Gourmet Sticks Pheasant and Partridge 5pc

Gourmet Pure Pheasant & Partridge Sticks – 5 Pack

Air-dried meat sticks made from mixed game — pheasant and partridge — from the Gourmet Pure Sticks range produced by Pet Treats Wholesale in Burton on Trent. They are a single-protein treat in the sense that matters to most owners: no chicken, no beef, no cereal, so they suit a dog that has been taken off the usual poultry and grain treats.

The maker’s declared composition is mixed game with a natural preservative (citric acid) and glycerine — the glycerine is what keeps the stick pliable rather than snapping like a biscuit. Analysis puts crude protein at 41.8% and crude oils and fats at 21.0%, which makes these a rich treat rather than an everyday handful, and worth counting against the day’s food.

Performance & Benefits

• Mixed game — pheasant and partridge — with no chicken, beef or cereal.
• Crude protein 41.8%, a genuinely meat-led treat.
• Pliable rather than brittle, so it tears into smaller pieces for training.
• Strong game smell, which holds the attention of dogs that ignore biscuit treats.
• Five sticks per pack; the same recipe is also sold in 1kg nets.

Suitable For

• Dogs that react to chicken or to grain in ordinary treats.
• Reward and training use, broken into pieces.
• Dogs that want something to work at for a minute rather than swallow whole.
• Adult dogs in normal condition rather than dogs on a strict fat restriction — at 21.0% oils and fats these are not a low-fat treat, whatever some listings say.
• Not a meal. This is a complementary treat and should sit alongside a complete food.

Feeding

• Feed as a treat alongside a complete diet, not as a replacement for a meal.
• The maker asks that dogs are supervised while eating them and that clean fresh water is always available.
• Reduce the day’s main feed to allow for what you give as treats.
• Pet Treats Wholesale publish no per-dog daily allowance and no pack weight for the 5 piece pack, so neither is stated here.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: 100% mixed game (pheasant and partridge), natural preservative (citric acid), glycerine.
• Analytical constituents: crude protein 41.8%, crude oils and fats 21.0%, crude fibre 13.3%, crude ash 8.9%, moisture 15%.
• Note that the pack is not meat alone: the maker declares citric acid and glycerine alongside the game. Earlier copy on this page describing the sticks as containing just meat overstated it.
• Produced by Pet Treats Wholesale, Burton on Trent.

Care & Caution

• Give these under supervision. A dog that bolts food can swallow a stick whole, and a dried meat stick is the wrong shape to cough back up.
• Break them down for small dogs and for fast eaters.
• Rich at 21.0% fat — introduce them gradually to a dog with a sensitive gut or a history of pancreatitis, and take veterinary advice first.
• Keep fresh water available while your dog is eating them.