Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Homemade Luscious Lamb Dog Dinner

Ingredients
2 C Lamb (Chopped finely or ground)
1 C Rice (Brown or white cooked)
1 half Carrot (Large, grated)
1/2 C Yogurt (Plain, whole fat or 2 %)
1 Clove Garlic (crushed)
1 tsp. ground Flaxseed
2 1/2 C Water
Instructions
Cook the lamb by boiling in water with the garlic. Cook over a low heat, covered, until the lamb is tender. Cook the rice according to package directions, using the water that was used to cook the lamb. 

Mix lamb mixture, carrot, and flaxseed with the cooked rice. 

Mix in yogurt and serve after cooling.

Barkin' for Brownies Dog Treats

Ingredients
1 1/4 lbs Beef liver or chicken liver
2 C Wheat germ
2 T Whole wheat flour
1 C Cooked barley
2 Whole eggs
3 T Peanut butter
1 Clove garlic
1 T Olive oil
1 t Salt (optional)
Instructions

Pre heat oven to 350.

Liquify liver and garlic clove in a blender, when its smooth add eggs and peanut butter. Blend till smooth.
In separate mixing bowl combine wheat germ, whole wheat flour, and cooked Barley. Add processed liver mixture, olive oil and salt. Mix well.

spread mixture in a greased 9x9 baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes or till done.

When cool cut into pieces that accommodate your doggies size.


Store in refrigerator or freezer.

Homemade Pumpkin Dog Cookies

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup pumpkin, canned
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 tablespoons Crisco
1 whole egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine flour, cinnamon and nutmeg and cut in shortening.

Beat egg with milk and pumpkin and combine with flour, mixing well. 

Stir until soft dough forms. 

Drop by tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool and serve.

Homemade Wheat-free Tuna Dog Biscuits

Ingredients
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal or 1/14 cup corn flour
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 small can tuna in oil -- undrained
• 1/3 cup water
Instructions
Grind oatmeal in processor to make a coarse flour. Set aside in small bowl. In food processor, whirr tuna with the oil, and water then add all the rest of ingredient. Pulse till mixture forms a ball, Pulse to knead for 2-3 minutes. 

Knead on floured surface till it forms a soft ball of dough. Roll out to a 1/8"-1/4" thickness. Cut into shapes. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet , at 350 for 20-25 minutes. 

Cool completely.

Homemade Doggie Breath Treats

Ingredients
  • 2 cups brown rice flour
  • 1 Tablespoon activated charcoal (find this at drugstores, not the briquets!)
  • 3 Tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 2/3 cup lowfat milk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400F. Lightly oil a cookie sheet. Combine flour and charcoal. Add all the other ingredients. Drop teaspoonfuls on oiled sheet, about 1 inch apart. Bake 15-20 minutes. Store in airtight container in the refrigerator.

Homemade Liver Dog Treats

Ingredients
  • 1 lb. beef liver
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup cornmeal
  • 12 – 14 cloves garlic
  • 2 eggs
Instructions
Puree liver and garlic in food processor. Add eggs, whole wheat flour and cornmeal. Grease cookie sheet and pour mixture onto cookie sheet. Bake in 350 oven for 20 minutes, flipping over halfway through baking. Cut into desired sized squares.

I usually place 1/2 of this recipe in a tupperware and keep in the fridge. The other half I freeze…….these freeze well.

Homemade Banana Pupcakes Dog Treats

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 2 bananas
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 3 cups flour (white or whole wheat)
  • 1 tbsp. baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tbsp. honey
Instructions
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Mash bananas in a large bowl. Mix in all the rest of the ingredients until well blended, and then pour into cupcake pans. Bake 20 minutes. These are great for birthdays! Some carob chips can be melted and used for “frosting.”

Feel free to add other ingredients such as sunflower seeds (without the shell), nuts, carob chips, shredded carrot, or diced apple. Crunchy peanut butter can be used instead of smooth. Whole wheat flour is always better than white. Extra treats or double batches can be frozen for future use.

Homemade Beefy Dog Biscuits

Makes wonderful cookie treats that our dogs love!

Ingredients
  • 1.5 L (6 1/2 cups) buckwheat flour
  • 360 ml (1 1/2 cups) water
  • 15 ml (1 T) garlic
  • 50 ml (4 T) basil
  • 480 ml (2 cups) low sodium beef broth
Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processors. Add flour/water to compensate for liquidity/thickness. Once dough can form a ball, roll into a 1” thick log and ½” thick cookies from end.

Arrange on a cookie sheet.

Quick Tip – Use these cookies as rewards during training sessions and watch your dog’s progress vault ahead.

Homemade Barley Beef Biscuit Dog Treats

These biscuits are easy to make and keep and freeze very well. We always have a selection on hand!
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon garlic granules
  • 4 tablespoons parsley 2 cups beef broth
  • 2 cups barley flour
  • 3-4 cups rye flour
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 ° F (180 ° C).

