How to Cook Sweet Potato for Dogs
This applies to everything you prepare for your dog: never add any butter, oil or seasoning to the food.
Those things are only suitable for human food and will cause severe digestive upset in your dog.
You can either boil or bake a sweet potato with the skin on or removed.
Boiling sweet potatoes in water will take about 10-12 minutes or until they are soft and edible.
Let them cool down completely before offering them to your dog.
There are plenty of dog treat recipes that either contain or completely consist of sweet potato which makes it very difficult to choose one.
So here are some of my favorites:
If I am not in the mood for baking then I will treat my dog with her absolute favorite Wholesome Pride Sweet Potato Chews.
They are 100% pure sweet potato and taste amazing.
Can Dogs Have Raw Sweet Potato?
Dogs should never eat raw sweet potatoes.
They are more difficult to chew and may cause a blockage if swallowed in whole.
The containing trypsin inhibitors will give your dog a hard time digesting protein.
During the cooking process, the dietary fiber and starch are broken down for easy digestion.
So always ensure that the sweet potatoes are well cooked and without any additives.
You will notice in the photos I have left the peeling on these chews, but this recipe is the only one that I leave mold-free skins on.
Slice and bake sweet potato dog treats are the perfect solution to those last few sweet potatoes lying around after the holidays. It’s also a super easy way to make your dog a healthy treat or reward. But please never give your dog a raw potato of any kind.
Here is another super easy treat to make for your pup, No-Bake Energy Balls. These are a favorite at our house.
When introducing new food to your pet it’s good to start with small amounts first. You might even want to check with your vet if you feel unsure about a new food or treat.
It’s suggested that sweet potatoes should always be peeled before feeding them to your canine friends because the skins are hard for them to digest and could cause a blockage plus any mold on the skin may be toxic. So for example, if you bake a sweet potato remove the skin before feeding any to your dog. An exception is if you have carefully cleaned the sweet potato and there is no visible mold AND you check with your pet’s vet as I have.
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Slice and bake sweet potato dog treats are the perfect solution to those last few sweet potatoes lying around after the holidays. It’s also a super easy way to make your dog a healthy treat or reward. But please never give your dog a raw potato of any kind.
When introducing new food to your pet it’s good to start with small amounts first. You might even want to check with your vet if you feel unsure about a new food or treat.
It’s suggested that sweet potatoes should always be peeled before feeding them to your canine friends because the skins are hard for them to digest and could cause a blockage plus any mold on the skin may be toxic. So for example, if you bake a sweet potato remove the skin before feeding any to your dog. An exception is if you have carefully cleaned the sweet potato and there is no visible mold AND you check with your pet’s vet as I have.
You will notice in the photos I have left the peeling on these chews, but this recipe is the only one that I leave mold-free skins on.
Here is another super easy treat to make for your pup, No-Bake Energy Balls. These are a favorite at our house.