Homemade Dog Treats for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving KONG for Your Dog

Thanksgiving Veggie Smuggle Dog Dinner

Pumpkin Pie Recipe for Dogs!

Cooking For Your Dog: Turkey and Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Get ready for a daily video of yummy Thanksgiving recipes that we pets can eat!  It all starts with this delicious recipe for turkey and sweet potatoes.  YUM!

Thanksgiving Outfit Ideas & How to make Pumpkin Pie Dog Treat

Turkey Delight Recipe (Homemade Dog Food)

Halloween Dog Treat: Peanut Butter Apples

These look so yummy and are perfect for Halloween treat time!

Nutty Bacon Dog Treats

Thanks to my friends at Dog Hill Kitchen for this delicious recipe for treats.  Tell your mom to make them for you as soon as possible!

Leftover Trail Mix

Here's a quick and easy recipe from Cesar Millan for a dog treat you can take on the go!

Leftovers Trail Mix
Combine any of the following leftovers from your refrigerator to create a flavorful trail mix, which you can pack for a hike or after dog park snack

Ingredients
Pieces of meat (if seasoned, make sure to rinse off any flavoring)
Potatoes
Vegetables (no onions)
Fruit (no grapes or raisins)

Directions
Cut ingredients into ½ inch thick pieces
Spray lightly with cooking spray
Place in a food dehydrator or into a 200 degree preheated oven until dried

Enjoy!

10 DIY Projects That the Humans Should Make For Us

Since our humans are here to solely serve our needs, Modern Dog Magazine has provided this article to give a list of projects that they can do for us.  Show your Moms and Dads that they need to make these! 

1) Rescue proud tee and bandana for you and your dog to wear in the cutest of matching outfits.

2) Personalize a message to your pup with this chalkboard dog bowl.

3) Make Dreamsicles!  With only two ingredients—cantaloupe and coconut milk—this tasty freezer treat is too easy not to make. Plus, add a little honey or agave and make a batch for yourself (just remember to keep them separate and serve your dog the unsweetened one).

Homemade Pet Treats

American Lifestyle Magazine provides us some easy recipes to make our own treats!  Yum!!!!

What’s the best way to welcome new neighbors, celebrate an accomplishment, or say thank you? Food! And the most popular and tasty type is baked goods, which have seemingly been a go-to treat forever. However, baked treats aren’t just for people; pets are often even more appreciative about getting them. So try your hand at one of these easy-to-make homemade treats, and show your pet how much you love him!

Fresh Breath Dog Treats
Freshen your pooch’s palate with these beef-flavored snacks that feature a touch of mint and parsley.

Ingredients:
1½ cups coconut flour
½ cup parsley, finely chopped
½ cup mint, finely chopped 
(or 1 teaspoon mint extract)
1 egg
1 cup plain yogurt
½ cup beef broth
3 tablespoons coconut oil

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350˚F.
Mix all of the ingredients together until the dough forms. (Note: It should be drier than typical dough.)
Roll the dough out flat, about 1/2-inch thick, on a surface covered in flour. Cut the dough with a bone-shaped cookie cutter, and place it on a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the edges begin to turn golden. Remove the treats, and let them cool on a cooling rack.

DIY Boredom Busting Toys!

TOYS!  Isn't that just one of the best words?  Well here are some toys that your Mom or Dad can make at home just for you! 

Chewable Sweet Potato Dog Toy
Materials:
Sweet potatoes (amount varies by dog size)
Sharp knife
Round 1-inch cookie cutter
Baking sheet
Parchment or foil
3–6 (2-to 3-foot pieces) hemp rope


Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 250°F.
2. Wash your sweet potatoes, and slice each into ½-inch thick rounds. Remove the center of each round with a cookie cutter.
3. Place the rounds on a cookie sheet, and bake for 2½ hours. Flip and bake another 2½ hours (baking until they are no longer soft), then let cool.
4. Take all your pieces of rope and make a knot on one end. Using one-to-two pieces of rope per strand, braid them together to make a thicker rope braid. Once you have a long braid. string on four sweet potato rings, and make a knot above them. Add four more rings and then another knot to tie off the end of your rope.

