Guide
How to serve Pup-Ornaut
Our serving notes for each flavor, plus the basics of handling and storage.
Updated
How to serve Pup-Ornaut is simple: it is a crunchy freeze-dried treat, so you hand it over as is, or break it up. It is a treat or reward, not a complete diet. Both flavors contain dairy, and Banana Peanut Butter also contains peanuts.
Serving, step by step
Three steps
Open the bag
Pull open the bag and offer a piece. No thawing, no scooping.
Size it for your dog
Break pieces smaller for small dogs. Stay with your dog while they snack, and keep fresh water available.
Reseal
Close the bag after opening.
Serving notes by flavor
- Banana Peanut Butter: for training, our guide is 1 to 3 small pieces per session, adjusted for your dog's size and activity. It is the richer flavor, so keep pieces small. It contains peanuts and dairy.
- Pumpkin & Apple: our feeding guide is 1 to 2 pieces a day for small dogs, 2 to 3 for medium dogs, and 3 to 5 for large dogs. It contains dairy.
Treats should be a small share of the day. VCA says about 10 percent of daily calories can come from treats, with the rest from complete and balanced food (VCA, Dog Treats, opened 2026-10-16). Your vet can set a target. Not sure how that looks? Try a treat budget:
Treat budget calculator
Enter your dog's daily calories and see what 10 percent looks like for Banana Peanut Butter.
Use the number from your vet or your dog food bag.
This is arithmetic on the label's energy figure and the number you enter. Ask your vet for your dog's calorie target.
Energy figure: 4,147 kcal ME/kg from the package label of Pup-Ornaut Freeze-Dried Dog Ice Cream: Banana Peanut Butter.
Storage
Close the bag after each use and keep it somewhere cool and dry. Freeze-dried foods absorb moisture easily, as University of Minnesota Extension notes, so a closed bag keeps the pieces crisp. No fridge or freezer needed. Banana Peanut Butter comes in a 2.5 oz bag and Pumpkin & Apple in a 1 oz bag; the recipes have very different densities, and the pumpkin pieces are much lighter for their size.
Allergens
Banana Peanut Butter contains peanuts and dairy. Pumpkin & Apple contains dairy. Neither is a single ingredient treat. If your dog has trouble with either, choose something else or ask your vet.
Questions
What is it made of?
Banana Peanut Butter: nonfat Greek yogurt, banana, peanut butter (dry roasted peanuts and sea salt). Pumpkin & Apple: apples, pumpkin puree, nonfat Greek yogurt.
Is it frozen?
No. It is freeze-dried, so it keeps at room temperature and cannot melt. See freeze-dried vs frozen.
Does it contain peanuts or dairy?
Banana Peanut Butter and Pumpkin and Apple both contain dairy. Check each new flavor's ingredient list on its page. Banana Peanut Butter also contains peanuts.
Do the ghosts need to stay frozen?
No. They are freeze-dried and shelf stable.
Are the shapes sold all year?
Yes. Pumpkin & Apple is part of the regular lineup.
Where is it made?
In small batches in Malvern, Pennsylvania, by Sniff and Shift.
Related: can dogs eat ice cream.