Saving Money and Having Fun With Your Dog

I love my dog and want her to live a long and healthy life, that will keep her active. Going natural and doing the extra little steps to insure your pet gets the best quality care is what matters to me. I'm not saying sacrifice all your money for it, not all things healthy have to be expensive. Just like these "pup" cakes, much more reasonable to make them than buy at a specialty shop.

Food Recommendations:
Blue Buffalo has been phenomenal for my dog's digestion and coat.
It is pricy, so an alternative is Diamond Naturals, just as healthy and high in protein, but $20 less per 30lb bag.
I also do greek or probiotic yogurt. 2 Tablespoons each day in my dogs food.
Another thing for bigger dogs is adding glucosamine to their food (buy any tablet and crush one up in their food). This will really help them stay active down the road, which will also save you on vet bills for hip problems.

Bathing: 
Use hot water (not too hot, but where your dog can still stand it). Why? Hot water will kill any fleas, but will dry out the skin quicker so make sure to use a dog conditioner. I add a few drops of tea tree oil in the conditioner, this keeps fleas away and aids with continued moisture....

Healthy "Pup"cakes

I came up with this recipe because my puppy, Kona, was turning a year old and I wanted to make her something special that wouldn't be bad for her. This recipe has all natural ingredients (as long as you use fresh ground peanut butter, not jarred, they have way to many preservatives, sugar, and sodium for your pup). A lot of people seemed to use a cream cheese frosting for the dog, but that's not as healthy. So I came up with this frosting using greek yogurt and ingredients from the pup-cake. The recipe will make about 24 mini cupcakes (there was extra leftover with mine for 1 bigger one). I would suggest halving the recipe if you don't want that many of them. Although you can always freeze them.