Dog Treats

Mmm…there’s nothing better than bacon and cheese! Give your dog something to bark about by serving up some cheesy bacon bites the next time he’s been a good dog!

¾ cup whole wheat flour
1 ½ cups rolled oats
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2/3 cup wheat germ
2/3 cup light brown sugar
½ pound of cooked bacon – drained and crumbled into bits
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 stick of margarine, softened
1 egg

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix well and set aside. In a separate mixing bowl, mix, the butter and sugar and then add egg. Mix well. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and combine. Stir in the remaining ingredients until well incorporated. Then, using a spoon, drop dough by the rounded teaspoon onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on the baking sheet for a minute or two before moving to a cooling rack. Serve and store in an airtight container.

Hot weather is on its way and the last thing you want is for your pup to get overheated and uncomfortable enough. With all the fur, he’s got to hate heat waves! Don’t worry – we’ve got a treat that’ll keep him cool and give him something yummy to look forward to when he’s been a good boy. Check out our super simple recipe for Frozen Doggie Delights:

Ingredients
1 cup of water
1 small bouillon cube (beef or chicken)
Finely chopped pieces of chicken or beef, depending on which bouillon you choose

Directions:
All you have to do is dissolve the bouillon cube in the water. Then, add the pieces of meat. Transfer mixture into ice cube trays and freeze until solid. Then, just pop out a cube when you want to give Fido a nice treat on a hot summer day!

Want a healthy treat for a happy pup? Give him an extra boost of nutrients without added fat or sugar by making this wonderful recipe for veggie woof woofs – one of our favorite homemade dog treats!

Ingredients
1 cup fresh baby spinach
¾ cup of mixed vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots
¼ cup plain fat free yogurt
½ cup applesauce, unsweetened
2 ½ cups whole wheat flour
½ teaspoon of baking powder
½ teaspoon of plain yogurt (for glaze)
2 teaspoons water (for glaze)

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Then, finely chop the spinach and vegetables. Add veggies to a large mixing bowl along with yogurt and applesauce. Mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder. Add to the veggie mixture a little bit at a time and stir. Knead the dough until firm. Roll into a ball and roll out on a floured surface to about ½ inch thick.

Then, using a cookie cutter, cut out dog treat shapes. Place the treats on a lightly greased baking sheet and set aside. In a small bowl, mix together the water and yogurt. Brush each dog treat with the yogurt glaze using a pastry brush. Bake for about 20 minutes and let cool completely before serving.

To store these treats, you can keep them in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks, or in the freezer for 6 months.

Have you ever wanted to give your pet some of your hot cocoa while you’re curling up on a winter’s day? Well, hot chocolate isn’t great for your pet, but there is indeed something you can treat him with when you’re both watching the snow fall outside. Puppy pretzels are an easy to make and hearty treat that any dog will love and can be a great comfort food when the weather outside gets frightful. Try out this yummy recipe the next time you’re expecting a snow day.

Ingredients:
1 teaspoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2/3 cup water
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3 tablespoons soy flour, low fat
1/4 cup nonfat dry milk
1 tablespoon dried liver powder
1 tablespoon bone meal flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg – beaten, divided (1/2 in recipe, 1/2 in glaze)
2 tablespoons cooking oil
3 tablespoons wheat germ

Directions
First, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Then, in a separate bowl, combine the rest of the dry ingredients. To the dry ingredients, add half of the beaten egg, oil, and then the yeast mixture. Mix well until a dough forms.

Remove dough from bowl and knead on a well-floured surface until the dough is firm. Add dough to an oiled bowl, cover, and let rise until it nearly doubles in size. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. After the dough has risen, roll out and shape into pretzels. Place the pretzels on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and brush them with the remainder of the beaten egg. Sprinkle with wheat germ. Return to oven and bake at 300 degrees for about 15 minutes or until they are nicely browned and firm.

Wow. When we heard about this dog treat recipe, we couldn’t wait to try! Apparently, Brewer’s yeast is a natural flea remedy and while you should always talk with your vet about fleas and use an appropriate flea prevention method, we wanted to test out this yummy treat recipe and see if our pooch loved it and if it maybe kept some fleas at bay. We’ll see soon enough

Flea-B-Gone Biscuits
1 cup flour
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup brewer’s yeast (available at health-food stores)
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup chicken stock plus 3 tablespoons for basting

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, mix flour, wheat germ, brewer’s yeast, and salt together. Add oil. Alternately add 1/2 cup chicken stock to the flour mixture in 3 parts; mix until well combined. Knead about 2 minutes by hand on floured surface; dough will be sticky.

2. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out about 3/8 inch thick. Cut out bone shapes or other fun dog treat shapes. Then, place on prepared baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes, rotate baking sheet, and baste with remaining 3 tablespoons chicken stock. Bake 10 minutes longer. Turn off oven, leaving oven door closed. Leave pan in oven for 1 1/2 hours longer to harden and cool. Remove from oven and let cool fully. Store in an airtight container.

