Can a dog eat vanilla ice cream?

Most dogs are lactose intolerant, so ice cream can cause the runny poops. There are special frozen treats called Frosty Paws that are better for dogs - you can buy them or find recipes for them online. Of course, if your dog is going to have ice cream, it should be vanilla since chocolate can be harmful to dogs.Oct 30, 2009 read more

Ice cream isn’t a dog-friendly food, but vanilla ice cream might be the safest flavor to share with your dog. First, keep in mind that some dogs are lactose intolerant and should never have ice cream. Second, most ice cream is loaded with sugar, which dogs absolutely don’t need in their diet. read more

If you do feed your dog ice cream cones, make sure that the ice cream and cone are made from natural ingredients to avoid ingestion of xylitol, a sugar substitute that is toxic to dogs. Also, give your pet a simple, dog-friendly flavor of ice cream, such as vanilla. Chocolate, as we all know, carries significant health risks for dogs. read more