Reported last week on Ananova.com, a group of folks in Belgium are producing ice cream for dogs. The frozen treat will come in the shape of a dog bone. At first, they will offer only vanilla flavor, but have their eye on developing meat flavors.

But ice cream for dogs is not a new concept. In the United States, dog owners have been able to purchase "Frosty Paws" from specialty pet stores for quite some time. The success of Frosty Paws with its meat flavored ice cream has encouraged other American dog owners to make their own homemade dog ice cream, in which recipes are frequently shared with others under the same name "Frosty Paws".

But perhaps pampering pooches with dog-versions of favorite snackfood concoctions is something European pet owners are only beginning to enjoy, the same way Americans have enjoyed for decades.