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Got hot? Get ‘Kool Dogz’ and cool off your pooch!
By Ericka Basile
July 16, 2010
You think you “got hot”? Try living in South Florida. But even here, I’ve found ways to keep my dogs cool. Their favorite? The Kool Dogz ice treat maker.
For the three years I’ve had it, I’ve pulled out the treat maker and used it every other day. I dedicate the lower shelf of my freezer for use as the dog ice pop bin.
The Kool Dogz is pretty cool — get it? Kool. Um, okay. Really, they made the idea of giving your dog a popsicle to cool off in the summer a snap. The kit is made by Premier (disclaimer: one of the sponsors of PetConnection.com), and this wasn’t a review item sent by the company, but something I bought myself years ago.
The kit includes the plastic bin which you fill with water and treats, and a stand so you can stick the ice treat into the grass. It is very stable so your dogs can lick and enjoy!
In the following video, you will see how I make a tasty cool treat and watch my dogs enjoy it. You may notice one of my dogs has no eyes, so don’t be frightened. She’s okay. And boy, does she love this Kool Dogz gizmo.
You can buy your own Kool Dogz at major retailers. It is $19.95. You can buy it online here.
One last idea (besides making chicken soup and freezing it as a popsicle, as the directions suggest) is to add your dogs’ favorite toy inside the ice.
What do you think should be added into the ice?
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First: Where did you get that cool apple corer?!
Second: This would be most excellent with Ice Pups from Honest Kitchen (yes, another of our sponsors, note, but like Premier, also one the pet-lovers here have loved from long before).
It’s going to be 105 here in Sacramento today. I have two trays of Ice Pups ready to go and two trays freezing now.
http://www.thehonestkitchen.com/products/ice-pups/
In the cold weather, Ice Pups makes a nice warm broth. When Heather was dying, I used Ice Pups as a broth to keep her eating.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — July 16, 2010 @ 11:11 am
I’m cheap. I just freeze stuff in tupperware or other plastic containers, run warm water over them to loosen the ice so I can remove it, then put the frozen treat out on the shady grass for the pups to play with.
Or we just make a short trip down to the creek.
Comment by Janeen — July 16, 2010 @ 11:25 am
Apple Corer: Target I think.
105!? what?
Ice-pups: I love that name. It looks yummy too. Comfort food can be hot or cold, right?
Comment by Ericka Basile — July 16, 2010 @ 11:27 am
btw, I also use the Kool Dogz to make ice treats for my bunnies outside. They are eating one with fresh spinach leaves frozen inside right now. I put the iceblock in front of the fan that is on 24/7 and it makes air conditioned um … air!
You can freeze things in any container- I just like the Kool Dogz one and it fits perfect in my icebox.
Does anyone say icebox anymore or is that just a Southern thing?
Comment by Ericka Basile — July 16, 2010 @ 11:29 am
I watched the whole video twice trying to figure out what the advantage is over a couple of yogurt containers.
Comment by H. Houlahan — July 16, 2010 @ 2:01 pm
We have our local agility trials in the middle of the hottest days of the summer. I sell Pupsicles. I take fat free/low sodium chicken broth as well as beef and dilute them down. Put the liquid in a popsicle maker and add a rawhide twist for the handle. Freeze, pop them out and now the dogs can have a refreshing treat in the heat. I also have yogurt cups, Vanilla as well as peanut butter. They are all a really big hit.
Comment by Jill — July 16, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
I watched the whole video twice trying to figure out what the advantage is over a couple of yogurt containers.
Comment by H. Houlahan — July 16, 2010
The advantage is that we have fun setting up office pools guessing how fast you’ll gripe about buying things you can make yourself.
Thanks to you, I just pocketed a cool $20 from my co-bloggers, guessing 3 hours and 35 minutes from post to snark.
:)
Comment by Gina Spadafori — July 16, 2010 @ 4:01 pm
Oh, and Jill … those rawhide handles are genius on the popsicles. Do you have all these recipes written down?
Comment by Gina Spadafori — July 16, 2010 @ 4:02 pm
Great Gina. Just $5 more and you can buy one these doohinkeys I read about that you put water in and it turns to ice in the freezer!
Comment by H. Houlahan — July 16, 2010 @ 5:00 pm
They are all written down in my head. I think. Now where did I put that?
Comment by Jill — July 16, 2010 @ 6:22 pm
hmm, I just share homemade fruit and yogurt frozen bars with my pup, which can also be made in any ol’ plastic container. If I feel she needs to ‘work’ for it, I freeze something in her XL kong. I originally thought the stand on this was a good idea, but in thinking about it, my girl likes to cup her treat in her paws while reclining and do it in from there :)
and Gina, it was only 77 at my place along the SP bay today ;) I did some serious temp checking before I decided where to move. After NYC, I’m SO over the heat, lol!~ I don’t even have AC at my new place. My parents and niece were ‘blessed’ with the triple digits also today. Thankfully, I didn’t have a visit scheduled ;)
Comment by straybaby — July 16, 2010 @ 7:01 pm
Sure, you could make it out of old plastic containers, but if this product makes it easier or more likely for you to actually do so, then why not?! I like the idea of the stake to stick it in the ground. The frozen soupsicle does look a bit yucky, but I guess not to a dog!
Comment by Peggy Frezon — July 18, 2010 @ 6:29 pm