Claudias Canine Cuisine Giveaway
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I had fallen in love with the look of these cookies at Global Pet Expo 2011 but each time I went by their booth they were either swamped with people or the owner and creator of the brand was not there. This year at BlogPaws 2012 as I was walking the Floor on the last day as exhibitors were packing up from a long event I happened to walk right past the booth and did a double take at all o the beautiful cookies. I stopped to say hello and the owner was there and not busy so we started talking. I found out that the cookies are her mother’s recipes. And how cool is this the chief product tester and quality assurance officer is a Cavalier! I even got to see a picture of the little one that one of the employees took while and sent via text message to her phone while she was at Global.
Since they were breaking down and packing up all of the cookies and she had mentioned that they would rather sell them then pack them back up and ship them home since they have to pack them so carefully so the cookies don’t break in transit. I asked if I could buy a box to bring home to the girls (except for a very few samples of things I didn’t take much home with me for them) and she said I could have them if we would be willing to write up a review and tell her what we thought. Of course I would and well she just kept piling on the boxes. Now I would have loved to take them all home but due to needing to pack it all into my suitcase I couldn’t take it all and so we agreed that I would take some home and then do a giveaway so a lucky winner could try them as well.
Here are our thoughts as well as the thoughts of some helpers who I asked for opinions on things. These cookies literally smell good enough to eat. The ingredients are all sourced in the US and the bakery is in the US so the fact that all of the ingredients are the same as you would find in a cookie made for a person one of my helpers decided to give the cookie a try themselves. Apparently they taste like dessert. They are a little less sweet then you would expect from a cookie and a bit harder then you personally would want a cookie to be but those are both good news for you dog. While they do have sugar and honey in them apparently it is not as much as you would expect. Plus they are crunchy which is good for your dog’s teeth. Davinia and Indiana both agree that these are dessert, or a snack, or good for just about anytime of day or night. They get super excited when I go into the room where I have been keeping them and they hear me open the lid. They come running and get all dance-y and excited. My one negative is that there is sugar in the cookies. I think that the honey is ok and that the sugar could be switched out and molasses used instead.
I have actually purchased this brand of cookie before. They happened to be on super sale after Halloween so I picked up a package and then girls really liked them but I think in Miami it was too humid and they weren’t as crunchy when the girls had them. Either way they still really liked them and one was never enough they always wanted more. These cookies are available online via many of your favorite retailers. Their more gourmet lines are available at your local boutique shops.
These gourmet handmade Made in the USA cookies are sure to be a giant hit in your house.
Winner will receive an assortment of Claudia’s Canine Cuisine Cookies in a size appropriate for your dog.
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About Author
Felissa Elfenbein
Felissa Elfenbein is the author and creator of Two Little Cavaliers. She loves to travel and so do her two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels Davinia and Indiana. We have lived in NYC, Florida, Georgia, Berlin, Germany, & Hong Kong. Thank you for stopping by please leave us a comment to say hello!
Sheila knows how to sit, lay and dance!
SIT,ROLL OVER ,HAND SHAKE
I have 3 dogs 2 of them can shake and 1 can roll over and they all fetch and one can jump super high.
There isn’t much Buddy doesn’t know how to do but Shilah on the other hand was much harder to train so she is only good at sitting, laying, dancing, and sitting pretty
Thanks for the giveaway,
Kelly Burroughs Crowell
dang … those look good enough to eat myself
Our big Dog brings my wife her shoes … not mine thou ..go figure 
They know stand at the window and bark
He can spin, catch a treat, take a scrunci out of your hair, and sit pretty.
Jezzibell (my half Chihuahua half jack Russell daughter) does so many cool and funny things. She goes and wakes brother up every morning by eating his face and when he hides it she either burrows herself under it to get to em or she digs em out. She sits. She gives kisses. she plays hide n seek with brother. she is just super smart..omg i love er sooo much! She is one VERY spoiled puppy girl!
He can sit! Thats about it, lol!
I have two Maltese, female 1 yr and male 7 mo. They both know how to sit and also wait for the ‘word’ to take their treats. But their best trick is pulling each other around by one holding onto the other’s tail with their mouth. They are quite entertaining! I also have a female greyhound and they will round her up in the yard and race to the house.
My three girls are getting too old to do tricks lately. Unless you count eating, drinking, going outside and sleeping as tricks. They are still wonderful companions though & I’d love to be able to brighten their days with such wonderful treats.
Thanks for this opportunity!
Peppercorns doesn’t really do too many tricks but she is sooo funny whenever you give her a treat. She takes it in her mouth, runs into the living room and throws it up in the air…lol. She doesn’t try to catch it, just throws it and runs over to it and does it again. It is funny to watch. She has been a terrific companion since I am home sick.
I do not have a dog. Entering to give to a friend if I win
He can shake and lay down!
