ice cubes as treats?

[comfort80]

my crazy co-worker gives her dog a tray of icecubes while her and her hubby are eating dinner. she said the lady at pet-smart told her it was OK. i wonder, since we are advised against crunching ice cubes ourselves, would there be any long term dental effects on this dog?

[bernicesmama]

My dogs really like frozen treats. I give them frozen broth, ice or mashed banana's frozen. They don't chomp on them, they lick them. dogs are smarter than that, i think. we don't chomp on ice b/c it hurts our teeth. I'm sure dogs are similar in that aspect.

[Wrangler Jeans]

My dog LOVES Ice cubes but he only get's a couple a week at the most!!!!!!!!!!!!

[barnjess]

I think a whole tray is too much, but some frozen yoghurt or broth is great for teething pups

[fostermommy]

I was told by my vet that it can do osmething to their teeth I htink, but my over weight dog still gets them because she loves em, and she doesnt gain weight from them!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ayla]

My dogs dont chew them that much just lick them mostly. I chomp on ice sometimes LOL and my teeth are fine, no braces here lol

[comfort80]

i'd give my dog crushed ice, but not ice cubes.

[IcyMist]

Oops my nephew gives his lab ice cubes all the time and Tachi always crushes them with her teeth. She loves ice but guess I should tell my nephew about the ice.

[Blaze]

Lilly has frozen yoghurt ice cubes or crushed ice during summer, she loves it!
A tray does sound like a bit much though.

[Deb's Tiny Dogs]

Our vet told us not to give them full cubes because if they crunch down hard (one of ours does), they could fracture their teeth. So, now I make the doggie ice cream that I put in ice cube trays. It's GoldenSammy's recipe and it's basically plain, unsweetened, vanilla yogurt mixed with shredded carrots. It's much softer than ice.