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Like many new Frenchie owners, I spent a ridiculous amount of time thinking about what Zeus and Electra should eat.

Food felt like a BIG decision.

What ingredients are in it? Is it good for French Bulldogs? Will they actually eat it? Is it going to cause some horrible Frenchie issue I haven’t even learned I’m supposed to be worried about yet?

As I mentioned in a previous post, I loved the idea of feeding fresh food, but the cost—especially with two Frenchies—was a little outside what we realistically wanted to spend.

Once we finally settled on a good, solid everyday food that worked for them, treats suddenly felt like less of a big deal.

I mean…

Aren’t all dog treats basically created equal?

Apparently not.

First, We Had the Furbo Treats

We originally bought little tossable treats that would fit in the Furbo.

They were small. They worked. The dogs liked them.

Perfect.

So naturally, I started using them for everything.

Furbo treat? Same treat.

Training treat? Same treat.

Random “you’re cute and I’m a sucker” treat? Same treat.

The problem was that eventually the Furbo treat toss started losing some of its magic.

It’s hard to believe God himself is dispensing a miracle from the heavens when God is handing out the exact same snack you’ve already eaten twelve times today.

And if you’ve read about Zeus and Electra’s relationship with the Furbo, you know we take the whole “God is calling” thing pretty seriously around here.

So Furbo needed to have its own special treats, and I needed to find something else for everyday treats and training.

Enter Freeze-Dried Chicken

With our previous dogs, we’d used freeze-dried chicken, so that seemed like an obvious choice.

And Zeus and Electra LOVED it.

Freeze-dried treats are definitely what I’d consider a high-value treat in our house. If I’m trying to get their attention during training, freeze-dried meat will absolutely do it.

We’ve used the PureBites freeze-dried line quite a bit, and I really do like them.

There’s just one problem.

They’re messy as hell.

Crumbs in your hand. Crumbs in your pocket. Crumbs on the floor.

By the time you’ve broken up enough pieces for a training session, it looks like you’ve pulverized a chicken breast with your bare hands.

Then Electra started having her skin issues.

At one point, we decided to eliminate chicken from her diet to see if that might be contributing to the problem.

So the freeze-dried chicken was out.

Honestly, we weren’t necessarily sad to see the mess go.

We tried freeze-dried duck instead.

Messy.

Salmon.

Messy.

Beef.

Also messy.

To be fair, the chicken was just as messy.

Apparently the price of having a treat your dogs consider extremely high-value is carrying around a pocket full of meat dust.

I still love the PureBites freeze-dried line, especially as a training tool. Zeus and Electra absolutely consider them worth behaving for.

I just wanted something a little less messy for their regular treats.

Then We Tried Jerky

Next we tried a few jerky-style options, as well as some Blue Wilderness treats.

These solved the crumb problem, but introduced a completely different problem.

Electra likes to savor her food.

She takes her time. She chews. She actually seems to enjoy the experience.

Zeus does not believe in any of that.

Zeus’s approach to eating is basically:

SWALLOW. FIND MORE FOOD.

So we’d give them each a piece of jerky.

Electra would start chewing hers.

Zeus would inhale his whole and immediately turn his attention to Electra.

You gonna finish that?

YES, ZEUS.

SHE JUST STARTED.

So while the jerky wasn’t necessarily a bad treat, Electra never really got to enjoy it the way she wanted to because Zeus was already finished and hovering around waiting for an opportunity to steal hers.

It just wasn’t a great fit for the two of them.

Then I Remembered Bocce’s

Somewhere along the way, I saw another dog mom on Instagram raving about Bocce’s Bakery treats.

I didn’t immediately go out and buy them. I just kind of tucked the name into the back of my brain for another day.

Then I happened to see a bag at Costco.

Oh.

Those treats.

So obviously, I threw them in the cart.

By this point, we’d also figured out that eliminating chicken wasn’t exactly curing Electra’s skin issues the way we’d hoped, so we weren’t being quite as restrictive about treats anymore.

We gave Bocce’s a try.

They were an instant favorite.

For both dogs.

Which, as anyone with more than one dog knows, is always a win.

Why We Kept Buying Them

Once I realized Zeus and Electra actually liked them, I started looking into Bocce’s a little more.

One of the things I really liked was just how many different treats they had.

There were different flavors, different textures and even seasonal options.

That meant I could switch things up instead of buying the exact same treat every single time.

Do my dogs actually require variety in their snack selection?

Probably not.

Do I apparently care about whether they’re getting bored with their treats?

Yes.

Yes, I do.

So far, two of their favorites have been the banana peanut butter and blueberry yogurt flavors.

They’ve tried several others, too, and Bocce’s has some fun seasonal options that I inevitably end up buying because apparently my dogs need seasonally appropriate snacks now.

This is just who I am.

Chewy vs. Crunchy

Bocce’s has both crunchy and softer, chewy treats as well as training treats and jerky.

Zeus and Electra definitely prefer the chewy ones.

And honestly, so do I.

Mostly because they’re easy to break apart.

My biggest complaint about the Bocce’s treats is probably their size. They’re pretty big for a smaller dog, especially if you’re trying to use them as training treats. While they do have training treat options that are smaller, it’s not something I always remember to buy but I could if I wanted to.

I’m not giving Zeus an entire treat every time he does something he’s supposed to do.

He would happily accept that arrangement.

His waistline would not.

Luckily, the chewy treats are soft enough that I can easily break one into several smaller pieces.

And unlike the freeze-dried treats, they don’t explode into a pile of crumbs when I do it.

I can put a few in my pocket, break off little pieces while we’re training and not come inside looking like I’ve been rolling around in freeze-dried salmon.

That’s a pretty big selling point for me.

The Full B Is Reserved for Bedtime

There is, however, one time when Zeus and Electra get the whole thing.

Bedtime.

When they go into their kennels at night, they each get a full-size Bocce’s B.

No breaking it apart.

No tiny training pieces.

The whole B.

They know the routine.

Go outside.

Come back in.

Kennel.

B.

Bed.

And they are VERY aware when we reach the part of the evening where the B is supposed to appear.

Apparently after another exhausting day of sleeping, eating, wrestling each other and supervising everything we do, they deserve a full-size bedtime snack.

Honestly, they probably think they’ve earned it.

What About the Cost?

Okay, let’s talk about price because Bocce’s treats aren’t exactly the cheapest dog treats on the shelf.

The regular bags are also smaller than the giant bag I’ve found at Costco, so at first glance they can feel a little spendy.

On Amazon, I typically find the regular bags for around $7–$8 each. I’ll usually buy four or five bags at a time in different flavors, dump them into our treat canister, and that will last us roughly a month with two Frenchies.

If I’m only using one regular bag, I’d say we go through about a bag a week.

That probably sounds like Zeus and Electra are eating an alarming number of treats, but remember—I break the chewy B’s into smaller pieces most of the time.

One B can become several little training treats or random “you did something vaguely deserving of food” treats pretty easily.

Then there’s Costco.

The big Costco bag is definitely the better value. When I buy it, it’s usually around $18–$19, and one of those big bags can also last us roughly a month.

There’s just one downside.

One giant bag. One flavor.

And because I’ve apparently decided my dogs require a diverse culinary experience, I don’t necessarily want them eating the exact same flavor every day for an entire month.

So sometimes I’ll buy the big Costco bag and then order a few smaller bags in different flavors from Amazon.

I mix everything together in their treat canister, and now Zeus and Electra have a rotating selection.

Do they know or care that one B is banana peanut butter and the next might be blueberry yogurt?

I have absolutely no idea.

But I know.

And apparently that’s enough.

We’ve already established that I’m buying seasonal snacks for dogs, so there was really no coming back from this.

So yes, I do think Bocce’s can be a little spendy compared with some other dog treats.

But the fact that I can break the chewy treats into several smaller pieces makes a big difference. They last longer than you might think when you first look at the size of the bag.

And because both dogs actually like them, I’m not spending money on a giant bag of treats that Electra will slowly contemplate while Zeus waits three inches from her face hoping she gives up.

So, Are Bocce’s Our Favorite Frenchie Treat?

Right now, yes.

They’re not the only treats we use.

I still really like freeze-dried treats when I need something extremely high-value for training. If I need Zeus and Electra to suddenly decide I’m the most interesting person in the world, freeze-dried meat is pretty damn effective.

But for a regular, everyday treat, Bocce’s has become our go-to.

Both dogs love them.

There are enough flavors that we can switch things up.

The chewy ones are easy to break into smaller training pieces.

They don’t leave my hands and pockets covered in crumbs.

Electra can actually take her time eating one.

And Zeus…

Well, Zeus still eats his as fast as humanly—or Frenchie—possible and then checks to see if Electra has any left.

Some things cannot be fixed with a better dog treat.

But after trying freeze-dried chicken, duck, salmon, beef, jerky and who knows how many other random things I’ve bought for these dogs, we finally found something that works really well for both of them.

And doesn’t leave meat dust in my pockets.

At this point, I’ll call that a win.

Want to See Zeus & Electra’s Favorite Treats?

Since we’ve tried more dog treats than I’d probably like to admit, I put together an Amazon list of some of Zeus and Electra’s actual favorites.

These aren’t random treats I found on Amazon and decided to recommend. They’re treats we’ve actually bought, they’ve actually eaten, and—most importantly—they’d happily eat again.

I’ll keep updating the list as we find new favorites because apparently keeping my French Bulldogs’ snack selection interesting is a responsibility I’ve taken very seriously.

See Zeus & Electra’s Favorite Dog Treats on Amazon 🐾

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