Your next enrichment idea starts here.

Create your own recipes by combining a spreadable base with snacks and superfood add-ins. Wet ingredients, veggies, fruits, proteins and grains can all be mixed and matched.

Spreadables (your base)

Spreadables are the base or “filler” for your lick mat or treat dispenser. When you use enrichment for a full meal, this is where your dog’s regular kibble or raw food comes in.

• Greek yogurt — plain and unsweetened only, no flavored yogurts
• Cottage cheese
• Wet or raw dog food — check with your vet before feeding raw, and follow safe handling and storage
• Eggs — chicken, quail and duck eggs are good choices
• Peanut butter — never use peanut butter that contains xylitol. If you’re unsure, buy a dog-specific peanut butter from your pet store
• Banana — mashed
• Cucumber — shredded and mixed with cottage cheese is a favorite
• Carrot — shredded and mixed with Greek yogurt is a favorite
• Pumpkin — cooked and pureed (plain, not pie filling)
• Sweet potato — cooked and pureed

Snacks & superfood add-ins

Meat

Mixing up proteins helps your dog get a variety of vitamins and nutrients. We do not recommend feeding dogs a vegan diet. Common choices:

• Beef
• Lamb
• Chicken
• Turkey
• Goat
• Venison

Seafood

Dogs can eat more seafood than you might think. Remove all shells and bones, and serve cooked unless noted.

• Squid
• Scallops (cooked only)
• Lobster (cooked)
• Shrimp / prawns (cooked)
• Salmon — cooked is best; ask your vet before feeding raw
• Crab (cooked)
• Oysters (cooked, shell removed)
• Sardines
• Flounder — grilled fillets

Avoid long-lived fish such as tuna and swordfish, which are more likely to contain heavy metals.

Vegetables

Dogs are omnivores and have eaten both meat and plants for thousands of years.

• Kale — mixed in or pureed
• Spinach — mixed in or pureed
• Beets — grated
• Carrots — grated or cut into small pieces
• Green beans — cut in half
• Celery — cut into small pieces
• Broccoli — cut into small pieces
• Brussels sprouts — boiled
• Sweet corn — small amounts, off the cob
• Cauliflower — grated or cut into small pieces

Fruit

• Pears — small pieces, no seeds or core
• Oranges — small pieces, peeled
• Apples — small pieces, no seeds or core
• Blueberries — on top or pressed into grooves
• Raspberries — on top or pressed into grooves
• Blackberries — on top or pressed into grooves
• Strawberries — on top or pressed into grooves
• Watermelon — all seeds and rind removed, cut into pieces
• Mango — no skin and no pit (the pit is a serious choking hazard), cut into pieces
• Papaya — absolutely no seeds, cut into pieces
• Cantaloupe — absolutely no seeds or rind, cut into pieces

Superfoods

• Dog-safe superfood jelly — set in fun molds
• Goji berries — a few, sprinkled over or mixed in
• Chia seeds — sprinkled over or mixed in
• Dragon fruit — cut into small pieces
• Blue or green spirulina — mix the powder into meals or spreadables
• Beetroot powder — mix into meals or spreadables
• Turmeric powder — a pinch mixed into spreadables
• Bee pollen — a light sprinkle