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By Jefferson Adams

July 14, 2022
By Jefferson Adams • July 14, 2022

Brands of Gluten-Free Dog Treats

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Wondering what are the best gluten-free dog treats? Here's the rundown.
Caption: Dog treat. Image: CC BY-ND 2.0--Nick Harris1

Celiac.com 07/14/2022 - We get a lot of questions from celiac community members wondering if certain products are gluten-free. Lately, we've seen a lot of questions about brands of dog treats. Specifically, what brands of dog treats are gluten-free?

Just like people, dogs can be sensitive to ingredients in their dog treats, including gluten, and other known allergens. Some pet owners like to make sure they are getting dog treats that are free of grains, gluten or other known allergens.

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These dog treats contain no grains, or gluten additives. Many are specially formulated for dog with particular health or medical issues. Note: The FDA has expressed concerns about potential dangers of a grain-free diet for dogs, so please consider consulting a veterinarian before taking your pet gluten-free. Read more at AKC.org.

For anyone looking for gluten-free dog treats, they will find that you have many options to choose from. To help you get started in your search, consider some of these top-rated brands of gluten-free and grain-free dog treats.

If we missed a favorite brand of gluten-free dog treats, please share it in the comments below.

Top brands of gluten-free, grain-free dog treats include:

Acana

Acana makes a number of grain-free foods and treats for dogs, including:

Duck & Pear Treats

Lamb & Apple Treats

Beef & Pumpkin Treats

Blue Buffalo

Blue Buffalo makes a number of grain-free treats for dogs. Check individual products and labels for details. Products include:

BLUE Wilderness

Denali Biscuits Salmon, Venison & Halibut Biscuits

Denali Stix Salmon, Venison & Halibut Stix

Flatland Stix Turkey, Quail & Duck Stix

Rocky Mountain Recipe Bison Recipe Biscuits

Rocky Mountain Recipe Red Meat Recipe Biscuits

Snake River Stix Trout, Venison & Rabbit Stix

Trail Treats Duck Biscuits

Trail Treats Turkey Biscuits

Trail Treats Salmon Biscuits

Trail Treats Chicken Wild Bites

Trail Treats Salmon Wild Bites

Trail Treats Chicken Jerky

Trail Treats Turkey Jerky

Trail Treats Duck Wild Bits

Trail Treats Chicken Wild Bits

Trail Treats Salmon Wild Bits

Wild Bones (medium)

Wild Bones (small)

Wild Bones (mini)

Merrick

Merrick makes more than two dozen gluten-free treats for dogs.

Fresh Kisses Coconut Oil - For Extra Small Dogs (5-15 lbs)

Fresh Kisses Coconut Oil - For Small Dogs (15-25 lbs)

Fresh Kisses Coconut Oil - For Medium Dogs (25-50 lbs)

Fresh Kisses Coconut Oil - For Large Dogs (50+ lbs)

Fresh Kisses Mint Breath Strips - For Extra Small Dogs (5-15 lbs)

Fresh Kisses Mint Breath Strips - For Small Dogs (15-25 lbs)

Fresh Kisses Mint Breath Strips - For Large Dogs (50+ lbs)

Fresh Kisses Mint Breath Strips - For Medium Dogs (25-50 lbs)

Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw-Coated Biscuits Real Beef + Bison Recipe

Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw-Coated Biscuits Real Salmon + Whitefish Recipe

Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw-Coated Biscuits Real Turkey + Duck Recipe

Backcountry Big Game Real Lamb + Buffalo Sausage Cuts

Backcountry Big Game Real Lamb + Venison Jerky

Backcountry Game Bird Real Duck Sausage Cuts

Backcountry Great Plains Real Beef Jerky

Backcountry Great Plains Real Steak Patties

Backcountry Pacific Catch Real Salmon Jerky

Backcountry Wild Fields Real Chicken Jerky

Backcountry Wild Fields Real Turkey + Sweet Potato Patties

Big Bites Real Beef Recipe

Big Bites Real Chicken Recipe

Lil' Plates Bitty Beef Recipe

Lil' Plates Lil' Chunky Chicken Recipe

Lil' Plates Small Salmon Recipe

Lil' Plates Teensy Turducken Recipe

Power Bites - Real Beef Recipe

Power Bites - Real Chicken Recipe

Power Bites - Real Rabbit + Sweet Potato Recipe

Power Bites - Real Salmon Recipe

Power Bites - Turducken Recipe

Nutro

Nutro makes a number of pet foods and treats that are made with no corn, wheat or soy protein. They do note that trace amounts could be possible from manufacturing.

