Thanksgiving dinner, dog style!

Our dogs are like our children, we spoil them like crazy because they are our lives. It only makes sense that they should celebrate holidays too, right?

As you saw from our last post, we made puppy pumpkin pies, and they loved them but we wanted to do more. We had some leftovers from our dinner that we decided to split them up on 7 little plates and give our dogs a special dinner too.

We believe that “human food” in moderation is just fine for your pups, but be sure not to feed them food that can be toxic for them, such as onions, grapes, raisins, chocolate, etc.

They were eager to try their meal, as you can see! Their plates were made up of turkey, a small bun, a mixture of carrots, stuffing, and sweet potato and of course their puppy pumpkin pie! It was just as much fun for us to watch them all choose their favourite from the plate as it was for them to actually eat it.

We put a lot of training into our dogs, we make sure they don’t act like complete spoiled brats, we make sure they get healthy food and tons of exercise, but sometimes it’s not about training or anything else; it’s just about enjoying their company and giving them more than they could ever want. There’s a reason people call them their “fur babies”, because they are like our children!

Enjoy the photos and let us know what your pups got for thanksgiving!

Banana Kong Recipe

We use frozen Kong’s a lot in our household, it’s a perfect way to keep your pup busy in their crate while you’re gone, entertain them while you’re working from home or even to cool them down on a hot day! We’ll most likely start sharing new Kong recipes weekly as we test them out! Your dog will LOVE this one if they love peanut butter and bananas!

You’ll need:

  • Natural peanut butter
  • Coconut oil
  • Ripe bananas
  • A bowl
  • A fork to mash and stir together
  • A butter knife (we find this is one of the easiest ways to fill the Kong)
  • A Kong of appropriate size for your dog

We took 2 bananas and mashed them up, then added 1/2 cup of natural peanut butter and 1/2 cup of softened coconut oil. Mix it all together and now you have a delicious treat for your dog! This will fill quite a few Kong’s dependent on the size of your dog, we have a variety of large, medium and small Kong’s for our pack. Once filled we place in the freezer for a couple hours or until we are ready to feed!

It’s important to note that our dogs eat different food and treats daily so their stomachs are strong and used to every treat. If your dog is used to only eating their kibble you should introduce new treats slowly and in moderation to avoid an upset tummy!

Nacho testing the new recipe for us, I think he liked it!