Wild pink salmon, one ingredient
Freeze-dried salmon dog treats with one ingredient
Wild-caught pink salmon, freeze-dried raw. One fish, nothing else, for dogs and cats.
- Freeze-dried raw
- Shelf stable
- One ingredient
Freeze-dried in Malvern, PennsylvaniaOne ingredient
What is in the pouch
Open the pouch and you get pieces of raw pink salmon, wild-caught, dried by freezing the fish and pulling the water out. It is not cooked, and that is the entire recipe. Raw also means careful handling: the FDA's raw pet food advice is to wash your hands after you touch it and to clean every bowl and surface it met (FDA, Get the Facts! Raw Pet Food Diets can be Dangerous to You and Your Pet, opened 2026-10-16). The Merck Veterinary Manual links raw or undercooked salmon from the Pacific Northwest, northern California to Alaska, to salmon poisoning disease in dogs; the product page sets out what Merck and VCA say. Ask your vet before you feed it. Each batch is small and made in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
Pieces start out medium sized, which makes them easy to break down for training or crush over a meal. The pouch is light and does not need a fridge, so it rides well in a glovebox or a trial bag. Seal it back up after every use, because the fish inside is dry and you want it to stay that way.
If you searched for salmon bites for dogs, this is the one: same pouch, two names. The label calls it Salmon Bites and the listing calls it freeze-dried pink salmon, and the fish inside is identical.
The label
What the label says
- Pink salmon is the only ingredient, wild-caught and freeze-dried raw.
- Crude protein at least 66%, crude fat at least 9%, crude fiber at most 10%, moisture at most 11%.
- The label energy figure is 3,020 kcal ME per kilogram, close to 85.6 kcal an ounce.
- Label use: a treat or meal topper, not a complete diet.
Treat calories add up fast in a small pouch, so the full product page carries a treat budget calculator built on the label figure. The same page sets out the handling steps for a raw fish treat.
Dogs, and cats too
The pouch is listed for dogs and cats, and the same pieces work for both. For a dog, break a piece down for training or use it whole as a bigger reward. For a cat, snap off tiny bits or crush one over its food. There is more on that at salmon treats for cats.
Everything here is a treat, not a meal. Fresh water goes out with it and someone stays close while it is eaten. Hands get washed afterward, because the fish is raw. A pet with a medical condition or a prescribed diet needs a vet's okay before any new treat.
If your dog or cat already likes fish, this is the plainest way to give it: one fish, dried, nothing else.
Where to go next
- Skin. The question people search most is can dogs eat salmon skin. We went to the AKC, the Merck Veterinary Manual, the ASPCA and others, and wrote down what they say.
- Formats. Salmon treat types explains freeze-dried, dehydrated, jerky and soft treats, and which one this pouch is.
- Training. How to use salmon treats walks through small pieces and toppers, and how to store the pouch between sessions.
- Sardines. Our freeze-dried sardines are a smaller fish with a site of their own, and a label of their own to read. The store has the rest of the treats.
- Three bags. The seafood sampler has salmon plus two other single ingredient seafood bags in one box.
Also from Sniff and Shift
One box, three single ingredient bags: salmon, shrimp and mussels, for dogs and cats. Shellfish and fish are both in the box.
What owners say
Questions
What is in these salmon dog treats?
Pink salmon, wild-caught and freeze-dried raw. Nothing else goes in; the listing says no fillers and no preservatives. It is a fish, so the product contains fish. The guaranteed analysis printed on the label is summarized above and set out in full on the product page, next to a calculator that turns it into a treat budget.
Can cats have it too?
Yes, the pouch is listed for dogs and cats. For a cat, snap off a small bit or crush a piece over its food, and count it as an extra, not a meal. Cats and small dogs get the same fish in a smaller portion, and the raw handling notes apply just the same.
How small do the pieces break?
Each piece begins about medium and splits easily into bits sized for a single reward. Break a handful ahead of a session so the pouch stays closed while you work. For a topper, crush one over the bowl instead; the pieces crumble readily between two fingers.
Is it a good training treat?
The store's own scorecard gives it 4 of 5 for training value and 3 of 5 for crunch, and its fit chart covers adult dogs from small to large. Those are the store's ratings, not measurements, and your dog has the final say. Pieces snap small enough for a run of repeated rewards without adding up to a meal.
Where is it made?
Sniff and Shift freeze-dries the salmon in small batches in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and that is where the pouch is packed. The fish itself is wild-caught salmon, and it is the only thing in the pouch.
Is the salmon raw or cooked?
Raw. It is freeze-dried without cooking, so it needs the same handling as any raw pet food, and it is worth a question to your vet before the first bite. The product page lays out the FDA, VCA and Merck Veterinary Manual points.
More on using the pouch
This site belongs to Sniff and Shift, and the rest of the freeze-dried treats are in the main store.