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The Best Dog Treat Recipes - Healthy Homemade Goodies To Make For Your Best Friend!
In the local grocery store, you can find a huge variety of snacks on the pet aisle, but many of these are loaded with fat grams, sugars, salt, fillers, and strange-sounding chemicals- ingredients that your pet doesn't need and really shouldn't have. Some dogs gain too much weight from eating the wrong foods or too much of them, and this can lead to other health issues like joint problems and heart disease. Other dogs have allergies to certain ingredients and, by baking your own healthful dog treats, you can help them avoid these allergies. Many of us have also taken a new stance on mass-produced treats and foods, after worrying about our animals during the huge 2007 dog food recall. Making home made dog food and finding wholesome dog treat recipes gives us much more control over the quality and safety of ingredients.
Just like "people treats," these should be given in moderation, and added into a nutritional diet, but be assured that these dog treat recipes have been checked out with wholesome ingredients in mind. Another great use for these dog treat recipes is to use them as positive reinforcement when training your dog to learn a new, desirable behavior. The Chicken Yummies dog treat recipe is great for a training treat because it can be cut into very small pieces. Give them tiny rewards often, while teaching them a new behavior and you'll have them eating out of your hand and learning that behavior before you know it! They say that the way to the heart is through the stomach, and for a lot of dogs this is definitely true! Watch their tails wag as an indicator of how much they like these homemade dog treat recipes, and you'll want to make them again and again for them.
Here are a few favorites to try:Crunchy Peanut Butter Dog Cookies Ingredient List: Preheat oven to 350°F (180° C). Mix all of the ingredients together in a fairly large bowl. Sprinkle a bit of flour over a flat, clean surface, and roll the mixture out over the flour to about ¾” (2 mm) thickness. Use dog-themed cookie cutters or simply cut into rectangles and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Cook first for 20 minutes on one side and then flip the treats over and cook an additional 20 minutes. Remove to cooling racks and let dry out thoroughly. Treats are ready after about two hours. Veggie-Dog Mini Muffins Ingredient List: Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. If the shredded carrots and apple are too wet, add some of the dry ingredients to the mixture until it is a thick batter. Lightly grease mini muffin tins and spoon the mixture into the compartments until they are about ¾ of the way full and bake for 15 minutes at 400ºF(200ºC) or until browned. Chicken Yummies For Your Dog Ingredient List: In a large saucepan. bring 1 quart (1 liter) water to a boil and cook chicken giblets until done. In a blender, combine the cooked giblets, the reserved ½ cup (125 ml) of stock, olive oil and eggs . Blend until mixed well, but still a little chunky. Pour mixture into a large mixing bowl and add in the last three dry ingredients. Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto greased cookie sheets and bake at 450° F (230° C) for 20 minutes. Freeze in a container in the freezer and take out as needed, storing for up to three days in the refrigerator.
Some "Easy-to-Make" Treats that Dogs Love:Our two dogs are as different as night and day, and have totally different food favorites. Our English Springer Spaniel, Sofie, goes for carbs and meats, while our Cavalier King Charles/Cocker mix, Guinevere, is our little vegetarian girl! If your dog turns her nose up at most fruits and vegetables, just add a dab of all-natural peanut butter to make the treat irresistible. Always remember to wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly and remove seeds and pits before treating your dog. Many seeds and pits are toxic, if eaten. Here are some of our favorite super-simple natural treats for our dogs:
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