Having adopted my third "recycled" dog who is being trained, I was going through a lot more doggie treats than before. I decided to take some bread that was going stale anyway and try an experiment.
I piled up a few slices then cut them into quarters. I laid them out on a cookie sheet, lightly brushed them with healthy olive oil, and sprinkled them with garlic powder. I put them in a low oven for a bit, until they were hard and crunchy, like Melba toast. All healthy ingredients and they basically cost me nothing, I used the too stale for me bread and the dogs love them. May try flax seed next time!
By Linda from Vista, CA
Editor's Note: Most veterinarians recommend against giving your dog garlic, but there some do advocate for it. Please talk to your own vet prior to feeding dogs garlic.
Yes, but for the cost of your specialty dog food, we could rescue and feed four dogs. And that is precisely what we are doing in Indonesia.
I would just caution all of us from using too much self-righteousness in comments, posts, or even our daily lives. It's usually more about ego than trying to be helpful.
While Taste of the Wild dog-food may not have "corn and all the other stuff," here are some of things it does have: garbanzo beans, peas, lentils, pea protein, canola oil, egg product, pea flour, tomato pomace, natural flavor, ocean fish meal, salt, choline chloride, dried chicory root, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, yucca schidigera extract, dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product, dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product.
There is no peer-reviewed evidence that the above are any better than the seed pods that a hungry dog chews on all over the world, and many of which are grasses (i.e., grains).
Is Fido your best friend? Here's a recipe that will make him happy this holiday season.
Even the family pet deserves a "special" treat! But those "gourmet" dog treats can be very expensive. These are great recipes for making your own dog treats at home. They also are terrific as gifts - we all know someone whose dog is very special to them:
I am looking for a yogurt dip recipe for dog treats that will harden and keep even out of the refrigerator. If you have one, please let me know.
I'm not sure about the yogurt, but you could get some candy melts (Wilton makes some and they are available at Walmart and Michael's),melt them and dip the treats. As long as it isn't chocolate (and these aren't) they will be OK for dogs. The melts come in pastels, too ;-))
Recipe for Apple Cinnamon Doggie Cookies. I like to make my (4) dogs homemade treats. I have found this site to have numerous recipes to make. There are also recipes for Cats and Humans too :)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray cookie sheet with vegetable oil spray. Lightly dust work surface with flour. Blend flours and cornmeal in large mixing bowl.
With the recent recalls of dog treats, many people are looking for recipes to make their own. Do you have any recipes to share?
My dogs love bite-size shredded wheat as a treat. There's no sugar, no salt, and it adds fiber to their diet. It also helps clean their teeth because they have to crunch it.
Here is a great idea for dog treats that are easy to make, high in fiber, all natural, and your dog will love them! I started making these when my Lab got a case of chronic diarrhea and they helped a lot.
I am looking for some quick and easy homemade dog treat recipes. I'm not very good at working the computer to find these things so please email me any recipes.
My dog loves these Liver Treats;
One pound of chicken livers - pureed until smooth in blender. Mix in 1 cup flour, 1 1/2 cups corn meal, and 1 tablespoon garlic powder.
Spread on nonstick cookie sheet or spray Pam on a regular cookie sheet, cover with a sheet of aluminum foil and spray foil with Pam too. Spread treat mix on foil. Bake at 350* for 30 minutes.
When you take it out of oven, turn baked treat out on a cutting board. Peel off the foil, and cut the treat into bite sized pieces or cut with cookie cutters while the treat is still hot.
Since I couldn't find dry dog food recipes on the internet. I made up my own. 1 small roast carrots, celery, squash, rice, flaxseed and other kinds of seed, bran, oatmeal, lentils, brown rice apples, put all in the crockpot.
Let it cook all day, next puree it a little,bake it at 350 for 50min. take it out and crumble it up and dry it out,on a cookie sheet, i have a wood heater, so its easier for me, takes a day or two, then crumble up some more, and bag it and i put it in the freezer, try your own recipes but add extra oatmeal and rice.
Go to www.recipezaar.com.
Type in dog treats, there are 25 recipes for different
dog treats
A excellent Site with lots of Meal & Treat Recipes,
And lots of images to show you what the finished meal or trea looks like.
My dogs Love all them!
A excellent Site with lots of Meal & Treat Recipes,
And lots of images to show you what the finished meal or trea looks like.
My dogs Love all them!
A excellent Site with lots of Meal & Treat Recipes,
And lots of images to show you what the finished meal or trea looks like.
My dogs Love all them!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix all ingredients together. Roll into balls, press flat with fork. Bake on well greased cookie sheet for 15 minutes. Store in fridge. Freezes well.
Here is some top sellers that dogs keep begging for more. All ingredients are organic. But how you choose to make each recipe is up to you. Recipes scaled down from original.
The great thing about these dog treats is that you can make them in your microwave. It's really nice in summer so you don't heat up kitchen.
I know this isn't for us humans, but if you're like me, you like to do a little something special once in a while for your dogs. They love this. I hope you enjoy sharing it with them! Just a little something different.
