{"id":3723,"date":"2013-12-04T20:12:17","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T09:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/?p=3723"},"modified":"2021-08-02T17:46:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T07:16:43","slug":"natures-gift-natural-chews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/product-review\/natures-gift-natural-chews\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature&#8217;s Gift Natural Chews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have always happily reviewed products on this blog, and as a long-time fan of Nature&#8217;s Gift, I was more than willing to review their new &#8216;Chews&#8217; range when given the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3726 aligncenter\" alt=\"Nature's Gift Natural Chews\" src=\"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0005.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0005.jpg 2132w, http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0005-300x242.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0005-1024x826.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In our current climate, avoiding treats manufactured abroad is important &#8211; and so it&#8217;s reassuring to know that all Nature&#8217;s Gift products are\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturesgift.com.au\/about-us\/faqs\/\">produced in Victoria, from Australian products<\/a>, and from human-grade meat products. Also, they don&#8217;t use palm oil in any of their products. So not only am I satisfied that this product is safe for my dogs, but that it is also relatively enviornmentally friendly, too.<\/p>\n<p>Nature&#8217;s Gift generously sent us two packets of their new &#8216;Chews&#8217; range: one of &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturesgift.com.au\/project\/100g-vitality-chews-skin-coat-eyes\/\">Vitality Chews<\/a>&#8216; and one of &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturesgift.com.au\/project\/100g-digestive-chews-inner-function\/\">Digestive Chews<\/a>&#8216;. (There is also a &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturesgift.com.au\/project\/80g-joint-care-for-dogs-with-glucosamine\/\">Joint Chews<\/a>&#8216; variety, but presumably they are more targeted at older dogs and they sent me products most relevant to my 6-years-and-younger household.)<\/p>\n<p>Each packet contains 20 chews. Each chew is hard, crumbly, and love-heart shaped biscuit. They are easily broken in hard, but produce lots of crumbs! They are too large to use as training treats, and their crumbly nature doesn&#8217;t make them ideal for training treats anyway. They are pretty good at keeping a dog occupied mopping up all those crumbs though.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3727\" style=\"width: 333px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3727\" class=\" wp-image-3727    \" alt=\"Nature's Gift Digestive Chews\" src=\"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0012.jpg\" width=\"323\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0012.jpg 2136w, http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0012-300x222.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0012-1024x759.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nature&#8217;s Gift Digestive Chews<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The novel thing about these treats is that they&#8217;re formulated to maximise the wellbeing of our pets. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vitality Chews target skin, coat and eyes, enriched with Omega 3<\/li>\n<li>Digestive Chews target &#8216;inner function&#8217;, enriched with prebiotics<\/li>\n<li>Joint Chews target joint health and function, with glucosamine (500mg per chew)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s an easy and (according to my dogs) tasty way to get some extra nutrients into your dogs, especially if you feel your dog needs a &#8216;leg up&#8217; in some way. And, if you have trouble providing your dogs with these nutrients in conventional ways (e.g. have a hard time giving your dogs tablets or capsules) then this might be a handy solution.<\/p>\n<p>Now, my dogs are not the best reviewers when it comes to the taste-testing &#8211; as in, they eat anything, and this was no exception. However, I was running a &#8216;full house&#8217; at the time, and both foster dogs (<a href=\"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/personal-posts\/the-thief-of-hearts\/\">Bandit<\/a> and a beagle) and a litter of young puppies all happily sampled this product. (Despite the product not being &#8216;intended&#8217; for puppies under 4 months. Oops.)<\/p>\n<p>For those interested in ingredients, the Digestive Chews contain:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Rye Flour, Copra Flour, Fresh Australian Chicken Meat, Sucrose, Emulsifiers &amp; Binders, DHA Omega 3, Prebiotics, Inulin Powder, Beet Pulp, Vitamins &amp; Minerals, Natural Antioxidant &amp; Flavour.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And the Vitality Chews have the following ingredients:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Rye Flour, Fish Meal, Flax Seed Flour, Soya Flour, Emulsifiers &amp; Binders, Fresh Australian Chicken Meat, DHA Omega 3, Vitamins &amp; Minerals, Natural Antioxidant &amp; Flavour.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You will notice that neither of these chews contain red meat, which may be important for dogs with sensitivity.<\/p>\n<p>The recommendations are for up to 4 chews a day, depending on the size of the dog. That means if you have a large dog, you might be looking at going through one packet every 5 days. If you have a little dog, under 5kgs, though, the recommendation is one chew a day. Because of the fortified nature of these chews, I would be inclined to stick to these recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These treats were certainly palatable, and I would \u00a0recommend that others &#8216;give them a go&#8217; in situations where they think their dogs are lacking particular nutrients. While my dogs are fit and well, and weren&#8217;t given these on a regular basis, I cannot vouch for their effectiveness in helping the conditions that they claim too &#8211; but I certainly don&#8217;t think that they&#8217;d hurt!<\/p>\n<p>I am likely to purchase the &#8216;Vitality Chews&#8217; in the future following dogs being on a course of antibiotics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nature&#8217;s Gift Natural Chews are available in Woolworths and other supermarkets.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3728\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3728\" class=\" wp-image-3728   \" alt=\"Nature's Gift Vitality Chews\" src=\"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0014.jpg\" width=\"561\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0014.jpg 2229w, http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0014-300x172.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0014-1024x588.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nature&#8217;s Gift Vitality Chews<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: This product was provided free of charge, though this review contains my own thoughts.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A review of the new range of Nature&#8217;s Gift Just Natural Chews. 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