In a large bowl, combine olive oil (extra-virgin olive oil is more expensive, but lower grade olive oils are blended with other vegetable oils that may contain corn or soy), garlic and parsley. Heat the beef broth (it’s best to make your own, canned or condensed broths have added salt, sugars, and preservatives) or water until steaming and add to the olive oil mixture . Stir in barley flour and let cool until lukewarm — or cool enough to work with. Gradually blend in rye flour, adding enough to form a stiff dough.

Transfer to a floured (rye flour) surface and knead until smooth (about 3-5 minutes). Shape the dough into a ball, and roll to 1/4-inch (6 mm) thick. Use the cookie cutter of your choice (we prefer to make small bones) or cut into small squares. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets, spacing them about 1/4 inch (6 mm) apart. Gather up the scraps, roll out again, and cut additional biscuits.

Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and turn over. Bake for an additional 30 minutes, or until golden brown on both sides. After you finish baking all batches of biscuits, turn off the oven, spread all the biscuits in one baking pan and set them in the oven to cool for a few hours or overnight. The extra time in the oven as it cools off helps make the treats crunchier.

Makes several dozen small treats that keep and freeze well.

Homemade Chicken and Kibble Dog Treats

Ingredients
  • 3 to 4 chicken breasts (no bone, no skin)
  • 1 1/2 cups non-sticky rice (we use basmati)
  • fat free cottage cheese
Instructions
Microwave the chicken breasts until fully cooked. Cut into tip of the finger size pieces. Reserve the juice for the first meal. Steam the rice until fully cooked. Combine the chicken and rice. Add a pinch of salt if you didn’t already salt the rice. Add any other seasoning your dog likes. (Ours have severe allergies, so we season with Feverfew.)

When ready to feed the dogs, combine half their recommended kibble with sufficient chicken/rice mixture to make up about 1/3 their ration. Make up the rest with fat free cottage cheese.

This makes a very low fat diet, typically less than 10%. You can add vegetable fats or fish oil to improve vitamin absorption, but do be sparing. In the first batch of food, add the cooking juices from the chicken to the kibble.

This recipe makes enough food for several feedings, so don’t put the chicken drippings in the storage container: it will only hasten spoilage. Also, don’t leave the mix down: it will spoil very fast.

We make a batch of chicken/rice every other day. Our two dogs combined weigh over 200 pounds. If you have one or smaller dogs, you can reduce the recipe. The vets say they have never seen healthier dogs

Homemade Frozen Chicken Cube Dog Treats

Perfect for the Dog Days of Summer!

Ingredients
  • Low sodium chicken stock
  • Water
Instructions
All you need is some low sodium chicken stock. Make the stock and let it cool down. Take a ice cube tray and fill it with the stock. You can optionally add a piece of liver treat to each block at this point to give your dog an extra surprise. Now all you do is freeze the cubes overnight.
Your dog will love the cooling effect and tasty treat. When you give them the cube try and let it sit for a couple of minutes outside the freezer first. You don’t want any dogs with freezer burn!

Homemade Chicken Liver Dog Treats

A great chicken flavoured snack for your dog full of the goodness and chicken livers.
Ingredients:
  • 1 lb. chicken liver
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 1 1/2 cups cornmeal
  • 1/2 cup dried milk
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour onto a baking tray and bake at 400 until the sides start to come away from the pan or a knife comes out clean.
Let it cool, cut into pieces and store in fridge!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Homemade Chicken And Garlic Bites Dog Treat Recipe

1 cup wheat flour
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon garlic powder ( not garlic salt!)
1 tablespoon soft butter or margarine
1/2 cup milk 


Mix flour and cheese together. Add garlic powder and softened butter. Slowly add milk till you form a stiff dough. You may not need all of the milk. Knead on floured board for a few minutes.

Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into shapes and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 350 degrees oven for 15 minutes. Let cool in oven with the door slightly open till cold and firm. Refrigerate to keep fresh

Homemade Chicken Liver Dog Cookies Recipe

2 cups Flour
3 tbs. Vegetable oil
1 cup wheat germ or cormeal if wheat allergies are a problem
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 tsp. parsley
1 cup cooked chicken liver, chopped 

 
Combine flour and wheat germ. In separate bowl, beat egg with oil, then add broth & parsley, mix well. Add the dry ingredients to bowl a little at a time, stirring well. Fold in chicken livers and mix well. Dough will be firm. Turn dough out on lightly floured surface and knead briefly. Roll out 1/2" thick and cut into shapes. Place on greased cookie sheet 1" apart. Bake at 400F for 15 minutes or until firm. Store in refrigerator.

