Organic Freezy Pups

We just got our order from GW Little – which included a dog treat that I hadn’t tried yet (a miracle) called Freezy Pups.  They are like a popsicle for dogs. The flavors include Chicken Soup Recipe, White Cheddar Cheese, Juicy Apple and Sweet Potato ‘n Maple. They were super easy to make – and something to cool the dogs down in the still very summery South.

Flavor Packets

Easy to make

Ready to eat

Wyatt enjoying his Freezy Pup!

Favorite Kong Recipes

Nothing like some stuffed Kongs to keep the crew busy for awhile. Even better if I remember to freeze them the night before, as they last a lot longer.

All you need is one of the many available Kong toys – and some of your favorite ingredients! Make sure to rinse the Kongs out when the dogs are done (if there is anything left). These brushes work really well too  Here are a few great recipes. Just combine, smear in the Kong, freeze, then serve!

Pepperoni Pizza – Press one slice of processed cheese inside the Kong. Microwave for a few seconds to melt. Add a few thin slices of turkey hotdog – make sure the hotdog gets stuck in the cheese. Freeze and serve!

Kool Kong Pop – Block the small whole in the kong with processed cheese. Fill with diluted low sodium chicken broth and partially freeze. Add pieces of crumbed biscuit, jerky etc and the freeze solid and serve.

Fall Feast – Blend plain yogurt, canned pumpkin (not pie filling) and a handful of chopped peanuts. Fill, freeze and serve.

Jungle Smoothie – Mashed banana, plain yogurt, coconut flakes

Apple Cheesecake – Mix unsweeted apple sauce, light cream cheese and a handful of dogfood kibble.

Busy Dogs!

Organic Wheat Grass

Organic Wheat Grass

Some days while walking, the dogs would rather stop and eat grass instead of participating the walking part.  I for sure don’t trust letting the dog’s  eat grass that could be sprayed with who knows what. Instead I grow my own Organic Wheat Grass.  There are tons of claims of health benefits from eating Wheat Grass – and I am not sure if they are true – but knowing how bad the dogs want to eat the grass and seeing how happy they are when they get a fresh crop makes it worth it.

I ordered a bag of Organic Wheatgrass seed from Amazon.com. Its enough to last for a long time so I am keeping it in a sealed container.  It’s really easy to get sprouted. See the video below. Once you have the sees moist and in the dirt, keep in the somewhat dark until you the seeds starting to sprout. The move into a sunny windowsill. Throughout the sprouting keep the dirt moist. Your grass should be ready in about seven days.

Sprouting the Wheatgress.

Here is Ren enjoying the “crop”

Diatomaceous Earth – Some Messy Stuff

This is a very exciting video. If you have read my earlier post about Organic Flea Control – you will know that this is Diatomaceous Earth that I am applying to my . In reading some of the reviews for this on Amazon before I bought it, people had mentioned they applied this INSIDE their house. Can you imagine? Anyway, saw one flea on Ren today so puffed this stuff all over the yard. Will keep you posted on results.

Bowls to make your dog eat more slowly

Do you wish your dogs would eat more slowly? I do.  Wyatt and Simon will gulp there food so fast then will usually end up choking. I think it’s worse is multi-dog households because the dogs want to eat as fast as they can so they can run over and eat other dogs food. Not fun for anyone!

Brake-Fast Bowl

I have a Brake-fast bowl for Wyatt.  It has 3 “bumps” in the center of it that dogs have to eat around. It slows  him down – but I am not sure how much a dog with a wider face would enjoy it. It was also fairly expensive and it’s starting to chip a bit. It does slow him down though.
Simon eats out of metal bowl with a stainless steel ball in it.  It works well too. I can out everything in the dishwasher, and the ball was just a few dollars from Petsmart. Either method works well – and slows the chowhounds down!

Dog Bowl with Stainless Steel Ball