Bark City Doggy Daycare

A Kong has limitless options on what you can stuff into it. As long is it isn't something potentially poisonous to dogs like onions and chocolate. The easiest way to fill a Kong is to turn it upside down (biggest opening facing upward) inside a coffee cup. The coffee cup holds it in place while you spoon in the filling. Filling options can be as simple as a favorite canned dog food or can be a mixture of household ingredients that you have on hand, such as: Roasted Sweet Potato and Peanut Butter: 1/2 roasted sweet potato with out the skin 3/4 c. of peanut butter 1/4 c. of flax seeds 1/2 cut oats ~ Mix all the ingredients together and spoon into an ice cube tray. Place in freezer. When frozen, you can take an individual cube out and place in the Kong. Coconut Banana 1 cup of plain yogurt 1 tsp. of coconut oil 1 sliced banana  ~ Mix all ingredients together and stuff into your Kong. Place Kong into freezer until frozen.   Chicken and Pumpkin 1 jar of ch...

I'm a lady of convenience and when it comes to making things, I like to make it as easy as possible. Especially, when it comes to making summertime treats for myself AND my dog. I don't want to be using two separate bowls, with separate ingredients. To me, that equals MORE dishes and MORE prep. That's why I like to make things that my furry love and I can both enjoy. Hence, coconut, peach "Ice cream" (or Kong filler!). It's super easy to make and even easier to enjoy! All you need is: - A bowl full of frozen or fresh peaches (you can also do other fruits to your liking) -A can of full fat coconut milk - 1/4 cup pure maple syrup (not that gross corn syrup-y fake stuff) Then, all you do is puree all the ingredients in your blender and freeze. If you want to stuff a Kong with this mixture, you freeze it until it is thick, but still able to pour. Then, take your Kong and place it upside down in a cup to hold it in place and pour. Place it back in the...

This coming Sunday will be Easter. In some homes, that means a big Easter ham with all the fixin's and baskets full of candy and CHOCOLATE for our two-legged family members (aka.. humans). But, we must be extra careful during holidays to make sure our four-legged family members do not get into the candy or the dinner. Some ingredients (like chocolate) are poisonous to dogs . Here is a handy list I made last Thanksgiving as a quick "go-to" list on what dogs can and cannot have from the table. Though, now that I am looking back on this list--- I forgot chocolate on the bad side! As an alternative to fretting over what our dogs can and cannot have, I have gathered a list of 5 dog treat recipes that you can make for your dog to eat while you are eating the people's food. Here 'ya go: Just click on the link provided at the bottom of each image to bring you to the actual recipe. Honey and Ham dog treats from Doggy Dessert Chef Easter Brunch Scramble form ...