{ "id": "kangaroo-jerky-strap-dog-treats-800g", "sku": "kangaroo-jerky-strap-dog-treats-800g", "title": "Kangaroo Jerky Strap Dog Treats 800 g", "slug": "kangaroo-jerky-strap-dog-treats-800g", "price": 53.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "dog-treats", "category_label": "Dog Treats", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://dogfoodcompany.com.au/dropship-images/dog-treats/kangaroo-jerky-strap-dog-treats-800g/main-kangaroo-jerky-strap-dog-treats-800g.jpg", "https://dogfoodcompany.com.au/dropship-images/dog-treats/kangaroo-jerky-strap-dog-treats-800g/kangaroo-jerky-strap-dog-treats-800g-2.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made with kangaroo meat and chicken meat in a strap form that tears easily into smaller pieces, so one bag stretches across weeks of rewards.", "description": "The treat drawer problem\n\nMost people start out buying small bags of dog treats. A 100 g packet at the counter, grabbed on the way out. It works fine until you realise how often you reach for one. A reward at the door, something during a training session, a piece to keep the dog busy while you take a phone call. Suddenly you are buying treats weekly, paying the small-pack price every time, and still running out at the worst moment.\n\nThat is the gap an 800 g bag fills. Kangaroo Jerky Strap Dog Treats 800 g is a bulk-size pack of jerky straps made with kangaroo meat and chicken meat. It is not a clever new idea. It is just a sensible amount of a simple treat, which is often exactly what a busy household needs.\n\nWhat a jerky strap actually is\n\nA strap is a long, flat piece of dried jerky. Compare that to a biscuit or a small cube and the difference is control. A biscuit is one size and that is that. A strap can be a whole chew, a half, or five small nibs, depending on what you need in the moment.\n\nThis matters more than it sounds. During training you want tiny pieces delivered fast, because the reward has to land within a second or two of the behaviour. Tear a strap into small bits before you start and you have a pouch full of quick rewards. Later the same day, when you want your dog to settle while you cook dinner, hand over a whole strap instead.\n\nThe ingredient list here is short. Kangaroo meat, chicken meat, flour, glycerine (vegetable), potassium sorbate and colour (124). That is the whole list as printed by the maker. Worth reading properly before you buy, particularly the two proteins.\n\nWho this pack suits\n\nAdult dogs. That is the life stage listed in the pack details, and it is worth taking seriously rather than treating as a formality. If you have a puppy or a senior dog with specific requirements, ask your vet what is appropriate before you start handing out jerky.\n\nBreed size is not stated on the pack details we hold we hold, so we are not going to invent a range. What we can say is that the strap format gives you some flexibility. A small dog might get a short piece torn from the end. A larger dog might take a whole strap. Use your own judgement about what is a sensible piece for the dog in front of you.\n\nThe pack size suits a particular kind of household. If you train several times a week, walk daily with a pouch on your belt, or live with more than one dog, 800 g will not feel excessive. If your dog gets one treat a fortnight, a bag this size is probably more than you need and you would be better with something smaller that you will finish while it is fresh.\n\nHow to compare value properly\n\nTreat prices are hard to compare because bag sizes vary so much. The fix is simple arithmetic. Divide the price by the weight in kilograms and you get a cost per kilo. For an 800 g bag, divide by 0.8.\n\nDo that same sum on every bag you are considering and suddenly the comparison is honest. A 200 g bag that looks cheap on the shelf often works out dearer per kilo than a larger pack. That said, bigger is only better value if you actually use it. Buying four kilos of anything you get through at 50 g a month is false economy, because storage conditions and time will catch up with it.\n\nPeople searching for the best value dog treat bag often stop at the sticker price. The per-kilo number is the one that tells you something useful.\n\nWorking out how much to give\n\nFollow the feeding guide printed on the pack. We are deliberately not publishing an amount here, because the guide on the pack is the right reference and it is written for this exact product.\n\nWhat we can offer is a way of thinking about it. Treats are extra food. They sit on top of whatever your dog gets at meals. If you have a heavy training week and hand out more pieces than usual, it makes sense to trim the main meals a little so the day's total stays sensible. Dogs are good at convincing you they have had nothing all day. Keep your own count.\n\nFresh water should always be available. Dried treats are, by definition, dry.