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I am not judging whether dog treats are good or bad, everyone has to do what is best for them but we never buy doggy treats. Not that we don't give him treats or nummies as we call them, but we have decided it is cheaper and probably healthier to give him things like pieces of tomato or other raw veggies that he will eat (there are not a lot) also I will save the last piece of bread or tortilla, and give it to him over a couple of days. We do this with a lot of little things, we don't give him anything that is high fat.
I've been making homemade treats for years, but don't add any odd ingredients.
Basically I mix black strap molasses, honey and mashed up bananas with some cinnamon and powdered ginger and baking powder, then I add oats, flax seed, whole wheat flour and a couple eggs to make a cookie dough. I roll it out, cut it into bite sized squares and bake at 375 until it's just firm to the touch. They freeze great so I just make a big batch every 6 weeks or so. It's a very forgiving and easy mix, I've added carrots, apple, parsley, sweet potato, peanut butter, whatever is in the fridge and dog safe.
I am not judging whether dog treats are good or bad, everyone has to do what is best for them but we never buy doggy treats. Not that we don't give him treats or nummies as we call them, but we have decided it is cheaper and probably healthier to give him things like pieces of tomato or other raw veggies that he will eat (there are not a lot) also I will save the last piece of bread or tortilla, and give it to him over a couple of days. We do this with a lot of little things, we don't give him anything that is high fat.
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Thinking about what you posted here, and a friend of mine is like you and gives her dogs raw veggies like you. She thinks those flour based treats are not good for them. She shows her dogs, so she's particular in many ways.
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Originally Posted by Dogmama50
I've been making homemade treats for years, but don't add any odd ingredients.
Basically I mix black strap molasses, honey and mashed up bananas with some cinnamon and powdered ginger and baking powder, then I add oats, flax seed, whole wheat flour and a couple eggs to make a cookie dough. I roll it out, cut it into bite sized squares and bake at 375 until it's just firm to the touch. They freeze great so I just make a big batch every 6 weeks or so. It's a very forgiving and easy mix, I've added carrots, apple, parsley, sweet potato, peanut butter, whatever is in the fridge and dog safe.
Thanks for the idea recipes. I found so much online and there are tons. I just got another message about more recalls. This is like the 4th one I believe, and it isn't one or two treats being recalled. It is like 4-5 recalls on treats. It's happened with food I know in the past, but never treats that I remember.
I don't feed any commercial treats. My dogs get real meat, or real cheese. They get the same cookies that my family eats (gluten-free).
I buy 5 pound bags of grated cheese and they are given a few shreds of that. For training treats, they get shreds of baked chicken.
You can buy graham crackers or cheerios for dog treats. Some dogs will eat raw carrots. Mine just shred carrots and leave little dots of orange all over my carpets. However, all the dogs adore those orange yams and cubes of yam make good dog treats.
My dogs don't get a lot of treats. They get good food, served in their own super dish. I dislike begging, so my dogs do not expect to get what teh people are eating until after dinner is over and the leftovers are place in their supper dish.
IMO, training treats should be high value, so beef heart, chicken, cheese, something really worth working hard to get, and beyond that, dogs don't need a lot of treats. Lots of no calorie hugs and ear rubs, no food.
Thinking about what you posted here, and a friend of mine is like you and gives her dogs raw veggies like you. She thinks those flour based treats are not good for them. She shows her dogs, so she's particular in many ways.
Thanks for the idea recipes. I found so much online and there are tons. I just got another message about more recalls. This is like the 4th one I believe, and it isn't one or two treats being recalled. It is like 4-5 recalls on treats. It's happened with food I know in the past, but never treats that I remember.
well she could be right, but our little boy seems to be just fine and he gets such a little bit. For instance, a tortilla will last him about 3 or 4 days...I might be just like her if we showed him, but our showing him, consists of showing him to our friends and telling them to be prepaed, he might just choose their laps for his next nap...
Oh, one thing our daughter gives or did when they were teething, her dogs, frozen sweet potatoes. Apparently they are very soothing on their gums and are filled all kinds of healthy things.
Oregonwood: Mr Sumo gets some to the same things you feed your kids. The cereal, like cheerios is a great idea.
I made him some treats last night since there has been so many recalls of treats lately. I'm not giving him treats daily or replacing his meal with it, so I think it is okay. Even the Vet okay-ed it. But she told me when I questioned her about cooking treats for him that they need specific vitamins/minerals. I was talking about treats and she thought I was talking about food. And she got me a copy of recipes with the specific vitamins and minerals that are included with the cooked recipes.
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