Easter With the Dog
The short version
Easter at Sniff and Shift is rabbit ears and a treat hunt in the yard. The ears are a light whole chew dried in our Malvern, Pennsylvania kitchen, the quail eggs are the egg shaped treat, and the guides below cover what stays out of the basket, the Easter table, the photo and the cat.
What stays out of the basket
The Easter basket is candy, plastic grass and foil, so the dog's basket gets built separately.
- Can dogs eat jelly beans? Skip them, and the chocolate bunny beside them.
- Can dogs eat chocolate? No, and what to do if the basket got raided.
- An Easter basket for dogs: treats, a bow and no chocolate.
What the dog can have from the Easter table
- Can dogs eat hard boiled eggs? A plain peeled piece is fine. The deviled ones stay on your plate.
- Can dogs eat ham? Salt, glaze and the bone. Keep it on your plate.
- Eggs for dogs: shell, yolk and white, the full egg guide.
What to hand the dog instead
Our guide to Easter dog treats covers which one suits which dog.
- Rabbit Ears: one ingredient, a pack of five whole ears, light and crunchy. Break one in half for a small dog, and take the last piece away. The page shows where stock stands; rabbit ears for dogs has the long version.
- Freeze-Dried Raw Quail Eggs: whole small eggs, freeze-dried raw. If your dog is on a special diet, ask your veterinarian first.
- Freeze-Dried Cheddar Cheese Bites: small crunchy pieces for hiding in the grass.
- Freeze-Dried Beef Heart: firm pieces that snap small, for the hunt pouch.
The day itself
- An Easter egg hunt for dogs: the cup game indoors, then a treat hunt in the yard, kept apart from the candy hunt.
- Easter photos with your dog: morning light, the basket without candy, and which flowers stay out of the frame.
- Easter treats for cats: fish from the bag, and why the Easter lily stays out of the house.
Why rabbit ears
It is the one Easter treat that is exactly what it says. Each ear is a whole natural chew rather than a cut or ground product, so shape and size vary from ear to ear, and most dogs finish one in a few minutes. Hand one over when you can stay and watch, and keep the pouch of cheddar for the hunt.
Easter toys
From American Dog, the Carrot and the Lucky Dog Carrot Plushie. American Dog items are sold and shipped by American Dog through Shopify Collective, not made or shipped by Sniff and Shift.
Shipping
Treats leave our kitchen within one business day. The toys ship from American Dog on their own schedule, so order those first if they are going in a basket.
After Easter
Spring starts the day after Easter Sunday. The spring page takes over with shed season in the car, Wash Bay detailing and the first road trips of the year. Until then, the whole freeze-dried treats line is here.