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Make this Easter Sunday fun for the whole family, including your dog because they are part of the family! Host a dog Easter egg hunt for your dog and his four-legged friend. Make Easter baskets for dogs and don’t forget to include Easter holiday-themed treats for your dog too.
How To Host Dog-Friendly Easter
Whether you celebrate this Easter season or not these dog-friendly Easter activities will keep your furry friend entertained and happy!
Make the Perfect Easter Baskets For Dogs
Include your dog in your family’s Easter festivities by making a basket of goodies for your fur baby. New toys, bunny ears, and plastic eggs filled with homemade dog treats are the perfect items for your furry companion’s Easter basket.
If you’re running short on time, stores offer Easter basket sets with the cutest toys and Easter dog treats that you can pick up as late as Easter morning.
What To Include In Your Dog’s Easter Basket
Easter-themed dog toys:
Rope chew toys for a new puppy
Interactive Easter egg toy that will be hours of fun
Carrot chew toy for large dogs that are aggressive chewers
Plastic Eggs filled with Easter treats:
Make your dog special treats at home using natural ingredients (peanut butter, oat flour) or shop for small treats that will fit into the plastic Easter eggs.
Pre-filled Basket:
Short on time? Find the cutest pre-filled Easter baskets at stores such as Target’s pet Easter baskets for dog and cat owners.
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Easter Treats For Dogs
Your Easter festivities will have lots of delicious human treats but don’t forget to include your four-legged friends in the Easter fun with these Easter treat recipes for dogs.
Easter Peeps For Dogs:
This healthy treats recipe is a dog version of the marshmallow Peeps from our childhood using human-grade ingredients such as whole wheat flour (or coconut flour in place of wheat flour), unsweetened applesauce, and eggs. The bright colors are made with natural food coloring from beets, turmeric, and spirulina. Find the full recipe here.
Easter Frozen Dog Treat:
This is a quick and easy no-bake dog-friendly recipe. The list of ingredients includes dog bone broth and greek yogurt as the base. The bold beautiful colors are from all-natural ingredients with anti-inflammatory properties. Find the full recipe here.
Rabbit Ears Chews:
Cooked bones are bad for dogs but rabbit ears that your dog can chew on under supervision are a great alternative!
Foods To Avoid Giving Your Dog This Easter
A quick reminder the Easter holiday weekend can include dangerous foods for our furry friends such as chocolate eggs, hot cross buns with dried fruit, and sugar-free sweets that contain xylitol as they can cause chocolate toxicity, kidney injury, and liver damage. Always consult a veterinarian when introducing new foods to your fur babies.
Host A Dog Easter Egg Hunt
A doggy Easter egg hunt is a great way to get all your dog’s best friends together for a fun event! Dogs love enrichment brain games that give them mental stimulation. An Easter egg hunt is the perfect scent game for dogs to encourage their natural foraging instincts.
Egg hunts are a great time for all dogs small dogs, large dog, puppies, and senior dogs alike as they all will enjoy finding the treat-filled eggs.
Where To Hold The Dog Easter Egg Hunt
It’s a good idea to hold your dog Easter egg hunt outside weather permitting.
Here are great location ideas:
- A fenced-in dog park
- A fenced-in back yard
- Inside your home
What Kind Of Eggs Should You Use?
You don’t need any kind of special eggs to host dog egg hunt. Use the traditional plastic Easter egg from the dollar store. It’s better to use the large eggs with small holes to allow the smell of the treats to come through.
Alternatively, you can use hardboiled eggs without the shell.
What Kind Of Treats Should You Use?
It’s best to use small treats like Botanical Bones that fit well into the plastic eggs. To help your dog find the eggs use smelly treats like bacon, fishy treats, or cut-up cooked chicken.
Safety At Your Egg Hunt
Always keep your dog’s safety in mind. If you feel more comfortable, use a long leash to keep your dog under control especially if it isn’t a secured closed-off area.
Supervise your dog as he hunts for eggs to help open eggs, and ensure they do not eat the plastic eggs, bully other dogs or overeat.
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