Today (Okay, every day for us) is National Dog Day! We have shared quite a few dog-inspired posts over the years, so we created a round up of our favorites to celebrate. Click on the links below for treat recipes, costume ideas, and Cooper in a lot of birthday hats.
1. Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats | 2. The Cooper Dog
3. Doggie Birthday Cake | 4. “Pup”cakes
5. Baby Food Dog Treats | 6. Halloween Costumes for Dogs | 7. “Pup”sicles
How
Do you have leftover baby food taking up space in your pantry? Maybe a couple jars of your baby’s least favorite meal, or just some pouches your “big kids” no longer want to snack on? Don’t throw them out! All you need are two more ingredients and you have some healthy and tasty treats for your dog!
Ingredients:
1. A pouch or jar of baby food. *MAKE SURE it does not contain any ingredients that are harmful to dogs! We had a couple jars that had raisins as an ingredient so we skipped over those!
2. Flour
3. Oats
Directions:
1. Mix equal parts of each ingredient until you reach a consistency similar to pizza dough.
2. Sprinkle flour on a clean surface and roll out mixture.
3. Use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes and place them on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil. You can also use a knife and cut the dough into rectangles or squares.
4. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Let cool.
We hope your pup loves these treats as much as Cooper does!
*Read ingredients of baby food carefully to make sure there are only all natural ingredients, no added sugars, and no fruits or vegetables that are harmful to dogs.
*Serve in moderation.
Cooper turns 8 today! Happy Birthday to my very best friend.
I made Cooper his very own dog-friendly cupcakes AKA “Pup”Cakes to munch on. I used the same recipe from his birthday cake from last year, but this time spooned the batter into lined cupcake tins and baked them for 25 minutes.
The “pup”cakes are made with peanut butter and carrots so of course he LOVED them!
And since Cooper is obviously part of the family, he got his own personalized cupcake toppers using Places for Faces! Soon everyone will be able to make their own custom party decor using Places for Faces! Sign up below to be one of the first to use this new tool and to find out when we launch! We are so excited and we hope you are too!
Happy Birthday, Cooper dog! We love you so much!
1. Pumpkin Peanut Butter | 2. Apple | 3. Carrot Banana | 4. Peanut Butter Bacon | 5. Carrot & Cheese | 6. Cinnamon Peanut Butter Pumpkin
Our sweet Cooper dog loves a good treat. He was a big fan of the Pupsicles we made him this Summer as well as the Doggie Birthday Cake we made when he turned 7! These homemade dog treats are simple, tasty, and perfect to have on hand or make in bulk and freeze! We’re excited to try each of the recipes and so is Cooper (he just doesn’t know it yet).
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We’ve been on a wild Popsicle kick this Summer and it looks like the rest of the Pinterest world is in the same boat. As we stock up on Popsicle pins, we came across a few recipes for “Pup”sicles and got really excited. Popsicles for Cooper Dog! How thrilled he will be.
While there are dozens of recipes to choose from out there, we quite preferred this one as it has lots of Cooper’s favorite foods. We adjusted their recipe to make just eight Pupsicles, which should last Cooper a while.
What you need:
16 oz yogurt (we used fat free vanilla yogurt)
2 Tablespoons peanut butter
2 Tablespoons honey
1 banana (mashed)
8 plastic cups (we used 2oz cups like these)
8 dog treat sticks
Plastic wrap
What to do:
1. Mix together yogurt, peanut butter, honey, and banana in a bowl.
2. Divide mixture between eight cups.
3. Cover each cup tightly with a small sheet of plastic wrap.
4. With a sharp knife, make a small cut in the center of each piece of plastic.
5. Insert one treat stick into each cup.
6. Freeze!
*Like any treat with peanut butter and honey, make sure you keep these pupsicles sealed in a labeled container away from any food you might serve your little ones
Cooper is the best dog model we’ve ever worked with, but he was so excited for his Pupsicle he just couldn’t take it anymore!
P.S. Check out the doggie Birthday cake we made for Cooper this year!