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Recipes for the pups
With all the recent crap that some companies are putting into dog biscuits, I thought I'd share a few that are tried and true for my pack. I roll out the doughs and just score with a knife so they can break apart after baking. You want them dry so they can't mold.
Peanut Butter Dog treats
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour ( Whole wheat or other for the allergy dogs)
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons peanut butter
Make a dough. Roll it out thin ( or make cute shapes with a cookie cutter) and transfer to a 13x9 inch greased cookie sheet and score with a knife. Bake at 400° F for 40 minutes. I typically just shut the oven off at that point and let them dry a bit more. Usually I double the recipe and use two cookie sheets to feed the herd.
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Chicken Liver Dog Biscuits
To speed preparation, I boil the entire container of chicken livers at once, puree them with a little oil in my food processor, and freeze in half-cup portions."
2 cups flour
3/4 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup powdered milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 eggs
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup water or 1/2 cup broth
1/2 cup pureed chicken livers
Combine all ingredients in mixer bowl. Knead for 3 minutes.
Roll dough out thin and use cookie cutters to make shapes.
Place on un-greased cookie sheets and bake in a 350-degree oven. Watch the first batch--ovens can vary. Depending on how crunchy you want these to be, you can bake them for up to 30 minutes.
Store in an airtight container. I get 3 dozen cookies using a 3" long bone cutter.
Peanut Butter Dog treats
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour ( Whole wheat or other for the allergy dogs)
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons peanut butter
Make a dough. Roll it out thin ( or make cute shapes with a cookie cutter) and transfer to a 13x9 inch greased cookie sheet and score with a knife. Bake at 400° F for 40 minutes. I typically just shut the oven off at that point and let them dry a bit more. Usually I double the recipe and use two cookie sheets to feed the herd.
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Chicken Liver Dog Biscuits
To speed preparation, I boil the entire container of chicken livers at once, puree them with a little oil in my food processor, and freeze in half-cup portions."
2 cups flour
3/4 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup powdered milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 eggs
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup water or 1/2 cup broth
1/2 cup pureed chicken livers
Combine all ingredients in mixer bowl. Knead for 3 minutes.
Roll dough out thin and use cookie cutters to make shapes.
Place on un-greased cookie sheets and bake in a 350-degree oven. Watch the first batch--ovens can vary. Depending on how crunchy you want these to be, you can bake them for up to 30 minutes.
Store in an airtight container. I get 3 dozen cookies using a 3" long bone cutter.
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I might have to make those for the dogs some day. Thanks for the recipes.
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It is funny to watch him eat it though !!!
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cat-poop-cookies-ii/
2 cups flour
1 cup peanut butter (all natural)
2 eggs
Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Press down into a dense layer on a large cookie sheet. Score almost all the way through into the shapes you want. Bake for about half an hour at 350 F to solidify them. Loosen them from the sheet, break the biscuits apart and return them, loosely spread out on the cookie sheet, to the oven at 225 F for 3 to 4 hours (or until they are really dry) to prevent mold growth. Store in an airtight container to keep them dry and mold-free.
Of course to get spent grains, you're going to have to start brewing your own beer. Tell the wife it's about the beloved dog, not the beer.
So, what breed of dogs do you have? Pics? Do you hunt 'em?
My three. All my wife's idea. I keep telling her the next one will be a real dog. From left to right, Eddie 5 year old dapple Dachshund, Gus the 4 year old Bassett, and Cody the old guy is a small standard. He's 13 now.
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Oh, that is so cool! I've been toying with the idea of a Basset hound for us, given our somewhat more sedentary lifestyle now, but I've heard that they drool/slobber and have joint problems with those short legs, plus the occasional back problem. Is any of that true, and can good breeders and breeding ameliorate those problems somewhat? I really think they're cool. And Cody is a standard....what? Poodle? Really couldn't tell in the pic. The last dog I/we had, a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, was also named Cody, and what a super hunter he was! We miss him painfully to this day.
Oh! There, I just enlarged the pic to see that you have two Dachshunds, including the one named Cody. Sorry for the insult about the poodle - my bad! Jeez, the older I get..............
I'd look for something closer to a Clumber Spaniel or even a Welsh or Pembroke Corgi. Spaniels are not musky, a bit less scatter-brained on scents, but will still have the ear issues. Corgi's are great dogs and open ears, short coats.
I usually go to the pound first, I've been lucky more than a few times. For all his faults, Gus is a pure breed bassett, just has a bit of separation anxiety.
One of the more interesting mixes I ever saw was a Lab-Bassett mix. Almost pure black, the ears were slightly shorter than a normal bassett, no drool, and no musk.
Winston Churchill
The dogs love 'em & it save a few bucks.
Gracias Amigo!
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Paul
I never bothered telling them that I caught their precious (read: ****) yellow lab doing the same thing on a nearly daily basis.
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