Free Recipes for Homemade Dog Treats
Three Nutritious, Yummy, and Easy-to-Make Canine Delicacies
Dec 18, 2008
Dog owners love to spoil their dogs. What better way than to bake pets their own treats? These treats are nutritious, fun to make and easy to bake. Hundreds of canines have tried these treats, and even the pickiest has its favorites.
BBQ Flavored Biscuits
Ingredients:
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup barbecue sauce
- ½ cup oatmeal
- ½ cup wheat germ
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ½ cup water
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Combine dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix oil, water, and barbecue sauce. Add to dry ingredients. Roll dough to ¼ thick, cut with cookie cutter, and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 35 minutes at 375 degrees.
Makes 2 ½ dozen.
Fruity Flavored Biscuit Bones
Ingredients:
- 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup pecans
- 1 cup oatmeal
- 1/2 cup dried fruit (apricots, bananas, apples, or pears)
- 3/4 cup milk
- 4 tablespoons margarine
- 1 egg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine dry ingredients and gradually add milk, margarine and egg. Knead until a dough is formed. Roll dough to 1/4” thickness. Cut with cookie cutter and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes 1 1/2 dozen.
Doggie Bone-Mints
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup oatmeal
- 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 tablespoons dried mint (or 1/3 cup chopped fresh mint)
- 1/3 cup chopped parsley
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl combine oil and water. Gradually add flour, oatmeal, mint, and parsley. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes. Makes 2 dozen.
Dog Treat Baking Tips
Even reluctant cooks will become chefs with a few tips.
- Bake bones on the middle oven rack.
- If dough is sticky, apply a light layer of flour to the rolling surface, rolling pin and hands.
- Because oven temperatures vary, monitor the cooking time for the first batches of treats.
- Bake bones until the bottoms of the biscuits become medium brown.
- If bones do not become crunchy and hard, bake them for an additional five minutes or leave them in the oven as it cools.
- Store treats in an airtight container.
- Products may be frozen after protected by airtight container.
Dog Treat Cautions
- If your dog has any known food allergies or is on a restricted diet, consult its veterinarian before serving these recipes.
- Please remember that these are treats and they should not be the main course of a dog’s diet. Use in moderation. A good rule of thumb is that treats should account for no more than 10% of a dog’s diet.
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