Homemade Dog Treats
To be used as occasional treats, not part of your dogs nutritional daily requirement.
This is just like us having a snack between meals. Try not to overdo it!
The following homemade organic peanut butter dog treat recipes are all natural healthy treats that are chemical and preservative free.
I use all natural organic unsweetened peanut butter from the health food store.
FAVORITE PEANUT BUTTER DOG TREAT
Whisk dry ingredients into wet, and form into ball of dough. Roll out about 1/2 inch thick piece and cut into desired shapes with cookie cutter if you want.
I just cut into bite size squares. Bake on ungreased, non stick baking sheet at 400 degress F., for about 20 minutes. Shut oven off, leaving cookies in cooling oven until crispy. Store in airtight container. |
PEANUT BUTTER CRISPS:
I break these into small pieces and use them as training treats. I carry them my pocket and my girls always listen to me because they love the smell and taste of peanut butter.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F Mix all 3 ingredients together until well blended and spread dough evenly on a cookie sheet. (I spray a scant amount of calorie free non stick spam or other brand on the cookie sheet first.) Cut the dough into squares, triangles or whatever shape you prefer – making about 24 treats. Bake for 30 minutes until crispy. Keep for a week or two in a tupperware container, if they last that long. When I use them as training treats I break them into smaller nibble size portions, after baking. |
LIVER AND PEANUT BUTTER TREATS:
Mix pureed liver and peanut butter together. I just put them together and whiz until combined and the consistency of toothpaste. Mix the flour and barley together and then add this to the paste mixture and combine well. Cut into small bite size pieces after cooling and store in the fridge for no more than one week. |
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With respect to dogs, there is a huge difference between WHOLE wheat and basic wheat. But since the trend is to go grain-free I guess it all boils down to your specific breed(s).
Whole wheat flour is not dangerous to use in cooking our dog’s treats.
WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR (used as a low cost fibre source in commercial dog food) is the leading cause of dog allergies. Absolutely useless with no nutritional value whatsoever.
Also Wheat used in commercial dog food are FOOD FRAGMENTS (filler/fibre source/carbohydrate source). Low cost by-products and left overs from another food manufacturing process. Examples include WHEAT BRAN and BREWER’S RICE (a waste product of the alcohol industry).
Imagine a repetitive daily feeding of this type of product over years. It is not a good thing.
(Think about having one meal to eat daily for you and your family, such as hotdogs for example. The occasional hotdog, which is filled with harmful nitrates, fillers and chemicals is not going to harm us. Eating hotdogs daily for your whole life, now that is when the danger of illness begins.)
Using whole wheat flour to bake your own dog treats is not going to cause allergies.
Jane
Recipes look great but I’m confused that everyone says whole wheat flour
is horrible for dogs but yet when looking for wholesome homemade recipies
whole wheat is listed. Can someone clarify this ingredient for me?
Thanks
Tina
i have heard that oatmeal and other grains are not good for my lab. can i use rice or something else as a binder? also i’ve heard that white potatoes are hard for them to digest. i also thought that dry food helped with the maintenance of their teeth. Doesn’t cooking fresh veggies destroy the nutrients? thanx
Thank you for all of the helpful information on your site. I have 2 Shar Peis with skin issues, and I have taken them completely off commercial dog food. I’m cooking all their food now, and I found your information to be very useful! Thank you!