It’s A Dog’s Life

Holiday Treats For

Your Canine

Companions

By Mary Jane Anderson

 

‘Tis the season when the house has the warm, delicious smells from all those holiday goodies baking in the kitchen.

Pies, cookies, cakes – there’s lots of stuff for us, the humans, to enjoy. But what about that canine friend that stays with you, keeping you company while you mix, stir and prepare those wonderful treats?

Why not treat him or her to a tasty, easy-to-make dog cookie or biscuit?

Below are a few recipes for treats your canine friend will love. And the advantage of making such dog treats – instead of buying them at a grocery or pet store – is that they will be fresh and without preservatives.

Remember, besides treating your own dog with special goodies for the holidays, dog treats can also be thoughtful gifts for your friends and their canine companions.

Dog Cookies

3/4  cup wheat germ

3/4  cup powdered milk

1 egg

1 jar baby meat (liver or beef)

1/2  jar water

Mix well. Drop mixture on cookie sheet with each individual cookie about the size of a quarter. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees or 71/2  minutes, on high, in the microwave.

Oatmeal-Wheat Biscuits

3 cups whole wheat or rye flour

3 cups oatmeal

1/2  cup regular wheat germ

6 tablespoons melted bacon drippings or margarine

1/4  cup molasses

1 cup evaporated milk

1 cup water

Mix dry ingredients together. Then add remaining ingredients and blend until well mixed (dough will be stiff). Chill for 30 minutes. Then take rounded teaspoons of dough and roll into balls. Flatten balls and place on a lightly-greased cookie sheet. Bake at 300 degrees for 60 minutes.

Dog Biscuits

31/2  cups all purpose flour

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup rye flour

1 cup corn meal

2 cups cracked wheat

1/2  cup dry milk

4 tsp salt

1 package dry yeast

2 cups liquid chicken stock or chicken broth

1 egg

1 tsp milk to brush on top

Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees. Combine all dry ingredient, except for yeast. In separate bowl, combine yeast with 1/2  cup of warm water. To this, add chicken stock. Add the liquid to the dry ingredients. Knead for three minutes. If dough is too stiff, add an egg or more liquid. Roll dough out on floured board to 1/2  inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and brush the tops with egg and milk and bake for 45 minutes. Turn oven off and let stay in oven overnight to become bone hard.