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Delectable Doggie Desserts

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After a long day at the office Gus likes an evening snack of pumpkin dog treats.

A couple of months ago I wrote and photographed a story for Rocket City Pets about Homemade Pet Treats.  I don’t own a dog, but I am a dog aunt (as in my brother has a dog, not that I am secretly a dog with a niece/nephew that also writes this blog, which would be impressive).

I was surprised to learn that you need to be very careful about what to feed your pups.  Of course I knew about chocolate, but there were plenty of other foods that I may have given a dog without thinking.  Who knew grapes were bad for our canine friends.

7 Human Foods Dogs Should NEVER Eat

Avocados

Caffeine-(I could never be a dog if it meant I had to give up coffee)

Chocolate

Grapes/Raisins

Macadamia Nuts

Milk/Dairy

Onions/Garlic

Food Styling Trick. We didn't have coffee so we had to use soy sauce. Yum.

Food Styling Trick. We didn’t have coffee so we had to use soy sauce. Yum.

Furthermore pet owners have to be careful about what store-bought treats they feed their dogs.  According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, since 2007 as many as 3600 dogs have reportedly gotten sick, and close to 600 dogs actually have died from eating contaminated chicken jerky treats imported from China.

Therefore it is much safer to use this recipe.  Gus, the dog in the photos and my dog nephew, LOVED the treats.  It was pretty hard to get a photo of him without him gobbling up the pumpkin goodies.

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Gluten-Free Pumpkin Biscuits

1 cup puree pumpkin

1 teaspoon cinnamon

¼ cup water

½ cup coconut oil

4 cups brown rice flour

2 eggs

1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, adding more water or flour as necessary. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.

2. Preheat oven to 350F. Roll dough out onto a surface sprinkled with brown rice flour. Roll or pat to ¼- inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutter. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden. Cool completely. Store covered, at room temperature.

Bon Appétit

Gus3

Can I eat yet?

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For other Doggie Treats checkout this blog post.Gus6

 


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Doggie Desserts

lola9

For many of us our pets are our four-legged furry children, and for some of us they are better than children.  They love you unconditionally (like your kids should), you can leave them home alone and child services won’t show up to  your house and they are smart, but not too smart so you don’t have to shell out big bucks for an Ivy League School.

Because of this you want to treat your pets (for being better than a terrible two-year old), and you can do this with homemade treats.

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These are Oatmeal-Cinnamon Biscuits and they were a huge success with our dog models.  In fact, some of the hungrier dogs were gobbling up the treats before I could get a photo on them.  There were a lot of photos of blurred, happy-looking  dogs sitting behind empty plates.

Oatmeal-Cinnamon Biscuits

2 cups whole-wheat flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup rolled oats

⅓ cup peanut butter

½ cup hot water

½ cup low-sodium chicken broth

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, kneading with hands until smooth. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to ¼-inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutter. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely. Store at room temperature.

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For other Homemade Dog Treat recipes check out this blog post.

If  you want to see more adorable dogs and recipes and you live in North Alabama the winter issue of Rocket City Pet will be on stands soon.

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