FREEZY Pure freeze-dried meat for dogs

How does freeze-dried meat for dogs differ from dried meat?

Freeze-dried meat for dogs is made differently from dried meat, and you can see it straight away in the piece. It loses water by freezing and evaporation under vacuum, without heating, so it keeps its original shape and is light and crumbly rather than hard.

For your dog, this means a treat that breaks apart in the mouth almost instantly, so it also suits older dogs and those reluctant to chew. For you, it means a piece that doesn't leave greasy hands and crumbles easily over food. The whole line is built on a single ingredient, so the label has literally one item.

• Land meat: beef, pork, horse, goat, deer, ostrich and llama.
• Fish and seafood: salmon fillet, tuna fillet, sprats, king prawns.
• Whole pieces: pig's ear and rabbit ear with fur, to keep your dog busy for longer.
• Tilsit cheese: the only non-meat item, in pieces.

Freeze-dried prawns for dogs and the other sea items

Freeze-dried prawns for dogs are the item in this line you reach for as a change. Freeze-dried prawns for dogs and sprats are eaten whole, without breaking them up, while the salmon and tuna fillets are easy to break into smaller pieces.

Fish is often a good choice for dogs who don't tolerate the popular types of land meat, because it rarely appears in their diet. You'll find more fish items in the fish for dogs category, and I wrote about the raw material itself in the entry fish skin for dogs.

Freeze-dried meat for dogs: how to serve it

Freeze-dried meat for dogs has three uses, and it's worth knowing all of them. Freeze-dried meat for dogs is given as a reward from the hand, crumbled over food when your dog eats reluctantly, or soaked in a little warm water, which makes the piece soft again.

That last option is useful for older dogs and for those who find chewing difficult. The lightness of freeze-dried meat also means a 70 g pack can be surprisingly large by volume, which makes it handy for walks. Pig's and rabbit ears work differently: they keep your dog busy for longer and are closer in role to dog chews than to a quick reward.

Which dog is freeze-dried meat for dogs right for?

Freeze-dried meat for dogs is most often chosen by owners of fussy dogs and of dogs with a short list of permitted ingredients. Meat in this form smells intense, yet contains nothing but the raw material itself, so there's no need to check the label line by line.

Bear in mind that freeze-dried meat is light, so the pack looks modest, but there are many pieces in it. On a first purchase it's easy to misjudge this and buy two, even though one lasts longer than a comparable pack of dried meat. If your dog doesn't tolerate the popular types, this line still has rare proteins: ostrich, llama, horse and deer. If you're looking for meat combined with fruit, have a look at freeze-dried dog treats, where every variant combines meat with a fruit addition.