Is Icing Safe for Dogs? Why a Cookie Baked for Dogs Beats Iced Shortbread
Posted by The Huds and Toke Editorial Team on 6th Oct 2026
Put two frosted dog cookies side by side and you often can't tell them apart. Same glossy frosting and same bone shape. Turn the packets over and one is a biscuit baked for dogs, while the other is much closer to shortbread wearing a coat of sugar and fat. Here is what is really under the frosting, what the numbers say, and how to tell the two apart in about a minute.
Published 6 October 2026
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Clydesdale, Shire Horse and Percheron Treats: Feeding the Gentle Giants
Posted by The Huds and Toke Editorial Team on 5th Oct 2026
A Clydesdale, a Shire horse and a Percheron can each weigh close to a tonne, yet not one of them needs a bigger treat than a pony does. This guide puts the three side by side: how big each really gets, how to tell them apart, where they fit in Australia, and what we would and would not hand a heavy horse over the gate.
A Clydesdale type pair ploughing at the Bundaberg Yesteryear Rally in Queenslan
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Connemara, Welsh Section B and Riding Pony Treats: The Pony Club Guide
Posted by The Huds and Toke Editorial Team on 29th Sep 2026
Connemaras, Welsh Section B ponies and Australian Riding Ponies are the ponies Australian kids ride at Pony Club. Here is how to treat them without ending up with a fat pony or a nippy one, with the sugar figures from our own nutrition panels.
Riders lined up at a Hendra Pony Club rally in Brisbane. Photo: Hendra Pony Club Meeting 2Feb14_22 by Sheba_Also (John) on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.
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Thoroughbred and Arabian Treats: Feeding a Hot Blood
Posted by The Huds and Toke Editorial Team on 25th Sep 2026
The Thoroughbred and the Arabian are the two hot bloods, and they share a reputation for being sharp, sensitive and quick. Feed them, though, and they turn out to be almost opposites. The ex-racer is often the horse that will not hold its weight and picks at its feed. The Arabian was bred to cross a desert on very little, and many owners find it holds condition on what looks like fresh air. Here i
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Are Fish Treats Good for Dogs? Benefits, Risks and How Much to Feed (an Australian Guide)
Posted by The Huds and Toke Editorial Team on 14th Sep 2026
Open a bag of dried sardines in a quiet kitchen and you will have a dog at your knee before the lid is off. Here is what the omega-3 evidence actually shows, which fish carry mercury, why raw fish and dried fish are two different conversations, and how many grams your dog can have.
Published 14 September 2026
Reading time 22 minutes
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