Easy Dog Treat Gifts

 

 

If you're looking for a quick, easy and thoughtful gift for the dog lover on your list,  I'm going to offer you a suggestion.  You only need 2 ingredients:

 

• Milkbones (or dog biscuits of your choice - you could even make your own)
  
• White chocolate morsels (or wafers).   

DIRECTIONS:

1. Lay out the dog biscuits on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil.  
2. Empty one 10-oz package of white morsels in a microwave safe bowl.  Microwave on high for 1 minute.  Take out, stir.  Microwave another 10-15 seconds until the chips are completely melted.  Be careful not to over-cook as they will burn and you'll have to start all over.  
3. When the morsels are melted, grab a spoon and drizzle the white chocolate over the bones on the cookie sheet.  You can add food coloring to make them more festive, and you can also dip the bones halfway in the white chocolate instead to make them half-dipped.
4. Place the cookie sheet in the freezer for about 5 minutes, then take out and wrap them up however you'd like.  I like wrapping them in little cello bags or little treat boxes and adding a ribbon.  I also add a little note, for example, saying "Merry Christmas to Sparky, love Santa Paws" and they make wonderful gifts for my dog-loving friends!
   

And yes, if you're wondering - white chocolate is SAFE for dogs.  It contains no cocoa which is what is toxic in regular chocolate. Hope you (and your dog friends) enjoy!

 

 

Dog treat balls

Treat balls are a fun way for your dog to eat their favorite treats and get some fun exercise at the same time! Each of my dogs have their own "treat balls". I buy Vitakraft yogurt drops (available in vanilla, carob or peanut butter) and break them up in small pieces and put about 4-5 drops total in each ball. They go nuts with their treat balls! I love watching them roll the balls from room to room with their little noses and eating the trail of treats that drop out. They chase those things all over the house. All they have to hear is "yogurt drops" and they run to their balls because they know that's the only way they get yogurt drops.

I have 2 different treat balls. One is called a "giggle ball" which is a hard plastic and makes a goofy giggle sound as it rolls around. The other one is a softer plastic (but still hard if that makes sense) and it has dimples throughout it which lets my my min-pin, Alexis, "grip" and pick up the ball with her teeth and carrry it to another room should Sammy have the audacity to get too close to it.

This isn't the actual one we have but it's very similar. It has a hole on one side where you can put the treats inside and where the treats drop out of while it rolls around.

If your dog doesn't have a treat ball I highly recommend you let them try one - they will love it and you will get a kick out of watching them play with it!