch, and it looks and smells amazing. Plus, it is made with all-natural human-grade ingredients. If it came in a people version with some added seasonings, I would totally eat it! I am unsure whether it did anything for Chewy's hips and joints, but it certainly didn't hurt. We give this treat 4 paws up!

4 paws up for Full Moon Chicken Jerky Hip + Joint Health

Full Moon Pet dog treats are available nationwide at various retailers, including Walmart, Kroger, ShopRite, Stop and Shop, Target, and Lowes Foods. They are currently offering $1 coupons on their website and Facebook page. You can use both for $2 off!