Doggy treats

AnthonyR

Katiehound wrote: »

Sardine flapjack Sorry the weights are approx- I just throw it in! 2 x tins sardines in oil 1 x L or 2 xS cloves garlic finely chopped I egg 1Tsp oil
water or milk to mix cheap plain or wholemeal flour - maybe about 4oz cheapest rolled oats- maybe about 12 oz
tip sardines into large bowl and mash with fork
add garlic
Add oil, egg & mix. Gradually add oats and some flour until mixture is very stiff. You might need to add extra liquid so that it clumps together. If it's too wet it will shrink more- hey but we're not bothered about the look!.
Press into a greased & lined swiss roll tin (or similar) or use a silicone baking sheet. I sprinkle with flour and then use knuckles to press in. Mark into narrow fingers before baking
Bake in a low to mod oven- Gas 4? The longer & slower you bake it , the harder it gets. Turn over about half time.
I use oats because one of my dogs is wheat intolerant- hence minimal flour.
The amount of garlic used here is minimal- dogs love it!

That's really kind of you to look it out - thank you! I much prefer cooking when I've got a recipe - get unexpected results when I try to be spontaneous.

AnthonyR

halfone wrote: »

I bake sardine dog biscuits sometimes. I used to make tuna dog flapjacks but I had a 'what am I doing?' moment when I was painstakingly grating tiny bits of fresh spices and weighing out grated fruit and veg very precisely. I love my dog but suspected he wasn't really appreciating all my culinary effort by the way he just gobbled them down. Anyway, here's the sardine biscuits recipe I use. Be warned, it's stinky when it's cooking. I sometimes add in grated apples or carrots for a bit of variety. If you want the tuna recipe let me know and I'll dig it out.
Sardine Dog Biscuits It makes enough biscuits to cover 1 large baking tray. Amounts don't have to be precise.
- 1 tin of sardines in oil (120g) - 30g of wholemeal flour (I've used different sorts of flour - seems to work with most kinds) - 150g oats - water to mix
1) Mash up sardines including the oil.
2) Add oats and flour and mix.
3) Add water gradually, mixing it in until it holds together (you don't need much).
4) Roll out and cut into shapes.
5) Put biscuits on a baking tray and cook at 190 degrees C (310 degrees F) for 20-25 mins.
Can be frozen, apparently.

Thanks, halfone. My old mutt's going to be in for a right treat - or should I say 'treatS'! I'm sure there'll be others who will be enthused enough to get baking healthy stuff for their dogs.

Carer

Love the idea of the sardine treats but was also worried about the garlic as I too have heard that it's poisonous to dogs.

Anyway google says this "Garlic is considered to be about five times as toxic as onions for cats and dogs. ... While minute amounts of these foods in some pets, especially dogs, may be safe, large ingestions can be very toxic."

Although the amount in the treats is small, I wouldn't deliberately add garlic to anything my dogs were going to eat.

Katiehound

Carer wrote: »

Love the idea of the sardine treats but was also worried about the garlic as I too have heard that it's poisonous to dogs.
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The amount is very small. My dogs don't get very much at any one time and they are medium/large dogs @ 23kg each. I believe it keeps fleas at bay- mine never have them.

You can make the treats without them anyway.

elsien

I always chuck a bit of garlic in the sardine biscuits and Gitdog has been fine.

Rev

AnthonyR wrote: »

Thank you for your reply. My dog's not too keen on fruit, although he will eat the odd blackberry if I toss it to him. He then is fooled into thinking it's a biscuit and it's gone down his gullet before he realises! Ice cream probably figures in his wildest dreams, and the peanut butter would be acceptable too....

Haha, yeah won't work if they don't like it" Thankfully these fat heads eat anything.

Ice cream is super simple, just plain greek yoghurt, peanut butter, honey and a mashed up banana. Goes down great in the summer to cool them down a little.

One of my boys is allergic to grain, cereal and a few other things so 'biscuit' type treats are usually a no go.

Katiehound

Here's the liver cake recipe plus one other:
https://www.dogsforgood.org/blog/post/homemade-christmas-treats-for-dogs/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=November%20enewsletter%20-%20External&utm_content=November%20enewsletter%20-%20External+CID_ee77f8308b44a992f1f7ba72c516cf15&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=Read%20our%20recipes

from the charity 'Dogs for Good'

gettingtheresometime

Not a biscuit but my hound has cooked hearts & liver as a treat - we buy them from the supermarket, cut in to bite size pieces and then cook.


He's lost a lot of weight by us reducing the carbs - he still has the occasional shop bought treat.