Homemade Chicken and Honey Dog Biscuits Recipe

2 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
1/4 cup lukewarm water
1 egg
3/4 cup chicken broth 1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons minced garlic
3 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup cracked wheat 


Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 ° F (165 ° C). 


In a large bowl,dissolve yeast in water. Add egg, broth, honey, and garlic. Gradually blend in the flour and cracked wheat. Add enough wheat flour to form a stiff dough. 

Transfer to a floured surface and knead until smooth (about 3-5 minutes). Shape the dough into a ball and roll to 1/4-inch (6 mm) thick. Using bone-shaped cookie cutters, cut out biscuits. Place on ungreased baking sheets, spacing them about 1/4-inch (6 mm) apart. Gather up the scraps, roll out again, and cut additional biscuits. 

Bake for 45 minutes. Let cool overnight. Makes several dozen biscuits that freeze well.

Peanut Butter Puppy Poppers Homemade Dog Treat Recipe

2 cups whole-wheat flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1 cup peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
1 cup milk 

 
Preheat oven to 375'F. In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, mix peanut butter and milk, then add to dry ingredients and mix well. 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. Bake for 20 minutes on a greased baking sheet until lightly brown. Cool on a rack, then store in an airtight container. --- This is the original recipe, but I have found the cookies burn easily.

Homemade Peanut Butter and Honey Crunchies Dog Treats Recipe


1/4 cup honey
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
2 cups chicken broth or water
1/3 cup peanut oil 1 cup rolled oats
1 cup oat bran
3-4 cups oat flour 


Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 ° F (180 ° C). 


In a small dutch oven or large saucepan, combine honey, peanut butter (try to find a brand that has no added suger, salt or other ingredients; ideally it should only contain peanuts), chicken broth, and peanut oil. Heat, stirring often, until mixture begins to simmer. Remove from heat. Stir in rolled oats and oat bran and let cool until lukewarm -- or cool enough to work with. Gradually blend in oat flour, adding enough to form a stiff dough. 

Transfer to a floured (oat flour or rye flour) surface and knead until smooth (about 3-5 minutes). Shape the dough into a ball, and roll to 1/4-inch (6 mm) thick. Use a mini-cookie cutter or cut into small squares. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets, spacing them about 1/4 inch (6 mm) apart. Gather up the scraps, roll out again, and cut additional biscuits. If the dough becomes too crumbly to work with after a few rollings, sprinkle with a little water to bind it together and knead it for 30 seconds or so. 

Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and turn over. Bake for an additional 30 minutes, or until golden brown on both sides. After you finish baking all batches of biscuits, turn off the oven, spread all the biscuits in one baking pan and set them in the oven to cool for a few hours or overnight. The extra time in the oven as it cools off helps make the treats crispier. These make a more delicate crunchy biscuit, so we use them more for special or training treats, not tartar control.

Homemade Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits Recipe

½ cups water(add more water later if required)
½ cup oil
2 eggs
3 tablespoons peanut butter
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
½ cup cornmeal
½ cup oats 

 
Blend wet ingredients together. Whisk dry ingredients together and mix into wet mixture to form a ball of dough. Roll out and shape. Put onto a non-stick cookie tray or lightly greased one. Cook 20 minutes at 400 F. Turn off oven and allow the biscuits to cool in oven until crisp and hard. Store in airtight container.

Homemade Recipe for Peanut Butter Bones Dog Treats

1 package dry yeast
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 cup mashed potatoes
1 cup milk
1/4 cup molasses
1/2 cup chicken stock 1 cup chunky peanut butter
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup rye flour
1/2 cup rice flour
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose white flour 


Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 ° F (165 ° C). 


In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in water. In a large saucepan, mix together the potatoes, milk, molasses, stock, and peanut butter. Heat, stirring frequently until boiling. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. Add yeast mixture. Gradually blend in the egg, wheat, rye, and rice flours. Add enough white flour to form a stiff dough. 

Transfer to a floured surface and knead until smooth (about 3-5 minutes). Shape the dough into a ball and roll to 1/2-inch (12 mm) thick. Using cookie cutters, cut out biscuits. Place on ungreased baking sheets, spacing them about 1/4-inch (6 mm) apart. Gather up the scraps, roll out again, and cut additional biscuits. 

Bake for 45 minutes. Let cool overnight. Makes several dozen bones that freeze well--and have the consistency of pizza crusts, a favorite snack for most spoiled dogs!

Homemade Bacon Bits Dog Treat Recipe

6 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
4 eggs, well beaten
1/8 cup bacon fat
1 cup water
1/2 cup non-fat dry milk powder
2 cup graham flour
2 cup wheat germ 

1/2 cup cornmeal  

Mix ingredients with a strong spoon; drop heaping tablespoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet. Bake in a 350 oven for 15 minutes. Turn off oven and leave cookies on baking sheet in the oven overnight to dry out. Yield: about 4 dozen dog cookies