Best Single-Ingredient Dog Treats

I’m a big believer in single-ingredient treats, which is why I created this list of best single-ingredient dog treats!

I want to know what makes it into my dogs’ bodies. I don’t want to have to decipher and figure out what those hard-to-read chemicals on long ingredient lists are and whether or not they have any harmful side effects when fed on a regular basis.

Besides not feeding your pups nutritiously empty fillers and artificial ingredients, the beauty about single-ingredient treats is that they’re great for dogs with sensitive stomachs & allergies!

If you already know that your dog is allergic to a specific protein (let’s say chicken or lamb), you can simply avoid buying any treats containing that particular protein and go for something else (maybe beef or rabbit).

Check with your vet to find out what your dog is allergic to or order a bioenergetic scan online – I found out what Missy does poorly on with Pet Medella’s Bioenergetic Scan (click to read my review).

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Now without further ado, the following are my favorite single-ingredient treats!

Best Single Ingredient Dog Treats

Boo Boo’s Best – Dehydrated

Green-Lipped “Mighty Mussels”

Dr. Harvey’s – Dehydrated & Freeze-Dried

Sweet Potate’r Chews

Coconut Smiles

Le Dogue Bites

Real Dog – Air-Dried

This monthly subscription box contains a crazy large variety of air-dried treats and/or chews that changes every month! If you get a box with my affiliate link, we both get a bag of free treats 🙂

I began buying the boxes in 2016 for Missy & Buzz. When my new pup Wally joined me in 2019, I also started a monthly subscription for him! This is what we’ve been getting over the years:

Beef

Bull Pizzle 

Beef Tendon 

Beef Spleen 

Beef Green Tripe 

Beef Trachea 

Beef Backstrap 

Beef Liver 

Beef Aorta

Elk

Elk Meat

Pork

Pig Ear

Pig Skin

Pork Kidney

Pork Heart

Pork Loin

Lamb

Lamb Gullet

Lamb Liver

Lamb Lung

Lamb Trachea

Lamb Weasand

Chicken

Chicken Feet

Chicken Neck

Chicken Heart

Chicken Liver

Turkey

Turkey Breast

Turkey Gizzard

Turkey Neck

Duck

Duck Feet

Duck Wing

Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock

Wild-Caught Anchovy

Salmon Skin & Chunks (oily)

Wild-Caught Smelt

Green Lipped Mussels

Raw Paws Pet Food – Freeze-Dried

Beef Green Tripe Toppers

Beef Liver Treats

Pure Bites Pet Treats – Freeze-Dried

Lamb Liver

Beef Liver

Vital Essentials – Freeze-Dried

Tripe

Chicken Hearts

Wild Alaskan Salmon Rings

Minnows

Rabbit Bites 

Rabbit Ears

All single-ingredient treat brands mentioned above only made it on this list of best single-ingredient dog treats because I have fed them, have been very satisfied with their products, and my dogs Missy, Buzz, & Wally have done exceedingly well with everything they’ve had.

Please know that I have only listed the treats we have actually used, and that every brand has a larger product selection.

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