Doggie Ice Cream

Animals of all kinds love ice cream. I've seen videos of cats, horses, rabbits, birds and even a lizard tucking into some ice cream! Click here to see a selection of fun video clips.

Dogs, it seems, love ice cream possibly more than any other animal. I know that from personal experience having shared many an ice cream cone with my Yorkshire Terrier Josie as I grew up. I never stopped to think about why that was but have since learned that dogs don't have sweat glands, hence why they pant when they're hot. So licking ice-cool ice cream is a big draw for them.

Last month I was having dinner with my family in seaside restaurant, opposite a big and very popular ice cream parlor. A family of 4 came along, bought an ice cream cone each and sat down on a bench at the side of the parlor to eat them. They had a beautiful golden retriever with them and it was obvious he was a big ice cream fan! I watched with fascination at what happened next. These pictures tell the story .....

Dog watches everyone eating their ice cream cones. He's calm but clearly interested .....

 

His interest starts to turn to excitement ....

Taken across to one of the ice cream vending machines, he's clearly on his best behavior!

He gets his reward ...

 

Dog Saved By Ice Cream

Here's a great and true story to share with you. I recently read a story about a family in England whose small Jack Russell Terrier (Woodso) made a remarkable recovery after being mauled - thanks to his love of ice cream!

Poor Woodso had been attacked by another dog (belonging to the same family) and was left with his neck broken and torn. A veterinary surgeon performed 2 operations and managed to save Woodso's life but his injuries left him terribly weak and unable to eat. His owner was desperate to find a solution and thought hard about what she would do if her throat was terribly sore ... and came up with the idea of ice cream. Smooth, cool yet nourishing. And guess what? It did the trick! Woodso lapped it up and found he could swallow again. At the same time it gave him nourishment which he badly needed and seemed to lift his spirits. He was a long time recovering from his injuries but his owner is convinced that ice cream made the difference.

"He still loves the stuf and I'm sure it saved his life" she said.

Now there's 's a little bit of cream magic if ever I saw it!

Animals & Ice Cream

There’s nothing more cute than a puppy or kitten doing something innocent but fun. As a child I remember my little Yorkshire Terrier enjoying the bottom part of my ice cream cone which I would snap off for her as she waited patiently whilst watching me eat most of the ice cream. Maybe it was the cold temperature, but she would never just grab the little ice cream cone all in one go; she would just take a lick then taste it over and over before then gingerly but eagerly taking another. It was so cute! What’s more she loved it too.

Those were the days before video cameras and the Internet so I wondered if with today’s technology I could find other people’s pets with a similar love for ice cream. Sure enough, on YouTube I came across some wonderful clips and compiled my own dedicated page of animals eating ice cream. There you can download clips of dogs, cats, birds, even rabbits, horses and a lizard all eating ice cream!

Unusual animals can be really interesting, especially when they’re young. Here’s a website I found with some great photos of baby animals – from goats, to bears, turtles and lemurs to gorillas and lots more. A great collection of photos for animal lovers to enjoy.