With the continual scares regarding pet treats we are making our own. You can, too!!! Here are a couple of easy recipes to get you started…
cheese, please! (This is Gabe’s favorite!)*
- 1½ C oat flour
- 1½ C brown rice flour
- 1 C shredded low-fat cheddar cheese
- ½ C grated parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
- ½ C water
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly until a dough forms. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to ¼” thickness. Use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes – I found a dog bone cutter that is adorable. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet (they can be close together as they don’t spread much while cooking.)
Bake for 20 – 25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. (We put ours in the freezer to make them extra crunchy for our big dogs!)
plumpkins*
- 1½ C oat flour
- 1½ C brown rice flour
- ½ t cinnamon
- ½ t ground nutmeg
- ½ t ground ginger
- 1 egg
- 3 T applesauce (unsweetened)
- ¾ C canned pumpkin or fresh, pureed pumpkin
- ½ C water
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine all ingredients together and mix thoroughly. Spoon mixture out with a tablespoon and drop onto an ungreased cookie sheet. These cookies will not rise or flatten so if you want a flatter cookies press it down before baking.
Bake 18 – 22 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Venison Jerky (This is their all-time favorite!!!)
If you have access to venison and a dehydrator this one is super easy. Cut strips of venison and dehydrate until desired consistency. We usually do ours for 8 – 10 hours dependent upon the thickness of the strips. We store these in an airtight container in the freezer.
These treats are all it takes to keep our four-legged children following commands and begging for more. 😉 If they are doing something they aren’t supposed to be doing while they are outside, I will go to the door and whistle once (and being a ‘girl’ I don’t whistle very loudly)…it stops them in their tracks and they come flying into the house for a jerky treat!!! Yes, they get pretty serious about their treats~
If you have a favorite homemade treat that your pups love please share in the comments section or send me an email and I will post! DO NOT BUY STORE BOUGHT TREATS IF YOU LOVE YOUR PETS! You cannot be certain what is in them unless you make them yourself!!!
*The first two recipes are from the book, organic dog biscuit cookbook, Bubba Rose Biscuit Company. Made with all-organic ingredients and no wheat, corn or soy!
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