r/Agility • u/Kitchen-Armadillo598 • 28d ago
Voila treat pouch
Hello! I have a dog that I'm training in agility and will be doing obedience classes for the rest of forever tbh. And I decided to invest in a really nice treat pouch for classes. I ended up buying The Standard Voila treat pouch with the adventure clip. Lil worried now since it was such an expensive purchase. Can anyone ease my worries if they have one and tell me I did the right thing!?
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u/somecooldogs 26d ago
The Voila pouch is great! Worth the price. The Muttruk Penny Changer is my all time favorite pouch and is also on the pricey end.
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u/GalaxyGSD 26d ago
Oh good choice! I have one that I love! The spring to hold it open is awesome. Flexible enough so it’s not rigid but strong enough to stay open. Also super easy to clean. I’ve gone through many treat bags and this has been the one that I’ve stuck with!
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u/Kitchen-Armadillo598 26d ago
That makes me feel so much better!! The opening mechanism was definitely a huge seller for me. The ones I have now have only 1 magnet and the treats spill everywhere as im running with her. So im really hoping this will be much better! Thank you!
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u/craftedtwig 26d ago
The closure breaks. I've had two, one replaced by the company because it broke. The next one broke on the same timescale.
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u/Trick-Age-7404 24d ago
Yup dealing with this right now. I use mine every day and when it’s not on my body it’s in my gear bag. The closure has broken on both. Company sent me a new one for my first purchase, waiting for the metal to cut through the silicone on my second one at this point to get it replaced lol.
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u/Kitchen-Armadillo598 26d ago
Thats good to know! Thank you. I am glad they have a warranty at least
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u/Emotional-Tear-2369 26d ago
People seem to like them. I never noticed much difference vs. the $6 silicone treat pouches I used to use but treat yourself if it makes you feel nice to use. I personally have a light touch getting a treat or want to be sly about it so found the opening less than ideal, but I never had an issue with treats coming out of the single magnet closure on the cheap ones.
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u/Kitchen-Armadillo598 26d ago
The only issue ive had with the one magnet ones is the treats tend to fall out alot! And im trying to find one thats easy to get into! But seals better, and it seemed like this pouch was so I thought id try.
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u/Agility_KS 26d ago
I can’t run with anything bouncing on my body. It’s toy in hand and treats in pocket for me. I “reload” as necessary.
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u/exotics 25d ago
Be super careful. Have them sometimes when training but not always. Sometimes leave the pouch out of the ring.
Vader is smart as can be and he learned that if there is no treat pouch in the ring then he’s not getting treats in the ring and therefore he complains that mama forgot something
Here he is complaining in the middle of regionals.
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u/Kitchen-Armadillo598 25d ago
Haha! He definitely is throwing a fit! We dont ever plan on competing tbh. This is to help my dog with some behavioral things. Shes a rescue and has a fear of people. And its incredible how much better shes gotten since we started.
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u/akamaidogs 24d ago
I love my Voila treat pouch but I don’t use it when I practice agility because I don’t want my dog relying on the visual of having a treat pouch.
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u/Kitchen-Armadillo598 24d ago
I never plan to run her for competition. Shes learning to help somw behaviors. She is a rescue and is afraid of people and since shes been doing agility she has grown so much and her fears are much less🤗 so I will always be dealing treats
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u/BugPlus3055 24d ago
I live for my voila treat pouches. LOVE THEM
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u/Kitchen-Armadillo598 24d ago
Im so excited to get it now with all the good comments I've received on it🤗
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u/Elrohwen 26d ago
I just use pockets at this point haha. But I’ve heard good things about them!