A Word About Pet Adoption
Please Consider Adopting a Rescue or Shelter Pet Instead of “Buying” One
Well, I figure that if you’re here reading about making homemade or natural recipes for dog treats or cookies or day-to-day food for your pet, then you obviously care a great deal about animals – or at least your own beloved pet.
I just spent the last few minutes weeping over some of the sadness I see in the world of neglected and homeless animals. Please consider this particular blog post a special “PSA” – or “Public Service Announcement” from me, on behalf of all the animals I wish I could help… Continue reading “A Word About Pet Adoption” …
OMG! A Pet and Dog Treat Business? OH YEAH!
Wow! Who’da thunk it? A dog and pet treat business? I just got down to Florida where I’m spending the winter, and heard about this potential.
Look, if you love pets (and since you’re here, I’m guessing you do! 
)I’m so excited I can hardly stand it! What an absolutely brilliant idea! And such inexpensive start-up!
I was walking around this little park yesterday that’s less than 1/2 mile from the house we’re staying in for the winter, and could NOT believe how many well-loved (and spoiled rotten hee hee) pups there are out there walking with their humans.
I’m serious. You should see some of these dogs. I think their owners spend more on THEM and their “outfits” than I do on my own. Continue Reading about “A Pet and Dog Treat Business”…
Cooking For Your Dog? Recipes For EASY Homemade Dog Food
Homemade Dog Food Recipe – “Divine Doggy Dinner”
This is a VERY easy homemade dog food recipe if you are cooking for your dog. This is adapted from Rover’s Recipes - the popular dog treats and dog food cookbook!
Divine Doggy Dinner
Ingredients:
1/2 pound ground beef/hamburger (or, if you prefer, you can use ground turkey, chicken, or lamb)
1/4 cup cooked rice
1 small potato
1/4 cup green beans—about 5-8 beans
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Easy Cooking Method:
1. Brown the meat in a pan.
2. When the meat is completely cooked, drain the fat.
3. Add the cooked rice, and mix well – and set aside.
4. Cut up the potato and beans into small bite-sized pieces.
5. Place in a pot with water to cover, and bring potato and beans to a boil.
6. Simmer until veggies are tender (about 15-20 minutes). Drain.
7. Add the vegetables to the meat mixture. Add garlic powder; toss thoroughly on low heat.
8. Let the dinner cool thoroughly before serving to prevent burning.
Serve, and watch your favorite furry friend enjoy!
This recipe yields approximately 2 dinners. Refrigerate left-over portion.
For many more healthy and natural homemade dog food recipes, as well as shampoo and other care recipes and hints:
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Healthy Dog Treat Recipes Are Easy
A lot of people are looking for healthy dog treat recipes. After seeing what’s in some of those store-bought and well-known brands of dog food and treats, I honestly wonder: Are these dog foods being made in a chemical waste product factory?
Well, I’m going to show you how easy it will be for you to use healthy dog treat recipes so that you no longer have to deal with yukky mass-produced stuff that big companies would like you to buy. Continue Reading “Healthy Dog Treat Recipes Are Easy”…
What People Foods To NOT Feed Your Pet!
There are certain “people food” that you really should not feed your pet. I remember when I first started eating less sugar, one of the sweetners I turned to was Xylitol. Xylitol is a fairly “low-glycemic” sweetener derived from birch or corn, and is considered a decent HUMAN choice for lowering sugar content.
HOWEVER… Xylitol can be absolutely DEADLY to your pets. I had always heard that chocolate was a no-no for dogs and cats, but it wasn’t until I started thinking about how often people give their furry friends a little treat at the table that I realized, “Oh my gosh… I need to tell my friend NOT to give Fluffy any bites of that muffin I gave her! I used Xylitol instead of sugar in it!”
So, since on this site I’m bringing you resources as to where you can find the best recipes for dog treats and learn about dog food dangers (in commercially produced dog foods), I felt I owe it to you to list the “people foods” that we should avoid giving to our beloved pets. I searched and found a list that vets and animal organizations (like the ASPCA) appear to agree on.
Here they are (in no particular order): Continue Reading “What People Foods to NOT Feed Your Pet”…
Easy Chicken Dog Treat Biscuit Recipes
There are some REALLY Easy Chicken Dog Treat Biscuit Recipes out there. First, most dogs (and kitties) that I’ve known like Brewer’s Yeast. My Kitty was HOOKED on Brewer’s Yeast – and even though the vet couldn’t explain it (except to say, “Well it’s anecdotal – but keep doing it!”) – Kitty NEVER had so much as a single flea or tick.
Until we ran out of Brewer’s Yeast one fateful summer… So, take it with a grain of salt since we have no proof other than that it seemed to help us – but why not give Brewer’s Yeast a try?
Ok… Easy Chicken Dog Treat Biscuit Recipe.
First, Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 2/3 cup Brewer’s yeast
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder (they seem to like this too!)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 chicken bouillon cubes (or beef)
- 1/2 cup boiling water
Mix everything together well.
Take about 1/2 the dough and roll it out until it’s just about 1/2″ thick – or just under 1/2″ thick. If you have cool “dog bone cookie cutters” you can use them! Otherwise, simply cut them into squares or other desired shapes.
Bake for 20 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet. Then, turn the oven off … BUT leave biscuits in oven until crunchy.
This yields about 1 pound of chicken dog treats or biscuits (or beef flavored if you used beef boullion) that you dog will love!
Great Recipes for Dog Treats and Cookies!
Thanks so much for visiting my Recipes for Homemade Dog Treats and Cookies (and Dog Cakes and Biscuits!). Even though we’ve just begun – here’s a GREAT easy recipe for a doggie dinner for YOUR pup! Start here with “Doggie Divine – Homemade Healthy and Natural Dog Food”
