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Spoil Your Pup This Christmas with Our Best Dog Advent Calendars & Treats
Looking for the perfect way to treat your canine companion this holiday season? Look no further! Our curated selection of Christmas dog advent calendars and treats features a variety of delicious, healthy and festive options.
🎅🏽 Santa Paws is coming to town 🐾
From stocking stuffers to complete Christmas dinners, we have something to delight every dog.
This year, we've carefully chosen UK canine companies that prioritise natural, nutritious ingredients. Our featured treats will not only keep your dog's tail wagging all Christmas but provide them with the wholesome nourishment they deserve.
Why not browse through our other festive guides - Christmas Gifts for Dogs & Christmas Dog Toys for 2024 to help inspire you. |
Our Top Picks for Christmas Dog Treats
1. Best Christmas Advent Calendar Bundle
Pooch & Mutt
Pooch & Mutt's Christmas range was so popular last year, they've brought it back again for 2024.
Their Christmas Bundle includes their ever-popular Advent Calendar so your four-legged friend can enjoy the countdown, plus their Ski-Seasonal Gift Box to celebrate the Big Day.
So what do you get in the bundle ?
Firstly, the Advent Calendar is crammed full with their special edition 🧀 Cheese Fondue Meaty Treats, whilst the Ski-Seasonal Gift Box contains :-
🧀 7 Cheese Fondue Dental Sticks
🧀 Cheese Fondue Meaty Treats Pack
🦃 🐓 Turkey & Chicken Christmas Dinner - wet food
💩 A roll of poo bags
So that's Christmas Dinner and that long afternoon dog walk to burn those calories off all sorted!
💡 Top Tip - Available separately, but you get more 'bang for your buck' with the money-saving bundle.
🎄 Save 20% OFF 🎄
with Pooch & Mutt discount code SMARTBARK20
OR
2. Best Dog Christmas Stocking
Denzel's
New to our review this year is this traditional Christmas Selection Stocking from Denzel's
We love a stocking on Christmas morning, and what better way to treat your four-legged friend as part of the family than with their very own selection stocking.
Inside they’ll find four packs of special edition festive treats, including:
🎄 Mince Pie Traybakes (50g)
🎄 Gingerbread Soft-Baked Sticks (75g)
🎄 Pigs in Blankets Bites (50g)
🎄 Turkey and Apple Rewards (70g)
These limited edition treats are suitable for dogs over 16 weeks old.
All Denzel's snacks are made with all-natural ingredients, sustainably sourced from local UK and Ireland suppliers.
It's worth mentioning that the packaging is 100% plastic-free and the treat wrappers are biodegradable.
💡 Top Tip - As the mini packs are individually wrapped, you can pop a pack in your pocket to use as a reward on a dog walk later. |
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3. Best Value Dog Advent Calendar
Scrumbles
The in-demand Scrumbles advent calendar is back again this year and packed full of healthy natural dog treats.
Behind each window there are 2–3 healthy treats suitable for dogs and puppies from 8 weeks.
We particularly love the Scrumbles advent calendar because they include 3 different types of treat so it keeps the window opening exciting -
⭐️ Chicken Bites
⭐️ Calming Nibbles
⭐️ Training Softies
Importantly, all Scrumbles advent calendar treats are hypoallergenic, gluten-free and gently baked.
So a great value Christmas treat for your pup that not only looks beautifully festive but is super healthy too. Made right here in the UK, this advent calendar definitely gets our paw prints of approval.
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4. Best Homemade Dog Treats
Dog & Bond
Fancy making some dog treats at home, maybe getting the children involved in some simple baking this holiday season? Dog Treats that you can share with your dog? What is better than that?
Award-winning Dog & Bond offer a range of make-your-own kits including their Festive Dog Treats which even come with a Christmas Tree shaped cookie cutter 🎄 (they've thought of everything).
Grain-free and healthy, these biscuits have only three ingredients peanut, ginger and cinnamon, so unlike many other dog treats we've made at home before, they smell great and they're suitable for dogs and humans alike.
We love that not only are these homemade dog treats super easy to make but you likely have the ingredients to hand - one egg ! Yep - one egg and a tablespoon of water.
Taking only 10–12 minutes to bake, once cooled they'll be fine in an airtight container for up to 14 days or even longer in your freezer.
We loved the simplicity of the recipes, if fact they're a great idea for a rainy day.
Dog & Bond don't just offer Make-Your-Own Festive Dog treats, they also offer -
🧀 Tasty Cheese & Super Seaweed Treats + a cookie cutter
🍏 Cinnamon Apple & Peanut Treats + a cookie cutter
🍰 Dog Cake Mix
🍰 Deluxe Dog Cake Baking Kit + bone shaped cake tin
🍦 Doggy Ice Cream + paw moulds
We think Dog & Bond offer quick and simple Make-Your-Own options for Gotcha Day, Birthday or 'Just Because' Day. Although I know that Freddie thinks they're canine culinary masterpieces !
