Please remember, while these products are wonderful, they are not the same as what you can buy at the store. You’ll find earlier formulas, old labels, or short-dating. Short-dating means that the product will reach its “Best if Used By” date within 1-2 months of purchase.

G.W. Little, where small dogs get happy! Their emphasis may be on small dogs, but their focus is always on better care and treatment of all pets.

Want to watch your dogs go bananas over a healthy treat? Open a jar of Halo’s Liv-a-Littles and you won’t believe your eyes or theirs as they try to coerce you into giving them every last morsel of 100% freeze-dried chicken or beef, nothing else. No fillers, byproducts or preservatives. Great for cats, too!

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Here are a few customer reviews:

Hit in Our House!
March 11, 2010 | By C. Burchuck

The HALO Liv-a Littles doggie treats were a hit in our house! The only one (out of the 4) who wasn’t interested was the 4 month-old and that’s because she’s still only interested in her own food. They’re compact (in packaging) and nutritious, pure protein!

Smudges Loves Them!
March 11, 2010 | By K. Halpin

My dog Smudges absolutely LOVED the HALO liv-a-little treats! He didnt want to eat his dinner the first night I gave him one. He went over to the cabinet where I put the treats away, and was scratching at the door! He loved both the beef and the chicken equally. I wish I had my camera or phone out to take a picture when he was eating them. Hysterical!

Please remember, while these products are wonderful, they are not the same as what you can buy at the store. You’ll find earlier formulas, old labels, or short-dating. Short-dating means that the product will reach its “Best if Used By” date within 1-2 months of purchase.

Question: I am a bit troubled at the advice in giving cats cheese for treats? I know cats and dogs are lactose intolerant. IT may not kill them, but it causes a lot of gas and can cause a horrid stomachache! I see this advice in many on-line cat recipes as well. Please tell me why you suggest cheese when cats and dogs are lactose intolerant?

Answer: Thanks for the question. First of all, most dogs and cats are not necessarily lactose intolerant so it’s on an individual basis that we offer them some milk, if we feel like it, and see if there are any adverse digestive reactions. What that means is that if your dog gets gassy with milk products – or gets very loose stool – then you may want to avoid it. But in most cases even those lactose-sensitive dogs will adapt. What you may not be aware of is that most cheese is actually very low in lactose, since the fat in the cheese displaces the lactose, which is most present in milk. HALO has a great cheese treat called Liv-a-Little Chicken and Cheese treats which have parmesan cheese near the top of the ingredients, along with yogurt, another dairy product that dogs love. These biscuits are a great training and reward for dogs because the cheese makes them extra-tasty and they are 100% pure and natural, like all HALO products.

Tracie Hotchner, author of The Dog Bible and The Cat Bible, guest blogs here every Thursday on healthy, natural choices for pets.

How cute is this Halo testimonial from Charlotte in Texas, who worries herself sick when her kitties won’t eat. Making the transition off “Kitty Crack” has been stressful, but now successful thanks to Liv-a-Littles.

Now I need to tell Charlotte that HALO beat her to the punch – they came up with DINNER PARTY for just such situations – it’s a shaker of ground up Liv-A-Littles! So they did the work for her – at a lower cost, too.

Click over to my original blog on “Halo Liv-A-Littles Ring The Dinner Bell” for the whole story!

Tracie Hotchner, author of The Dog Bible and the Cat Bible, guest blogs here every Thursday on healthy, natural choices for pets.

Jessica Somers writes that her fluffy white cat, Kitten, is “obsessed with Halo’s freeze dried chicken treats! It’s next to impossible opening the container without waking him! I highly recommend these treats to the fussiest eater!!”

Somers and her husband, both TV news folks, shared an adorable video they made of Kitten and his Halo Liv-a-Littles, which are 100 percent chicken.

Thanks for sending us the video, Jessica!

@Suzanne’s winning tweet was, “We call Halo frz-dried chicken ‘cookies’. When my cat Montague escaped the way we got him back was to yell ‘cookies’ #MyHaloStory.”

