Bil-Jac Frozen Dog Food: A Review

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Bil-Jac frozen dog food bag. Bil-Jac frozen dog food makes a great meal, a great treat, and a great "reward" for your dog.

Here's why...

Bil-Jac Makes Dog Training Easier

Jim and I were first introduced to frozen Bil-Jac at Destin's puppy training class several years ago. The professional trainers used it as an "instant reward" treat for every good behavior that a dog would display. The dogs ate it up... literally. And it became obvious to us early on that Destin would do anything for some of that Bil-Jac food!

The best part (for training purposes, anyway) is the fact that it's small and pellet-shaped -- similar to rabbit pellets in shape and size. Plus, it's soft and pliable. This makes it easy to dole out in very small amounts for repeated rewards, say when you're training your dog to "heel".

For example, with the dog at your left side and a small handful of Bil-Jac nuggets in your left hand... given the command to "heel", your dog will instinctively follow your hand knowing that he'll get a smidgen of tasty Bil-Jac every few seconds. It worked great for us!


Bil-Jac Is A Great Daily Treat, Too

Our dogs get Bil-Jac frozen food treats every single day. Much like Alpo Liva-Snaps, they will do anything for a Bil-Jac treat... and their mouths begin drooling the moment they realize they're getting one!

That's why we try to reserve the Bil-Jac as more of a "luxury treat" for those times when the dog has gone above-and-beyond your "average" dog behavior.

Anytime the dogs have been really good, they get a few pieces of Bil-Jac frozen dogfood morsels.

Frozen Bil-Jac dog food in a zip-type bag for easy access. Plus, we always stuff some frozen Bil-Jac inside the dogs' Kong Toys anytime we leave them home alone for several hours at a time.

In fact, we reach for the Bil-Jac so often that we keep an ample supply of thawed out Frozen Bil-Jac in a Ziploc-type bag in the fridge. A zip-type bag stored on the door inside the refrigerator makes it a cinch to dip into several times throughout the day.

(For the record, a small 5 lb. bag of frozen Bil-Jac lasts over a month in our home -- with 2 dogs.)


Pros & Cons of Bil-Jac Frozen Dog Food

PRO'S
  • Bil-Jac doesn't have the typical dog food smell.
  • You can tell it's fresh by its smell, and how soft it is.
  • When it's being eaten, Bil-Jac doesn't leave crumbs like regular dog food does.
  • It's made of all real meat, with no fillers.
  • They say Bil-Jac is particularly good for for finicky eaters. (Our dogs aren't finicky, but they still love it!)
  • Given as a treat, we find the Bil-Jac Frozen to be quite inexpensive.
CON'S
  • The only downside that I can think of regarding frozen Bil-Jac is the fact that it must be refrigerated at all times.
  • This means that our dogs only receive this tasty treat when we're at home and when we've remembered to transfer some from the freezer to the refrigerator to thaw out.
  • Plus, it may be harder than most dog treats to find in local stores.


Where To Find Bil-Jac Frozen Dog Food

Our two dogs barking for their Bil-Jac! You'll have to look a little harder to find places that sell Bil-Jac frozen dog food. There are relatively few stores that carry it. I would recommend feed supply stores and non-commercial pet supply stores.

For example, the only place that carries Bil-Jac frozen dog food in my town is the local pet supply store called Nashville Pet Products Center.

Pet Smart sells the Bil-Jac dry dog food, but not the frozen kind. To date, we haven't tried the non-frozen version.

For a limited time, you can sign up to receive a free bag of Bil-Jac!


More About Bil-Jac


Bil-Jac dog food has been around for nearly 50 years. Today, Biljac's premium dog foods and treats are a staple in many dogs' diets.

We have only used the Bil-Jac Frozen dog food.

In fact, this was the first product the Bil-Jac company produced. (Having lasted all these years, they must be doing something right with the frozen Bil-Jac food product!)

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14 Comments

PJ said:

We buy ours in the frozen foods section at Albertson's (don't know if these stores are regional or nationwide). You can also find it at PetSmart.

Daniel Williams said:

I have found the frozen at Meijer. Im not sure if they all carry it but I know that the ones in Ky do

Ruben Rodriguez said:

I can't seem to find anyone that sells the Bil Jac frozen food in St. Louis, MO. I purchased 2 puppy, and was given a bag because thats what they were feeding them. But I cant find it. Can you help?

Lynnette said:

Hi Edwin,

Just type your zip code into the box on this page to find all of the stores in your area that sell Bil-Jac dog food:
http://www.biljac.com/where_to_find_bil_jac.asp

Enjoy!

Edwin said:

Where can I buy that Bil Jac Frozen dog food? I would really appreciate your help but I just can't find it anywhere? thank You

Tena Walters said:

I have two old dogs that I love. Aftewr the scare of canned dog food I started to cook my own. They loved it but soon they got sick. Now I use Bill Jac senior and they really really love it

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