Name: A Fun Summertime Recipe for Homemade Dog Treats
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 375 min
Ingredients: 2 cups seedless watermelon (blended); 1 6 ounce plain yogurt (see "Is Yogurt Safe For Dogs" in body)

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Homemade frozen watermelon and yogurt dog treats are perfect for keeping fur babies cool this summer. This recipe is dog approved!

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Is Watermelon Good for Dogs?

Watermelon is low in calories, low in sodium, fat free and cholesterol free making it a healthier choice for treats. So, yes, watermelon is good for dogs! Matter of fact, both you and your dog can enjoy this treat together. Watermelon makes the perfect summertime snack not only for us humans but for dogs too. What’s not good for dogs is the watermelon rind and seeds. Therefore, be sure when feeding dogs watermelon to use seedless watermelons and don’t feed your dog any of the watermelon rind as both can cause gastrointestinal blockage leading to an unexpected trip to your veterinarian.

Before introducing any new foods to your loving four legged companion, as always, be sure to check with your veterinarian.

Whether you’re using a melon baller or just cutting bite sized pieces, your dog will probably like for you to share a bite or two. One for your pup and two for you! LOL Frozen watermelon treats can be served alone or for an added treat why not add some yogurt.

Is Yogurt Safe for Dogs?

This is an excellent question as not all yogurts are safe for dogs. If planning to feed your dog yogurt please be sure it is plain yogurt and free of any added sweeteners, both natural and artificial. Be sure to read the label ingredients. Especially avoid an ingredient called xylitol as this is an artificial sweetener and is toxic for dogs.

Yogurt is a dairy product so if your dog gets gas, stomach upset, bloating, nausea, loose stools or even vomiting and diarrhea after eating even the smallest amount of milk or yogurt he or she may be lactose intolerance. Therefore, you may not want to add yogurt to your dogs diet. Again, seek the advise from your veterinarian.

Keep Your Pooch Cool With These Frozen Dog Treats

Looking for ways to keep your pooch cool during the dog days of summer? Make some homemade frozen watermelon and yogurt dog treats! It’s super easy and it can be a treat for you both.

Ingredients:

For this recipe all you will need some silicone candy molds or ice molds and a baking sheet.

2 cups seedless watermelon blended
1 small container of yogurt

Preparing to make homemade frozen dog treats

At the time I only have chocolate candy silicone molds but aren’t these pet molds just the cutest?

Silicone molds on Amazon for making homemade dog treats — Silicone molds on Amazon

Instructions:

Carefully cut the watermelon away from rind and discard rind. Place watermelon into blender and blend until smooth.

Using a teaspoon drop small amounts of yogurt into the silicone mold. No need to make sure it’s in there perfect just dollop some in each slot like so. Place tray on a baking sheet for stability.

making homemade dog treats; Yogurt in molds

Then carefully pour the blended watermelon into the silicone molds making sure each tray is full. Place tray in freezer until frozen (about 4-6 hours). When trays are frozen solid remove from freezer and gently push bottom of mold outward and treats should pop right out. And there you have frozen dog treats! Enjoy! Store treats in a baggie in the freezer until ready to use.