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Which odd bag first, and how they compare
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Seven bags is a lot of choice for one dog. These guides put our bags side by side, label to label, so you can see where shrimp and scallops differ, how mussels and scallops compare as two shellfish bags, and how octopus and frog legs stack up as the two oddest bags. If you want a starting point, read which exotic dog treat to try first. If you already have a favorite, there is a guide to rotating through the rest, and one on how long the Exotic Collection Box lasts for a single dog.
All Choosing a Treat posts
10 posts, newest first. See every post.
A blanched mussel next to a raw shrimp, compared
Our blue-lipped mussels and shrimp side by side: mollusk or crustacean, blanched or raw, what each listing asks of the person feeding, both labels, and serving a cat in small pieces.
Baby octopus and scallops, one bag against another
Our baby octopus and scallops side by side: both mollusks, both freeze-dried raw, both shelf stable on their listings, listed for adult dogs of all sizes, with different pieces and labels.
Baby octopus or frog legs: where the two bags differ
Our two hero bags side by side: which dog sizes each listing names, cats, mollusk or amphibian, what the pieces look and smell like, both package labels, and where the two meet in the Exotic Collection Box.
Blue-lipped mussels or scallops: how the bags differ
Freeze-dried blue-lipped mussels and scallops compared line by line from their labels: how each is prepared, what the analysis says, and how the pieces differ.
Dried shrimp from the pantry and the dog bowl
Pantry dried shrimp is a cooking ingredient for people. How to read its label for a dog, and how a freeze-dried raw shrimp treat with one ingredient differs.
Four bags, one dog: pacing the Exotic Collection Box
Why the Exotic Collection Box has no fixed number of days, what sets the pace (the bags, your dog, the treat budget), and how to keep the unopened bags while you work through one.
Freeze-dried shrimp or scallops: how the bags differ
Our two raw shellfish bags side by side: crustacean or mollusk, what raw asks of you at home, which listing says shelf stable, both package labels, piece size and texture, and cats.
Frog legs, scallops, mussels and octopus, by smell
How the exotic bags compare on smell: a weak fish smell on frog legs, scallops and mussels, a strong one on octopus, and the bags we have not described.
Picking the first new protein for your dog to try
The seven bags on this site sorted by the facts that decide a first try: shellfish or not, raw handling, piece size, crunch and who each is listed for.
Rotating treats through proteins a dog has not met
What rotating treats means on this site, how to start one new protein at a time, how to order the bags, and when to skip a protein or stop.