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Old Apr 17, 2009, 11:13 AM
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home made dog biscuits

I've changed my dogs food to an all natural and realized that I should change their cookies too. The all natural foods are very expensive and I was hoping that some one has a recipe for dog biscuits, maybe with peanut butter. I have found some on line, but not sure if all the ingredients are good for the pups.
egg, peanut butter, banana, honey, whole wheat flour, wheat germ or oatmeal
How are those for starters?

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Old Apr 21, 2009, 03:11 PM   #11  
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I hate liver, but it smelled really good to me. I have not tried the liver treats as I did with the peanut butter, I'm thinking "who cares" I won't be eating them.

Thats my first smiley face, it's a little exciting for me, since I'm new at this.
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I've been known to sample dog food out of curiosity lol
Hehe Dahlia, If you click on the 'go advanced' button below the reply box there's a whole heap of smileys you can use
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I made pumpkin biscotti yesterday and they both loved them and they actually look like biscotti. A very pretty and tasty dog cookies. I'll post the recipe when I get home this afternoon.
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Moms Famous Pumpkin Biscotti (for Dogs)
Licks and Wags Dog Bakery (don't know where)
1 cup canned pumpkin puree (not pie filling
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup water
2 Tablesponns canola oil
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Oven 350'
Mix all wet in one bowl, mix all dry in seperate bowl.
Mix dry into wet using your hands (thick) after mixed divide into 2 sections.
Shape into logs and roll out (with hands) until almost the lenght of your pan. Then flatten until about 4 inches. Poke holes all over the surface with a fork.
Bake for 35 to 40 mins or until firm.
Pull out and cool for 30 minutes.
reduce heat to 300'
cut each log in 1/4 inch slices. place slice side down on baking sheets and bake 30 minutes longer or conpletly hard (I had to do 45 mins)
Let cool.

They come out a good size, so you might want to score them for smaller dogs. I have been finding it difficult to break into small pieces for my 10 pounder. She loves them, but I think she is overwhelmed by the size. The bigger pup (18 lbs) laughs at her and eats away.

I just re-read that and it sounds like a lot, but it really isn't. Didn't take that much time, besides the cooking and you can walk around for that.
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We use this peanut butter one and save the liver treats for medications.

Peanut Butter Dog Treat Recipe Will Have Your Dog Smiling
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As far as all you people trying these, my mother tells the story that at the age of two I would scrape my scrambled eggs off the high chair, climb down, and pick the dog's mini chunks out while the dog ate the eggs. She laughed and the dog and I were both satisfied.
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That's the one I am trying after the liver biscotti, I already wotwrote it down and I'll let you know how much they love it. They still have some PB cookies in the freezer.
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Liver Biscotti for Dogs (treats or training)

2 cups liver (about 1 pound)
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups white flour
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon yeast dissolved in boiling water (flavor)
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 Tablespoons canola oil

cornmeal or flour

Mix all your wet in one bowl/ mix all dry in another bowl
Add dry to wet little by little. You will end up mixing with your hand, only use one hand (it's pretty messy) you might need your other hand for other things, keep it out of the mess.
I ended up kneading it like bread dough to get it all together.

Separate into 4 sections, roll those into logs. I used cornmeal so it wouldn't stick to the counter.

Flatten those logs to about 4 inches and poke all over with a fork.

Bake at 350' for 15 minutes, cool 10 mins and slice 1/4 inch

Place cut side down on cookie sheet (they don't spread, so they can be close together)

Bake 45 minutes more then let cool.

These can easily be broken up small for training treats or left whole for cookies. My dogs love them!!
I'm going to try the chicken liver next time because the beef liver is really gross to work with.
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I made the liver biscotti again today (they are cooling) I used chicken liver this time and it was sooo much easier. My Blender never even got close to burning out. The liquid was more though, so next time I will omit the water and drain the liver as much as I can before blending.

They are messy to make but the pups love them.
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Thanks for the recipes because I am going use it for my dogs. They could love it because they eat anything. :-O
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