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Benefits of Spay and Neuter
- Your female pet will live a longer, healthier life. Spaying helps prevent uterine infections and breast cancer, which is fatal in about 50 percent of dogs, and 90 percent of cats. Spaying your pet before her first heat offers the best protection.
- Neutering provides major health benefits for your male. Besides preventing unwanted litters, neutering your male companion prevents testicular cancer, if done before six months of age.
- Your male dog is less likely to roam away from home. An intact male will do just about anything to find a mate, including digging his way under the fence, and making like Houdini to escape from the house. Once he's free to roam, he risks injury in traffic and fights with other males.
- Your neutered male will be much better behaved. Neutered cats and dogs focus their attention on their human families.
- Spaying and neutering helps fight per overpopulation. Every year, millions of cats and dogs are euthanized or suffer as strays.
Cool Treats for Dogs
Pumpkin Pops for Dogs
Ingredients:
1 (1 oz) Natural Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix (see note below)
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 cup milk, low or fat free
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
Instructions:
Whisk the vanilla pudding mix, pumpkin pie spice, and milk together until dissolved. Approximately 2 minutes.
Fold, or gently stir in the pumpkin puree.
Scoop pumpkin pudding into small paper cups, small plastic cups, or a plastic Popsicle-mold.
Place in freezer, and let freeze completely, about 3 hours.
Take out desired serving size and let sit on counter for 5 minutes. Then release from the mold and serve
Storing - If frozen, this dog ice cream recipe will last for 3 months. If kept in the refrigerator, as a pudding, it will keep fresh for one week.
Ingredients:
1 (1 oz) Natural Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix (see note below)
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 cup milk, low or fat free
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
Instructions:
Whisk the vanilla pudding mix, pumpkin pie spice, and milk together until dissolved. Approximately 2 minutes.
Fold, or gently stir in the pumpkin puree.
Scoop pumpkin pudding into small paper cups, small plastic cups, or a plastic Popsicle-mold.
Place in freezer, and let freeze completely, about 3 hours.
Take out desired serving size and let sit on counter for 5 minutes. Then release from the mold and serve
Storing - If frozen, this dog ice cream recipe will last for 3 months. If kept in the refrigerator, as a pudding, it will keep fresh for one week.
PB & J Smoothie Pops
Ingredients:
4 cups plain yogurt, low or fat free
1 ripe banana
1 cup of blueberries
3 tbsp peanut butter, natural and salt free is preferred
1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions:
Stir all of the ingredients together into a medium bowl.
Pour into a blender, and puree until smooth.
Pour the smoothie into ice cube trays and freeze.
Storing - This recipe for dog treats, if frozen into smoothie pops, will last for 6 months or more in the freezer. You can keep the smoothie in it's liquid form, but keep it refrigerated for about a week.
Ingredients:
4 cups plain yogurt, low or fat free
1 ripe banana
1 cup of blueberries
3 tbsp peanut butter, natural and salt free is preferred
1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions:
Stir all of the ingredients together into a medium bowl.
Pour into a blender, and puree until smooth.
Pour the smoothie into ice cube trays and freeze.
Storing - This recipe for dog treats, if frozen into smoothie pops, will last for 6 months or more in the freezer. You can keep the smoothie in it's liquid form, but keep it refrigerated for about a week.
