girl-23 - and anyone who's made dog treats

raynes · November 2010

Hey, can you tell me a bit about your homemade dog treats? Are they easy? I'm guessing it's like making cookies....

My coworker/friend/work husband just found out his dog has lymphoma and/or leukemia and I thought I might make him up some treats and I know you've tried a few.

Thanks!

LesPaul · November 2010

:::butting in, sorry:::

I've made doggie cookies, and it was easy. Basically bland people cookies that I rolled out, cut with cookie cutters, and baked. A local cooking store had a doggie bone and kitty cookie cutters, so I use those. The shelf life isn't as long as commercial treats, but they're so much better. I'd love some new recipes, though . . .

girl-23 · November 2010

Aww, yeah they are really easy to make! I have a recipe book that I find are way better than any of the recipes I found online. I will scan a few pages of the book (my pups favourites) and send them to you. What's your email?

raynes · November 2010

No prob Les, I guess I should have titled the post "People who have made dog treats" because snoopy probably has too.

I like the idea of making them in kitty shapes. It's funny.

girl-23 · November 2010

Also, all the recipes I use say to either store in refridgerator or in a container at room temperature. Most of them are just sort of cookie-like and sticky and I just roll them into small balls and flatten them on the cookie sheet, but some are more dough-like and I use a bone shaped cookie cutter. I haven't given my dogs a store-bought treat since I've been making these - and they go nuts for them!

raynes · November 2010

Thanks!

andrea . aylward at gmail dot com

charity5115 · November 2010

Would you mind sending me the recipes too?

My email is charitylhughes at gmail dot com. Thank you!

girl-23 · November 2010

Raynes and Charity - YGM

snoopy3319 · November 2010

Yup. I've made them, too, and the dogs go nuts. It's really a lot of peanut butter, pumpkin, oats, bland things that are good for their digestion. You can google to find a whole bunch. That's such a cute gift idea.