Inside the bag
Opening a bag of frog legs: what you will find
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What do freeze dried frog legs look like? Like legs. Each piece in our bag is a medium sized frog leg, not a molded biscuit, and no two share the same shape or texture. They are light and dry, crunch at 4 of 5 on our scorecard, and the only ingredient is frog legs, with nothing added.
What shape is a freeze-dried frog leg?
A leg. That is the whole description, and it is the one our listing leans on: the piece is a leg, not a molded biscuit. Nothing has been pressed into a tidy shape to fit a bag or a scoop, so you get what a frog leg gives you.
The listing calls the piece medium sized. It does not give a length, a weight or a piece count, and we are not going to supply numbers the label never printed. Medium sized is as exact as the listing lets us be, and it is the only size word we use.
Why does every piece look a little different?
Because each piece started as a different frog leg. By the listing's account, every piece differs from the last in shape and texture, and it treats that as normal, not as a flaw. A bag of them is a handful of similar things that are not twins.
That matters when you pick a piece to serve. The listing allows a piece to go over whole or broken up, so the uneven shapes are expected. Our frog legs page lists the bag for medium and large adult dogs and says to feed a piece whole or broken into smaller pieces.
We do not describe color, skin or toes, because the listing describes none of them. If we guessed, we would be guessing about a product you will be able to judge for yourself the moment you open the bag.
How does a frog leg feel and crunch?
Light and dry. The listing calls the frog legs light and shelf stable. On our scorecard the crunch scores 4 of 5, and the training value scores 3 of 5. Those two numbers are our own scoring, not a lab result.
The frog legs listing does not describe a smell. Our own description is a weak fish smell, and we give no reason for it. Crunch is the one texture word we are willing to put numbers on.
So the short version is a leg shape, a medium size, light and dry, with a crunch we score at 4 of 5. Anything beyond that is the spread between pieces, which the listing already tells you to expect.
What is in the bag besides the legs?
Nothing. The ingredient line is one item long, and the listing adds that there are no grains, fillers or preservatives.
- Frog legs, and only frog legs
- Nothing added, no grains, fillers or preservatives
- Imported frog legs, freeze-dried in small batches in Malvern, Pennsylvania
On the origin line we keep the wording plain: the legs are imported, and we freeze-dry them in Malvern, Pennsylvania. We do not describe the species, the farm or the country, because the listing does not. If you are curious why anyone buys a frog leg in the first place, the answer on our side is variety, a different protein to rotate in when the rest of the shelf is chicken and beef. We say more about that on our novel protein page.
How do you hand over a piece that size?
Whole or broken up. Serve the leg as it is, or snap it smaller for the dog you are feeding. The listing also gives a piece two jobs: a reward, snapped into bits that go out one at a time, and a topper, broken up over the food.
The bag is listed for medium and large adult dogs, so that is the size of dog this advice applies to. If your dog is small, that size line is the part to read twice. As with any bag we sell, this is a treat or a topper and not a complete diet, so the regular meals still carry the day.
Keep fresh water within reach and stay nearby while your dog eats. A dog on a plan from the veterinarian should get a yes from the vet before any new protein. For the rest of our short pages, the guides hub has them in one place.
Questions
Do the frog legs have bones?
Yes, they are bone-in. Each piece is a medium sized leg, and the label asks you to supervise your dog while it eats. If bones are a worry for your dog, your veterinarian is the person to ask.
Are freeze-dried frog legs raw or cooked?
Ours are raw. They go into the freeze dryer raw, and the listing describes them as freeze-dried with a single ingredient. Wash your hands after handling them, as you would after any raw pet treat.
Do frog legs smell?
A weak fish smell is how we put it. That is our description, not a line from the listing, and we attach no reason to it. Our page on low smell dog treats sets that beside the other bags.
Where do the frog legs come from?
The frog legs are imported, and we freeze-dry them in small batches in Malvern, Pennsylvania. That is all our listing states. It does not name a species, a farm or a country, and we do not fill that in. We do not call the bag local, because the legs are not.
Are frog legs shellfish?
No. Frogs are amphibians, which puts them outside shellfish entirely. The bag prints a single ingredient, frog legs. Our actual shellfish bags are separate products with their own listings, and each one is described on its own page.
Can cats have frog legs?
Our frog legs listing names dogs only, and the bag is not sold for cats. Some of our other bags are listed for both, and their pages say so. For this one, the listing keeps it a dog treat, and we leave it there instead of inventing a cat serving.