Yogurt

[pup-man]

Is there anything wrong with feeding yogurt 4-5 times a week?

My puppy loves it and since we have been giving it to her, her odor has gone away which was casued by a switch in food It's the good plain yogurt with active cultures... we give about a teaspoon a day.

 

[Mordy]

No, there's nothing wrong with that at all.

If you want to give an extra special yogurt treats, freeze it in a kong, or if you don't have one, in an ice cube tray and give a cube now and then. They love it especially on hot summer days.

 

[Pomp]

No, there's nothing wrong with that at all.

If you want to give an extra special yogurt treats, freeze it in a kong, or if you don't have one, in an ice cube tray and give a cube now and then. They love it especially on hot summer days.

With Kongs, do you just plop a spoonfull of yogurt in there and let it freeze overnight? Is there any nutritional value for dogs in yogurt?

I currently jam in a cube of freeze-dried beef liver into the Kong, but they usually get it out of there in about a minute.

If I use yogurt instead, will they then lose the added protein from the beef liver?

 

[Mordy]

The amount of protein a dog gets from a cube of dried liver isn't really a big deal.

Besides that, one 8 oz container of nonfat yogurt contains 13 grams of protein as well.

 

[Pomp]

The amount of protein a dog gets from a cube of dried liver isn't really a big deal.

Besides that, one 8 oz container of nonfat yogurt contains 13 grams of protein as well.

True.

I went out and bought some yogurt. How does this sound?

Brown Cow Nonfat Plain Yogurt (no growth hormones)

Serving Size - 1 cup

Amount per serving

Total Fat - 0 G
Cholesterol - 0 G
Sodium - 160 mg
Total Carb - 16g
---Fiber O G
---Sugar 16g
---Protein 10g

How does that look? If ok, how much should I put in the Kong? I was thinking just a scoop with a teaspoon.

 

[JennSLK]

I fill their Kongs up to the top

 

[Mordy]

Brown Cow is a good brand, I buy it sometimes too. For myself I really like their strawberry and blueberry yogurt.

How much to feed depends on the size of your individual dog and the total amount of calories he/she is eating per day. And of course the size of the Kong you are using.

My dog weighs 28 pounds and I don't feed more than about half a cup of yogurt at a time, and I include it in the calculation of his daily feeding amount.

 

[Pomp]

Brown Cow is a good brand, I buy it sometimes too. For myself I really like their strawberry and blueberry yogurt.

How much to feed depends on the size of your individual dog and the total amount of calories he/she is eating per day. And of course the size of the Kong you are using.

My dog weighs 28 pounds and I don't feed more than about half a cup of yogurt at a time, and I include it in the calculation of his daily feeding amount.

Maybe I'll try it. I've never been much of a yogurt person, but why not give it a whirl.

My dogs weigh 20 and 24 pounds, respectively. I don't think I even gave them a 1/4 cup each. I used a teaspoon, just scooped some up, and whatever I got, I put it in each of their kongs. Each portion, after I froze it, was probably slightly smaller than an ice cube.

 

[Mordy]

What you could also do is freeze yogurt in an ice cube tray and then transfer the cubes into a ziplock baggie. Just make sure the frozen pieces are big enough to wedge into the kong.

I often throw a big container of yogurt and some fruits (banana, melon, berries etc.) into my blender and freeze the resulting "smoothie mass" as treats.

 

[CLee]

hey mordy,

what do you think of this yogurt product?

http://www.pets4life.com/index.php?p=products/c4l

 

[Mordy]

I think it's an awful waste of money.

You can buy a large container of good quality cultured yogurt (preferably organic) stir in some chopped or pureed fruit and freeze the mixture in an ice cube tray or little dixie cups and have a better quality, less processed product for less money.