Our furry friends are part of our family and we want them to eat good food and stay healthy to enjoy life for as long as possible. We also love giving them treats, and we feel better when we can provide wholesome, healthy options.
Because we have orchards full of apples, pears and blueberries we figured we should look for some great ways to include these antioxidant rich fruits in the diet of man’s best friend. It turns out that the same health benefits that apples, pears and blueberries provide us are the same health benefits for our dogs.
First, your pet might love apples, pears and blueberries as-is without them made into treats. For apples and pears be sure to remove the core and seeds. And if your dog is small, be sure to cut the slices into smaller pieces to prevent choking. Many dogs love blueberries too and they make a great treat when frozen, especially on hot summer days.
If you are willing to invest a little time and go the extra mile here are a few snack ideas to make your own homemade pet treats.
These apple crisp crackers are a great way to use up an extra apple and they only take about 10 minutes to prep and 20 minutes to bake.
Apple Carrot Dog Treats are super cute little bite size treats for your furry friend. This easy recipe makes a big batch of 280 bite size treats.
You can literally give your dog a bone with these pumpkin apple dog treats that only take 4 ingredients.
Just like your doggies might enjoy an ice cube now and then…they’ll love these frozen apple yogurt cubes.
Remember those frozen blueberries – up the doggie treat game with blueberries frozen in coconut oil.
We’re not sure that your dog cares what his tasty treats look like – but these apple peanut butter donuts look like they could grace any bakery case.
These little treats hit on all cylinders incorporating both blueberries and applesauce for the doggy version of PB&J snack bites.
Here’s another frozen treat that includes blueberries and bananas, as well as some fiber rich flax.
Some pear puree, coconut flour and coconut oil along with honey make the base of these sweet doggie pear treats.
And finally our meat loving friends will beg for this basil pear chicken jerky that sounds down right gourmet.
Our furry family members need the same love, attention and great food that we enjoy, so spend a little extra time and make them some special treats because that is an act of love and Wholesome to the Core.
Need more dog treat ideas? Check out our Pet Snack board on Pinterest and get more doggie snack ideas.
And don’t forget to check out blog post on Running with Dogs if you want to spend more time outdoors with your canine companion.