What to put on a licky mat?

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Dog peanut butter or low fat cheese spread? Too much fat? Are those really ok or is there something better? I did have a tube of liver paste from the pet shop but that ran out quickly and not sure that's any better for their health.

Tips please (dog is 10 so senior dog recommends appreciated)

Be careful with low fat stuff it often has sweetners like aspartamine which are poisonous for dogs. I use full fat cream cheese or good quality peanut butter, check the ingredients carefully, it should be just peanuts really. Ive got a waitrose own brand one called "100% peanuts."

I use Greek yoghurt or peanut butter - Lidl do one that is 100% peanuts.

My OAP dog has a little coconut oil (dog type), dried sprats, couple of chunks of pate (JR products) and a few drops of hemp oil. The coconut is for his coat, fish for joints and hemp oil is supposed to boost immune system.

Another vote for greek yoghurt, dog loves it 😊

for my ten year old terrier I use one sixth of a wet dog food pouch eg barking heads, or Arden Grange tasty salmon treat, or Greek yogurt or a quarter of a mashed banana or some fresh mince. I usually freeze them and serve frozen unless I’ve run out of pre-prepped ones.

Baby food
Pate
Yoghurt
Yoghurt and tuna
Cottage cheese

thank you all! really good ideas there.

greek yogurt we freeze ours in a kong

We use some of the dried kibble that is his food, soak it until soft then mash it into the Licki mat and then freeze. He loves it, it's healthy and out of his daily allowance so no weight gain. We do the same with his small kongs and he never seems to get tired of it.

Great ideas here. I'll add pumpkin puree to the list. I usually have some on hand for muffins. I take out a few spoonfuls for the licky mat.

Usually cottage cheese/yogurt/sardines but be careful of weight gain OP as at aged 10 their metabolism is slowing down. I don’t give mine every day just as occasional treat

Meat paste from a jar.

Have you tried steaming some carrots and mashing them?

Ours does like Greek yoghurt and peanut butter though. Lidl do one that is 100% peanuts.

Peanut butter with no xylitol in. Mashed up tuna.
not together 🤣
Half a banana mashed and Greek yogurt.

I have occasionally used primula cheese spread (they used it at the dogs trust dog training class I went to so must be okay). I usually use his biscuits soaked in water, mashed up dog safe fruits or vegetables & then I freeze it.

Our DDog copes with most things but for some reason can’t eat banana. Or rather she can but o comes out like banana jelly the next day. Luckily anything else seems fine

funny you should say that, the Primula gave him a bad stomach but the Dogs Trust advised me to use it! I the tried very low fat cream cheese since posting I've bought Bio and Me Greek Yoghurt style kefir which seems which sweet and he loves that. Previously he refused Kefir unless it was mixed with something very nice indeed but he's very happy with the Bio and Me brand.

Grated apple
grated pear
grated carrot
yoghurt

Mine loves peanut butter. Greek yogurt and banana. strawberry puree when we have a lot from the allotment. Pumpkin puree or pureed sardines.