Need Help Keeping Your Dog Cool In Summer? Garden Treats Can Help

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If you need help keeping your dog cool in summer, these simple garden treats can help to beat the heat for your best friend.

Even dogs can eat their greens! Some of the best garden treats for our dog are frozen garden peas, frozen or fresh green beans, carrots, green peppers, broccoli and even celery.

A general recommendation is that treats should not make up more than 15% to 20% of the pet’s total diet,” says Sarah Abood, DVM, PhD.

There are so many healthy ingredients that can quickly become yummy frozen treats for your dog. One easy option is to simply mix low sodium chicken broth with some water and pour it into an ice cube tray.

A couple of hours later you have yourself some tasty popsicles! If you are looking for something more natural for your dog to munch on, there are plenty of other healthy foods that can be frozen in either an ice cube tray or in cupcake liners:

Wet dog foodPumpkin puree (no sugar added)Sweet potato puree (no sugar added)Cooked white rice and cooked, unseasoned chicken with a little waterLow-fat yogurtMashed bananaChill a carrot in the fridge and give it to your pooch. It’s a super-inexpensive chew toy that works best with indiscriminate puppiesThinly slice apples, bananas, carrots, sweet potatoes or zucchini,  placed in a food dehydrator for a chewy treat.Steamed fresh broccoli florets, used as treats or mixed with kibble.

*1.   Doggy Ice Cream Recipe

Frosty Paws may be the most well-known doggy ice cream, but it’s actually pretty easy to make your own version at home. Here are the ingredients you need:

1 32-oz. container of fat-free plain yogurt3 tablespoons peanut butter1 tablespoon honey1 mashed banana

It is best to use cupcake liners since ice cube trays are so small. Mix or blend all of the ingredients, then spoon them into the cupcake liners and freeze them. After you freeze the treats in the liners, let them sit out for a minute, peel off the paper and watch your dog go to town!

Please do not feed your dog onions, rhubarb, avocado, potatoes or mushrooms,tomato (foliage, vine, green fruit) grapes, garlic, and macadamia nuts as these veggies have been found to be harmful to dogs.

One of my dog’s favorite frozen treats is a simple cube of ice. He can hear the crack of an ice tray from any room in the house, and in a flash he’s there waiting for his cube. Ice cubes are an inexpensive, all-natural summer treat for dogs.

To add a little pizzazz, I like to put pieces of his favorite treats in the cubes before freezing them. For a more savory delight, prepare either chicken or beef broth according to the directions, freeze in an ice tray, then serve ‘em. You can also add cooked meat to each cube before freezing for an even more flavorful treat—not to mention an extra boost of protein.

And here are a few other garden goodies our dogs gobble with gusto:

Asparagus

Cauliflower

Cucumbers, if they are peeled
Fresh Lima beans, boiled
Fresh Soybeans, raw
Kale, if sauteed in olive oil, garlic and vermouth
Blueberries, if lightly cloaked with heavy cream

Need help keeping your dog cool in summer? Garden treats can help to keep your dog healthy.

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