Best treats for Bloodhounds with droopy jowls

Bloodhounds and tiny treats are a terrible combination — those deep jowls turn anything crumbly or small into a slobbery mess on the floor before the dog even registers it. The best treats are high in protein, low in additives, and sized so your dog can actually work with them. Most heavily marketed treats are nutritionally poor and badly shaped for breeds like this. Single-ingredient dried meat or fish treats are usually the right call — but shape and size matter just as much for a Bloodhound. What are the treats mainly for — training, rewards, or something else? And does your dog have any dietary restrictions or sensitivities?

That makes complete sense — at 50kg with those jowls, he needs something he can actually get hold of cleanly. For a dog with a sensitive stomach, you also want short ingredient lists. Can he bite off pieces himself, or do you want something he takes in one or two bites? And are you doing short training sessions where quick delivery matters, or more of a sit-down reward situation?

Perfect — for that use case, you want a stick or strip format, something with length he can grip between his teeth while you hold one end, or that he can take cleanly in one confident bite. JR Pet Products Pure Salmon Sticks are exactly right here. They're single-ingredient dried salmon, about 12cm long, firm enough that he can grip them without crumbling, and the shape means clean handoffs even for jowly breeds. Salmon is easy on sensitive stomachs and genuinely high in protein. At his age and size, one stick per reward session is appropriate — no need to break them up, which is where things get messy anyway. You can find them easily on Amazon UK and they're not expensive for the quality.

Salmon is a good choice for older dogs — the natural omega-3s are genuinely beneficial for joint health and coat condition, which matters more as dogs age. At 7, a Bloodhound is entering senior territory, so anything that supports joints passively through diet is a quiet bonus. Just make sure it's dried or cooked salmon, never raw from a treat perspective. The JR sticks are dried, so you're fine. Stick with one or two a day as treats and you're not overloading his calorie intake either.

Glad it's useful. Generic training treats are designed for generic dogs — a 50kg Bloodhound with a face like his has different needs. The salmon sticks should make the whole handoff much cleaner and he'll actually get the full treat rather than searching the floor for crumbs.