3 Tips on Dog Treat Recipes

By Jennifer P. April

Here's a really simple way to save money and your pet's health by baking your own dog treat recipes.

Dogs can eat a wide range of vegetables including tomatoes, carrots and squash. When you're baking your own treats you can experiment with different ingredients. Remember, Fido is much less picky than most people!

You can also add things like flaxseeds to your pet's treats for a yummy, nutty flavor and loads of healthy Omega 3's. He'll benefit with a healthy coat and skin, shiny eyes and strong heart.

It doesn't have to be complicated or time consuming but there are a few things you should know.

1) Dog treats can be meat based or grain based. For example, you could slice up some liver and bake it for a meat based treat or you could get out the flour and the mixer and mix up some cookies with pumpkin or shredded chicken.

2) You can make treats decorative with fancy cookie cutters and carob or yogurt icing drizzled on top or you can make them simple. One easy way is to make up a batter, roll it into a log and freeze it, when it's frozen, you can slice up dog treat rounds and bake away!

3) There are some ingredients that can make a dog really sick if he eats them. Raisins and grapes should be left out of dog treat recipes. A little onion or garlic is ok but go easy as a large amount can shut down their kidneys. Chocolate definitely is a no no as it can do the same thing.

Baking dog treat recipes is a great way to make sure your pet is getting healthy treats without toxic chemicals and animal byproducts.

Plus you get the see the look of sheer joy on your pup's face when he realizes you baked something for him! You think I'm kidding, try it and see.

So there you have it, 3 tips on making your own dog treat recipes. What are you waiting for? Your dog is waiting!

You can save money and bake healthy treats with over 30 dog treat recipes to choose from. Great gift idea too! Jen & Baggins have been testing and tasting for over 4 years.