We all love being treated but hold back when it comes to our little pets! Reasons vary, from not trusting ingredients in readymade treats, availability, and often, the cost. The best one can do in this situation; make your own treats! They’re easy, fun, inexpensive, and healthy. Whether to help train your pet or just make them feel special, these are sure to do the trick!
Meat cookies
(for dogs)
Ingredients
Whole wheat flour: 2 and ½ cup
Salt: ½ tsp
Brown sugar: 1tsp
Egg: 1, beaten
Powdered dry milk: ½ cup
Garlic powder: ½ tsp
Meat drippings: half cup
Ice water
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees C and lightly grease a cookie sheet. Combine flour, milk, salt, garlic powder and sugar. Cut in meat drippings until mixture resembles a corn meal. Mix egg and add water for the mixture to form a ball, using your fingers, pat out the dough onto cookie sheets, to half inch thickness. Cut with a cookie cutter or knife and remove the scraps, which can be formed in dough again. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove from tray and cool. Ready to serve.
Tuna Treats
(for cats)
Stylish, elegant and sometimes fussy, they want royal treatment 24/7. What better way to express your love, than cooking something, especially for your queen.
Ingredients
Whole wheat flour: ½ cup
Non-fat powdered milk: ½ cup
Canned tuna or chopped chicken (cooked): ½ cup
Vegetable oil or cod liver oil: 1 Tbs
Egg yolk: 1, beaten
Water: ¼ cup
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees C and grease the cookie sheets lightly. In a bowl, mash the tuna (or chicken), add flour, milk and mix well. Pour water and oil, mix it again and beat the egg in a separate dish and add to mix.This dough mix will be sticky, so don’t worry. Shape dough into small bite-size balls, and place on greased cookie sheets, flatten the balls with your hands. Bake it for 10 minutes. Remove treats from oven, wait five minutes and flip them so that the other side will cook.
Bake for 10 more minutes or until its golden brown in color.