My little Buster can roll over and sit up.
Thank you for this giveaway.
Jake only knows how to sit, lol.
Toby can fetch , and roll over
2dogs5catscrew@att.net
Hahaha mine? Well he knows how to pretend to sleep when he chewed sumthing up
My dog knows how to play fetch. We have a bone and a ball that he fetches and brings back when we throw it. Thanks.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
My Pomeranian will find papers (on the floor, etc.) and bring to me in exchange for a treat. She will not let go of the paper until she sees the treat in my hand.
My sisters dog knows how to play fetch. That is it:)
Dumpling knows how to sit, down, shake hands and stay. We are working on ‘roll over’!
My dog is a master at cleaning up the floor (after my son throws food on it)
she knows sit, stay, heel, and “play dead”
My dog can sit, stop, dance, brush his teeth (with our help), and go to bed.
heather at parentingpatch dot com
Sit,lay, stay, come, roll over, spin around, (sits with treat on nose until given permission to eat it), and my favorite is the High Five.
Well two of our dogs we are happy they can walk on a leash without hurting themselves.lol The other one can sit and come. :O)
We have 3 dogs. They know to sit, shake, lay down, and how to get anything they want!
And I bet they would LOVE to win these!! Thanks for the opp!
This is for my mom’s dogs – one of them will do just about anything for cheese, including dance.
My dog doesn’t do any tricks except shred paper into confetti!
My Adrian, chocolate lab, uses the water and ice features on my refrigerator, i don’t have to worry about her being thirsty, she can
also open any cabinet or door, we can not leave food in our lower
cabinets or she eats it, even installed childproof latches and she
figured them out in two days!!! She would love these treats!!!
They know how to stand up and dance.
Not too many he can spin and play dead and that is about it
My oldest Beagle, Shiloh,can sit up and wave, twirl on his hind legs, shake or give paw, crawl, pray and we are working on high five and also will back up on command. Shasta, my youngest Beagle can sit up, jump through her hula hoop, crawl, back on command and will seek to find me. shake or give paw and working on high five. Me and Shasta are working on a dance routine.that uses some of these tricks.
Kim
Well, I just got Murphy in October from our local rescue group, he is not really good at tricks….but he does love to howl along with my grandson! So cute…they sit and howl together. He starts whenever my grandson hums…..so cute.
our golden retriever will give you 5 with her paw (soooooo cute) sit, stay, down and the command close when she is on a walk
pkeintz@gmailcom
he sneezes on command
to sit and thats abt.it
Uhm… I don’t have a dog. I’m trying to win this prize for a good friend of mine. I have no idea what tricks her dog knows.
Sit, hug, & lay down.
Sit,stay,lay down and shake
my springer spaniel knows his toys by name and will go get what toy we ask him to
msboatgal at aol.com
Our dog knows sit, stay, lay down. He used to know roll over but at age 13 1/2 and over 65 lobs. it’s a bit hard for him to roll over.
Her favorite trick is to “weave” through my legs.
Just how to sit :/
My small dog loves to jump for his treats. My bigger dog lays in bed and cuddles with us at night (not much of a trick, but love the cuddling). Thank you
We’re learning! so far, it’s sit and lay down!
None. Pansy the pug just sleeps and looks adorable.
Sit and stay….sadly that’s it.
I own an Aussie cattle dog he does many tricks simple as roll over to dancing between my legs
My dogs dont really know tricks.
My daughter’s two dogs know how to wit in command and know no other tricks.
Hope to win!
My dog knows how to get me to enter a giveaway. I asked if I should enter to win Claudia’s Canine Treats and he is going crazy. LOL
my “kids” dont really know tricks, just simple commands; such as sit, stay, lay down, etc.
My dog doesn’t know tricks. He barely knows sit, stay , lay down.
sit & speak
Sit & stay….those treats look great. Thanks.
Jar Jar Binks can sit, kiss and come to me when asked he also knows when i spell leash, walk,shoes,socks,go and a few more words he is very smart :O)
PLeASEEEEEEEEEEEEE let me win :O)
my puppy knows sit, speak,dance and to bark at any noise she hears lol
I would give these to my in laws because we don’t have a dog yet. Their dog Cooper can sit, stay, give paw, give the other pay, fetch, find his toys, and speak.
She’s kind of old, so she only sits now, and will also give you her paw.
Dexter knows your basics, and he can also spin, twist, and play dead!
she knows sit, speak and lay down
My dog knows how to sit on vocal command as well as “leave it” and will stay on hand signal only. Of course, he’s a rescue who was elderly when we saved him, so I guess we should be happy he has any manners.
My pups know how to sit and lay down.
