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Honest Kitchen in a kong

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I am auditioning new dog food that can be easily served in kongs, which is how we feed our dogs. I bought the dehydrated Honest Kitchen product that some on the forum have suggested. I mixed it with water as per the package directions and before it could thicken up I poured it into the kongs, tucked a baby carrot in each one and then froze them. Even as I was mixing the dogs were sniffing up to the counter even though they had just been fed their regular kibble. After the kongs froze, I gave it to them for a meal. They loved it and it took at least an hour for them to eat a quarter serving via the kong, which is a welcome activity for them in the wintry months. I bought the grain free Turkey kind that they call Embark. I will serve it as a snack for a few days along with their regular kibble and check their poops and watch for any signs of allergies but I think this might be a winner.
 

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We use a "small" size Kong for Ricky. We fill it with chopped, steamed vegetables and fruit (carrots, cauliflower, zucchini, broccoli, apple, pear, etc.) and a tiny bit of cheese and lean ham. We seal the ends with a tiny bit of p.b. after pouring some water in and then freeze. We give it to him has a diversion when we have guests over, otherwise he would be wanting to sit square in their laps! I takes him 30 minutes to clean one out. Ricky has the worlds longest tongue and he licks the interior of the Kong out clean as a whistle!

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#10 ·
the Kong is the best thing for dogs. It is underutilized.. As soon as they are on solid food you can start them. Dogs ENJOY working for their food.
 
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if you start early and give them something exciting enough, they will learn to enjoy them. I don't buy the argument that they won't like them . I t's like saying my dog is not motivated by food. All dogs are motivated by food .
 
#13 ·
Kodi was just motivated the wrong way! He just chewed them apart! :pound:

But, OTOH, my dogs DO work for a large part of their daily calories, so maybe the need for something like a Kong isn't so important.
 
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I started with the kong as soon as Loki came home at 10 weeks. He was getting all his meals and snacks in the kongs. If I have a Kong in my hand and tell him crate, off he goes to wait for me. For snacks, he gets a 1/4 ounce of wet food frozen in the baby kong. The walker gives them to him when she leaves. I hope he is associating the walker with something fun! That is part of why I am so bummed with the dental work and no chewing for two weeks. He loves the kong and I love the time it takes him to eat. Oh well, for now he is licking mush out of a shallow bowl.
 
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