A few months back we welcomed two new puppies into our home after the passing of Winnie. We had brought home Flash a few weeks before we could bring home Dexter from the rescue who was taking care of him and his mom. The two puppies are a few weeks apart in age, yet their personalities are worlds apart. Flash is a very relaxed mellow pup that loves to sleep, while Dexter is very social and active. 

The lady that we had gotten Flash from had been very helpful; she told me that the mother had stopped feeding Flash and what food he had been eating. That he wasn’t house trained and he was a great little puppy. He has been the cleanest puppy I have ever had. When we brought home Dexter the story was very much different. They didn’t know what food he was on, claimed he was house trained, and got along with cats. We are still working on the cats, and a dog door is NOT house training! He was also carried a lot which at first was a huge adjustment for the little guy. They both bonded very quickly and hate being apart for long. 

Shortly after I had brought home the puppies; I was informed that the food I had just switched Winnie to in December was the same that was being questioned for killing dogs. I am not sure if the claims are valid or not. They would never be able to bring Winnie back, but it did make me do further research on dog foods. It was an eye opener for me as to what was good for them, and what natural foods they could have. I did decide to place the puppies on a grain free food completely. They are so pampered, pure pumpkin, peanut butter home made treats, apple slices, strawberries, sweet potatoes, frozen plain yogurt, and carrots.  Here is what their lunch treats look like. 

I also freeze a lot of the treats for later use. I have been saving recipes on Pinterest.

1 cup plain yogurt

1 tsp honey

1 Tbsp peanut butter

stir and fill molds freeze and serve as a treat you can find the molds on Amazon.

Kong  Frozen Treats

and  their favorite treat is frozen pumpkin.

Makes (2 ounce) treats

 Ingredients:

1 cups of low fat plain yogurt (no sugar, no additives)

1- 29 ounce can of pure pumpkin 

1/3 cup all natural peanut butter 

Mix together and freeze for later.

Dexter enjoys the tiny treats.

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The puppies have been a perfect addition to our family. Dexter loves playing with the kids old golf toys, and Flash loves running and catching squeaking toys. I share their photos often on Instagram.