Refreshing Summer Treats for Gunnison

Hello again! I feel like I have been so busy this last week! I definitely enjoyed my time in Texas. It was SOOO good to see Lacey. Most of what we did was indoor activities...it was 100 degrees everyday and the Texas sun is HOT! It was just so good to be able to talk to an old friend!

Highlights from the trip included: Lacey getting a new dog, going to the drive-in movie theatre, just having girl talk, and shopping/bargain hunting. It was so much fun to have somebody to dig through clearance racks with and try on 20+ outfits at ROSS. One of my great finds was this:

What is it you say??? It is a ice cube tray to make frozen dog treats. I got it at ROSS for $2.99 and have already made Gunnison a TON of treats out of it. The nice thing about the tray is that it is silicone (so they pop out easy) but has a hard outer shell. And the cover is nice so the whole freezer doesn't smell like dog food. Even if you don't have the special tray you could just use a regular ice cube tray to make treats for your dog!

Originally I bought it because I often end up waisting a lot of his wet dog food. We only use it to fill his KONG toy when we leave for work. We usually end up throwing out about 1/2 of a can. So my idea was to freeze it into treats for him. Well, I haven't done it with wet dog food yet, but I have done several other varieties of treats. I used the old bananas we had to make peanut-butter & banana treats (pictures to follow). I also got some coupons for free baby food, so I bought some to freeze and make treats out of. I also made him some chicken broth & cheddar treats. It is so fun to be able to get really creative! Before trying anything too crazy be sure to check out this list of foods that are toxic to dogs.

All that was in the first treats I made were peanut butter, bananas and water!

The peanut butter & banana treats ready to freeze!

These are chicken & cheddar treats. I sprinkled shredded cheddar 

in the tray and then poured in chicken broth.

The treats!

It is so easy and fun! Not to mention that Gunnison LOVES the treats! He seriously comes running every time I open the freezer and looks so sad if I don't give him a treat! He loves them so much that I could not get a picture of him enjoying one. He ran off with it every time I tried. I did however get a picture of Scott enjoying one of the treats!

Scott and I didn't eat too badly tonight either. One the menu was grilled salmon, grilled asparagus and home-made potato salad!

Sending love to you from Colorado!