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Sometimes I think that my two dogs (Possum Bean - pictured, and Taxi Bean) only eat their food because it's followed by a treat. Sometimes I buy treats and sometimes I make them, but my dogs much prefer the homemade ones as they will do all sorts of tricks to get a homemade one that they won't do for a store bought one. This is the first time I added bonito fish flakes to the mix and now my cat (Squid Bean) can't stop trying to get into the container sitting on the counter, so I have to say now that these are dog and cat biscuits.
I don't bother with measuring, or using a cookie cutter except at Christmas time (great and much appreciated gifts for doggie owners). These are fast, easy and delicious. I assume they are delicious, anyway I just have to take Possum and Taxi's ruffs ruffs, sitting and staying, and playing dead, as proof. Squid will lay down on command for a treat.
I don't bother with measuring, or using a cookie cutter except at Christmas time (great and much appreciated gifts for doggie owners). These are fast, easy and delicious. I assume they are delicious, anyway I just have to take Possum and Taxi's ruffs ruffs, sitting and staying, and playing dead, as proof. Squid will lay down on command for a treat.
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- A big mixing bowl
- Rolling pin
- Cookie sheet
- Mixing spoon
- Pizza wheel or knife for cutting dough into biscuit shapes
- Peanut butter
- All sorts of good things you may have in the cupboard such as but not limited to:
- Brown rice flour, flax seeds, bran, almond meal, oat meal flakes you can put into a blender to make oat flour, steel cut oats, bonito flakes, chicken broth or water, wheat germ, pecans, sea weed flakes, chickpea flour, buckwheat flour, molasses.
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Her reply: Horse cookies!
What a Disappointment. That is not the best part.
I had worked my way to the kitchen to clean and my son-in law came home from work. He walked passed me and whisked up a cookie and before I could say anything he was out the kitchen door.
At dinner my daughter was chatting away and mentioned she had made horse cookies!
My son-in law gasped and said I ate one of those!
We laughed until tears rolled down our face.
It was priceless.
I enjoyed reading your ible. I love the names of your dogs!
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+1677+1684&aid=1030
hops (a main component in beer) can be extremely harmful to your furry friends and is listed as an ingredient to avoid feeding your pets.
I found it to be a good list and even if it is not accurate I think it is one of those better safe than sorry situations in regards to what not to add to your biscuits.
Kinda makes me sad to find out hops are apparently dangerous to dogs since I had a relative that fed his dog beer on a daily basis. The dog died and as I was there for her final moments-- I witnessed several of the symptoms listed within the hops entry in her when she died-- which leads me to believe the beer might have sadly been the culprit in her demise.
On a positive note I am looking forward to making some biscuits with my son for Christmas dog treats! Thank you for this instructable :)
Cheers,
burriedalive =^..^=
Some folks are sure to give me a hard time about even suggesting whole wheat flour but it you look at the ingredients of any good/expensive/ quality biscuit out there in the high end pet stores or the grocery store, I am confident that the biscuits that my dogs and my cat love are good for them, better for them than anything I occasionally buy. This was just a simple 'ible to make it easier for pet owners who make their own biscuits have a fool proof easy way with very little clean up, to make their own dog biscuits.
The craziness out there about chocolate, vegetarian dogs, raw food diets, onions, macadamia nuts, plum pits, pigs ears, rawhide, I just want to say - do some real research, talk to your vet, use common sense, use experience, add what ever you feel comfortable adding to the biscuits. Taxi is 10, runs like a deer, eats onions every week, grapes all the time, garlic when it's in my leftovers. If you feel uncomfortable about anything like that then don't add it - I don't suggest any of those items in the Instructable, my cupboard just contains dry ingredients - I make most of what I eat from scratch. Dogs have survived as scavengers for thousands of years - if you saw how dogs eat in Bali, you would relax a bit about this stuff, they dogs are quite healthy looking with shiny coats and good looking teeth, all they get to eat is what they can scrounge, they are happy to eat onions or raisins or anything put out for the gods at the small shrines set up every block or so.
> the chocolate myth has been hard to put down
. I certainly hope so as it is not a myth. Theobromine IS toxic to canines. Fortunately, the chocolate that ppl tend to feed to dogs is of the milk chocolate type that is low in theobromine. Dark (eg, baking) chocolate can cause serious problems for a dog - especially small dogs.
. Dogs can eat litter box crunchies all day with no ill effects (other than from the clay, maybe), but large doses of dark chocolate is a no-no.
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. While the recipe sounds doggy delicious and the method looks easy enough for even me, I have given away most of my cooking utensils over the years; I don't have any pots, pans, whisks, bowls, &c. And, other than some instant oatmeal and a few packs of tuna, I don't have anything in the cupboards that is edible. :( But there are plenty of store-bought chicken and yam treats in the 'fridge. :)
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. Cats are evil.
...and yes, adult cats are definitely evil...but still good to have around
. The same page also lists onions and macadamia nuts, among other things, that I would never have guessed are hazardous to canine health.
The comments are great ...too bad there is always one alarmist in every crowd...hopefully common sense will prevail !
I've tried numerous dog treat recipes (tweaked of course for felines) but my cats don't seem to care for them. Alas.
I've got a good recipe, which I will post shortly.
I like this one.
L