Homemade Dog Treats

Liver Treats

1 pound beef liver

All you need are beef livers. Try your local meat packers; they often throw them away. Or you can buy fresh liver from the supermarket. Cut the liver into approximately 1 inch slices.

Place in your food dehydrator for 24 hours*. Use Pam or the equivalent on the drying racks, so the liver won’t stick. Let dry for 24 hours.

*Or you could place them on a cookie sheet and bake in a 325 degree oven for about 45 minutes to help dry them out.

Homemade Dog  Treats  (Liver)

1 pound beef liver

2 garlic cloves

1 Box corn muffin mix

Preheat oven to temperature in corn muffin directions.

Mix liver and garlic in a blender or food processor, then process till liquid. Stir in muffin mix, then scrape onto a baking sheet and pat to app. 1/2-1″ thickness. Bake till very firm, but not burned.

Cut into squares, then store in refrigerator or freezer.

Homemade Dog Treats (Lucy’s Liver Slivers)

1/2 pound chicken livers — cooked

1 cup chicken stock

1/2 cup corn oil

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

1 cup powdered milk

1 cup rolled oats

1/2 cup brewer’s yeast

1 cup soy flour

1 cup cornmeal

3 cups whole wheat flour

Preheat oven to 350°. In food processor or blender, process chicken livers, chicken stock, corn oil and parsley until smooth. Transfer to large bowl. Add powdered milk, rolled oats, brewer’s yeast, soy flour and cornmeal. Mix well. Gradually add whole wheat flour. You’ll have to use your hands here, kneading in as much of the flour as it takes to create a very stiff dough.

Roll dough out to 1/4″ thick and cut into stick shapes, about 1/2″ by 4″ (depending on the size of your dog). A pizza cutter works great!Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 20 to 25 minutes until lightly browned and crisp. Turn off heat and let biscuits dry out in oven for several hours. Store in the refrigerator.

Homemade Dog Treats (Massive Mastiff Munchy Muffins)

2 carrots

2 3/4 cups water

1 egg

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons honey

1 1/2 banana — *see Note

4 cups whole wheat flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1 tablespoon nutmeg

Shred the carrot with a hand shredder or in a blender. Mix all wet ingredients together in a bowl, then add the pureed banana. Mix together thoroughly. Set aside. Combine the dry ingredients. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix thoroughly, leaving no dry mixture on the bottom. Coat a 12 muffin pan with nonstick spray. Fill each muffin hole 3/4 full. Bake about 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Note: over ripe. Try replacing the banana with one apple for a different flavor!

This entry was posted on December 16, 2011 at 2:15 pm. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

Posted in Dog Treats by DK Brown No Comments Yet