Holiday treat and gift roundup for dogs

Many of us spend a lot of our time baking and making treats for our friends and loved ones or shopping for them during the holiday season. How about this year we do this for more than just friends or family? I’m ready to make 2021 the year to include treats and gifts for our dogs in our holiday treat making. I mean, if your dogs are anything like mine, they are probably watching you baking treats anyway so why not include them in it? They deserve it!

I don’t know about you, but I love to include my dogs in the holidays and I know that they love it too! From the yummy holiday treats that I know that they love to the gifts that they get to play with, these dogs love the holidays. If you want to make sure your dogs love the holidays too, check out this holiday treat and gift roundup for dogs.

It’s been a very long year and a half. Many of us have fallen out of touch with friends and family and some of us have socialized very little. While the world has been changing around us, one thing has stayed the same. Our dogs and their loyalty.

More than ever we have needed our best friends by our sides to snuggle with, to cry to and to just be ourselves around with no worries of judgment! Seriously. Did you know that you can eat an entire carton of ice cream and your dog won’t even give you the side eye? Does it get any better than that? Since our dogs have put up with so much out of us lately, I say that they deserve to be rewarded! This holiday treat and gift roundup for dogs should be a great resource for you to find how to reward them this holiday season.

Holiday treats for your dog

Treats you can make yourself

Think about it. Do you really want to be enjoying cheesecake and eggnog and all the other delicious holiday goodies, while your dog just gets to eat their boring old dog food? Nah. You really want to see them enjoy some delicious goodies too, right?

The following holiday dog treat recipes are all easy to make and they will all make your dogs happy this holiday season.

Apple Pumpkin Pupcakes with Maple Frosting

Peanut Butter Bacon Doggie Donuts

Peanut Butter Banana Pupcakes

Homemade Puppy Donuts

Organic Dog Cookies

Turkey Meatball Dog Treats

Bacon Cornmeal Dog Biscuits

Homemade Peanut Butter Dog Treats

Paw Prints Peanut Butter Dog Cookies

Peanut Butter Blueberry Skillet Dog Cookie

Mini Blueberry Cheesecake For Your Pup

Treats you don’t have to make yourself

We are all busy, we all understand not having enough time to bake. There is no judgment here. If you can’t find the time to make a bunch of homemade dog treats, here are some really great ones that you can buy instead!

Antler chews

Bacon barley bones

Duck jerky

Chicken and waffles bones

Pork loin strips

Berry banana coco treats

Parmesan cheese/peanut butter limited-ingredient treats

Each of these dog treats would actually make great Christmas gifts for dogs too! Your dogs are going to love these gifts, but don’t forget about the other dogs in your life as well.

If your friends or family have dogs, you can make these treats as gifts for them too! You’d be surprised to see how happy your friends and family will become when they realize that you were thinking of their canine family members.

Dog gifts and stocking stuffers

The holiday season is the perfect time to reward your pooch with gifts of all kinds! Do you want to give your dog a non-food gift (or, if you just want to add to the food gifts you are already planning to give them)? Then, these dog gifts and stocking stuffers will keep your pup happy and playing for hours on end. An extra benefit is that all of these toys are made in the USA.

Beer can dog toy: The next time you want to sit down and enjoy a beer, your pup can join you!

Wine bottle dog toy: Or if you enjoy a glass of wine at night, why not let your dog hold a bottle.

Large fuzzy ball: If your dog likes balls, why not surprise them with an extra large one. It’s an absolute favorite over here. How much fun will they have with this toy?