Love is in the air… or is that dog treats cooking? To your dog, it’s the same thing. I am participating in my first Tasty Tuesday
Blog Hop hosted by two awesome bloggers, Sugar the Golden Retriever and Kolchak
Puggle. Be sure to hop over to their
posts. You’ll love them!
I am posting three tasty treat recipes today. Your best friend will know how special they
are when they taste a homemade treat.
Remember, nothing means lovin’ like something from the oven!
I have had this
Liver Dog Cookie recipe for years. My
German Shepherds loved them. I used them
in training for the show ring and tricks.
Liver Dog
Cookies
1
lb. Beef Liver (Frozen)
½
cup Yellow Cornmeal
1
cup Whole Wheat Flour
1
Tbsp. Garlic Powder
Combine
dry ingredients in large bowl. Blend
liver while frozen at puree speed. Add
to dry mix and stir until well blended.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350˚ for 20 minutes. Cut into small squares and store in sealed
Ziploc bag or airtight container.
This
cookie recipe is another that has been around for a while. Being able to prepare your dog a homemade
treat is very fulfilling. Making them
treat in cute little dog designs is even better! Of course, for
Valentine’s Day, you’ll want to use hearts.
Cutout Canine
Cookies
1
Cup Whole Wheat Flour
¼
Cup Oatmeal
½
Tbsp. Baking Powder
6
Tbsp. Peanut Butter ~creamy
1
Tbsp. Honey
½
Cup Milk
Combine
dry ingredients in large bowl. Stir in
peanut butter, milk and honey mixing well.
Knead into workable dough, roll dough to approximately ¼” thickness. Cut out your cookies with a fun cookie
cutter, hearts, bones, and dog breeds are available. Bake in 375˚ preheated oven for 20 minutes or
until golden brown.
For
a special occasion, why not go all “Martha Stewart” on your dog? Ha-ha!
This delicious recipe is from Martha Stewart.com and she has many
fabulous recipes you can try. I thought
these biscuits sounded scrumptious!
Dog Biscuits
http://www.marthastewart.com/904143/our-tastiest-homemade-dog-treats
Makes about 5
dozen
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup brewer's yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup low-sodium canned chicken stock, plus more for brushing
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a
medium bowl, whisk together flour, wheat germ, yeast, and salt; set aside
2. Place oil in a large bowl. Add stock and flour mixture in three
alternating batches, beginning and ending with stock. Mix well.
3. On a lightly floured work surface, roll
out dough to about 3/8-inch thick. Shape
biscuits using a dog-bone-shaped cookie cutter or by cutting around a store-bought
dog bone with a butter knife. (Make
biscuits that are appropriate for your dog's size.)
4. If desired, you can spell out your dog's
name or a holiday message in the dough with a toothpick (wet the toothpick
first so it won't stick).
5. Transfer to parchment-lined baking
sheets. Repeat with remaining dough.
6. Bake biscuits 10 minutes. Brush with stock; rotate baking sheets, and
bake 10 minutes more. Turn off oven,
leaving door closed. Let dog biscuits
stand in oven to dry completely, about 1 1/2 hours. Wrap as a gift, or store in an airtight
container at room temperature.
Bentley & Pierre give all of these recipes
Two Paws Up!
I’m doing a double Blog Hop today since it is Tuesday. I can’t forget all of the dogs that need “fur-ever”
homes this week of love. Today’s post is
personal since this dog wandered up out of the woods to my niece’s home. She is fostering him but need to find a home
a.s.a.p. Their German Shepherd pup just
had extensive surgery and a third pup is not in their budget.
Thanks to Dogs ‘N Pawz for hosting this wonderful blog hop!
Please visit the other blogs to see more
adoptable pets.
Be sure to look at the adoptable pets under the PetSavers tab on this
page.
What do you get when you combine thousands of dog lovers and
over 500 dogs with the spirit of Mardi Gras?
The Krewe of Barkus & Meoux annual pet parade. This year’s theme was “A Wonderland
Tea-pawty.” A “Krewe” (pronounced the
same as “crew) is an organization that puts on a parade or ball during the
Mardi Gras carnival season. The Krewe of
Barkus & Meoux was established in 1999 to benefit neglected, abused, and
homeless animals. They work throughout
the year helping shelters, pet education, and promoting charitable
functions. One of their programs is the
“Spay a Pet & Save a Life” which focuses on spaying and neutering. All of the money raised during the pet parade
stays in our local area to benefit local pet 
After
getting the hang of using my spiffy new Pooper Scooper, I’d bring out my
grocery store bag and get to work scooping.
That’s when he came up with this ingenious aid for me.
He
took a plastic ice cream tub and cut out the bottom. Then, he attached handy hangers upside down on
each side of the bucket. I just stick
the grocery bag through the center and attach the bag handles to the hooks. It keeps the bag open and I have the bucket
handle to tote around the yard. When I’m
finished, I set it down and unhook the bag.
Then, just raise the plastic container off and tie the bag up
tightly. Voila! There’s no mess, no fuss!
