Dogs like homemade holidays cookies too! Treat your pooch with these tasty and festive looking “corn-dy canes”.

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One of The Ruby Scoop’s favourite blogs is about the life of a sweet 9 year old Boston Terrier named Buddy. Buddy was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma and is being cared for naturally under the guidance of an alternative veterinarian here in Ontario. We check in regularly to see how this sweet pooch is doing. If you have a dog recently diagnosed or living with cancer, you’ll get a lot of good tips on natural treatment and proper diet. If you love dogs, you’ll fall in love with this brave Boston and his compassionate and devoted mama Joanne. Ruby and I hope to meet him in real life one day!

Cool you pooch during the dog days of summer with these delicious Doggie Dreamsicles!

1 cup soy yogurt
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup all-natural apple sauce

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the yogurt, peanut butter, and apple sauce.
2. Mix well to combine thoroughly.
3. Spoon mixture into the compartments of two ice cube trays and freeze.
4. Don’t forget to let your dog lick the bowl!

Check out this delicious bickie recipe. Pumpkin seeds are a good source of iron, zinc, potassium, magnesium, and essential fatty acids which are great for your pet’s coat. They can help boost immunity and when fed in larger doses also act as a natural dewormer. Most dogs and cats really enjoy the nutty taste. (more…)

• 3/4 cup vegetable broth
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2/3 cups kasha, soaked in hot water for 10 min.
• 1/3 cup bran
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 package active dry yeast

1. Put everything in your bread machine on dough setting.
2. When done, remove dough and roll out to 1/3″ thickness.
3. Cut with small cookie cutters.
4. Bake at 325 for 30 min.

Ruby has three words to say about these bickies – Yummy for Dogs!