Does anyone here make their own dog treats? - Page 1

I went looking for a good dog treats today and boy are they expensive.

Does anyone here make their own treats and do you mind sharing your recipe?

Thanks in advance.

Hi...

They have some great, free recipes online.  If you google home made dog treats it will pull some up.  They also have some great books at your local bookstore..Borders, etc.  

Here's a couple links:    http://www.bullwrinkle.com/Assets/Recipes/Recipes.htm 

   http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/recipe_dogbiscuit.htm#Basic%20Dog%20Biscuits  

Have Fun!

P.S.   There are recipes out there where you can avoid the use of flour and other ingredients you may wish to avoid...  let google do the walking.....

i buy a bag of normal treats and chop them up into tiny pieces(about the size of an eraser on the end of a pencil) 1 bag lasts flippin ages and i have 4 GSDs .

i do make a mean doggy x-mas dinner with turkey mince and grated parsnip/carrot mixed with an egg and steamed for an hour  and a half they go potty for it 

regards Tracie

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I just boil liver then grill it and chop it up into tiny pieces,

I make liver treats with liver and a little wheat flour.  WOW, the smell was GREAT!!  Wont do that again in the winter!  My kids thought I had some sort of vendetta against them that day..  LOL  The dogs love em though...

Yes, yes. . .

I boiled liver in the house once and was scolded dearly. My mom and dad were furious and my sisters though I had killed something and left it to rot.

I can't do that again or I'll be banned from the house.

Boneless skinless chicken breasts microwaved until cooked & dry , then shredded.    I keep them in the freezer & use them for tracking bait, etc..

Sue, that's a good Idea, do you think a food deydrator would work to? No microwaves in our house.

LIVER TREATS

This is all I ever make my dogs anymore, it's easy, and cut into tiny pieces and frozen last a VERY long time

3 eggs
2/3 cup oil vegetable or olive oil
1 pound raw beef liver
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon garlic (fresh minced or dried) or garlic salt to taste
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Beat eggs and oil a few seconds in blender. Using scissors, cut liver into small pieces and add to egg/oil mixture. Add a few tablespoons of water to any liver juice remaining in the container, swish, and add to blender mixture. Add fresh minced or powdered garlic or garlic salt 'to taste' and puree until thoroughly blended. Pour mixture into bowl. Add flour while stirring. Depending on your flour, humidity, elevation, etc., adjust flour as necessary. You want the consistency of brownie batter that can be poured into the pans -- not runny, but not like cookie dough either.
Spoon batter into non-stick or spray-coated cake or jelly roll pan (I divide the batter between two standard 13x9 sheet cake pans) and spread evenly. Tap pan on counter several times to bring up any air bubbles in the batter.  
  Bake for 10 minutes in 425 degree oven, or until the top is dry and outer edges are just beginning to brown. The thickness of your treats and the baking time will vary depending on the size of the pan(s) you use. Remove from the oven. Cool in pans 5 minutes.
Tip cakes out of the pans onto a cutting board, one atop the other. (You can score the treats while they're still in the pan, but that can be hard on your knife blade and on a non-stick baking pan.) Let cool for another five minutes or so.  
  For a soft treat -- Score with a sharp knife lengthwise and widthwise into 1/2" x 1/2" (dime size) pieces. When completely cool, store. Recommended method for the young pup with teething sensitivity.
For a firm treat -- Score with a sharp knife into 1/2" x 1/2" pieces. Spread the treats out in the two baking pans or on a large cookie sheet. TURN OFF THE OVEN, and return the treats to the oven to dry for an hour or so.
Store in an airtight container, or portion out into smaller ziplock baggies, and store in your freezer to defrost and use as needed. This recipe makes several hundred treats NOTES: I use an old Oster blender. You could also use a Cuisinart or other food processor/blender. I recommend that you cut up the raw liver into small pieces with scissors before feeding it into your blender. I've experimented with different flours (try ground rye flour for a heavier bait) and have substituted chicken liver, calf liver, sardines and water-packed tuna for the liver. The batter will have variable consistency with each combination, so baking times may vary somewhat. I make two 13x9" pans at one time, pictured below are 2 trays full, one partially cut up to show size. Notice I varied the recipes adding apple sauce and chicken liver to one, beef liver to the other.

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I slice beef liver into ¼ inch or a bit thinner slices. Dehydrate them (IN THE GARAGE!!!) for 2 days.
Then I break them into small pieces as needed. My dogs LOVE them and they are so dry that your fingers don’t get greasy. Perfect training treats and bait.