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Your dinner is IN the dog
 Move
over Jamie and Delia. Show your dog how much you care by baking your own biscuits and
training treats. Here are some inventive recipes to add to your canine cookbook. They're easy
to make and healthy to eat.
If your dog is sensitive
to certain foods, be sure to consult your vet.
Teddy's Birthday Cake
To make a special doggie birthday cake
- like the one in the photograph of Teddy’s birthday party - do the following:-
a.
Prepare and cook your favourite liver cake recipe (see below.)
 Tip
1: make a larger quantity than unusual and half fill a cake tin and cook for slightly
longer at a slower temperature – this way you will have a more regular sponge size cake.
Tip 2. Add some herbs for a special flavour.
b. Spread
a thick layer of cream cheese across the top.
c. Make
eatable candle holders. I used the little round Frolic dog treats and they were just the right
size for the candles.
d.
Decorate the cake with other dog treats. I used little mini bone shapes.
e. Light
candles (well supervised) and enjoy the party.
Source:
Angela Richens
(05/01/06)
Liver Cake
This recipe is a piece of cake! Cheap and
easy to make, it's ideal as a titbit to use in training.
 Ingredients
- 1 lb. liver (preferably lamb)
- 2 eggs
- 1 whole garlic bulb
- 12 ozs. self-raising flour
- 1/2 pint water
- A strong air freshener
Method
- Pulverise the raw liver, eggs and garlic in a
blender or food processor.
- Add flour and mix.
- Once blended, add water or milk.
- Pour mixture into a line cake tin (7-8 inches).
- Cook at gas mark 5/180 degrees for half an hour or
until the mixture is firm to touch.
- Cut into squares when cool.
Be sure to spray air freshener at regular intervals! Use
within 24-36 hours. Can be frozen.
Source: Chris Hack
Note: You can use up your turkey or Sunday dinner
leftovers by substituting the bits of meat etc. for the liver. Don't worry if the off vegetable
creeps into the mix. It's all good stuff and your dogs will love the home-made treats.
Excellent for training use quickly or freeze for another day.
Cheese and Garlic Biscuits
The only problem with
this recipe, says Sharon Wells of Training Lines, is it smells so delicious when it's cooking
that when she take them out of the oven, the dogs have to fight her husband for them!
 Ingredients
-
250g Flour (use any flour or a mixture of
flours)
-
2 eggs
-
50ml water
-
150g Cheddar Cheese
-
Cloves garlic (or use easy garlic, garlic
powder or garlic granules)
-
80g Fat (Try beef dripping)
Add some food colouring if you want a
coloured course
Method
-
Using a food processor, mix garlic and
cheese.
-
Then add flour and fat.
-
With the machine running, add eggs, and
enough water to form a ball of dough.
-
Knead lightly by hand and roll out on a
floured surface to about 3/8-inch thickness
-
Cut out with the cutter of your choice and
place on a non-stick baking sheet.
-
Bake at 200° for 15 minutes. Then turn
over and cook for a further 10/15 minutes.
Different flours absorb amazingly different
quantities of liquid. If it is dry, add more liquid, if wet, extra flour – dogs really
aren’t that fussy!
The quickest way to make these biscuits is
with a food processor but you can do it by hand if you prefer.
Why not try these biscuits
yourselves - they are delicious!
Turkey Cake for the Holidays
 With
the approach of holiday season and turkey inevitably on the menu, here is a recipe you can
share with your dog. And it's a great way to get rid of those leftovers!
Ingredients
- 4 lb. ground turkey
- 3 C. cooked brown rice
- 1 C. finely chopped carrots
- 1 C. finely chopped celery
- 1 C. minced fresh parsley
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3 tbl. minced garlic
- 2 tbl olive oil
- 4 C. cooked mashed potatoes divided
- Beet juice drained from a can of beets
- Carrot rounds or shredded carrots
You can reduce this recipe to a smaller scale by using 1 pound of meat and cutting all the
other ingredients by a fourth. The cake tastes good as it is, but people might want to add salt
or other seasonings.
Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, mix the turkey, cooked rice, carrots, celery and parsley; set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix the beaten eggs, garlic and oil.
- Add to turkey mixture and mix well.
- Pour into baking dishes and bake 1-1/2 hours or until meat is fully cooked.
- Cool loaf.
- Reserve about 1/2 cup mashed potatoes; 'ice' the cooled loaf with the remaining mashed
potatoes.
- Thin the reserved potatoes with milk; add beet juice to desired color and pour into a
pastry bag fitted with a round or star tip.
- Use to make decorations and to write the dog's name on top.
- Make rosettes and add carrot rounds or shredded carrots, or any other vegetable your dog
likes.
- And don't forget the candles.
Makes 20 servings for dogs and their human friends
Source:
Tammy Wetzels, Limbricht in the Netherlands.
Liver & Garlic Crunchies
Rosemary Stowers shares her recipe for
tasty liver titbits
Ingredients
Method
- Buy the cheapest liver.
- First wash the liver as the blood cooks with the meat
and can create powder/granules which leaves a mess in the pocket.
