Tasty Tuesday - Stuffing a Puppy Kong for your little one

Hi again, y'all! Today for the truly tastiest day of the week, we'll be talking through how to stuff a Puppy Kong for your own little one. 

As we all know, puppies have more sensitive stomachs than adult dogs. I have taken you through all sorts of wonderfully rich and tasty recipes consisting of human food that's healthy for dogs to stuff in their Kongs and last them for hours. But puppies, at the start, enjoy simpler things, so here are some of my ideas…

There are many puppy treats on the market. Stuffing these into puppy Kongs (here we're using a bone, and these small treats would not be effective in original Kongs) could never be easier!

With any dog, it frustrates me when people stuff a kong and leave the treats sticking out. Its like giving your dog treats for nothing. 

Here is how to stuff them so that its a fun challenge and takes more than 3 seconds!

1. Get your puppies favourite treats. You can buy many puppy-made treats from pet stores...

These treats are from the Pets At Home range

2. Stuff one in one end, and one in the other end of one side of the bone...

3. Place our thumb in one end and forefinger in the other. Press the treats so they touch together in the middle. This way it'll be harder for the pup to get them out, meaning longer stimulation periods...

4. Press a 3rd treat in each end and press into the middle with this included again as shown above...

5. Now for the final step of stuffing small treats in a puppy Kong bone, and the best step of all, give to your pup and watch her/him enjoy with delight!

***PLEASE NOTE*** We are using a Puppy Kong BONE, and stuffing using our method stated here in original puppy Kongs of the original shape and structure would not work out.

THIS

NOT this!!!

And we also love doing the following to Ethel's Kong - these treats are ideal for stuffing Kong bones with!

These treats are from the HiLife range

Just push them into each side of the Kong Bone, and that is all you need! They are delicious and succulent - dogs love them! 

They are ideal for this purpose!!

They take up the entire space of inside the stuffing part, and the ends are close to the holes on the bone - meaning your puppy can smell and taste the treats, but can't get them out simply, meaning motivation for stimulation! They are the perfect treats - we have no idea why they aren't re-named Kong Puppy Bone stuffing treats!!!

But you should also be careful - puppies should mainly be rewarded with treats manufactured just for puppies, as too much adult food/treats can be too rich, etc, as they are not designed for young puppies. The odd adult treat or few can work well for training or for the odd Kong and won't do your puppy any harm - but your puppy should, preferably stick to puppy food and treats for the majority of the time.

Stuff and enjoy!

We're participating in the Tasty Tuesday Blog Hop hosted very kindly by Sugar The Golden Retriever and Kol's Notes - thanks again, guys!