I didn't think of using something frozen, and when ice cream felt so good on my wisdom teeth...
I might just have to try it for my pup.
I've just had raw-hides and soft-toys I've had her chew on so far. Her teeth are coming in nicely, and I stopped her from teething on me and other people.
She never liked her kong very much, but she loves her squeaker toys.. Though I check them pretty often to see if she's begun tearing them up.
You can plug the small hole of the kong with peanut butter, fill the kong with plain yogurt, sit on a plate and freeze. She'll probably like the yogurt.
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Just plain ol' yogurt from a grocery, I'm assuming?
Yes, plain unsweetened "live-culture" yogurt. Natural foods stores usually have good ones, but if you go to a supermarket you might want to read the container carefully; you want it to say "live cultures" or "active cultures." It might list the actual cultures present. Yogurts that are heat-treated after culturing it have the probiotics destroyed, which IMHO makes it pretty much a waste of money.
Freezing yogurt, according to the Stonyfield Farms web site, might kill a few cultures, but it really has an insignificant effect. Good news.
I make my own yogurt. It's amazingly easy to do and the dogs love it. I freeze some of it for the equivilant of Frosty Paws treats.
The How To:
Heat milk to 175F. Stir continously. The heating helps to condition the milk proteins and it also kills any unwanted bacteria.
Let cool to 115F. This is the optimum yogurt making temperature.
Stir in a container of store-bought yogurt. It must have the live cultures. In general, stay away from the cheap stuff.
Put container of milk in a 115F water bath. I usually use an ice chest. Periodically check the temperature and add hot water as needed to maintain about 115F.
Let sit for about six hours. The yogurt should be relatively firm when done. It won't be as firm as the store-bought but that's ok.
Prep and cleanup time is about 30 minutes.
I usually keep some for myself and make yogurt cheese by draining off the whey (watery liquid) through cheesecloth.
Figure a 6 fluid ounce container of Yoplait is about $0.50. A gallon of milk (256 fl. oz) makes about 43 6oz servings. At $3/gallon for milk, that works out to about $0.07 / serving.
Thanks everyone for the tips for my teething puppy, she loved her frozen carrots...still loves them!!!
Never thought of stuffing her kong with cottage cheese tho...
But now that she has most of her adult teeth, she has totally lost interest in grabbing anything and tugging on it. She will chase things and initially grab them but looses interest fast...
What am i not doing? HELP PLEASE!
I dont want to ruin my chance with this dog...
Its been so long since i have trained a puppy and need some refreshers.
Thankyou in advance
There's no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
I have a German blood line GSD puppy that just turned 3 months, he is 30# growing fast but solid and not fat at all actually he is lean and muscular.....
But he seems to be teething, his ears went flat, he is chewing on everything and he is a bit crazy wild at times out of the blue...Is it possible for him be teething at this age?
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