How to make ice cream for a dog?

The idea of ​​treating your beloved dog to ice cream seems tempting to every owner. But making healthy ice cream with your own hands is a completely different matter. Immediately you start sorting through the ingredients in your head: what can a dog do? Milk for adult animals is not healthy. Sugar even more so. Chicken eggs, fruits and berries can cause an unwanted food reaction in a dog. You never know how your pet will react to a new ingredient. In addition, if the dog is on a ready-made balanced diet, food from the refrigerator is contraindicated for it. There is a high risk that your attempt to treat your dog with a homemade “ice cream” will turn into severe diarrhea for him. Does this mean that the idea should be abandoned? No.

It only takes seconds to make healthy ice cream for your dog—and no magic cooking classes! Even a child can cope with the task. All you need is:

– pyramid toy to fill with treats Kong

Your dog’s favorite treat. This is a balanced healthy treat that suits your pet. If the dog is on a therapeutic diet, therapeutic wet food (spiders, canned food) can be used as a treat.

What’s next?

The Kong toy is such a pyramid (it is also called a “snowman”) made of safe rubber with a hole inside. Dogs just love to chew on them, and the whole point is in the hole. You can put your pet’s favorite treat or wet food in it. And now the main secret: take all this splendor and place it in the freezer. As soon as the delicacy hardens, the “ice cream” is ready. Dinner is served!

Freezer toy? Many owners at this place will wince: is it possible to give “ice” to a dog? What if he crunches his teeth, suddenly gets a sore throat? We hasten to reassure you: this is impossible.

Remove the toy from the freezer as soon as the treat has hardened. The material of the “pyramid” will remain the same pleasant and elastic, only it will acquire a pleasant cooling effect. And to get to the frozen treat, the dog will have to work hard. Swallow it immediately and “freeze” will not work. Your pet will have to savor and lick the toy, warm the hidden treat with its warmth, and it will slowly thaw and get into the mouth in small particles.

Such “ice cream” will definitely not harm the dog. It brings complete benefits both in terms of treats and in terms of behavioral correction. Let’s talk about this in more detail.

• This is a pleasant and healthy meal.

With this point, everything is clear. You are freezing a really high-quality product that benefits your pet.

• An opportunity to occupy a dog with benefit and minimal effort.

You urgently need to finish the presentation, and your Jack Russell attacks your slippers again? Give him ice cream and get to work!

• Help in accustoming to a cage-aviary and a couch.

In order to accustom a dog to a bed or an open-air cage, she needs to instill pleasant associations with these objects. What’s better for that than ice cream? Put it on a couch or place it in an aviary. While the dog will feast on the “pyramid” and receive positive food reinforcement, its enthusiasm will spread to the couch with the aviary. She will remember that it is pleasant to be here.

• It will be easier for the dog to be left alone.

If your dog reacts with a plaintive howl to your every move, Kong ice cream will be your superhero!

Prepare ice cream in advance for the time of your departure. Give it to the dog, command “Wait.” Let it be in anticipation. The point is to have the dog start eating ice cream after the door closes behind you. This will reduce stress and brighten up the expectation of your beloved owner from work.

The method has only one side effect: it is quite possible that soon your dog will be waiting for your departure like manna from heaven!

• Fight stress.

Ice cream is the best stress reliever. You can take it with you to all hot spots: in a car or public transport, to a veterinary clinic or a grooming salon. See how the dog got excited? Give her a “pyramid” – it will work!

• Learning to greet guests

Some dogs are so hospitable that they are ready to jump on the hands of guests! Even if the guest is your 50kg friend and your dog is a Great Dane. To save your guests from an overly warm welcome, distract your dog with ice cream. Let them eat peacefully on the couch while you make tea.

• Relaxation for hyperactive dogs.

If your four-legged friend is Rip the Head, who is difficult to catch in a quiet activity, ice cream will be the best sedative for him. Give your dog a treat before bed or any other time you need to calm him down and make him sit down. Through monotonous licking and positive gustatory reinforcement, the dog will finally learn to relax and rest. And at the same time, you will have a rest!

These are not all examples when a toy can be used to correct behavior. In practice, “ice cream” will help in almost all educational moments. A nice bonus for the hosts: such a delicacy does not get your hands dirty, you don’t need to unpack it and look in your pockets, you don’t need to worry if it has weathered or gone bad.

What are you still waiting for? Rather cook!