Freeze Dried Dog Treats

In small batches in Malvern, Sniff and Shift freeze dries meat, organ, seafood and cheese for dogs, and those treats come first in this collection.

Two ways to dry a treat

Sniff and Shift freeze dries and air dries treats in small batches in Malvern, PA. Both methods take the water out; the way each one does it decides how a piece looks and feels in the bag.

How freeze drying works

Freeze drying takes the water out of a frozen treat under a vacuum, so the ice leaves as vapor and never melts.

  1. Frozen The treat is frozen solid.
  2. Vacuum The chamber pulls a vacuum.
  3. Sublimation Ice turns straight to vapor and leaves.
  4. Sealed The treat keeps its shape and is sealed.

What that means in the bag

Because the ice never melts, each piece keeps the shape it went in with and weighs very little for its size. Pieces snap in your fingers, so one large piece becomes several small ones.

Shop freeze dried

In the hand, freeze dried means light, crisp and close to the shape of the food it started as. The bag holds more pieces than its weight suggests, which suits training and toppers alike. The simplest way to choose is by protein, since many pieces carry a single ingredient on the label. Then look at piece size, because whole fish and large hearts are bigger than cubes and nibbles. Compare the texture with firmer, chewier pieces in air dried dog treats.