Recipe Ideas for Quick and Healthy Homemade Dog Treats

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Recipe Ideasfor Quick and

HealthyHomemadeDog Treats

By Nicole Pajer

Making your own homemade dog treats can be a fun reward for you dog. Thereare many benefits to making your own dog treats at home.

Control what goes into the recipe. You can ensure that your pet is getting anutritious and wholesome snack. You can also tailor your dog treat recipes toyour dogs taste preferences as well as cater to any dietary restrictions. Pre!ent unhealthy additi!es. Many brands of commercial dog treats arefilled with preser!ati!es" which help to e#tend their shelf life. $n addition" storebought treats are often made from fillers and byproducts as opposed to naturaland high %uality ingredients. By creating your own treats at home" you will beable to pro!ide your dog with a healthy snack that is not only nutritious but is alsofree of unhealthy additi!es. Tasty alternati!e. Making your own dog treats allows you to pro!ide your petwith a tasty alternati!e to his usual doggie biscuit.

Quick Dog Treat Recipe Ideas

&ere are a few %uick and easy recipes for healthy and nutritious dog treats thatyou can make in the comfort of your home. Your dog will thank you for readingthis'

(efto!ers )og Mi#

*ro+en Peanut Butter Yogurt )ogTreats

Basic )og Biscuits

&ealthy Pumpkin Balls

,pple Crunch Pupcakes


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Leftovers Trail Mix

Combine any of the following lefto!ers from your refrigerator to create a fla!orfultrail mi#" which you can packfor a hike or after dog park snack

Ingredients

Pieces of meat -if seasoned" make sure to rinse off any fla!oring

Potatoes

/egetables -no onions

*ruit -no grapes or raisins

Directions

Cut ingredients into 0 inch thick pieces

1pray lightly with cooking spray Place in a food dehydrator or into a 233 degree preheated o!en until dried

Froen !eanut "utter #ogurt Dog Treats

The perfect snack to cool your pet down after a !igorous play session

Ingredients

42 ounces !anilla yogurt

5 cup peanut butter

Directions

Melt the peanut butter in a microwa!e safe bowl

Combine the yogurt and melted peanut butter

Pour the mi#ture into cupcake papers

Place in the free+er

"asic Dog "iscuits

These basic biscuits can be customi+ed to cater to your canines palette

Ingredients

2 0 cups whole wheat flour -substitute regular flour or oats if your dog is

sensiti!e to wheat
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5 tsp. salt -or less

5 egg

5 tsp. Beef or chicken Bouillon granules -can substitute beef or chicken

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0 cup hot water

$ptional %dd ins

Bacon or chicken broth" eggs" oats" li!er powder" wheat germ" shredded

cheese" bacon bits

Directions

Preheat o!en to 473 degrees

)issol!e bouillon in hot water

,dd remaining ingredients

8nead dough until it forms a ball -appro#imately 4 minutes 9oll dough until 0 inch thick

Cut into slices or bone shapes -you can purchase a bone shaped cookie

cutter to make shapes with Place dough pieces on lightly greased cookie sheet

Cook for 43 minutes

Healthy !umpkin "alls

This snack is not only delicious but is also filled with fiber" !itamin ," beta:

carotene" potassium" and iron.

Ingredients

562 cup canned pumpkin

; tbsp molasses

; tbsp water

2 tbsp !egetable oil

2 cups whole wheat flour

< tsp baking soda

< tsp baking powder

5 tsp cinnamon -optional

Directions


Mi# pumpkin" molasses" !egetable oil" and water together in a bowl

,dd the whole wheat flour" baking soda" baking powder and cinnamon to

the mi#ture and stir until dough softens


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1coop out small spoonfuls of dough and roll into balls on your hands -wet

hands work best 1et the balls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet and flatten with a fork

Bake appro#imately 27 minutes until dough is hardened

%pple &runch !upcakes

, fruity treat your dog will adore

Ingredients

2 = cups water

< cup applesauce -unsweetened

2 tbsp honey

56> tbsp !anilla e#tract

5 medium egg

; cups whole wheat flour 5 cup dried apple chips -unsweetened

5 tbsp baking powder

Directions


Mi# water" applesauce" honey" egg" and !anilla together in a bowl

,dd remaining ingredients and mi# until well blended

Pour into lightly greased muffin pans

Bake 5 < hours

'ome Things to (atch $ut For

?hen preparing homemade dog treats" make sure you take into account anyallergies that your pet has to specific ingredients. You will want to a!oid addingany ingredient that you know that your pet has reacted poorly to in the past. $fyou are e#perimenting with new fla!ors" feed the treat to your dog in a smallamount to see how he reacts to it before distributing an entire treat. 1tore yourhomemade dog treats in an airtight container and place them in the free+er.

,llow the treat to thaw for 53 @ 23 minutes prior to ser!ing to your dog. Treatscan last for up to A months in the free+er.

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