DIY Pet Enrichment – Helping Happy Tails and Providing Purrs

If you are looking for a few fun ways to bring treats for shelter pets, we’ve put together some videos that walk you through how to make a few excellent enrichment toys that are PURR-fectly TAILwagging for animals in the shelter, all with items you’re likely to find in your own home (plus a few treats, of course!). These are fabulous because they encourage dogs and cats to use their noses and paws to have both physical and scent enrichment opportunities. We know our animals here at the SPCA of Texas will love them. Thank you, thank you!

Watch the videos above, choose what you’d like to make, go to town and then fill out this form to let us know when you’ll be bringing them in so we can be sure to get them to the animals right away!

Looking for other recipes for pupsicles? Here are some additional dog-safe ingredients to try:

• pureed pumpkin
• pureed bananas, or banana slices
• diced apples
• blueberries
• peas
• green beans
• low sodium chicken or beef broth (or use bouillon cubes with water)
• sugar-free applesauce