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  Most of these recipes are our own originals, and have been taste-tested by our own dogs. The recipes contain ingredients you probably already have, so they're a cinch to make. Plus, they're just as good - if not better! - than anything store-bought, and dogs LOVE them! New! Try the Yummies treat recipe submitted by Ally, who says that her dogs, cat, and even horses love it.
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Peanut
Buttery Bones
1. Preheat oven to 375º F and combine
flour and baking powder in a bowl. Add peanut butter, jelly, milk and/or
water.
2. Place the dough on a lightly
floured surface and knead. Roll out to about 1/4-inch thickness (sprinkle
some extra flour on the rolling pin if it sticks) and use cookie cutters
to shape.
3. Place on a greased baking sheet and
bake about 20 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks before
giving to your dog.
Woof Waffles
1. Preheat oven to 325º F. Using your
hands, mix the ingredients together in a large bowl.
(Add some peanut butter for a slight variation - your dog will love it.)
Roll out to 1/4-inch thickness and cut into 8-inch squares.
2. Place each square on a cold,
unplugged waffle iron and press. Remove from waffle iron.
2. Next, put the "waffles" on a greased
cookie sheet and bake for 1 hour. Let cool on wire racks before breaking
them into small pieces.
Meaty Rounds
1. Preheat oven to 350º F.
2. In a large bowl, mix together all the
ingredients with a fork. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet;
flatten slightly.
3. Bake 12 to 15 minutes until slightly
browned at the edges. Cool on wire racks. Store in refrigerator for up to 1
week.
Flea Fighters
1. Mix the flour and yeast together,
then add the garlic powder and oil. Slowly add the water or milk until it
forms a stiff dough (you may not need to use the whole half cup). Knead on a
floured board for several minutes.
2. Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness;
cut into shapes and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350º F for 15
minutes.
3. When done, turn the oven off and let
the treats cool on the oven shelf with the door slightly open until cool and
firm. Refrigerate to keep fresh.
Peanut
Butter Poppers
1. Combine the flour, water or milk,
peanut butter and baking powder in a bowl and Mix well.
2. Form the dough around pieces of rice
cereal to make the poppers. (It may be crumbly, but once baked it'll turn
firm.)
3. Place on a greased cookie sheet and
bake at 400º F for 15-20 minutes, or until lightly browned. Let cool on
wire racks.
P-Nut
Butter Carob Treats
1. Preheat oven to 375º F.
2. In a bowl, combine flour and baking
powder. Add cocoa, peanut butter, and milk and stir well.
3. Place dough on a lightly floured
surface and knead; roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and use a cookie cutter
to cut out shapes.
4. Bake for 20 minutes on a greased
baking sheet until lightly brown. Cool on a rack, then store in an airtight
container.
Meat-Free
Dry Dog Food
1. Get out a large bowl, because you'll
be making a lot of this stuff!
2. Mix together the brown rice and
carrot pulp. Then pour in the wheat germ, nutritional yeast, and flour.
Stir. Add olive oil, peanut butter and garlic powder.
3. Mix everything up until there's no
yeast or flour left sticking to the sides of the bowl. Store this dog food in
your refrigerator for about three days - that is, if there's any left by
then!
Yummies
submitted by Ally
Preheat oven to 350º. Mix ingredients in order. Grease cookie sheet.
Make little balls and place on cookie sheet. Bake for 15 minutes until golden
brown.
You can use this recipe and change it a bit, I do with my critters, and use
bananas or other fruits and they love them. Or anything else they might like,
like cereal, peanut butter, etc.
My two dogs as well as my cat and two horses just love these treats. They
always know when I make them and have them with me for they try to get
them from me. Also rabbits and cavy love them too...so it is a treat not
just for horses (I found it as a horse treat recipe), but all my critters
love it, hopefully other critters like mine will enjoy these treats as well
as mine do.
Dog on a Diet
So here's the lowdown: Being overweight is worse for dogs than it is for
humans. Why? Check this out from Please Take Good Care of Your Best Friend,
Volume I, by Doris Day:
"Every extra pound on a dog is proportionally greater
than an extra pound on a human. For example, an extra five pounds on a dog
that should ideally weigh 17 pounds is like adding 50 pounds to a person who
should weigh 170. That's nearly 30 percent above their ideal weights!"
Start exercising regularly. Take your dog for at least one walk a day.
The best time to walk is 15 minutes after your dog has eaten (and we'll talk
about food in a just a sec). For another activity, try
training. It's a lot of fun, and your dog
will learn a thing or two in the process!
What about food? Unfortunately, your dog is not going to say, "Oh,
guess what? I've decided to lose weight. No food today, please!" Instead,
you have to gradually cut back on the amount of food you give to him. Here
are some great meal choices:
In addition to this, your dog should always have fresh, preferably
unchlorinated, water daily. Good luck!
The Lowdown on
Store-Bought Treats
Okay, so what's with all this junk? We've come to a conclusion that seems
very likely: this stuff is added to make the product appeal to you.
(Why? Well, your dog has never gone shopping for treats.)
After all, those cute little shapes and claims of juicy flavors (but really,
how do humans know it tastes good?) are there to convince an owner to buy
the treats. Since dogs don't really care what's in what, let them taste-test
a homemade treat and see if they like it as much a store-bought one. Chances
are, they'll love it to pieces - literally!
So if you want to stay away from these artificial things stuck in dog food,
we encourage you to make your own treats, buy natural dog food (yes, there is
some out there! Check at health food stores or pet supermarkets), and look
for natural dog treats.
your dog that you wouldn't buy for yourself. (See how this affects your treat-shopping!) |
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Overweight dogs are also at a higher risk for heart,
respiratory and blood sugar level problems, skeletal stress, and
gastrointestinal disorders. Each pound of fat contains approx. 17 extra
miles of blood vessels through which blood must flow, so that means there's
an unnecessary burden for your dog's heart. If you've got an overweight dog,
don't freak out, though - here's what you can do!
Go ahead - look at the ingredients on a box of treats that you just bought at
the store. You're likely to see some meat byproducts, artificial colors,
preservatives and stuff that you can't even pronounce! Here's the
lowdown: