Product Review: For Dog People - bait bag or treat pouch?

Bait Bag or Treat Pouch?

Do you call it a bait bag or a treat pouch? I usually say ‘bait bag’ but if I’m around a new dog training/behavior client, I may call it a ‘treat pouch.’

I have purchased probably every kind, every size, every color that exists and still prefer one or two models, depending on my purpose.

Pocket Pouch by WoofHoof (Experience the Partnership)

WoofHoof spells treats, TRETS: T for Trust, R for Respect, E for Empathy, T for Teamwork, and S for Success. That’s something nice to keep in mind.

More than 10 years ago I came across a dog treat pouch from WoofHoof at a dog trade show. Loved the burgundy color and the magnetic closure but it clipped on to my waistband, which I never got used to and it also had a large flap covering the opening. It comes in seven colors. I’ll have to see if I can find it now, after falling in love with this little treat pouch by WoofHoof.

When WoofHoof came out with a model that had a built-in box clicker I wanted to get one to try but life intervened (meaning: I procrastinated) and I no longer see it on the website, WoofHoof.com (easy to remember). However, it’s coming back – can’t wait!

Recently, however, I saw WoofHoof has a pocket pocket for a few treats that just fit into the front pocket of your jeans or sweatpants and hook on with an incredibly strong magnet. Love the colors so much that I bought the whole set of five!

I used the WoofHoof for walking a dog: it holds just a few treats which is all I need – one for the first pee and two for every poop plus a few if we run into a dog that causes a ruckus. (If you treat every pee, you may end up with a dog who marks, just for the treats! This also slows down the walk, as if it weren’t slow enough with a ‘nosey’ canine.)

I love my black WoofHoof the most - and it’s washable! Woo, Hoo! I just put it in my pocket, ensure the magnet is engaged and don’t even feel it is there. So much so that it stays there all day, even when I am not ‘dogging.’ The leftover kibble I add to my dog’s next meal.

I love my hot pink and cool brown pocket-pockets. The item also comes in purple and blue, which I have given as gifts. A good fashion bargain at $14.95 too. I suppose one could even use it to stash a key or pocket money or credit cards!*

What would I change? First, I’d like someone to show me how to position it without losing treats – if I insert it into my pocket so only the cute tab shows it is at an angle and I am so afraid that I will leak treats. If I position it perfectly upright, part of the pocket sticks out. And I would love it to have a magnetic closure – many’s the time I have put my hand in MY pocket to get a non-existent treat instead of reaching into the Pouch Pocket’s pocket where the treats are.

Just call me a fashionable klutz. It may be best-for-me to try it in a back pocket, too. Now I just have to fit into those jeans!

“Insert Treats Above”

WoofHoof also carries a dog tag cover so you and your dog can match. (The Peace Tag in eight colors and nine designs [paw print, deer, “Rescued,” “Bonkers for Balls,” “Squirrel Patrol,” tiara, “My Little Devil,” “Insert Treats Above,” or “The Cat Did It, at $6.95) Batik dog collars at only $13.95 and a product line for horse people (I may just get the cell phone case!), which includes a lovely, lovely T-shirt for $14.95 (again in burgundy for me!)

*Inadvertently, I found I could attach the brown Pocket Pouch to the other side of my slacks and put my phone inside – not too secure, but better than holding it for an entire walk’s duration. Now I have simply got to get the WoofHoof phone case!

Caveat: The treat pouches were purchased for review.