Making Christmas and holiday treats with your pup can be a fun and festive way to spend time together! It’s a great way to start a holiday tradition with your puppy that you can enjoy for years to come and get the whole family involved, especially if this is your first Christmas with a new puppy.
Sharing the holiday season with your pup is sure to put both of you in the Christmas spirit – plus it's guaranteed that every cookie made with love for man's best friend will be extra tasty too. Get your matching aprons ready to make these 14 homemade holiday treats for your puppy.
Tips for Holiday Baking With Your Puppy
While you may want to dive in and get started making tasty Christmas dog treats, it’s important to keep a few things in mind while making Christmas treats with your puppy. Whether you are baking, using a stovetop or microwave, or making frozen treats, keep these tips handy.
Puppy safety
When baking and cooking around your puppy, always use caution to keep your puppy safe during the holiday season. Watch your puppy around appliances and cords and any hot stove tops and ovens.
There are plenty of holiday treats that your doggy pal can help you whip up from simple ingredients you may already have in your pantry like oats, honey, and peanut butter. You’ll want to use ingredients that are safe and non-toxic to puppies in your recipes.
Lastly, make sure you use smaller portions than you would for human treats. Puppies have small mouths. Also, you don’t want to contribute to dog obesity if your treats are too rich or too big.
Get into the Christmas spirit
You can set the mood by putting on Christmas music, dressing your puppy in festive holiday attire, and of course, letting your puppy lick the spoon and bowl – the best part of baking with your pup!
Follow your puppy’s lead
You may have experience with commercially made best treats for puppies, but a DIY homemade approach is something extra special. Your puppy may prefer frozen treats over baked ones, but you won’t know unless you give them some options. Why not make a bunch of different styles of homemade puppy Christmas treats with a variety of ingredients to see which ones they like best? A taste test buffet is always a fun opportunity for a photoshoot!
Throw a puppy treat pawty
Speaking of a taste test buffet, turn it into a pawty with other puppies to enjoy the fruits of your labor! Make fun invitations, set up your home to be puppy-friendly, deck your halls with puppy-safe decorations, put on some Christmas music, and watch your puppies gobble up delicious homemade holiday treats just for dogs. If you can’t host a party, make doggie bags filled with a variety of treats to distribute to your favorite puppy friends.
Make These 14 Delicious DIY Homemade Holiday Puppy Treats
1. Gingerbread Dog Cookies Christmas Treats of Gone To The Snow Dogs
2. Christmas Pudding Cookie Dog Treats from Baking Mad
3. No Bake Peanut Butter and Carob Dog Treats Recipe from Shell & Katy of Pretty Fluffy
4. Cranberry, Lentil, and Oat Christmas Dog Treats from Ashley of I Don’t Have Time For That!
5. Irresistible Christmas Cookie Dog Treats from Dr. Katy Nelson of BARK Post
6. Peppermint Pinwheel Dog Treat Recipe from Jodi Chick of Kol’s Notes
7. 5-Ingredient Christmas Dog Treats from Jenn Fishkind at Princess Pinky Girl
8. Homemade Cinnamon Roll Dog Treats from the staff of Pet Coupon Savings
9. Apple Mint Christmas Dog Bones from Linda Brinser of Natural Pet Bakery
10. Sweet Potato Holiday Dog Treats from Lemons and Basil adapted from Kaylee Pauley at My Baking Addiction
11. Lassie Latkes from Loews Hotels Executive Chef Mark Ehrler of dogtipper.com
12. Candy Cane Dog Treats from Stacey of Capturing Parenthood
13. Peppermint Apple Reindeer Doggy Cookies from Diana Beth Miller of Top Dog Tips
14. Homemade Parmesan & Spinach Dog Treats from Miss Molly Says
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