Livertaters Dog Treats

Livertaters Dog Treats

1 pound liver
1 egg
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1-1/4 cups potato flakes
Beef or chicken broth

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Cut liver into approximately 1" pieces. Place the liver pieces, egg, garlic powder and potato flakes in food processor. Pulse ingredients to combine.

Add as much broth as needed to make the mixture spreadable (the consistency will be very thick).

Spread mixture into a greased 13" x 9" pan. Bake for 25 minutes; cool on wire rack for 5 minutes.

Loosen sides with a knife, turn pan over and empty mixture onto wire rack. Cool completely before slicing.

Place slices in airtight container and refrigerate or freeze until ready to serve.

Debbi
(4/3/12)

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Home-Style Dog Treats

Home-Style Dog Treats

3/4 cup hot Meat Juices, Broth or Water
1/3 cup Butter
1/2 cup powdered Milk
1 Egg, beaten
3 cups Whole Wheat Flour

Pour hot liquid over butter in bowl. Stir in powdered milk, and egg. Add flour 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Knead 3 or 4 minutes, adding more flour if necessary to make a very stiff dough.

Pat or roll to 1/2" thickness and cut out with a cookie cutter, or roll into logs and slice. Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 325°F for 50 minutes. Allow to cool and dry out until hard. Makes about 1-1/4 lbs of treats.

You can add grated cheese, ground beef (cooked?), garlic, peanut butter or other flavors to the dough.

Debra
(4/3/12)

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Oatmeal, Peanut Butter, and Banana Doggie Cookies

Oatmeal, Peanut Butter, and Banana Doggie Cookies
1 to 1-1/2 cups unbleached Flour
3/4 cup Oatmeal
1/4 cup Wheat Germ
1/4 cup crunchy Peanut Butter
1/4 cup soft Butter or Vegetable Oil
2 mashed Bananas (can substitute 1/4 cup Honey)
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 cup Water

Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine all ingredients until well blended.

Form into tablespoon-sized balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten balls to 1/4" thickness using the tines of a fork.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Makes about 20 cookies. I made Sally's to her size, 1" little cookies. I got a lot more cookies.

Debbi
(4/3/12)

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Crunchy Beef-flavored Bagel Dog Treats

Crunchy Beef-flavored Bagel Dog Treats

1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 pkg. (1/4 oz. or 1 tbsp) dry Yeast
1 cup Beef* Broth, warmed
1 cup unbleached Flour
(* you can use chicken broth instead)

Preheat oven to 375°F. In a large bowl combine the whole wheat flour with yeast. Add 2/3 cup of the warm beef broth and beat for about 3 minutes. Gradually add the remaining flour. Knead dough for a few minutes until smooth and moist, but not wet. Use reserved broth as necessary.

Cover dough and let stand 5 minutes. Divide dough into about 15 to 20 pieces, rolling each piece into a smooth ball. Punch a hole into each ball using your finger or end of a spoon and gently pull the dough so the hole is about 1/2" wide. Place on a greased baking sheet and allow to rise 5 minutes.

Bake for 25 minutes. Turn heat off and allow bagels to cool in the oven to harden.

I wonder if one can boil them in broth instead of baking? Or roll out and use my doughnut cutter, having "doughnut holes" too?

Debbi
(3/30/12)

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Cat Treats

Cat Treats

We can’t forget our favorite feline friends on Valentine’s Day, and this mix of catnip and tuna will have Kitty purring.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 1 pound

1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup soy flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup dried catnip
1/4 cup canned tuna (water packed), drained
1/2 cup juice from drained tuna – add water if needed
1/2 cup corn oil
1 egg, lightly whisked

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix. Add in wet ingredients and stir until the mixture becomes stiff. If the dough feels too sticky, add more whole wheat flour.

Mold the dough into a large ball and place it on wax paper. Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough to a thickness of 1/4" to 1/2".

Score into bite-size squares for a cat. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for about 25 minutes.

Cool and store in a tightly sealed plastic bag in the fridge until treat time.

Maggie
(2/12/12)

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Cupid’s Canine Cookies

Cupid’s Canine Cookies

Everyone loves an extra treat for Valentine’s day and Fido is no exception. But don’t overfeed: Think of each treat as the canine equivalent of a nutritious candy bar.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 to 35 minutes
Yield: 2 pounds of heart-shaped dog treats

5 cups whole-wheat flour
1 cup milk
1/2 cup beef broth
1/2 cup corn oil
2 eggs

heart-chaped cookie cutter

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a cookie sheet using 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil.

Combine the remaining ingredients and mix well.

With clean hands, roll the dough out to 1/4" to 1/2" thickness and use a heart-shaped cookie cutter in honor of the holiday. If you have a small dog or a large cookie cutter, perforate the cookies with a fork down the middle to break apart easily after baking.

Instead of a cookie cutter, you can roll the dough into 1/2" to 2" balls and place them one" apart on the greased cookie sheet.

Bake for 25 - 35 minutes until they turn golden brown. Baking times will vary based treats’ size, the altitude, and your oven.

Cool cookies on wire racks, as far away from your dog as possible. After treating your dog, store the rest in the refrigerator or freeze until the next visit from Cupid.

Maggie
(2/10/12)

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DIY Treating Bunny and Chicken Mites

DIY Treating Bunny and Chicken Mites

For bunny ear mites, I used to use plain vegetable oil, about 1/2 tsp per ear on the 3-3-3 plan: once per day for three days; once every other day for three times; and once a week for three weeks.

I treated all the rabbits in the rabbitry about twice a year and never had an ear mite problem.

For chicken feather mites, put some diatomaceous earth in a box on the floor and let the chickens "dust" themselves in it; or hold the chickens upside down by the legs (gently!) and sprinkle dust into the feathers.

For chicken leg mites, paint the roosts with oil (motor oil will do) to get the mites that are hiding there, and use oil on the chicken's legs (just wipe it on). I used vegetable oil on the legs. The oil smothers the mites.

Annabel -- used to be a parasitologist
(9/8/03)

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