Elvis Pupsicles

Hey, it’s only 102º!  WOOHOO!!

Hendrix had quite the eventful morning.  She got to visit the vet for the first time in about a year.  I can’t complain – she’s pretty healthy.  Sadly, a lot of the vet techs she had made friends with had left our clinic and moved on.  Thankfully, the wonderful Dr. Hunter at LazyPaw Animal Hospital took her time making Hendrix comfortable & accommodating her finicky with new people behavior.  I understand she was quite the angel in the back (blow me over with a feather).  After that, we were off to agility class.  I was trying to keep her energy up & a bit “frenzied” by tugging and she seemed very willing to play today and with some speed.  The other half of her team (aka ME) was a little off kilter though…as I had a little bit of an upset stomach this morning.  She got to chase and be chased by our coach’s BC…I think she has a crush on him (he’s quite the blue chip agility prospect).  She was pooped!  I came home to drop her off and pick up Cooper (he was going to visit his pal TuggerTails for a bit).  I peeked in on her a few minutes after leaving (yes, we have a dogcam), and she had installed herself to sleep in her open kennel.  I totally endorse that choice when she was left “free” to roam downstairs.  She remained there sleeping until we got back home a few hours later.

Looks like this 30 minute post is going to consist of mostly doggie info!  (Imagine that!!)  I thought I’d share my “recipe” for what I’ve decided to call Elvis Pupsicles.  These are great make at home treats for days like today (that is – HOT).

To make these wholesome, cool treats you’ll need:

• plain non-fat yogurt or Greek yogurt
• honey
• peanut butter (get one with no sugar…preferably just peanuts)
• bananas
• ice cube trays
• blender or food processor

I can honestly say I didn’t measure a thing for this recipe.  I just eyeballed it.  I put about half of the 35.3 oz container of yogurt in the blender, added 1 very ripe and 1 not as ripe banana (though I think ripeness is irrelevant it’s just what I had), and maybe around 1/4 cup each of honey & peanut butter.  I blended it all up till smooth and then poured out into ice cube trays.  The consistency was pretty thick but I went with it.  You could certainly add a little water or the dogs would probably like chicken stock – if you wanted to thin it out a bit.  Trays went into the freezer for at least several hours, and then I removed from trays and stored in a Ziploc freezer bag.

We like stuffing the cubes that will fit inside of the pups’ Kongs.  Here’s a picture of Hendrix enjoying her Elvis Pupsicle Kong…at this point she’s actually just continuing to lick the empty inside…I confess we give our dogs lots of treats.  However, we try to choose healthy ones and we balance treat intake with food portioning and lots of activity.  Our vet seems to approve of their weight & condition.