Halloween may be over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy some great Howl-O-Ween deals! For a limited time, K9HealthSolutions.com will be offering up to 55% off on all toys and treats so that you and your pup can fall in love with the selection before winter’s chill sets in. November is here already and it’s time to start thinking about how you can treat your pup to something special, just in time for Thanksgiving. After all, isn’t your dog one of your most treasured blessings? Be sure that you show your dog just how much you care by picking up something special at K9HealthSolutions.com today. Who knows? Maybe you’ll even start your howl-o-day shopping a little early!

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Hey there pups and people! We’ve got something very exciting that we’d like to share with you, just in time for Halloween:

To help you prepare for the trick or treaters (the furry kind), K9Healthsolutions.com is going to be having an exclusive sale on all of your favorite toys, treats, and doggie delights – trust us, you won’t want to miss out on this chance to save up to 50% off all of your favorite dog treats, toys, and more. (Note: this sale does not include Dinovite.)

So feel free to shop our store to stock up on some yummy dog treats to delight those barking visitors at your door. Who knows? Maybe you’ll run into a devilish dalmatian or a spooky setter with a taste for natural dog treats!

Happy Howl-O-Ween!

This is a guest post by Dr Susan Wright, a veterinarian who writes for Dog Fence DIY. Dog Fence DIY can supply everything you need for your own underground dog fence, and show you how to install it.

Trick or treat? One of the most enjoyable parts of Halloween for children is dressing up in costumes, going out knocking on doors, and receiving candy and other delicious treats. It’s an American tradition, and each year over 90% of the nation’s children participate in this fun activity.

For many of these children, their dog is a part of their family and they enjoy sharing their loot with him. This is not always a good idea.

If your child’s goodie bag contains chocolate, it’s really important that they don’t share it with your dog. Chocolate is toxic for dogs, and can cause illness within a few hours of eating it.

The active ingredient in chocolate that is so dangerous to your dog is theobromine. It’s also found in caffeine, but because coffee tastes bitter and dog’s don’t seem to like it, caffeine poisoning isn’t common.

How much theobromine does your dog need to eat to be affected? The lethal dose is 100 – 150mg of theobromine per kilo bodyweight. So, the toxic amount varies with the type of chocolate eaten, and the weight of your dog.

Dark cooking chocolate contains 1400mg of theobromine per 100g. This means that half a 250g block can be fatal to a 10kg, or 22lb, dog. Milk chocolate is much less toxic, containing only 150mg theobromine per 100g.

If your dog manages to eat enough chocolate, he’ll vomit, have diarrhea and appear edgy and excited. He’ll possibly stagger on his feet, and develop muscle spasms. This can lead to seizures, coma and death. In some cases, dogs just drop dead after eating chocolate; it appears this is because the chocolate has affected the heart rhythm and caused it to fail.

If you think your dog has raided the chocolate stash, contact your vet immediately. Give her an idea of how long ago he ate the chocolate, how much he may have eaten, and whether or not he’s showing any symptoms. She may suggest that you bring him straight into her clinic for treatment.

Generally, treatment for chocolate poisoning is to make the dog vomit any chocolate that’s still in his stomach, and give him activated charcoal to stop any more theobromine being absorbed by his intestines. If he has any muscle twitches or other symptoms, he may need sedation until these stop.

If you want to give your dog something special at Halloween, stick to a nice meaty bone or a treat specifically for dogs. This is one occasion when you shouldn’t encourage your child to share his chocolate.

Every dog deserves a little something special, but when you want to treat your pup, be sure that you’re choosing only the best snacks and biscuits. After all, you want your dog to be both healthy and happy! So the next time you’re shopping at the store for tonight’s dinner, think of your pup and how you can be sure that he gets serving of veggies too by trying out this great recipe for Veggie Bite Dog Treats. They’re definitely good enough to earn you a big doggie kiss!

Ingredients:
3 cups fresh parsley, minced
¼ cup carrots, chopped fine and drained on a paper towel
¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 ¾ cups whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons bran
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup water

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees with the oven rack in the middle.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together parsley, carrots, cheese, and oil. In another bowl, mix together bran, flour, and baking powder. Add dry mixture to veggies and mix until well incorporated. Then gradually mix in water to make a moist, but not wet, dough. Add a little less water if needed.

Next, roll out your dough to abut ½ inch thickness. Then, using cookie cutters, cut out shapes and transfer them to a large greased baking sheet. As an extra fun touch, choose bone or dog shaped cookie cutters.

Once the shapes have been cut out and placed on a cookie sheet, bake for 25-30 minutes or until they have browned and hardened slightly. Remove from oven. The treats will become harder as they cool.
Serve to your pup and his playmates and store the rest in an airtight container.

Your pooch deserves a bit of pampering, especially if he’s been such a great dog! Good behavior always merits a reward and if your dog deserves something special, be sure that you give him only the best. At K9HealthSolutions.com, we offer a great selection of Natural Dog Treats, sure to delight his taste buds! Made from all-natural ingredients and full of nutrients your dog needs to stay healthy, these natural dog treats are the perfect fit for your pooch. Not to mention, their all-natural ingredients offer a much healthier, fulfilling alternative to the less than great traditional dog treats you may be giving him now. Switch to something better when it comes time to reward your super dog with some of our favorites like Greenies, Zuke’s Z-Filets, and Zen Puppy Agile Treats. Your dog will love the taste and you’ll love how great they are for him. We give Natural Dog Treats two paws up!