Vital Essentials Turkey Entree Mini Nibs Grain-Free Freeze-Dried Dog Food, 1-lb bag

Vital Essentials was introduced to my doggie crew a few months ago when a friend referred this freeze dried kibble. I love this has limited ingredients and NO added hormones, antibiotics, color, fillers, flavorings and NO synthetic vitamins or minerals! Of course sourced in US is huge for the overall health of my furry family members. We use this a few times a week and for trick dog training treats. These nibs are great tool for training, as well as incorporating the raw diet. Typically during intense AKC competition we feed more Raw diet for luxurious coat that out shines our competition ,and for brilliant bright eyes as well as many other benefits of feeding raw diet. Very convenient for not Vital Essentials was introduced to my doggie crew a few months ago when a friend referred this freeze dried kibble. I love this has limited ingredients and NO added hormones, antibiotics, color, fillers, flavorings and NO synthetic vitamins or minerals! Of course sourced in US is huge for the overall health of my furry family members. We use this a few times a week and for trick dog training treats. These nibs are great tool for training, as well as incorporating the raw diet. Typically during intense AKC competition we feed more Raw diet for luxurious coat that out shines our competition ,and for brilliant bright eyes as well as many other benefits of feeding raw diet. Very convenient for not having to have a cooler full of food just for the dogs when we are on the road. This was our first time with Turkey flavor, it didn’t disappoint! We have multiple breed household(Aussie & Dachshunds). This food is fantastic! Worth the price and a huge plus there are different flavors. Highly recommend this company for your Raw needs … more

Purchased this food for my elderly chihuahua. In hopes that freeze dried food would be softer and small enough for her to eat. Unfortunately, this is not the case. (For my dog). Upon opening the package I found: 1) The Mini Nibs to be larger than expected. (Would be better for larger breeds.) 2) The food was actually hard.. similar to regular kibble in texture. (Not a good choice for dogs with trouble chewing and dental issues.) 3) Since the food is packaged by weight 1lbs of this food is only about a little over 1/3 of the initial packaging. (For the amount you get vs the cost. Not really practical as a solo diet. ) I will use these as treats due to having to make the pieces smaller. Purchased this food for my elderly chihuahua. In hopes that freeze dried food would be softer and small enough for her to eat. Unfortunately, this is not the case. (For my dog). Upon opening the package I found: 1) The Mini Nibs to be larger than expected. (Would be better for larger breeds.) 2) The food was actually hard.. similar to regular kibble in texture. (Not a good choice for dogs with trouble chewing and dental issues.) 3) Since the food is packaged by weight 1lbs of this food is only about a little over 1/3 of the initial packaging. (For the amount you get vs the cost. Not really practical as a solo diet. ) I will use these as treats due to having to make the pieces smaller. Unfortunately this product will not work for my dog. On a positive note. I feel this is a quality product... I like freeze dried idea and the ingredients listed on the packaging. … more

Abbe eats a raw diet. I hate to judge this product on Abbe’s assessment. She’s picky. She sniffed and walked away and did the same with numerous attempts. I even mixed it and she ate everything else and left that

I am using them as high value treats for dogs with lots of allergies. The dogs go nuts over them. I don't have to worry because just turkey meat and organs.

Same price at Chewy as the store. I don't have to expose myself to people going to the store. Plus I love Chewy's customer service.

My dogs love this food! I use it as a food topper or a treat and they eat it up either way! Good food!

My boys were switched to a very healthy grain free dry food that has the lowest amounts of “pea fiber” in the market. Pumpkin makes them worse so I added 1/4 cup of this to each one cup of kibble to see what happens. They love the puffy crunch, I love the ingredients and perfect stools right away. Massive lifesaver since we avoid legume consumption at all costs.

I wanted to try this brand because I liked the smaller size of the nips compared to what we are currently using. I thought it would work better but our 17 lb westie will not touch this food! She has been eating freeze dried raw for almost 5 years but this one is different. It's like there is a coating on the nibs. It makes it so they won't take on moisture and apparently makes it so she does not like the food. My dog normally loves turkey but even when I add a topper to this she just licks the topper off and leaves the nibs. If your dog is used to other freeze dried raw you may want to avoid this as it's more like kibble to the dog. Great ingredients but it won't work for us.

My girl loves these. I mix them with kibbles and other goodies to use as training treats. They're small enough I don't bother cutting them down. An excellent addition to our bag of treats.

We've been using these to train our GSP and she's a big fan. They are the perfect size and I like that they are raw meat. We use about 1/4 -1/3 cup throughout the day and take that into consideration when feeding the rest of her food, since this is a hearty meal option and not just a treat.