Summer travel tips with pets

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Wellness Pet Pup-scicle How-To:

These homemade pup-scicles are a cool, refreshing treat for your furry friend in the summertime! Made with simple nutritious ingredients like frozen fruit, plain Greek yogurt, and swirled with creamy peanut butter. Keep a batch frozen in your freezer for those hot days ahead. Pup-scicles can also be customized to your dogs favorite taste preferences and add variety such as adding crushed/crumbled treats like Old Mother Hubbard by Wellness in place of the Wellness Bowl Boosters.

Ingredients:

1 frozen banana
2 cups frozen berries –blend of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries
1 cup plain greek yogurt – avoid using flavored or sweetened yogurt, which contains excess added sugar and may contain xylitol, a sugar alcohol that is toxic to dogs
1 ½ cup water
8 tsp creamy peanut butter
1/3 cup Wellness CORE Bowl Boosters® Functional Toppers

Bowl Boosters are crafted with wholesome grains and freeze dried meats, fruits, and vegetables. They are a delicious way to add flavor and texture to your dog’s meals, as well as important nutrients.

OR Old Mother Hubbard by Wellness treats

This recipe makes about eight dog popsicles, so you can make a batch today to have in your freezer for the summer. They only take about 10 minutes to prepare, and this recipe is easy to make for all levels.

Directions:

Blend together frozen banana, frozen berries, Greek yogurt, and water until smooth.
Pour the mixture into popsicle molds, filling about 3/4 full.
Sprinkle in about a tablespoon of Wellness CORE Bowl Boosters® Functional Toppers into each popsicle mold.
Spoon a dollop of peanut butter into each popsicle mold.
Use a butter knife to swirl the Bowl Boosters and peanut butter around in each popsicle.
Add the popsicle sticks or stick-shaped treats.
Freeze for a minimum of 3 hours, until the popsicles are frozen through.
Hold the popsicle for your dog to lick!

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