1. Stir in Pumpkin Purée
Grab some plain, unsweetened 100 percent pumpkin purée and add a spoonful to their kibble. It supports digestion and adds fall flair without turning their stomach into a haunted house.
2. Frozen Pumpkin Treats
Blend 100 percent pumpkin purée with plain yogurt, spoon into ice cube trays and freeze. Perfect cool down snack for the zoomie marathon afterglow. Kick it up a notch with pumpkin-shaped molds, because festive snacks just hit different.
Get the recipe here!
Get the recipe here!
3. Pumpkin & Peanut Butter Biscuits
Mix 100 percent pumpkin purée with whole-wheat flour, oats and a dollop of dog-safe peanut butter (no xylitol!), then bake until crunchy. Don’t be surprised when your pooch becomes highly invested in “quality control."
Get the recipe here!
Get the recipe here!
4. Latte Squeaky Toy
For dogs who need to ease up on the treats a little, try a pumpkin latte squeaky toy. It squeaks, it’s festive and it won’t stain your carpet like the real thing.
5. Pumpkin Patch Photo Op
Stage a backyard pumpkin patch shoot with your dog (or head to a local pumpkin patch for a cheaper option). Toss in some hay bales, leaves, even an old flannel shirt and boom:
your pup just out-influenced the influencers.
6. Pumpkin Puppuccino
Whip up a pup-friendly latte with pumpkin, plain yogurt and oats, topped with the tiniest swirl of unsweetened whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon. It’s the ultimate coffee shop moment minus the $8 price tag.
7. Pumpkin Paw Print Art
Dip their paws in pet-safe, non-toxic paint and stamp on paper or canvas. Add pumpkin doodles around it and suddenly you’ve got seasonal wall art that even your in-laws can’t critique.
8. Pumpkin Costume
Go classic with the orange poof suit and green stem hat. Instant crowd-pleaser, guaranteed awwws and a chance to live out your childhood dreams of starring in "It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." Bonus points if you join in as the matching gourd.
9. Pumpkin Bandana or Collar Charm
A pumpkin bandana is festive without going full costume. It says, “Yes, I’m into fall, but I still have dignity.”
10. Pumpkin Bed or Blanket
Trade out their old bed cover for a pumpkin-print one, or toss a cozy fleece blanket in their crate. Cozy for them, festive for you. No one has to know you got it on clearance in August.