DIY Goodies To Offer Trick-Or-Treating Dogs On Halloween

Halloween night is full of frights and fun. As you prepare your candy bowl for costumed kiddos, don’t forget that there might be some tail-waggers tagging along!

If you live in a dog-friendly city or neighborhood, consider keeping some goodies on hand to offer to any pups who are trick-or-treating with their families. Since there’s going to be lots of candy around that they shouldn’t be eating, these treats are safe ways to keep them happy while they join in on the fun! Just make sure to ask if it’s alright to give Fido a snack, and make sure that no one in the paw family has food allergies.

1. Peanut Butter Apple Treats

Here are a few things to keep in mind: make sure that the apple pieces you use don’t include any bits of core or seeds, which contain cyanide. Also, if you choose to use sprinkles, make sure that they are not chocolate, and only use a tiny bit to avoid feeding your pup too much sugar. If this concerns you, we would suggest using crushed salt-free peanuts to roll the coated apples in, instead!

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Peanut Butter (xylitol free)

1/4 Cup Peanut butter Chips

12 Pretzel Sticks (low sodium or no salt)

3 Apples

Watch this easy how-to video:

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Don’t those look great?! We bet your pooch would love to gobble up these tasty treats, and share them with all of his friends! Heck–we might try a bite or two, as well!

*Canines certainly can’t have caramel apples, but these coated apples-on-a-stick are the perfect pup-sized substitute.

2. Canine-Friendly Candy Corn

INGREDIENTS
– 1 1/2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
-1/2 Cup Oatmeal
– 1/2 Cup Chicken Brooth
– 1 Egg

For Coloring the Candy Corn
3 Tbsp All Purpose Flour
6 Tbsp Water
1 Tbsp Canned Pumpkin
1/2 Tbsp Coconut Oil
1/2 tsp Turmeric

DIRECTIONS
Preheat your oven to 350 Degrees. Mix together all of the main ingredients in a bowl. Form a nice dough. If you need to add a bit more flour, or water, to make it more dough like, go ahead and do that. Once you have a nice dough ball, spread a bit of flour on your surface and roll the dough out to about 1/4 inch thick. If you have Candy Corn Cookie Cutters I would suggest using those, otherwise you can make a big circle, and cut your dough into pizza slices. Lay cookies onto a lined cookie sheet.

Now onto the coloring. The first color you want to do is the white. Mix together 1 Tablespoon of Flour, 2 Tablespoons of water, and 1/2 of a Tablespoon of coconut oil. Stir together, and then paint on the top portion of your cookies.

The next color we are going to make is the Yellow. Mix together 1 Tablespoon of Flour, 2 Tablespoons of water, and 1/2 of a Tablespoon Turmeric. Stir together and paint the bottom portion of the cookies.

Now the Orange. Mix together 1 Tablespoon of Flour, 2 Tablespoons of water, and 1 Tablespoon of canned pumpkin (you may need to add a bit more flour to thicken this one). Paint the center parts of the cookies.

Place the cookies into the oven for about 20 minutes. If you want your cookies to have a shine, after 20 mins, take the cookies out, and brush them with egg whites, then place them back into the oven for an additional 5 minutes. Enjoy!

Heck, these may even be better than the real thing! Treat visiting pups to one of these oatmeal-and-wheat cookies instead of the waxy, sugary candy.

3. Pumpkin Pup Bites

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YOU’LL NEED

1 Cup Fresh Pumpkin
1 and ½ Cups Rice Flour
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
½ Tablespoon Freshly Ground Ginger
1 Free Range Egg
1 Cup Honey
1 Cup Vegetable Oil

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TO MAKE

1. Preheat oven to 175 Degrees Celsius. Line a flat baking tray with baking paper.

2. Peel and dice pumpkin into cubes and bring to boil in saucepan of water. Drain pumpkin and allow to cool. Puree in blender or food processor (or if you want to be old school, mash your pumpkin to a fine puree). Chill in refrigerator.

3. Combine flour, cinnamon and ginger in bowl and mix well.

4. Combine egg, honey and vegetable oil in large bowl and whisk until well combined.

5. Add the chilled pumpkin puree to the wet ingredients and whisk until well combined.

6. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, whisking well until all ingredients are combined.

7. With teaspoons, spoon the batter onto the lined tray spacing about one inch apart to make mini cake patties.

8. Bake for 15 minutes. To test, insert a toothpick into the cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is ready and can be removed from the oven. Allow cakes to cool and serve.

