Beef dog treats
Beef dog treats cover a wide range of textures — soft training pieces, jerky-style strips, and long-lasting natural chews like beef bars and tripe sticks — and the right one depends on whether you want something quick for training or something that keeps a dog occupied for a while.
Soft treats versus natural chews
Soft, bite-sized beef treats are built for repetition — training sessions that need a fast reward given many times over, where a treat that takes too long to eat slows the session down. These are usually low-calorie per piece specifically so they can be given often without adding up to much of a dog's daily food.
Natural chews such as beef bars and tripe sticks are a different product entirely, meant to occupy a dog for a stretch of time rather than disappear in one bite. They tend to be firmer and more fibrous, which also gives them some mechanical dental benefit as a dog works through them, though they are not a substitute for proper dental care.
What to check before choosing
Check the ingredient list is genuinely beef-led rather than a beef-flavoured product with the meat sitting well down the list — a short, specific ingredient list is a better guide to what you are actually feeding than the name on the front of the pack. This matters more if you are choosing beef specifically because your dog has a known sensitivity to another protein.
Match the chew's hardness to your dog's chewing style and any dental concerns. A firm natural chew is fine for most adult dogs with healthy teeth, but an aggressive chewer working through a hard chew quickly is more at risk of a tooth injury than a dog who takes their time, and any chew should be sized so it cannot be swallowed whole.
How often to give them
Treats and chews, beef included, should stay a small part of a dog's overall diet rather than a regular substitute for part of a meal, since even a natural chew carries calories on top of whatever else they eat that day. A dog getting several chews a week alongside a full daily food ration is more likely to gain weight than one having them occasionally.
If your dog has a sensitive stomach, introduce a new beef treat or chew gradually and in a small amount first, the same as you would with any new food, and watch for any change in their stools over the following day.
What we stock
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Chicken-Wrapped Milk Stick Dog Treats
Chewy dog treats of soft milk sticks wrapped in real chicken for tasty, protein-rich rewarding.
From£12.99
Dried Catnip & Cat Grass Leaf Treats
A tub of dried catnip and cat grass leaves to sprinkle over toys, scratchers and bedding.
From£8.99
Whiskas 1+ Lamb Adult Dry Cat Food
Complete lamb dry food for adult cats in a practical 1.9KG bag
£12.39
Whiskas 1 Tuna Adult Dry Cat Food
Complete tuna dry food for adult cats, offered in several bag sizes
From£3.19
Whiskas Kitten Chicken Dry Cat Food
Complete chicken dry food for kittens, available in several bag sizes
From£3.19
Whiskas 7+ Senior Cat Complete Dry with Chicken
Complete chicken dry food for senior cats aged 7+ in a 1.9KG bag
£12.39
Catit Nibbly Jerky Chicken & Fish Treats
Soft chicken and fish jerky treats for cats, two named meats high on the list, grain free
£1.89
Catit Creamy Tuna Treats 4 Pk
Lickable 26% tuna purée tubes for cats, 4 x 10g, up to 3 a day in place of main meal
£1.89
Dreamies Meaty Sticks Adult Cat Treats with Scrumptious Salmon
Soft meaty stick treats for adult cats with salmon, individually wrapped, not for kittens
£1.59
Dreamies Creamy Adult Cat & Kitten Treats with Scrumptious Salmon
Creamy lickable salmon treats for cats and kittens, in a 40g pack with taurine
£1.59
Stop Bloody Scratching Treats Chicken Flavour 90 Tablets
Chicken-flavoured tablets from Pets Calm Down, made in the UK, ninety to a pack, given daily as a treat to support skin and coat condition in itchy dogs.
£22.99
Dreamies Shakeups Seafood Celebrations Cat Treats
Complementary Dreamies Shakeups tuna, salmon and shrimp treats, 55G
£2.05
Common questions
- Are beef chews safe for puppies?
- Check the pack for an age or size guide before giving a firm natural chew to a puppy, since some are aimed at adult dogs with fully developed teeth. Softer training treats are generally a safer starting point for a young puppy.
- How long should a natural beef chew last?
- It varies a lot by chew type and how your dog chews, from a single sitting to several sessions over a few days for a firmer chew like a bar or stick. Always supervise a chew and remove any small piece that could be swallowed whole.
- Can beef treats cause an upset stomach?
- Any new treat given in a large amount can, particularly a rich or fatty one. Introduce a new beef chew gradually and in a small amount first, and speak to your vet if your dog has ongoing loose stools after having one.
- Are beef treats a good choice for dogs with sensitivities to other proteins?
- They can be, provided beef itself agrees with your dog and the treat is genuinely beef-led rather than beef-flavoured with the meat further down the ingredient list. Check the label rather than assuming from the name on the front.
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Written by Matt Garnett, who runs Giddy Pets and is a lifelong pet owner — not a vet. This is general information, not veterinary advice, and it cannot replace an examination by the vet who knows your animal. How we write these guides.