Recipe: Veggie Crisps

I found this great recipe at DogTime.com for Veggie Crisps!  Mmmm.....

Ingredients
1 zucchini
1 carrot
2 eggs
1 T sunflower oil
1 1/4 cup wheat flour
1 T. Milk
3 T sunflower seeds (unsalted and hulled)

Dog food recipe directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Finely grate the carrot and zucchini. To the vegetables, add the sunflower seeds, eggs and oil. Next, add the flour and milk and knead the dough for several minutes. Drop balls using a teaspoon onto the cookie sheet and flatten. Bake for 20-25 minutes. After the baking time, turn off the heat and let the crackers dry in the oven over night.

Disclaimer: This recipe is not intended to meet all of your dog’s nutritional needs. If you wish to cook for your dog regularly, please consult a vet or veterinary nutritionist to learn about how to feed your dog a nutritionally balanced diet.

Peppermint Puppy Cookies

Peppermint Puppy Cookies
Recipe from Healthy Slow Cooking

Ingredients
1 cup (208 g) coconut oil
¼ cup (112 g) ground flaxseed mixed
with ½ cup (120 ml) warm water
2 ripe bananas, broken into small pieces
½ cup (127 g) unsweetened applesauce
2 teaspoons (10 ml) peppermint extract
3 cups (375 g) white whole wheat flour
2 cups (160 g) rolled oats
1 teaspoon salt

Directions:

• Oil a large cookie sheet and preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C).
• Cream the coconut oil, flaxseed mixture, bananas, applesauce and peppermint together in a mixer (or mash together using a pastry cutter) until the banana is mashed well and the coconut oil is thoroughly incorporated.
• Add the salt, 2 cups (200 g) of the white wheat flour and 1 cup (80 g) of the rolled oats. Mix well, Add the oats and remaining flour.
• Press the batter evenly on the cookie sheet, spreading it into each corner. Take a dough scraper or Knife and score the dough.
• Bake for 40 minutes. You can leave them like this and have softer cookies with a crisp bottom,or you can break the pieces off, turn them upside down and spread onto 2 large cookie sheets, baking for an additional 10 to 15 minutes.

Frozen Yogurt Pops

I found this recipe online, and now that the weather has been so nice I thought I'd share it!  This is for all my furry friends who love to chase ice cubes around the kitchen. They’re made from human grade ingredients and include fruit juice and carrots, which give us an added vitamin boost. Yogurt has calcium and protein, and can help us digest food. Note that this recipe calls for nonfat yogurt, which is a much healthier alternative to other types of yogurt, especially if you're watching your weight. 

Ingredients
6 oz. container of plain, non-fat frozen yogurt
1 cup of no-sugar added fruit juice
1/2 cup of carrots, minced

Directions

• Add the yogurt, fruit juice, and carrots into a medium-sized bowl. 
• Stir until the ingredients are smooth and well-blended. 
• Drop the mixture into the ice cube trays by spoonful. 
• Freeze until the ingredients are solid. 
• Pro Tip: Use hard plastic trays instead of the softer rubber ones to make the treats. The treats are easier to remove from a hard tray.

PB Dog Biscuits

My friend Hank sent me this recipe.  He says these are his favorite homemade snacks.  Try this recipe out and tell me what you think in the comments section below.  Just make sure your Mom or Dad watch you in the kitchen -- things can get pretty hairy in the kitchen for a dog!

HANK'S FAVORITE PEANUT BUTTER DOG BISCUITS

Ingredients
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup natural creamy peanut butter
1 1/4 cups hot water

• In a large bowl whisk together flour and oats.
• Mix in peanut butter and hot water.
• Knead the dough well.  Round it in to a ball and cover with plastic wrap for 15 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350º.  On floured parchment paper roll dough to 1/4" and cut in to shapes with cookie cutter.  Transfer to cookie sheet.
• Bake 40 minutes.  Take out of oven and let sit overnight to stiffen.

ENJOY!

Hank is owned by Kathie Monozon from North American Title Company in Half Moon Bay.