Montague is a 3rd generation Savannah cat, bred from American Shorthair and African Servile. He has giant ears and a triangle shaped face long legs and skinny tail. Suzanne taught him how to shake hands so he sits and shake hands for his reward — Halo freeze dried chicken treats! She says,” when we whisper the word ‘cookie’ he howls and paces till we get the container from the fridge. One cannot go near the fridge without him following and howling.” Then Suzanne’s other three cats come to see if the Savannah cat gets his treat.

On top of that, she mentions a friend who’s cat, Walter, plays the piano for his Halo chicken treats. We’d sure like to see a video of that!

Some of the items that do not belong in your dog’s mouth are poultry skin, bacon, and baked goods full of butter and sugar and fried foods. None of these do a dog any good and in fact just the opposite – they may upset his digestive tract and can even lead to serious illness if there is an ongoing fat-rich diet.

Thanksgiving and other holidays are a great example of the dinner table offering temptation to share – but turkey gravy; skin and even sometimes the meat (if it’s been basted in butter or oil) can set off a big tummy upset. Even though you may want your dog to join in the festivities when you have company and lots of extra food, don’t think you’re doing him any favor by feeding him rich foods.

Foods that are high in fat can cause a dog to throw up or get diarrhea – no fun for him or for you! And there’s the more serious problem that in some dogs, over-indulging in fatty foods can lead to pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas, which can require hospitalization and can even be fatal.

Tip of the day: you can make your dog just as happy – and much healthier – by offering a Halo Liv-a-Little in any of the delicious flavors of lean, pure protein. Not only are you eliminating any fat in that treat, but Liv-a-Littles are pure dehydrated chicken, salmon or beef so they have absolutely no carbohydrates, which we want to keep low in our dogs’ diets.

Tracie Hotchner, author of The Dog Bible and the Cat Bible, guest blogs here every Thursday on healthy, natural choices for pets.

Even though we won for top dog treat – many of our reviews come from cat families, who know that felines can get ferociously addicted to Halo Liv-a-Littles!

As Bettina from Roy, Utah’s Buzzillions review states, “Five stars. Great for either cats or dogs. We purchased these treats for our two Pomeranian’s. It was very interesting to see our very aloof cat come running when we called “chicken” after he got a taste of the treat. It is always fun to see which one of our little ones will get to the kitchen first. ”

Susan D from Illinois explained, “We have three cats who absolutely love this product. It is the only treat our 13-year old diabetic boy can have since it doesn’t contain additives, preservatives or anything else that will raise his blood glucose. He doesn’t mind having his blood sugar tested, he knows his favorite treat will follow.”

That reflects my own experience at home, where our cat Sterling runs to the kitchen when our dog Bert gets his injections – so then they each enjoy a treat.

All Halo treats are made with the highest quality ingredients. Spot’s Stew Dry Dog Food is part of Halo’s Natural Dry Dog Food that is highly digestible, high in protein and quality ingredients, low in carbs and always created with your pet’s entire well-being in mind. Halo never uses chicken meal or other rendered meats.

“This recognition for our pet food is especially important to all of us at Halo because it comes straight from the consumer,” said Steve Marton, CEO of Halo. “Halo wins awards like this only because consumers are demanding great ingredients. Every Halo ingredient is a real, natural ingredient that consumers recognize and understand. Every meat we use can also be sent to make human food products. That’s what consumers are demanding, and that’s what Halo has delivered for over 20 years.”

Click over to our News page to see the Buzzillions reviews and our press release.

Halo recipes also combine that centuries-old wisdom – in the form of real, natural ingredients – with contemporary health wisdom pointing us to the importance of essential fatty acids. She writes, “These biscuits are made with a blend of six botanical oils and essential fatty acids, which help prevent skin inflammation and hair loss.” It’s true!

At home, our boxer boy Bert gobbles these treats with his twice-daily medicine. We add a regular dose of Halo Dream Coat, and no more dry skin!

Click over to our News page for a link to the story.