- Cook the liver in the microwave for a short time so
that it is easy to cut into small pieces.
- Sprinkle with garlic and cook on high in a covered
glass topped dish for 2-3 minutes at a time.
- Turn over regularly until tie liver is crunchy but not
burnt. It is important to make sure it is not soft at all in the centre as it will not keep
so long before going mouldy.
- Cook until dry and crunchy so that you can put it into
your pocket and you do not have to put it in a polythene bag.
Happy cooking!
Source: Rosemary Stowers
Pupsicles
 On
those very hot, dog days of summer, try one of these cool treats taken from the Doggie Biscuit
Book by Moneca Litton. Here are two flavours but you can make up your own, too.
Vegetarian Ingredients
Unsweetened apple juice
- Water or apple juice
-or-
Meat Flavour Ingredients
- Unsalted meat broth
- Stalk of celery, chopped
- Water
Method
To make ice lollies for your dog,
do the following:-
- Dilute unsweetened apple juice with an equal amount of
water.
- Pour into an ice cube tray.
- Freeze and serve on hot days.
-or-
- Blend meat broth with 1/2 stick of celery until mushy.
- Pour into an ice cube tray.
- Freeze and serve on hot days.
Add these tempting ice cubes to your dog's water dishes.
Some dogs will eat ice cubes even when they don't want to drink!
Turkey Treats
Claudia started in
agility classes two years ago and that is when she got this recipe. Her dogs really like these
treats. Just beware that if your dogs are in the house like hers, they will be under your feet
when you are making them. They are great training aides. Just take out of the freezer and put
in your pocket. With no preservatives they are great for the dogs.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Turkey
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup bread crumbs
- 2 Tbl. parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder, more or less or none if so
desired.
Method
- Mix like a meatloaf and shape into cigar sized
shapes.
- Bake on a cookie sheet (I spray with a non stick
spray) at 350 degrees for 15- 20 minutes.
- Slice when cooled.
They freeze well after they are cooled and sliced.
Have fun! Please feel free to share it!
Source:
Roger & Claudia Sonnenburg
(22/11/01)
Canine Carrot Cookies
A Veggie Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups carrots -- boiled and pureed
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup wheat germ *or rice flour or rye flour.
* All-purpose flour in these treats can be replaced with rice flour (brown rice flour for
extra nutrition) if your dog has allergies to wheat.
Method
- Combine carrots, eggs and garlic.
- Mix until smooth.
- Add dry ingredients.
- Roll out on heavily floured surface and cut into
bars or desired shapes.
- Bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes or to desired
crunchiness. The centers will continue to harden as they cool.
- Brush with egg white before baking for a glossy
finish.
Recipe by: People Food for Dogs, Katie Merwick
(Elfin Cove Press)
Recipe supplied by The Golden Bone, linked to
http://www.ionet.net/~rkcathey/goldenbone/dogbisc.htm ?
From Dog Fancy Magazine (February 1999)
Cheese Twists
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 egg 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
Method
- Combine all ingredients except 1/4 cup Parmesan
cheese.
- Knead until thoroughly combined. You can use an
electric mixer.
- Using a teaspoon, scoop out dough and roll into
1-inch balls. Or, divide the dough in half, then into fourths and so on until you have 18
small pieces.
- On a lightly-floured surface, roll the balls into
pencil-shaped sticks.
- Roll sticks in remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese,
then flatten them by hand or with a rolling pin.
- Twist each stick several times and place on an
ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake in a preheated 325¡ÊF. oven for 30 minutes.
- Let cool on pan. Store in a sealed container in the
refrigerator.
Per serving: 66 Calories; 1g Fat (16%
calories from fat); 3g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 12mg Cholesterol; 45mg Sodium
Makes: 18 Preparation
Source: Exported from
MasterCook Mac
Price of $20.00 per cookbook. (http://www.labmed.org/shp_cookbook.html)
Max’s Favourite Dog Biscuit
Recipe
Phyllis makes LOTS of doggie biscuits
for her Portuguese Water Dogs Aramis and Dora as well as Breezer, the Australian Terrier who
(USED TO) run... and run... and run. These biscuits are good for people too!
 Ingredients
1 ½ C. flour
1 C. flax seed meal
1 ½ C. oats
1/3 C. wheat germ
1 C. roasted unsalted peanuts
1 T. garlic powder
1 egg
1 1/4 C. water or broth
Method
Store in a plastic bag. Biscuits good for a month
or more, or freeze for longer storage.
Smell those cookies baking
hmmmm...!
4mydogs Cookie Cutters
are of the old fashioned, hand-made type made in a variety of shapes, just for agility
people. Phyllis has a tin smith working as
fast as he can, and is adding new breeds all the time. The cutters are approximately 4" tall.
When you aren't making cookies, they can be used wall hangings and package decorations. They
cost $6-8 each and can be purchased direct.
