We like to be proactive with our training and I always try to train things before we need them. At some point in a dog's life they will need to take medication. I decided to make sure my dogs were prepared for this by teaching them to take supplements.
The dogs are taking: probiotics, fish oil, vitamin E, glucosamine, cranberry
Zoe takes half of a trazadone for anxiety, Phoenix takes a cornsilk to help her not pee herself and the puppy is getting a half of a benadryl because she's been super itchy with the allergy season upon us.
We rub our pills in peanut butter but any sticky food will work. I've heard cream cheese or even mayo works well. Once the pill is covered in peanut butter, I pop them in their mouth and they swallow.
Puppy Alice learned how to take a probiotic the second day she was home and has been successfully taken vitamins with zero issues.
You don't need to spend a ton of money on pill pockets and you don't need to hold your dog down to take their meds. Teach them this skill before you need it!
Note: Please make sure your peanut butter does not contain xylitol.