Our pups are pretty much at the basic commands (sit, stay, come, leave it), and shake. We’ve tried a little to train ‘lay down’ but they haven’t quite gotten it yet.
king is my service dog now he is a pom small he pick up pen pencil i drop and then tell me when my machine goes off and then he doe love to run up and take the ball and hide it form me
desi the blonde at msn dot com
To fetch, jump up and play dead – Birdie refuses to do anything else!
One of my dogs knows how to wave. Pretty cute!
they both know to dance for a treat and play chase
She is still a puppy but learning to sit and shake
My dogs know the basic commands they learned in puppy training like sit/stay, lay down, and shake hands.
Jessie knows how to sit pretty, Wyatt knows how to stand up straight on his back legs and dance.
I don’t know if this is considered a trick, but my dog has been trained to scale a 10 foot wall.
She can pick out the toy that you name and when hubby says “Playboy”, she lays on her back and stretches out.
My dog only knows Sit.
Not really a trick, but he knows how to nudge the lid off the garbage and dig in!
My dog can swim. He doesn’t much like it though and will swim to the steps of the pool and get out.
my dogs only know sit and stay
He can shake both hands
One knocks on the door when she wants back in the house and the other will way ger tail on command.
He can shake my hand on command!
My dog…tricks. Hmmm. Well, he’s a police K9 so I guess his “tricks” would be: Finding dope, biting the “bad man”, locating lost children, finding articles (guns, knives, etc) and the best trick of all was when he bit my hubby’s very mean Sgt.
How to shake and speak
Lady doesn’t know many tricks — mostly just sit
He knows sit pretty. And he sits so darn pretty!
sir, stand, dance, jump, roll, play dead, and kiss!
They know sit, stay, speak, fetch
he knows “Shake” – sometimes, when he feels like it
She shakes.
my dogs respond to ‘Harry Potter’ spells. Stupefy = sit, crutio = quiet, alohomora = give me the toy.
They both know sit and shake. We’re are working on fetch with the puppy.
He’s just a puppy but he sits, speaks, sort of fetches and comes when you call him.
He can open the door to the basement
I adopted Sarah as an adult after her rescue from a puppy mill, so she really doesn’t know “tricks”. The closest thing would be when she “tells me” that she has to go outside. It’s not a bark, rather it almost sounds like she’s talking.
My dogs know sit, stay, come, lay down, shake, roll over, and up (on back legs).
He knows how to dance and how to stay, he also knows how to sing
Sit, stay, shake, lay down, and high fives!
roll over
My Sammie knows how to beg.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com
he can speak, sit, heel, and other easy tricks
brich22 at earthlink dot net
Sit, down, dead dog, shake, high five
Sit, lay down and bark
rowdy just plays ball….that’s all
My little Yorkie girl comes up to me and lays her head against my mouth until I kiss her and as soon as I kiss her she “wipes it off”! She is so silly and knows how to make me laugh!
one of my dogs can sit,stay,speak.my other one wont do it on his own, but he will copy cat the good dog
My dog knows how to sit and to give me a paw.
Our dog know sit and stay.
our dog can sit and lay down….and he can go to bed as soon as the TV is turned off at night!
Coopr will sit. When he wants too.
All my dog can do is fetch a ball and bring it back, that’s the only trick.
she knows how to sit, shake, roll over and play dead. and touch. and kiss on command. can also read sign language
I have a big huge labradoodle. He knows how to shake, sit, and stay.
My pooch can give kisses on demand?! Does that count? haha
She can give hugs.
He knows how to make people fall instantly in love with him. :]
My dog know how to sit, stay, lay down, jump, kiss, be gentle, and get out of the kitchen
my basset hound can shake hands
He will shake your hand, plus he will sit when you say sit.
My dog will stand on her back legs and spin!
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
If there’s food involved, he knows how to sit, otherwise not so much.
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
She can fetch, and sit, they both know how to open doors too.
my dog only knows how to eat sleep and pee on the fridge
Sit, lay down, settle
Does stealing all of our shoes and taking them to the backyard count as a trick??
They just know how to sit
sit and that is awesome for a Jack Russell lol
They all know how to sit, stay, lie down. Beg. And one of mine knows how to speak ‘Who is it?’ and “Come in”
She does this thing where i say no kissies, so she nuzzles me, and then I will say, okay kissies and she will give kisses.
He knows how to sit
Sit, lay down, shake, and say you’re sorry
She doesn’t know many tricks. She was a rescue and we think she was abused. I am trying to teach her to sit.
Shake, that’s about it!!! lol
The basics.. roll over, sit up etc.
We just adopted a rescue dog at the animal sheltar two weeks ago. She knows how to sit and stay and laydown. Thank you for the chance.
Sit, stay, give me paw, shake, high five, lie down and play dead.
I never taught my dog very many tricks, but he understands almost anything I say to him and has very good manners, especially when you’re eating
sit, down, paw and other paw, crawl, hug and kisses.
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