Celebrate the Spooky Season with These Halloween Treats for Dogs
Halloween is just around the corner! Here at our house, it’s our favourite time of year. From decorating the house to greeting trick-or-treaters, we love it all. But what about the pups? These Halloween treats for dogs are the perfect option to celebrate with your best friend!
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There are a few things that Halloween is well known for… Spooky movies, haunted houses, trick or treaters in adorable costumes and, of course, the candy!
Recently I shared a list of fun Halloween costumes for pups that were sure to make you smile.
If your pup is all dressed up, ready to head out trick or treating, there’s only one thing missing…
What are they trick or treating for? (Definitely not chocolate…)
Sure, you could treat them with their usual dog-friendly treats but why not throw in a fun twist for the spooky season?
Related: ‘10 Halloween Costumes for Large Dogs‘
Check out These Fun and Spooky Halloween Treats for Dogs
Halloween Dog Trick or Treat Bag from Bone Bons Organic Dog Treats
The easiest way to give your dog that ‘special something’ this Halloween is to purchase a fun Halloween-themed treat option.
When selecting your dog’s treats, make sure to read over the ingredients.
After all, you can’t be too careful…
The goal is to find a treat that is made from organic ingredients, free from unnecessary preservatives and additives.
Looking for suggestions? Check out this Halloween Dog Trick or Treat Bag from Bone Bons Organic Dog Treats!
Use Halloween Shaped Cookie Cutters
If you’ve been following Shed Happens for any length of time, then you already know that I am a big fan of homemade dog treats.
There are SO many benefits to making dog treats at home ranging from them being cheaper to having complete control over every ingredient that goes in.
If you share my love for homemade options, I have a great solution!
Why not make a simple homemade dog cookie like our Easy 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats?
But what makes that a Halloween treat?
Rather than just forming the dough into balls and flattening them as I did in this recipe, roll the dough out and use Halloween-themed cookie cutters.
Add Fun Halloween Themed Frosting
Is changing the shape of your dog’s treats just not enough to celebrate the season?
Take your Halloween dog treats for dogs to another level with the help of some fun dog-friendly icing.
While you can’t use just any icing on your dog’s treats (they can’t handle the sugars and other ingredients the way that we can), there are a number of recipes created specifically with them in mind.
These recipes use ingredients like carob, yogurt and peanut butter to create the perfect texture.
Check out this list of the Best 5 Puppy Frosting Recipes That Need No Refrigeration.
Freeze Treats in a Halloween Shaped Ice Cube Tray
Cookie style treats aren’t the only options available for your pup this Halloween.
Whip up these super easy frozen treats using a Halloween shaped ice cube tray for the perfect Halloween snack.
The best part about these? You can play around with the colours by experimenting with different fruits and vegetables!
Blend 1 cup of plain, non-fat yogurt with 1-2 cups of your fruit/vegetable until you reach the desired consistency and colour.
Pour your mixture into your ice cube tray and freeze for approximately 2-3 hours.
Here are some ideas for different colours that scream Halloween:
Purple: Blueberries
Green: Kale, Green Beans, Peas
Orange: Carrots, Pumpkin
Red: Strawberries
Related: ‘Can Dogs Eat Peanut Butter? Know the Risks!‘
Pumpkin Spice Lattes – Puppy Style
This last option isn’t exactly a ‘Halloween’ treat as much as it’s an Autumn treat, but I couldn’t pass up the chance to share!
If you’re part of the Pumpkin Spice Latte crew, this one’s for you.
Next time you’re enjoying your favourite pumpkin spice treat, why not make one for your pup?
It’s easy!
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup Pure Pumpkin Puree
- ¾ Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
- ¼ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
Directions:
Place all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth. Pour your lattes into your dog’s favourite small cup and dig in!
Your pup will be happy to celebrate the season with you!
Have you made spooky Halloween treats for dogs? If so, what fun seasonal treats were a hit in your house?
Such fun ideas! Halloween is out favorite too. I think my pup would love the banana peanut butter cookies in halloween shapes, and I do have lots of extra bananas right now! Our local pet store has peanut butter banana fro yo, and she loves that. Thanks for the ideas!