\n\nIntroducing a new treat\n\nGo gradually. A week is a reasonable timeframe for introducing any new food. Start with a small piece, see how your dog handles it, then build from there over the following days. Rushing in with a handful on day one is how you end up with an upset dog and a bag you no longer trust.\n\nBefore any of that, read the ingredient list against anything your dog is known to react to. Both kangaroo and chicken are present here. If either is off the menu in your house, this is not the right bag and no amount of gradual introduction will change that. For anything health related, including a reaction you cannot explain, your vet is the person to ask. We are not.\n\nStorage, which matters more than people expect\n\nJerky is dried, and dried food wants to stay dry. The three things working against you are air, warmth and humidity.\n\nPress the air out of the bag before you reseal it. Close it properly every single time, not just most times. Keep it in a cool, dry cupboard rather than on a sunny bench or near the stove. If the bag's own closure stops holding (and bag seals do give up eventually), tip the straps into an airtight container and keep using that.\n\nDone properly, the straps hold their texture and you work through the bag on your own schedule. Done carelessly, in a warm humid kitchen with the bag flopped open, they will not stay pleasant for long. Discard anything that looks or smells wrong. It is not worth the gamble.\n\nKeep the bag out of reach of both pets and children. A dog that finds an open 800 g bag will not pace itself.\n\nDay-to-day use ideas\n\nTear a batch of small pieces the night before a training session and keep them in a pouch. It saves fumbling one-handed on a walk.\n\nUse a whole strap as a settle treat when you need ten quiet minutes. Give it on a mat, so the dog learns that the mat is where good things happen.\n\nStuff smaller pieces into a puzzle toy or scatter them in the yard for a nose-work game. The same treat does more work when the dog has to think about it.\n\nIf you have two or more dogs, tear pieces and hand them out separately rather than offering one long strap between them. It avoids the obvious problem.\n\nOrdering, delivery and returns\n\nOrders are dispatched within 2 working days, then take up to 7 working days by tracked courier. Delivery is within Australia only. It is free on orders of $99 or more, and a flat $12 under that.\n\nFor change of mind, you have 14 days from delivery, as long as the pack is unopened and still in its original sealed packaging. Return postage on change of mind is paid by the customer. Opened pet food cannot be taken back, which is standard for hygiene reasons. If something arrives faulty, damaged or not as described, that is put right under the Australian Consumer Law. There is no separate warranty on a food product.\n\nThe short version\n\nKangaroo Jerky Strap Dog Treats 800 g is a big bag of jerky straps made with kangaroo meat and chicken meat, intended for adult dogs. The straps tear down easily, which makes them useful for both quick training rewards and longer chews. The ingredient list is short and printed above, so check it against your dog's known sensitivities before you order.\n\nBuy it if you treat your dog often enough to justify the size, and if both proteins suit. Work out the cost per kilo so you know what you are actually paying. Follow the feeding guide on the pack, keep the bag sealed and dry, keep water available, and take any health question to your vet.", "llm_summary": "Kangaroo Jerky Strap Dog Treats 800 g is a dog treat sold in a single 800 g bag. The form is jerky straps. The protein or flavour is kangaroo and chicken. The life stage is adult. Breed size is not stated in the pack details held for this product. The ingredient list as printed by the maker is kangaroo meat, chicken meat, flour, glycerine (vegetable), potassium sorbate and colour (124). Feeding amounts are not given on the pack details we hold; the feeding guide printed on the pack should be followed. Country of origin, brand, weight of the shipped parcel and pack dimensions are not specified on the pack details we hold. Straps can be given whole or torn into smaller reward-sized pieces.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns for food and treats that are unopened and in their original sealed packaging, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty, damaged or wrongly described goods, opened or not. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Dog Food Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://dogfoodcompany.com.au/kangaroo-jerky-strap-dog-treats-800g/", "canonical_url": "https://dogfoodcompany.com.au/kangaroo-jerky-strap-dog-treats-800g/", "json_url": "https://dogfoodcompany.com.au/api/products/kangaroo-jerky-strap-dog-treats-800g.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-11" }