Sit... Click... Good Boy! (Fold Hill Click 'n' Treat)

Member Name: loulou22

Product:	Fold Hill Click 'n' Treat
Date:	02/08/06 (156 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy To use, Pocket Sized and Clean.

Disadvantages: Can Get Jammed up easily.

As you may know from reading some of my previous reviews I have two dogs, a poodle – Max and a Yorkshire Terrier – Pendle. Recently when I have been taking them for their walks Max has been very reluctant to walk very far, this is probably because we have moved house quite a lot and he isn’t used to the area.

I bought the Click ‘n’ Treat because it was advertised to me as being handy for walks and a great training aid, so I thought ‘hey it’s worth a try.’

When I first heard of click ‘n’ treat I wasn’t keen on the idea, simply because they were too expensive at £2.69 when they first came out. However on a recent trip to Crufts they were priced at a bargain £1, so needless to say I bought one with no hesitation!


*** What Is It? ***

Click ‘n’ Treat is a green plastic tube produced by a company called Fold Hill. The tube is full of small doggy treats, very handy for walkies or as a small dog treat if your dog can’t have lots of treats. It comes packaged on a piece of plastic holding it to a cardboard backing. You will have no problems spotting it in the shops’ as it is green in colour so it really stands out against other products in the pet department. Refills can also be bought at a nice price of 69p from Wilkinson and similar prices at other pet retailers.

Click ‘n’ Treat is to assist you in dog training. The idea is your dog to know when it has done something good by hearing the small click given by the dispenser and then receiving a small reward. If the rewards are given in the same way each time your dog should learn a lot quicker than if you use a varying routine.


*** How Is Click ‘n’ Treat Operated? ***

Click ‘n’ Treat is very easy to use, you simply push the top of the container down and a small “click” noise is heard, it is at this point a small, round, rough brown dog treat is dispensed thorough a small piece of plastic at the base of the container. If you then release the top of the container the piece of plastic will pop back inside to re-load itself with the next treat. These are some instructions to follow on the back of the packet if you are still not sure. When you are pressing to dispense the treats you need to be careful you don’t press it too quickly between treats as it will jam up quite easily and is not as easy to un-jam without the use of a knife!


*** What Can I Use It For? ***

Click ‘n’ Treat can be used as a training aid, the treats dispensed are small enough to be given more often than other dog treats, although there is still a limit to how many you can give your dog, this guideline is printed on the back of the packet and is as follows:

Small Dogs: 4 – 6 treats per day
Medium Dogs: 6 – 8 treats per day
Large Dogs: 8 – 10 treats per day


This is a very handy little tool to use as a training aid. It is small enough to fit in a pocket for when you are out on a walk and also due to it’s compact size this also means it can be stored neatly away out of your doggie’s view, which is handy if your dogs are like mine and will sit looking at the treats crying and yapping until they get your attention!


*** Max’s Walkie’s ***

I use my click ‘n’ treat with Max in particular when we are out for walkies. Max is and always has been quite nervous when he is going for walks, especially if there is traffic or he doesn’t know the area he will try to turn around and go back home.

Our walk will start by leaving our house and walking around the corner into the next road, so far so good Max still wants to carry on. When we reach the top of this road we turn around and head back the way we came on the other side, this is where we usually have problems, Max will try and pull back in the direction of the house to go home, this is the first point where I have used the click ‘n’ treat. First I distract Max’s attention by enthusiastically asking him “Max, What’s this Max?” at this point we have managed to get a little further down the road so I tell him he is a really good boy and click the treat out to him, it is gone in seconds. The next time he starts getting nervous is when we are approaching a slightly busier part of the road so I repeat what I did earlier and he is quite happy to carry on. Eventually we get to the field where I can let both dogs off the lead for a little run and get them back on the lead with the use of my click ‘n’ treat. Getting them back on leads used to be a nightmare as one would be running around while the other was getting tangled up, but now they just happily sit and wait for their treats before we make the trip home. I don’t usually need to give more than one treat on the way home, as they know where they are going!

I got this Click ‘n’ Treat in March 2005 and walk my dogs almost every evening, before I had the Click ‘n’ Treat we would get as far as the first corner and Max would be heading home and me and Pendle would have to start all over again, however within about a week Max had really got into the swing of things and now really enjoys his walks knowing he will get rewards for walking. Pendle also gets rewards when Max does, but he already walked well anywhere you wanted to take him so it wasn’t used as a training aid for him.


*** How Long Does It Last? ***

As I said, I have had this since the beginning of March and walk Max and Pendle almost every night. On each walk I give them about 4 or 5 treats each and you get 50 treats with the tube for 99p and further refills of 50 treats can be bought for around 69p. I have just come to the end of my tube so this has lasted me about a month and a half, which I would say is great value for money when you compare this to the price of the dog biscuits I used to take to try and tempt them before!


*** Is It Easy To Refill? ***

Surprisingly yes, when you’ve done it once it is really simple. All you have to do is pull off the part of the container which you usually press down to dispense the treat, pour your refill bag into the tube and replace the lid. Give the tube a little shake and do a click to check it works ok.


*** What Are The Ingredients? ***

The ingredients are listed on the back of the packet and they are as follows:

Cereals, meat & animal derivatives, oils, fats, various sugars, minerals, EEC permitted colourants and anti-oxidant.

There is also an in-depth analysis of these ingredients listed on the packet.


*** Manufacturer Details ***

Click ‘n’ Treat is made by a company called Fold Hill who specialise in caring for pets and the countryside. They make a large range of dog foods and dog treats at very reasonable prices.

Their contact address is as follows:

Fold Hill Foods Ltd,
Customer services Dept,
Old Leake,
Boston,
Lincs,
PE22 9RJ


*** How Much Is It? Where Can I Get One? ***

Click ‘n’ Treat units containing 50 treats can be purchased for around 99p (Wilkinson) or £1.19 (local pet shop) The refills come in bags of 50 and they cost around 69p (Wilkinson) and 89p (local pet shop)

Click ‘n’ Treat can be bought from Wilkinson, Pets At Home and most retailers who have a wider range of pet products.


*** Why Is This Better Than Using Ordinary Dog Biscuits? ***

In my experience I would say using click ‘n’ treat is much better than using ordinary dog biscuits because Click ‘n’ Treat is much cheaper than buying dog biscuits to take on your walk. You get and plastic container and 50 treats for around 99p and you can buy refills for around 69p, which will last ages (depending on the size of your dog!)… Bargain! Another point worth noting is that Click ‘n’ Treat is stored, carried and used from the little green container you buy it in, so therefore it is convenient and easy to carry around and a big bonus is because of the design of the container you wont have to worry about getting crumbs in your pockets!

Of course I can’t miss of the most obvious point of all, and that is Click ‘n’ Treat “CLICKS” when the treat is dispensed which makes learning a whole lots easier for your dog as it will learn to associate the sound with a treat and will be more likely to do as you want it to in the future!

So there you have it, the wonderful world of dog training with Click ‘n’ Treat!


Thanks for taking the time to read!

Summary: An Extremely Helpful Training Aid!