5 No Bake DIY Treats To Keep Your Pup Cool This Summer!

Summer has already given us a peep show into how hot it is going to be this year! There are plenty of options to keep us cool, but a few less options for our dogs. So we must resort to our awesome DIY skills as pet parents. This is a list of my top 5 favorite DIY keeping cool treats!



1.

Pupsicles:

Ingredients

-1 cup of water

-8 strawberries (stems removed)

-1/4 cup of blueberries

 

Option 1

-Blend 1/2 cup of water with each portion of fruit to have two different flavors

-Pour into ice trays

-Freeze and serve

 

Option 2

-Blend water with fruits until well blended

-Pout into ice tray

-Freeze and serve

2.

Doggy Ice Cream:

Ingredients

-3 bananas

-32 ounces of plain yogurt

-1 cup peanut butter

 

Instructions

-Blend bananas, yogurt, and peanut butter until well blended

-Pour into bowl or ice tray for small convenient treats

-Freeze and serve 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Treatsicles:

Ingredients

-Bucket or large bowls

-Favorite toys

-Water or chicken broth

 

Option 1

-Place favorite toys in half a bucket of water or broth

-Freeze

-Place remaining toys in bucket

-Freeze and serve

 

Option 2

-Place a few toys and liquid in the bowls

-Freeze and serve 1 periodically

 

 

 

4.

Apple Freezers

Ingredients

-3 to 4 apples

- Approx. 1 cup water or

chicken broth

 

Instructions

-Cut apples into slices, then in half

(so they fit into ice tray)

- Fill ice tray 1/2 way with apples

-Fill the rest if the tray with water or chicken broth

-Freeze and serve

 

 

 

5.

PB & Oats

Ingredients

-1 cup unsalted butter

-1 1/4 cup crunch peanut butter

-1/3 cup milk (whole milk works best)

-1/4 cup ground carob

-4 cups of oats (quick or instant oats)

 

Instructions

-Melt butter on medium heat, remove from heat

-Whisk in peanut butter and milk until well mixed

-Stir in carob and oats

-Grease baking pan

-Spread into greased baking pan

-Let cool and cut into squares (or whatever you like)

-Serve!

 

 

 

*If your dog is milk sensitive, goat milk is a good alternative and it can be easier on a dogs stomach

 

 

xoxo P

 

 

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