What Can You Freeze for Your Dog?
- Vegetables & Fruit - Yep, plain ol' veggies like green beans, squash and sweet potato are fun to freeze and give as a cold treat. Just as fun are icy cool bananas, strawberries and apples.
- Chicken & Beef Broth - This should be a staple in your doggie pantry. It makes for great homemade dog treats, like the chicken broth biscuit recipe, but it is also a base ingredient for many chilly dog treats. Broth that is low in sodium is preferable to use for all of your dog treat recipes.
- Fruit Juices - You can use fruit juices for cold treats on a hot day. Ideally juice your fruit yourself to avoid excess sugar consumption or use juices that are lower in sugar. For example, look for juices that list "no added sugar".
- Yogurts - Another base ingredient, is plain low fat yogurt. You'll find many ways to mix this into your frozen dog treats.
- Baby Foods - These make a nice addition to a cool snack. Use organic fruit or vegetable blends for added flavor.
Combine your dogs favorite treats, meats or fruits and vegetables with a tasty water solution and simply freeze!
Tips & Techniques
- Ice Cube Trays - When using ice cube trays to freeze treats for your dog, you may want to buy a set just for him. You can make them a different color or style than the trays your family uses. There's nothing worse than putting a chicken broth ice cube in your glass of water!
- Cupcake Liners - You can use paper liners instead of ice cube trays to freeze treats. Once frozen, let them sit at room temperature for a few minutes. Then simply tear away the paper liner and watch your dog enjoy their treat.
- Ice cream containers - empty and cleaned ice cream containers are the perfect size for large breed dogs! Again, once frozen allow the treat to sit at room temperature for a few minutes and you will find it will slide away from the plastic very easily.