Savory & Sweet Kong recipe!

We’d go crazy without our Kong’s, especially during a heatwave when our dogs can’t play outside as much during the day; These frozen treats keep our pups cool and occupied when they have to stay inside!

We like make new recipes multiple times a week to keep them fun and exciting, while adding different health benefits with our ingredients! The fact that these have all healthy ingredients, mean that they can have them multiple times a day if we wanted, and they wouldn’t cause issues.

Keep in mind that our dogs are very used to new treats, for dogs that aren’t, they should be introduced to new treats slower and use a moderate amount of filling.

Ingredients

  • 1, 13 oz can of wet food (You can use whatever brand your dog is used to or you’d like to try)
  • 3/4 cup of apple sauce
  • 3/4 cup of pure canned pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup of coconut oil, softened
  • 1/2 cup of natural peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup of raw honey

Mix all the ingredients together and fill into Kong’s or any interactive toys you have. We freeze overnight and they’re ready to go for the next morning!

We love Kong’s because they’re the tough, easy to fill and use, and the one pictured above has lasted us years!

Easter Egg Hunt

Dogs love to be included in everything right? Our dogs like to take part in the festivities of every holiday! We bake them cookies and cakes, we dress them up in cute decorations, so for Easter we thought we’d do an Easter egg hunt. We have access to woods on our property so it made sense for us to hide the eggs in there, but it can also be done in the yard or even inside.

We bought some plastic eggs and filled them with our dog’s favourite treats including quail eggs. Then we hid some around the woods (since it was their first time we hid them easily) and let them sniff to find them one at a time. This is a great and enriching way to add some simple scent work to your schedule since they have to sniff out the treats, as well as tire your dog out mentally.

Some of our dogs caught on more quickly than others and some needed help, but everyone had a blast! This will be a new tradition for sure.

This was our first time trying the Easter egg hunt, we enjoyed it so much that we intend to hide more things around the woods for them to find, and try some scent work classes or seminars in the future! We love finding new ways to tire our dogs out mentally; canine enrichment is one of our favourite topics, so keep your eyes open for more ideas soon.

Enjoy the video!

Welcome to our blog!

Are you obsessed with dogs? Are you always wanting to learn new things about dogs? Does reading and seeing cute pictures and videos of dogs make you smile? If you answered yes to any of these questions then this is definitely the blog for you!

Throughout this blog we will be talking about all things dog related, including recipes. We will be sharing all our best recipes including dog cakes, cookies, pies, frozen treats, kong recipes and our favourite supplements to feed and what they’re good for. These recipes are tested on all of our dogs (but everyone knows they aren’t picky haha) as well as other pickier dogs. These recipes will be picky dog approved!

Our next category is going to talk about all of our favourite products. We will share all our favourite treats, food, toys, beds, collars, leashes and bandanas! All of our dogs have different favourites, and with our wide variety of dogs in our pack, I’m sure we have one that relates to your pup!

We will also be talking a lot about training, as it’s a huge part of our lives and our dogs lives. Our youngest pups typically have 2 formal training sessions daily, but their whole lives are revolved around training. Off leash hikes are a great source of enrichment and exercise but also a wonderful time to practice “leave it” “come” “stay with me” “fetch” and many more commands! Our older dogs don’t get as many formal training sessions as they aren’t involved in dog sports and they know all the basics. Some of our dogs don’t know many tricks, so we will probably use them to explain how to teach different tricks from the start! We are not trainers, we are just two people who have tons of experience training different dogs and want to share our journey with whoever wants to read about it.

Another category will be entirely about canine enrichment. A tired dog is a happy dog right? Who hasn’t heard that saying before? Most people think of a tired dog as a dog that’s just run a marathon, but what many people don’t understand is that a truly tired dog has to be mentally tired as well as physically tired. Training is one good way to achieve a mentally tired dog, but in this category we will talk about different puzzle games that you can put together for your dog easily, and anything that is considered mentally enriching for the dog! We will also talk about the best mentally stimulating products that are out there!

There will also be a section on dog grooming. We are both dog groomers and will be sharing different tips for nail trimming, properly brushing, bathing and sharing our experiences with grooming in general. We will also help show you how to deal with dogs that may not love grooming, or dogs that have some fear of grooming. During these hard times with COVID-19 many dogs will not be able to get to their regular groomers, so this section will likely help you keep your dogs in better condition until you can get to a groomer again!

Our final category is probably going to be the one we use the most, this section will be all about our fun adventures with our dogs. Having fun with our dog is the most important thing in the world to us. We are excited to share our gorgeous pack with you, and all our fun adventures! We’d love if you would follow along! Follow us on Instagram to see when new blog posts are up, itsallaboutthebarks.