Makes approximately 30 pumpkin dog treats. Best consumed fresh, so freeze any leftovers not consumed within 72 hours.

To dress up your dog pumpkin treats with our Halloween Flag, download your free printable here:

Happy Halloween Pretty Fluffies!

Pooches love pumpkin, plus it’s good for them! (In moderation, of course.) Pass out these perfectly orange goodies, and keep the recipe for when Thanksgiving rolls around.

4. Burlap Barker Bags

This Halloween, be prepared with treats for the kids and the furry friends who come to our door – with these Halloween Treat Bags for Dogs which are so super simple to make!

All you need is some small burlap bags {frugal buy at the dollar store}, a black permanent marker, festive Halloween ribbon, and some Big Heart Pet Brands {Milk-Bone, Pup-Peroni and/or Milo’s Kitchen} dog treats.

Take each burlap bag and using the black permanent marker, draw some paw prints on the front. Easy peesy!

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Then, fill each bag with some delicious dog treats. Our Charlie loves Milk-Bone, Pup-Peroni and Milo’s Kitchen – so I chose both the hard Milk-Bone biscuits and the soft treats, as well as some Pup-Peroni. You might have to snap the Pup-Peroni in half to fit into the bag.

Your pet may be very curious as to what you are doing with their favorite treats; they will make sure to supervise your project! Their assistance in this easy DIY project will be rewarded! Mmmm!

Give your four-legged visitors a whole bag full of goodies! Pop a few nuggets into this easy-to-make drawstring bag for a few treats that can be enjoyed now and later.

Of course, you can always keep a simple box of dog treats near the door–costumed canines will enjoy them, just the same!

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*Re-posted by: https://iheartdogs.com/6-diy-goodies-to-offer-trick-or-treating-dogs-on-halloween/

Rethinking Pet Insurance

If you don’t have it, you’re not alone. Only three percent of pet owners have pet insurance, according to the American Animal Hospital Association, which seems astonishingly low when you consider that 88 percent of us consider our dogs members of the family.

Not surprisingly, the end of your dog’s life is the most expensive because that’s when he’s most vulnerable to arthritis, diseases of the heart, liver, and kidneys, and cancer. And treatment costs aren’t cheap. A support harness, ramp, and a year’s supply of medication for an arthritic dog can set you back $500. Radiation therapy for cancer can climb to about $5,000.

On average dog owners wind up spending somewhere around $1,500 a year on health care for their dogs, according to a survey by the American Kennel Club. And one out of three dogs needs some kind of emergency treatment at some point in his life.

So why don’t more people have pet insurance?

Here are the most common reasons given for not buying pet insurance.

“I don’t know which policy to buy.” This is a reasonable complaint. Most people’s medical point of contact is a vet, and most vets don’t make it their practice to recommend specific health insurers. To find the right plan for your dog, start here.

“I’m worried it won’t cover all my dog’s health costs.” Different plans offer different kinds of coverage, and many plans cover quite a bit, especially if your dog is under a certain age. It’s almost impossible, however, to find a plan that covers everything. Still, almost everything is better than nothing, right?

“It’s too expensive.” Depends on what you mean by “expensive.” Spending $1,500 for an MRI to see if your dog tore his ligament while catching a frisbee, and then another couple thousand for surgery to repair the damage–that seems expensive. Spending around $30 a month for a premium? Not so much.

“I’ll get to it–tomorrow.” But by then it may be too late. Plus, not all companies offer coverage after your dog reaches a certain age.

Things to keep in mind when buying pet insurance:

Not all companies offer plans for senior dogs; VPI, the largest insurer of pets by far, doesn’t offer enrollment to dogs over 10 years old.
Not all plans cover cancer. Considering cancer kills about half of all senior dogs, it’s a good idea to check that your plan includes this coverage before signing the dotted line.
It won’t cover preexisting conditions. If you present a big bill to your insurance company, you’ll probably need to turn over all your vet records to prove this isn’t a condition you’ve known about for a long time.
Shop around. Our comprehensive article on pet insurance will help you get started.
This Old House has published their list of the best Pet Insurance Companies for 2022.

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*Re-posted by: https://dogtime.com/dog-health/dog-alternative-health/1064-rethink-pet-insurance

Month: October 2019

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