Dog Breeds currently in stock include: Australian
Sheep Dog, Beagle, Boxer, Corgi, Daschund, Doberman, GSD, Golden Retriever, Husky, Scotty,
Sheltie, Labrador Retriever, Newfoundland, Portuguese Water Dog. Coming soon: Border
Collie and Poodle.
Agility shades include A-frame, collapsible tunnel,
dogwalk, seesaw, jump, table, tunnel and tyre
Phyllis Zusman
P.O. Box 970, Fallbrook, CA 92088
Voice: 760/731-2792 Fax: 760/731-2793
email: pzusman@4mydogs.com
http://www.4mydogs.com
(14/06/00)
Animal Crackers
Dogs go crackers over these
crunchy biscuits. Taste-tested by dogs at the Trent Park Christmas party.
Ingredients
-
9 oz. (250g) strong plain four
4 oz. (125g) medium oatmeal
4 oz. (125g) corn meal
2 oz. (50g) dried skimmed milk
284 g. beef stock
1 sachet (7g) dry yeast
1 medium egg, beaten
Method
- Preheat oven to 140ºC/275ºF/Gas Mark 1.
- Mix together the flour, cornmeal and dried milk in a
large bowl.
- Set aside 3tbs. of stock.
- Heat the rest in a pan until warm.
- Sprinkle on yeast and allow to become frothy.
- Mix yeast into the flour mixture and turn out onto a
floured surface.
- Knead the dough for about five minutes.
- Cut dough into quarters and roll each piece to 1/4in
(5mm) thick.
- Cut into shapes and place on a greased baking sheet.
- Add the reserved stock to the beaten egg and brush
biscuits with the mixture.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Turn over and brush with egg mixture and bake for
another 25 minutes.
- Turn off oven, brush biscuits with the mixture for
the last time and leave overnight in the oven to harden.
Makes 40 dog biscuits.
Source:
Peggy Franklin
Haley's Favorite Cornbread 'Libber' Treats
Kim Norton saw this recipe first on the
DOGTALK-OWNER list and thought it looked interesting for those who like to make treats for
their dogs. The Recipe is by Kris Porto. You can substitute the use of Jiffy cornbread mix or
another commercial mix. The dogs are already looking forward to the next batch.
Ingredients
-
1 box Jiffy corn muffin mix (or similar mix)
- 1 pound liver (beef, lamb etc.)
- garlic
- brewer's yeast (optional)
- Parmesan cheese
Method
- In blender or food processor, liquefy liver. You may
need to add a bit of water to it, especially if it is not fresh.
- Pour muffin mix into mixing bowl
- Add liver, egg, garlic brewer's yeast (if desired).
- Mix well.
- Grease or spray a jelly roll pan with Pam and spread
batter into pan evenly. It should be the consistency of pancake mix.
- Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.
- Bake according to directions on box.
- Allow to cool. This part is torture. Cut into
bite-sized squares. Divide it into snack size ziplock bags and freeze them, so they're
ready for class or training sessions. You must keep these treats refrigerated or
they'll mold!
Suggestion: Don't use them every time, so the
specialness won't wear off.
Del's Recipe for Instant Success!
 Del
Hersey and his dog Trapper ran in two Agility Association of Canada (AAC) trials on the same
weekend (one in Ottawa and one in Montreal). The result was magic - three consecutive
qualifying advanced runs (all first places) and an Advanced Agility Dog Canada title. Here's
his recipe for success.
Ingredients
- 1 Agility dog
- 1 Handler
- 1 Clicker
- Lots of hard work
Method
- Take one highly excitable, very fast Standard
Schnauzer.
- Mix in a generous helping of spinning, twirling, and
barking.
- Add a dash of attention deficit (dog) and agility
course brain cramps (handler).
- Work through major see-saw fears, fix weave pole
confusion and retrain chronic contact fly offs.
- Struggle for two seasons in Starters, park your pride
in your pocket, and above all, keep your sense of humour!
- Train, train, and train some more.
- Oh yes, get a clicker and learn how to use it.
The Clicker is an incredible communication tool and is an
important ingredient in our home grown recipe.
Source:
Del Hersey
Josie's Dog Biscuits
Canine Health Concern (CHC) member Josie
Brooks offers the following recipe for dog biscuits, tested and approved by member Allison
Lovell. Correction: taste tested by Allison's two German Shepherd dogs, Zak and Katie.
Surprise, surprise - they loved them!
Ingredients
- 8 oz. plain flour
- 3 tbsp. oil
- 3 tbsp. honey
- 1 heaped tbsp. peanut butter
- 6 tbsp. warm water
Method
- Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
- Roll into a sausage and slice.
- Place on a baking tray and pop into the oven
Tra la!
Reprinted from © Canine Health Concern newsletter
Feedback
 From
Peggy Franklin...
Thanks., I went to the site and got the
Animal Crackers recipe. It looks like a winner for what we want.
From Kathryn Baynes...
Great recipes... would like to see some more!
Thanks for the dog biscuit recipes from
H.J. Skinner...
My dogs love trying out new treats and it's nice
to know what you are feeding them.
Picture Credit: The Canine Cook by Yvonne Bird
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