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5. Best Christmas Dog Gift Box
Dewkes
Make this Christmas extra pawsitively perfect with the Dewkes Christmas Dog Gift Box! 🎁
Dewkes is a pet store in Wales with a online pet shop, offering premium, nutritious dog treats and chews. Here at Smart Bark we're big fans of natural dog treats and this limited edition Gift Box offers a range of both small bite-sized treats and larger long-lasting chews.
Inside, you'll find:
🎄 Turkey and Cranberry Biscuits: A festive twist on the classic
🎄 Chewy Chicken Jerky: Irresistible and savoury
🎄 Beefy Sticks: A long-lasting chew your dog will love
🎄 Crunchy Pork Scratchings: A tasty reward
We loved the beautiful packaging - a cut above the usual natural treat boxes available online. It's worth mentioning that Dewkes also stock a range of gorgeous gift boxes for other occasions all year round - Birthday, Celebration, Classic, Good Girl, Good Boy.
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6. Best Festive Dog Treat Selection
Park Life
You might remember Park Life from Dragon's Den.
Their range of dog treats are all grain-free and baked in small batches. Most importantly, you're safe in the knowledge that the Park Life range is free from fillers, artificial flavours, preservatives and colours.
It's really important to keep an eye on those ingredients, especially for dogs with sensitive tummies.
Their Christmas themed Gift Box contains a festive selection of Christmas dog treats, including Turkey Gravy-Bix, Christmas Cake-Bix, Gingerbread Cake-Bix and a free "Yappy Christmas" greetings card.
We liked that they come in largish fun bite-sized shapes but can be snapped into smaller pieces for training-sized treats - just don't tell your dog !
It's also worth mentioning that this range are soft treats rather than crunchier biscuits so perfect for repetitive training rewards.
If you're looking for a smaller stocking filler, you can buy the treat bags individually.
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You may also enjoy reading our round-up of the Best Dog Treats for 2024 - featuring Park Life
7. Best Luxury Advent Calendar
Pooch & Mutt
A second selection from the Pooch & Mutt Christmas range. Their limited edition Dental Stick Advent Calendar is a great way to treat and to improve oral hygiene.
Pooch & Mutt's Dental Sticks are great at removing plaque and tartar build up whilst keeping your pup occupied and mentally stimulated.
The unique star shapes allow the teeth to grip easily and get into the smaller spaces between your dogs teeth.
In testing, we found the super chunky, star shaped chews were at the larger end of the scale, so you could simply break them in half for smaller breeds.
The Advent Calendar includes their Limited Edition Cheese Fondue, Peanut Butter, Turkey & Hemp and Spirulina & Mint dental sticks
We think that when Christmas gets just a little bit too hectic, your dog will thank you for a dental stick and some peace and quiet.
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🎄 Save 20% OFF 🎄
with Pooch & Mutt discount code SMARTBARK20
When it comes to dental sticks, we think Pooch & Mutt are the best - if you're interested, take a look at our popular review of the best Dental Chews on the market.
8. Best Natural Treat Box
Fetch Club
Looking for something great value and highly nutritious ?
Fetch Club, a small homegrown company, offer an extensive range of natural and highly nutritious dog treats all sourced right here in the UK. Their hand-picked Dog Treat Boxes make the ideal festive gift.
Natural dog treats are a great option. Not only are they a healthier alternative for our dogs but they taste better too. As they're dried, they have the benefit of being convenient with a long shelf life, without compromising on the health benefits.
Fetch Club offer a range of three different sized boxes - the Mini, Midi and Maxi, all with a selection of natural dog treats. Ultimately, you have the benefit of trying lots of different types of treats and better still, they work out great value when compared to buying the individual products (30% saving on single packs when bought as a mixed box).
New to their range are Treat Boxes for Puppies which include a variety of protein sources suitable for puppies over 12 weeks old.
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For 10% OFF the entire range at FETCH CLUB,
enter coupon code SMARTBARK at checkout
If you're interested, take a look at our full in-depth review of Fetch Club's Natural Dog Treats |
9. Best Christmas Dog Treats
Forthglade
Let your dog join in with your Christmas fun with Forthglade's Limited Edition Christmas dog treats.
Let's face it, it's all too easy to start giving your dog titbits of human food over the holidays.
Stick to these natural and grain free treats from Forthglade. Free from from junk, fillers and artificial flavours they're perfect for even the most sensitive of tummies.
👀 Top Tip - Forthglade dog treats can easily be broken into two smaller pieces - just don't tell your dog !
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For 15% OFF the entire Forthglade range
enter SMARTBARK15 at checkout
Find out why we rate Forthglade treats the best for puppy training in our popular article - Tail-Waggingly Good! Top 5 Treats to Make Puppy Training a Breeze |
Can't find what you're looking for here ? Checkout our other Christmas Guides - Best Christmas Gifts for Dogs and Best Christmas Dog Toys
🎄 Thanks for dropping by and reading our round-up of the Best Christmas Dog Advent Calendars & Treats 2024 🎄