Nutro Crunchy Treats with Real Mixed Berries

Nutro Mini Bites Chicken Flavor

Nutro Crunchy Treats with Real Apple

Nutro Crunchy Treats Peanut Butter

Nutro Mini Bites Berry and Yogurt Flavor

Nutro Mini Bites Peanut Flavor

Nutro Crunch Treats Chicken & Carrot Flavor

Portland Pet Food Company

Portland Pet Food Company makes several grain-free, gluten-free treats.

Bacon Biscuits Grain-Free & Gluten-Free Dog Treats

Gingerbread Biscuits Grain-Free & Gluten-Free Dog Treats,

Pumpkin Biscuits Grain-Free & Gluten-Free Dog Treats

Stella & Chewy's

Stella & Chewy's makes more than two dozen grain-free, gluten-free dog treats, including:

Beef Carnivore Crunch

Beef Heart Treats

Beef Liver Treats

Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Biscuits

Cage-Free Chicken Wild Weenies

Cage-Free Duck Raw Coated Biscuits

Cage-Free Duck Wild Weenies

Chicken Breast Treats

Chicken Carnivore Crunch

Chicken Heart Treats

Duck Carnivore Crunch

Game Bird Wild Weenies

Grass-Fed Beef Raw Coated Biscuits

Grass-Fed Beef Wild Weenies

Grass-Fed Lamb Raw Coated Biscuits

Grass-Fed Lamb Wild Weenies

Just Jerky Bites Real Beef Recipe

Just Jerky Bites Real Chicken Recipe

Just Jerky Bites Real Salmon Recipe

Lamb Heart Treats

Lamb Liver Dog Treats

Red Meat Wild Weenies

Turkey Carnivore Crunch

Wild Red Jerky Nuggets Beef & Lamb Recipe

Wild Red Jerky Nuggets Chicken & Duck Recipe

Wild Weenies Bac’n Me Crazy Recipe

Stewart Pro-Treat

Stewart Pro-Treat beef liver treats for dogs are locally sourced and manufactured in the Midwest.

Stewart Pro-Treat Beef Liver Freeze-Dried Raw Dog Treats

Zignature

Zignature makes several tasty treats are formulated without grains or gluten ingredients, and with healthy, wholesome ingredients like turkey, pumpkin, lentils, and garbanzo beans, including:

Zignature Turkey Ziggy Bars Biscuit Treats for Dogs

Zignature Duck Ziggy Bars Biscuit Treats for Dogs

Zignature Guinea Fowl Ziggy Bars Biscuit Treats for Dogs

Zignature Venison Formula Biscuit Treats for Dogs

Zignature Whitefish Formula Biscuit Treats for Dogs

Zignature Zssential Formula Biscuit Treats for Dogs

Zignature Trout Formula Biscuit Treats for Dogs

Zignature Turkey Formula Biscuit Treats for Dogs

Zignature Pork Formula Biscuit Treats for Dogs

Zignature Catfish Formula Biscuit Treats for Dogs

Zignature Duck Formula Biscuit Treats for Dogs
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Posted July 18, 2022

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I have tested all these treats on my NIMA except for the Stewart pro-treat and the Stella & chewy treats they have all come back with gluten found and not just a little bit it shows a lack of cotton is found.

I have also tested numerous dog foods including the Acana which all come back with gluten found on my NIMA

I tried to keep a gluten-free home but unfortunately the only thing that comes in my house that has gluten in it is the dog food.

would love to see you do some testing yourselves.

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Posted February 10, 2023

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We love the A Better Treat single ingredient freeze dried raw treats! They only have one protein ingredient so no gluten at all! They are a smaller company we found and love their high sourcing practices and the fact that they're made in the US. Our Kuno LOVES them - he gets so excited when we take the bag out!

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