Is peanut butter safe for dogs? Should I get organic? Sugar-free?

You can put any kind of small treat in the kong. It's an excellent idea as if will give him something to focus on. Also before you go out for an extended leave, give him a good round of ball chase or take him for a long walk. The more exercise he gets the calmer he'll also be. Yes, Peanut butter is fine for them. It's actually kind amusing to watch them eat it since they love it but it is so sticky that it takes them a long time to get it off their tongues! You might want to get one of the lowered fat ones rather than sugar free. Also you can easily make your own from peanuts and then you'd know exactly what was in it. Take care!

My dogs LOVE peanut butter. I LOVE peanut butter, the way it keeps them occupied for a while with the fun of getting it out of whatever you stuck it in. You need so little, just a scraping on the inside of the KONG or I like the hard plastic lids, say of the peanut butter jar (almost empty) or just the empty plastic jar itself. My girls are small and wouldn't chew up the jar. Keeps them busy for quite a while. I wouldn't give it every day, but it can be fun and yummy for a treat!

Hi Britt; I have never heard of peanut butter with sugar in it.. Just get natural peanut butter. Check the ingredients and be sure that it contains peanuts only. I asked my pups vet about this at the end of last month. My pup loves peanut butter. The vet assured me that it is alright to feed her peanut butter, if she tolerates it. Dogs can have allergies as well you know. I would try just giving her a tiny bit to start and see how she reacts if at all. Again, i am not aware of any peanut butter that contains sugar. Any peanut butter I have ever bought is just plain old peanuts and that is it. Beware that peanuts can be fattening, made into butter or otherwise. Sugar is not recommended for dogs, no. Simply just check the label and read the ingredients. If there is anything more written there besides peanuts, don't buy it for the dogs. Also get smooth peanut butter, not crunchy. I have found that my pup doesn't bother chewing the peanut pieces at all so I now opt just for plain old smooth peanut butter for her. You can get regular, just peanuts peanut butter in your local grocery store.

Before you consider giving peanut butter to your dog I would consult with your vet. They know your dog and are responsible for being sure they remain healthy. Most vets won't charge you to walk in without the animal to ask questions, so that shouldn't be an issue. But, I don't listen to "studies". The vet knows more about what will and will not harm animals after all they did go to medical school.

Your vet would probably know best, but I think it would be fine to give your dog whatever peanut butter you have in the house. I know lots of people who use regular old Jif peanut butter to give their dogs pills because it's the only way the dogs will take them. I think the natural peanut butter that you find in the organic section of the store would leave quite a mess around the house because the oil separates from the solid peanut butter (you can see it right through the side of the jar), so it's greasier than Jif or other brands.

I am no help here as I have no clue I just wanted to thank you for a great discussion because now I might know how to get my pup to play with that damned kong!