Most dog parents want to do the right thing. You buy treats to reward good behaviour, to train, or just to make your dog happy.

But here’s the scary part: many popular treats on shelves today are packed with fillers, preservatives, artificial flavours — and low-grade meat that wouldn’t pass the human food test.

If you’ve never flipped the pack and read the ingredients list, now’s the time.

1. The “Junk Food” of the Dog World

   Most cheap supermarket treats are made to look appealing — colourful, uniform shapes, sweet smells — but under the surface, they’re more like junk food for dogs.

   
   

   🚫 Heavily manipulated ingredients

   🚫 Low-grade meat meals and by-products

   🚫 Artificial colours, flavours, and preservatives

   
   

   Many of these treats start with rendered by-products — leftover scraps from meat processing plants — which are cooked down at high temperatures to kill bacteria. To keep them shelf-stable for months or even years, manufacturers often load them with preservatives and artificial additives.

   
   

   Over time, these ingredients can contribute to obesity, allergies, poor digestion, and inflammation — especially if your dog eats them regularly.

   
   

2. What We Do Differently at Pet Snacks

   We’re not a big brand — and we think that’s a good thing.

   
   

   At Pet Snacks, we’re a small, independent Australian business focused on one thing: your dog’s health. No mass production. No cutting corners. No mystery ingredients.

   
   

   We specialise in natural, single-ingredient treats and chews — like beef tendons, chicken necks, and freeze-dried organ meats — all made from real food, not fillers.

   
   

   ✅ 100% natural

   ✅ Single-ingredient range

   ✅ Air-dried or freeze-dried to retain nutrition

   ✅ Made in small batches in export-certified, human-grade facilities

   
   

   While a small part of our range includes shaped dental chews for variety, over 99% of what we make is as natural as it gets — because we believe your dog deserves real food, not artificial shortcuts.

   
   

   It’s everything we’d want if we were buying for our own dogs. Because we are.

   
   

3. What to Watch Out For When Buying Treats

   When reading ingredient labels, these are red flags:

   
   

   • “Meat by-product” or “meat meal” without source animal

   • “Artificial flavour” or “added colour”

   • More than 5–6 ingredients (especially if you can’t pronounce them)

   • Preservatives — often added to keep cheap treats soft and shelf-stable

   
   

   If the treat needs a paragraph to explain itself, it’s probably not real food.

   
   

4. The Bottom Line

   Your dog’s body doesn’t need artificial colours or synthetic vitamins — it needs real, nutrient-dense food. Just like us.

   Natural treats like air-dried tendons, freeze-dried chicken necks, or organ meat chews give your dog what they’re biologically designed to eat — supporting cleaner teeth, better digestion, and overall health.

Ready to clean up your dog’s diet?

Explore our bestselling range of natural chews and freeze-dried treats — trusted by over 100,000 Aussie dog lovers.