MAKE A JAR OF HEARTS FOR YOUR DOG
Take
any kind of jar, and fill it with hart shaped treats or dog friendly cookies. Decorate the jar with stickers or ribbon. It’s a great way to say I Love You to your
dog, or give as a Valentine to someone else’s dog.
You can find several kinds of heart shaped
treats for your jar. At Petco, you can pick
& choose goodies from their treat bar. They cost about $4.95 per pound and you get a
lot of treats in a pound. For Valentine’s
Day they have pink, purple, or natural colored heart shaped treats. The treats have Valentine messages on them
such as “Hug Me”, Kiss Me”, “I Love You”, and “XOXO”. I got this bag of treats for about 79 cents.
You can also find packaged heart
shaped cookies and treats at pet stores, or better yet make your own if you
have the time. I found this bag of heart
shaped Salmon flavored treats at the Dollar Store. They are so cute, and my dogs went nuts over
them – they love Salmon!
Check out It’s The Dog’s Life for some really good dog friendly recipes. The Saint Lover, as the author is called, has
a recipe for Applesauce Peanut Butter Cut Outs in her K-9 Cookbook tab on the
site. Perfect
for Valentine’s Day! http://itsthedogslife.com/treat-recipes/peanut-butter-applesauce-cut-outs/
.
ADD SOME BLING TO A TIRED, PLAIN
COLLAR OR LEASH.
I got a plain
black collar at the Dollar Store for a buck and jazzed it up with pink adhesive
rhinestone strips from the craft store. The
strips peel & stick on and they stay on really well. I added an inexpensive heart shaped charm with
pink rhinestones I found at a pet store.
HOST A VALENTINE’S DAY YAPPY HOUR
for some of your dog’s favorite
playmates.
You can host a yappy hour in
your own home, or check out local pet boarding facilities, wine
bars or local hotels and restaurants to ask if they happen to be hosting one themselves (many
host them regularly).
Serve dog friendly cocktails, treats,
and dog friendly (non dairy) ice cream. You
can whip up doggie “smoothies” made with cooked chicken or beef, fruit and
plain yogurt mixed well in the blender. You can add some banana, peanut butter or
applesauce for more flavor. Whatever concoction you come up with,
make sure you use only dog friendly ingredients, nothing that contains chocolate, onion, garlic,
raisins or other ingredients that can be dangerous for dogs should be
served. My Canine Crudite Platter post (December,
2013) lists dog friendly foods you can serve.
Set up games for the dogs
such as the shell game. Hide treats
under one of three plastic cups, each dog takes a turn sniffing to find it. Place one or two interactive dog toys out,
like the one in my What Will the New Year Bring For Your Dog? post (January,
2014), and let the dogs have fun figuring out how to find treats hidden within
them. Search online for a fun new trick and teach it
to your canine guests. These games can
be lots of fun for the dogs and their owners.
At the end of your Valentine
Yappy Hour give out treat bags, Jars of
Hearts, or bling collars you’ve made as party favors to each guest, or raffle
them off as prizes for the best Valentine’s Day outfit.
JOIN A VALENTINE’S DAY CHARITY WALK
OR RUN with your dog, giving some
love back to your community. Search
online for “Valentine’s Day Dog Walks or Runs” in your area. If there aren’t any, get a bunch of friends
together and organize your own dog walk,
or gather donations for a local animal welfare charity and deliver them
together.
TREAT YOUR DOG TO A RELAXING MASSAGE
at the end of a long Valentine’s Day. Your
dog will love this quality time spent with you, her ultimate Valentine! Check out Modern Dog magazine’s article on
how to massage your dog: http://moderndogmagazine.com/articles/how-massage-your-dog/2028
Happy Valentine’s Day to you and
your Furry Valentine, however you decide to spend the day that celebrates love!
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