Can dogs have vanilla ice cream?

Home-made shakes, using ice cream and milk, gives you control over the ingredients that go into your milkshakes. But, in reality, even these aren't recommended. Dogs shouldn't eat ice cream. Many canines are lactose intolerant which makes milk off limits. 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

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. read more

Yes, they can. Dogs should never eat too much sugar (or people food), but a little ice cream here and there will be of no harm (assuming the ice cream is never chocolate). read more