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Create healthy snacks for your dog

Use these creative ideas to make healthy snacks for your pooch.

These are the best healthy treats for your pet: 

Apple slices
Baby carrots
Broccoli
Carob (in small amounts)
Cheese and cottage cheese (provided your dog isn’t lactose intolerant)
Cinnamon (in moderation)
Coconut and coconut oil
Cranberries
Eggs
Flax seed (milled or oil)
Fruit salad
Greek Yogurt and kefir
Green beans
Lean meat
Liver (in moderation)
Mint
Oatmeal (cooked)
Parsley
High- quality peanut butter
Pears (minus seeds!)
Peas
Pineapple
Popcorn
Pumpkin, zucchini, squash
Rice
Salmon and tuna
Spirulina
Sweet potatoes
Seaweed nori
Turmeric

You should avoid foods which can be toxic to your dog, like raisins, macadamia nuts, chocolate, alcohol, artificial sweeteners, onions, yeast dough, avocados, coffee and grapes.

Read what NOT to feed your pooch: Foods that your dog should not eat

 

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