Redbarn Grain Free Dog Food Roll - Chicken, 1-Count, 3lb

My dog is going through puppy classes for general obedience. I was told to bring "high-value" treats, i.e. "stinky", to get my dog to perform on cue and get rewarded. This brand was particularly recommended by the dog trainer. We have done 5 classes together now and I still have half a roll left, and that's with giving out a LOT of treats during the hour long classes when my dog does what I ask. He loves the taste. I hold it close to his nose to get his undivided attention, then he's watching my hand and listening to me so he can earn the treat. I will say during our leash walking class outside, a squirrel did take his attention away from the treat for a couple minutes. I had to double up to hold his attention. I store the roll in the fridge and cut several discs, and then into smaller pieces, which I then roll into balls. I tried just pinching the small pieces together, but in Colorado's dry air, they became crummy unless I rolled them into tight balls. I kept them in tiny plastic snack bags during class and they didn't dry out. I store them back in the fridge until the next time we want to work on tricks or if I just want to treat my dog for no reason.

This is not a review of the product itself. I only want to note that it was delivered without any sign of recent refrigeration.

Cortamos en pequeños cuadritos y congelamos y separamos en varias bolsitas ziploc manteníamos siempre una en la nevera para dárselos como premio q nuestros perros y ellos lo amaron

This is great for treats, our trainer recommended it. You can cut it up into different sized pieces for treats and freeze or refrigerate it.

To start off, my dog loves this product. However, I intended to dice it up into cubes for use as a training treat. As I unpackaged the Redbarn meat roll and began to attempt to dice the meat roll into bite sized training treats, it began to crumble right away. Out of the 1lb section I cut from the 3lb roll, approximately 1/3 of pound turned into loose meat crumbs. I had to spend 30 additional minutes smooshing what I cut up into treat sized balls. The product maker claims it can be cubed but, in all honesty, if it crumbles so easily, that is not true. For the money, the roll I received was not worth what i paid. There is too much extra work involved in making treats. In my opinion, this is better as a reward meal or meal additive as opposed to a "cubed" treat.

That it has quality ingredients, and now that my dog is getting old and VERY picky about what he eats I’m happy to have found this. It’s simple to slice it into rounds and freeze them.

Dog absolutely LOVES it! Great training tool. Mic Drop.I cut a section off at a time.

I have a 5 months old SDiT . All the other handlers are always raving about RB. I didn’t read the reviews because well... I seen it myself and how the puppies love it (we even call it Puppy crack because they will do just about anything to get it as a reward ) after I got it I scrolled down the reviews and thought “oh man what did I buy “ to my surprise it was NOTHING like the reviews . Did it crumble ? Yes but not to the extent that I had to waste it . It’s a semi dry food so it’s going to crack and crumble a little . It’s super easy to form . I used 1 3 pound pack and was able to cut 4 ziplock baggies full . I took the crumble pieces and just squished it together and cut it . I found it easier to cut if I wet the knife first .Definitely worth every penny .