Mom and Dad spent a lot of time Friday and Saturday doing things that quite frankly, didn't have much to do with me. Friday Dad took Mom to Chicago for her birthday trip. Saturday they were busy pouring concrete to fix the sidewalk from where it got torn up to fix that broken pipe last Fall. After that, they were busy weeding and planting flowers and vegetables. I was lucky to get a little time to go out an snoopervise the planting!
So, on Sunday, I had high hopes that there would finally be some me time. As it turns out, the heatwave hit on Sunday and it was really hot. I settled in for a lazy Sunday, figuring I was going to have to just be happy to have time at home with my people.
Imagine my surprise when Mom got up and went outside for a few minutes and Dad soon followed. She came back inside and got a different collar for me and Dad got out the long leash. I was curious about what was going on. We went outside and there was the pool all ready for me to hop in!
At first, I had to taste test the water. That part is very important. Then, I had to check and make sure that it was the right temperature with a toe check. After that, I finally got in and enjoyed it some more. Of course, when it's over, you need to make sure you get properly dried off!
The fun just kept going, too! Blueberry and Lilac came out, but neither of them enjoy it like I do. Plus, it was pretty hot. After we got tired of the pool, we went inside and enjoyed a nice naked afternoon nap with no collars on. Finally, at the end of the day, we enjoyed Frosty Paws! Sunday turned out to be a pretty good day after all!
We had so many people ask about the Frosty Paws and say that they couldn't get them where they live that I thought I'd share a recipe for them. You can do a lot of variations on it, based on what your dog likes or what you have at hand. I know some people like to freeze them in Kongs, too, to make them last longer. Hopefully doing the conversions won't be too tough for those of you who use metric.
32 oz. plain yogurt
1 mashed banana
2 T p'nut butter
2 T honey
It’s true dairy products aren’t good for dogs, but yogurt contains much less lactase than regular milk and the live cultures are great for your dog’s digestive system. This dog ice cream recipe is delicious and good for your pet!
1. Mix all these ingredients in your blender, then dump into ice cube trays, paper cups, or even a kong toy to freeze and serve.
2. If you want to go all out for your mutt you can freeze these homemade frosty paws just like you would homemade ice cream. A salt-less automatic ice cream maker makes this as easy as using any other appliance in your home and the frosty paws will be ready to serve in 10 minutes.
For the ultimate treat, appropriate for desert at a doggy birthday party, follow steps one and two, then take the mostly frozen dog ice cream product of number two and spread it 1” to 1½” thick on wax paper. Freeze for five minutes and thenremove dog ice cream from freezer. Next, use a paw shaped cookie cutter to cut a paw shaped “frosty paws”, remove ice cream around edges, and return paw shapes to the freezer to freeze solid.
We have had some wonderful weather here this week, perhaps even a little warmer than Lilac is happy with. The other night, we had to crack out the Frosty Paws for the first time. I think the girls were happy! I shouldn't be surprised that they each have their own style for eating the Frosty Paws or that Bunny tried to collect and keep all the cups at the end.
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I'm a girl living in the midwest with my husband and three greyhounds. Sometimes I share writing privileges with Bunny, the youngest of the hounds, as we write about the adventures, or misadventures, of our daily life.
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