The holiday season is all about spoiling our nearest and dearest with thoughtful gifts and yummy snacks — so why leave your precious pupper out of the festivities? It’s easy to make homemade holiday dog treats, tailored to your furbaby’s preferences. You can even use them to stock your Furbo 360° Dog Camera, so that your dog can keep enjoying them while you’re out! Read on for our pawsitively delicious tips.
Furbo-Friendly Festive Snacks
If you’re planning to fill your Furbo 360° Dog Camera’s dispenser with homemade treats, you’ll need to make small, round morsels of around 0.5 inches. Keep them dry and dense, so that they don’t get stuck in the dispenser or turn into a crumbly mess once they’ve been launched.
Here’s how to create the perfect yuletide treats for your very own Santa Paws!
1. Choose Your Ingredients Carefully
Although you can’t share your stocking-stuffer candy or gingerbread with your pup, plenty of other festive ingredients are dog-safe and approved by vets. These include a wide range of vegetables and spices, so feel free to get creative with flavors.
⚠️👩🍳 Remember to put safety first! Many seemingly harmless foods are extremely dangerous for dogs. Here’s a safety cheat sheet with some common ingredients that you might have in your kitchen during the holiday season.
NOTE: This isn’t an exhaustive list, so if you’re not sure whether a particular food could harm your precious furbaby, always look it up. Better safe than sorry!
2. Turn Them Into Dough
Use a food processor or blender to combine your ingredients. Just like when you’re making festive cookies for your hooman loved ones, the goal is to create a relatively smooth, easily workable dough that you can bake in the oven.
Once you’ve made the dough, flatten it by hand or roll it out, and use a small cookie cutter to create bite-sized circles. Arrange them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
3. Put Them in The Oven!
To make perfectly crunchy morsels, bake your homemade dog treats in the oven at 350°, for around 15 to 20 minutes. Remember to keep them safely out of reach while they’re cooling, especially if your dog likes to counter-surf!
Stepping out to run some last-minute errands? With your Furbo 360° Dog Camera’s Treat Tossing feature, you won’t have to interrupt your furbaby’s festive fun! Just use the Furbo app to instantly dispense a delicious snack at the tap of a button. With Real-time 2-Way Audio, you can even sing your dog a carol while they eat! And, with Furbo Dog Nanny’s AI-powered Doggy Diary feature, you’ll get a special holiday present of your own: some heartwarming, carefully curated footage of your dog enjoying their treats.
Festive Dog Biscuits
Looking for more inspo? We’ve written a pawsome recipe for treating your pup to their very own all-in-one festive dinner!
Ingredients
- 1 cup of cooked, shredded, unseasoned turkey
- A small handful of unsweetened dried cranberries
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1 ½ cups of whole-wheat flour
- ¼ teaspoon of powdered ginger
- ¼ cup of water
- 1 egg
- Optional: 2 to 3 tablespoons of beet powder, to turn your homemade holiday dog treats a beautiful, festive red!
Steps
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine your ingredients in a food processor, stand mixer, or blender, until you have a smooth, uniform dough.
- Roll out the dough and use a small cookie cutter to create bite-sized (0.5 inch) circles. Arrange them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake the treats for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
Now, instead of pining for a bite of hooman food, your pup can enjoy their very own holiday delicacy during your dinner! Thanks to the Furbo 360° Dog Camera, you won’t even have to get up from your seat at the table; just use your phone to launch some festive dinner cookies straight from the treat dispenser. Bone appétit!
We Wish You a Wooftastic Pawliday and a Yappy New Year!
Every pawrent knows dogs make the holidays so much brighter, so why not return the favor by showing your pup some extra love this year? Whether you’re relaxing by the tree or popping out to deliver gifts, Furbo is here to keep your furbaby safe and happy — and deliver festive snacks! — all season long. May your days be merry and fuzzy!
Get into the pawliday spirit by picking up your Furbo 360° Dog Camera today! 🐶🎄