Ours go absolutely CRAZY for their peanut butter banana cookies! The second I start making them, I have dogs right around my feet waiting lol
Okay, I want to add every single one of these items to my basket straight away. I’ve been wanting to try and make Hugo some little treats for a while now and Halloween themed ones sound adorable. Might need to make my little guy some PB treats soon x
Sophie
I LOVE making treats for our pups! It’s so much fun! I actually just picked up the supplies to make some Halloween themed peanut butter banana treats later this week with the Halloween cookie cutters that we purchased. I know that they don’t care about the shape, but it makes me smile lol
These are such good ideas! I don’t have a dog but I know my friend’s dog would love these xx
I love making fun, unique treats for our pets. They don’t seem to be complaining either… Hahaha
These are some great ideas to give dogs a treat this Halloween!
They deserve a little something special too, right?
These treat ideas are wonderful. I may just make some for my neighbors doggie that I visit with sometimes. Amazing ideas and so cute.
I’m sure the pup would LOVE the special treat!
How cute are those dog treats! I would love to make little halloween cookies for my cats haha xx
I’m sure they would love them! I will be sharing a homemade cat treat recipe later this week that I’m sure they will love!
Love this! I’ve made sweet potato dog treats before, and I think pups would LOVE these!
Making your own treats is such a fun way to spoil the pups, isn’t it?
Great ideas. I wish my cats would eat a home made cat treat, but I have tried and they are pickier than dogs. 🙂
Some cats are very picky. I have one cat that will eat one specific store-bought treat and one homemade treat that I’ve found – nothing else haha
Ahh these are all super cute ideas! I love the idea of the frozen treats in the shapes!
That’s one type of treat that I haven’t played with too much for our pups but those ice cube trays have me reconsidering hahaha
They are so cute. adorable items! not spooky at all lol! I bet kids will love them.
That’s the best part – Fun for the whole family!
I love these suggestions! I have a 7 year old Shar-Pei so I always have to be carefull with what I feed him but these treats sound trully safe and easy to create.
That’s the best part about going homemade – you have full control over everything that goes into them! My girl Dav has a long list of food allergies that we have to work with, so I fully understand the struggle.
I love this. We don’t have a dog right now but would love one and I think I would definitely include them with seasonal treats and outings too. Lovely idea.
They are part of the family too! That’s how we always look at it.
What a fun way to include your dog for Halloween! I dont have a dog anymore but I definitely know that chocolate is a big no no! So I am glad you found some great cookies with dog friendly icing so they can enjoy the holiday as well. I think I like the spooky ice cube tray and how you can add all kinds of fruit or other snacks to them! So cool!
We haven’t played around too much with the frozen treats, but those ice cube trays have me experimenting more as of late! I love the spooky vibes!
This is so cute, as always! I love how the puppers can join in on the festivities, too!
Right? Don’t want to leave them out of the spooky fun!
These treats look great and very easy to make. Definitely will try these this Halloween.
They are super easy to make and were a big hit in our house!
I have quite the collection of cookie cutters and ice cube trays/silicon moulds because they are just so versatile! You can use them for so many things, just as you’ve demonstrated her! I bet so many people never would have thought to use them for this purpose before reading this post, but you have opened their mind ? I love that you encourage people to include their pets in every part of life! They ARE a member of the family, after all!
Yes, they are a member of the family! I love including our pets in everything that we do.
These are such fun and cute Halloween treats for furry friends! I am going to share this post with my friend who’s a dog mama.
Thank you!
OMG how cute is this blog post? My sister loves to dress her pooch up but I had no clue that you could get some many lovely little costumes for them! She is going to love this post!
Rosie
Aren’t they great? I love dressing up our pups lol
These are very cute ideas! I’ve got a tiny little Brussels Griffon who will make an excellent bat come halloween, although my husband wants to dress him up as a teeny bee! x
We have a little bee costume here! It’s a small dog costume, but we bought it for one of our cats – Pippen.
I have one of those silicone molds, but bone shaped! They are awesome for baking. THe treats pop right out!
Aren’t they amazing? Since I started working with silicone, I’ve been SOLD!
These are honestly some really great ideas, I don’t have dogs but I’d love to try this for my cats sometime x
I am going to be sharing a cat treat recipe in a few days that could DEFINITELY be used with some of these tips – it’s a cookie style recipe, perfect for cutting into spooky shapes!
These are sooo cute! Love the ideas that you have for pet trick-or- treating! Seems like your dogs are having the time of their lives! You sure are making their lives more exciting with each holiday!
They deserve it! Dogs give us everything they have and ask so little in return.
These are cute ideas! I’ll have to send this post to my mum so she can make a pumpkin spice latte for her dogs haha
Isn’t it too cute? I need to get a picture or video of my 2 devouring their pumpkin spice lattes lol