With the weather heatin’ up outside, my Lady is lookin’ for treats to help cool us pups down. Now I will say that I will take a treat in any form it comes in, but I gotta admit this Homemade Pumpkin and Banana Kong Filler is a winner! Us pups like ours frozen. On an extra hot humid day, and with our temps hittin’ in the triple digits, a frozen Kong filler is an extra tasty and coolin’ treat! Ain’t nothin’ better than layin’ up on the porch workin’ on a woofalicious frozen treat!
My Lady’s Homemade Pumpkin and Banana Kong Filler is not only tasty, but gives us somethin’ to occupy ourselves. It’s just to darn hot and humid to go runnin’ and rompin’. But who wants to waste energy runnin’ in this heat when we have fun frozen nutritious treats to work on? WOOF!
Homemade Pumpkin and Banana Kong Filler
Ingredients:
1/2 of a banana
1/4 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup dry dog food
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl until the banana is mashed well and all ingredients are well combined.
Spoon into Kong with a little on the outside so your dog can get a taste of it.
The Kong treat can be given at room temperature.
Or, for a special treat on a hot day, place the in the freezer for a few hours – my pups favorite!
Remove from freezer and give to the pups. Their eyes, and taste buds, will light up and you can watch them enjoy their delicious treat and activity!
**NOTE: If there is any filler left over, keep in a covered container in the fridge for up to three days to use later.
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What a great idea! My dogs love bananas and pumpkin, but I have never mixed them together. Theo loves his kong, and yesterday I used peanut butter, but this is a much better option.
Sadly, none of my dogs love bananas, but they do love green beans and pumpkin. Thanks for the ideas! I haven’t stuffed a Kong for any of our pups/foster pups in a while, as they all have to be kenneled separately for safety when eating. I love the pumpkin for extra fiber though!
Green beans is a great idea! I may try freezing some of those with the pumpkin next time they enjoy their Kongs!
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Lady Shasta of Beaglebratz Manor
I promise! It is lip smackin’ good!
That is simple and easy. Sampson will not eat banana unless it’s frozen. LOL I usually stuff their Kongs with some frozen pineapple chunks and then frost the end with pumpkin. It usually keeps them busy for 20 to 30 minutes. Sampson gets lazy though because if the pineapple is stuffed in there too hard, he’ll just stop. Of course either Hubby or I usually help him out. He has us so well trained!
Ha Ha! I think we are all trained! I never thought of using pineapple! I will have to see how the packs like it!
Bailie loves a good frozen kong. We have pumpkin and will have to try that. We usually use peanut butter, yogurt, honey, sometimes banana or other fruits, or wet food. Pumpkin is good stuff.
Oliver here, do dogs get hair balls? The humans say pumpkin is good for feline hair balls . Maybe canines and felines have more in common than I realized!
Oliver here. Do dogs get hair balls? The human says pumpkin is good for feline hair balls. Maybe we felines have more on common with canines than we realize!
Yes! Dogs can, and do, get hairballs. Although it isn’t as frequent as with cats, dogs that lick or chew at their fur a lot can get them. Allergies that cause itchy skin, fleas, etc can cause them to chew and lick excessively. Most of the time, they can pass the hair, but there are occasions the hair they swallow does cause hairballs. They may upchuck them, but sometimes they can cause blockages too.
Great idea my dog loves bananas, never tried pumpkin.
My little guy would love this! i haven’t tried making him any treats myself yet. thanks for posting!
Wow, what an awesome idea for a Kong filler!! I love that it’s homemade too, dogs are going to go crazy for this recipe! 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing!
This looks great and healthy for them too ,mostly natural ingredients
Very cool treat, i will be making this for my pup soon. Thanks for this.
My sons dog loves treats that have pumpkin in them so this would make a nice Halloween surprise for her.
This is such a good idea! Much more cost effective and healthy!
Thanks for sharing! How long can it be in there before I should wash out?