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 Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:35 pm Post subject:  Kong advice |
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Hi, I have a 9 week puppy and a medium size blue kong, I'm looking for some tips/advice as to what can go in the kong and what food to freeze in it, I already have some kong chicken paste
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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Hi for a tiny pup I just start off with their regular food and a small amount of a bland food like tinned chappie in it.
As they grow you can start to add more variety like smashed up banana, peanut butter, fruits to make an ice lolly type fillings.
Small pups can have sensitive tums though so I try to keep it simple and monitor quantities at that age 
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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When Winston was very young. I use to mix his normal food with hot water... not a lot (can be a bit messy) and then spoon it into the kong and Freeze it.
He now has natural deit pots from PAH and i stuff them with that and he loves them.
But i have mashed carrot up and put in there for him as a special treat. xx
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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start off with a bit of dry food so that he gets the idea that it has food in and if he can get it out he can eat it. Then move on to dry food softened with water and pushed in. Then you can try frozen kongs or things that are harder to get out. Half a fat sausage is a good one because it is very hard to get out, or wedge some food in with some larger biscuits. A bonio biscuit can be pushed in and they break the outer bit off but can't get the inner part out so it occupies them for ages.
A favourite here is chicken stock. Boil up a chicken carcass (with skin, giblets, any pickings etc for about 20 minutes in enough water to cover it, strain and pour the cooled juice into a kong with the end sealed up. Allow to cool for a jelly filling or freeze overnight for a longer lasting treat.
Mashed potato, left over meat and veg etc, banana, yoghurt, meat spread, cheese spread etc can all be used but the higher calorie/high fat stuff should be used in moderation (just a smear of cheese spread or peanut butter would be enough).
Just introduce new foods gradually to avoid upset stomachs. Watch out for damage on the puppy kong, then move onto the red or black ones when the adult teeth come through. Don't waste your money on the kong paste, all the above will make equally tasty alternatives.
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