Mine gobble the heart worm wrapped in a bit of cheese. Also if you stick it far enough in back if their mouth it helps.
I think all we’ve had to worry about is some worm medicine, but River gobbled it up.
Husky girl likes the heartworm stuff I get, but it has a sort of liver smell. The cosequin smells more like a vitamin “C” tablet than anything else-at least to my human nose.