the kitchen notebook
Treats & toppers
Little extras your Yorkie will love — plain, simple, and made from dog-safe ingredients. Every recipe here is an extra, not a complete meal: none of them are nutritionally complete on their own.
Every treat and topper we’ve written up
Chicken and Rice Topper
A gentle, plain topper of boneless cooked chicken and white rice to spoon over your Yorkie's regular food.
Pumpkin Oat Training Bites
Tiny two-ingredient baked bites of plain pumpkin and oats, sized for reward-based training.
Frozen Blueberry Yogurt Drops
Little frozen drops of plain unsweetened yogurt and blueberries for a cooling enrichment snack.
Baked Sweet Potato Chews
Thin, single-ingredient baked sweet potato slices that make a naturally chewy occasional treat.
Salmon and Egg Topper
A protein-rich topper of fully cooked boneless salmon and cooked egg to spoon over your Yorkie's meal.
Carrot Apple Pupsicle
A refreshing frozen pupsicle of grated carrot and seedless apple in water for hot-day enrichment.
Peanut Butter Banana Lick Mat
A slow-lick enrichment spread of xylitol-free peanut butter and mashed banana on a lick mat.
Plain Turkey Meatball Toppers
Small baked plain ground-turkey meatballs, crumbled to top your Yorkie's regular food.
Pumpkin Spoon Topper
A spoonful of plain canned pumpkin stirred into your Yorkie's regular food for a little fiber and flavor.
Sweet Potato Mash Topper
A tiny spoonful of plain cooked, mashed sweet potato to spoon over your Yorkie's regular food.
Carrot Crunch Sticks
Thin little carrot sticks, raw or lightly cooked and cut small, for a low-calorie crunchy treat.
Frozen Lick Mat Ideas
A handful of thin, safe spreads frozen onto a lick mat for slow, calming enrichment.
Cottage Cheese and Pumpkin Topper
A two-ingredient spoonful of plain cottage cheese and 100% pumpkin puree, stirred together and served over your Yorkie's regular food.
Apple Oat Mini Biscuits
Tiny baked biscuits of rolled oats and grated apple, cut small enough for a Yorkie's mouth.
Watermelon Freezer Cubes
Single-ingredient frozen cubes of seedless watermelon flesh - a cooling hot-weather enrichment snack.
Plain Bone Broth Kibble Softener
A homemade, unsalted, onion- and garlic-free broth used by the spoonful to soften kibble for a fussy or older Yorkie.