Cooking for Dogs -Fall 2007
by Valerie Sharp
Homemade Kibble
Canine Kibble by Back Home Staff, Issue July/Aug 2007
3 cups Hot Water
2 cups uncooked Oatmeal (not Instant)
1 Stick Butter
2 low Sodium Bouillon cubes
1 and half cups powered milk or buttermilk
2 eggs beaten
5 cups of whole wheat flour
1/2 cup rye Flour
1/2 cup wheat Germ
1 teaspoon Garlic Salt
In a Large Mixing bowl pour hot water over oatmeal, butter and bouillon. Let stand five min. Stir in Powdered milk, cornmeal and eggs. Add remaining ingredients a little a time until well blended. Knead Dough with dough hook or by hand until its smooth and Shiny. Divide in two and spread each on oil-sprayed cookie Sheet, pushing with fingers to the edges , score Deeping into tiny 1 inch or less squares. Bake one and half hours, Cool , when cold and hard, break apart, makes about 4 pounds, place in zippered bag..
So here is the New version.
Fish Kibble
3 cups Hot Water
2 cups uncooked Oatmeal (not Instant)
1 cup olive oil
1 and half cups powered milk or buttermilk
6 eggs beaten
6- 8 cups of whole wheat flour
1/2 cup rye Flour
1/2 cup wheat Germ
3 grated whole apples
One large can of Herring (mashed well)
Follow the directions above, depending on the size of your eggs and the size of the fish can, you might need more flour..
Chicken or Rabbit Stew
6 pds of white meat
2 tablespoons Food-Grade Bone Meal Powder
8 cups Cooked Brown Rice
4 cups oatmeal
6 eggs beaten
1/2 cup of Olive oil
2 Sweet Potatoes or Turnip or one large can plain Pumpkin
2 or 3 broccoli stems cut up or one can of green beans1 large bag of Spinach or the tops of any greens available in your garden, including Dandelions or Pigweed.
Add your meat to large pot and cover with water to simmer, if at all possible, please make sure your meats still have bone in, you want all the goodness in the bones to leach into the broth. I like to simmer that for at least 2 to 4 hours.
Then take the meat and bones out, and take out the bones and the meat.
At the rest of the stew into the left over broth with any added water required, and then cook all together until its soft and mushy.
Cool and Bag into 1 or 2 cup containers (yogurt is a great size, and that way you can recycle to boot).
The dogs and cats LOVE IT, its a lot of work to me, but I had a total of 100% happy JOY-JOY rubs from this dish so that is a 4 paws up dish.
I made mine with Rabbit but Chicken legs could be used instead and often go on sale.
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
Cooking for Dogs Spring 2007 Newsletter Issue
WELCOME to COOKING FOR DOGS Spring 2007 Issue
By Valerie Sharp
Tiny Clicker Training Treats.
Well, I have been busy in the kitchen trying to make a treat that is for clicker training, now we all know that they sell little plastic tubs of single tiny bites for training at the different clubs and on-line, but its proven to be difficult for me to figure out how to get the same tiny treat, I tried putting the dough though a grinder, with the idea of cutting it off in tiny spots as it came out, and it didn't work, at least not for me. . .
So then, I tried making softer cookies, so that I could break off tiny pieces, not bad but still not the same . . . so tried cutting them in strips and then moving them over to the baking sheet, yikes what a load of work and still not really what I was after, I wanted even smaller pieces . . .
So this is what I have figured out, and here is my latest Doggy Treats.
4 hotdogs
1 or 2 med clove of Garlic (or half a teaspoon of dry Garlic powder)
1/4 cup cold pressed oil (if possable use a healthy oil, like sunflower etc.)
1/4 cup cold water
1/4 cup oatmeal (non-quick cook kind)
1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour
up to 1/2 cup flour extra
So in a food processor, chop up your hotdog and garlic together, then slowly add oil till a beaten mush, then add water and oatmeal, chop again, then add one full cup of whole wheat flour, mix, add up to another half cup of whole wheat flour till it forms a soft ball.
Take out and knead like bread dough, keep adding a bit more flour till you have a soft dough but not sticky, then roll out very thin, 1/8th of inch is perfect, try to roll it out to be a sheet the same size as your cookie sheet. Then carefully fold it over and pick up and slide onto your cookie sheet, then carefully take your pizza cutting wheel, and start cutting lines, very narrow strips, once you are done one way, cut the other way, each of my cookie sheet made about 350-400 tiny bite size peices,
This recipe made enough for both large cookie sheets, I cooked both at the same time. Do not break apart, just cook the cut with lines in in a 350 oven for 15 min and then turn oven off and let sit for four hours or overnight to harden . . .
When done, take off cookie sheet and whack the pieces and they will come apart on the lines, and yahoo! about 600 to 800 tiny bite size pieces of very yummy training treats, I know that this recipe calls for more oil than I normally use, but I wanted them very crisp, but if you wanted to make the cookies with less calories, you could use apple sauce instead.
Well, everyone of my dogs loved them, so given them a try, and let me know if yours loved them to.. They should be kept in the fridge as all homemade cookies should be, but they will keep in a cool dry spot on the counter for at least a week, but as for longer, I don't know, I have never had any left :)
By Valerie Sharp
Tiny Clicker Training Treats.
Well, I have been busy in the kitchen trying to make a treat that is for clicker training, now we all know that they sell little plastic tubs of single tiny bites for training at the different clubs and on-line, but its proven to be difficult for me to figure out how to get the same tiny treat, I tried putting the dough though a grinder, with the idea of cutting it off in tiny spots as it came out, and it didn't work, at least not for me. . .
So then, I tried making softer cookies, so that I could break off tiny pieces, not bad but still not the same . . . so tried cutting them in strips and then moving them over to the baking sheet, yikes what a load of work and still not really what I was after, I wanted even smaller pieces . . .
So this is what I have figured out, and here is my latest Doggy Treats.
4 hotdogs
1 or 2 med clove of Garlic (or half a teaspoon of dry Garlic powder)
1/4 cup cold pressed oil (if possable use a healthy oil, like sunflower etc.)
1/4 cup cold water
1/4 cup oatmeal (non-quick cook kind)
1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour
up to 1/2 cup flour extra
So in a food processor, chop up your hotdog and garlic together, then slowly add oil till a beaten mush, then add water and oatmeal, chop again, then add one full cup of whole wheat flour, mix, add up to another half cup of whole wheat flour till it forms a soft ball.
Take out and knead like bread dough, keep adding a bit more flour till you have a soft dough but not sticky, then roll out very thin, 1/8th of inch is perfect, try to roll it out to be a sheet the same size as your cookie sheet. Then carefully fold it over and pick up and slide onto your cookie sheet, then carefully take your pizza cutting wheel, and start cutting lines, very narrow strips, once you are done one way, cut the other way, each of my cookie sheet made about 350-400 tiny bite size peices,
This recipe made enough for both large cookie sheets, I cooked both at the same time. Do not break apart, just cook the cut with lines in in a 350 oven for 15 min and then turn oven off and let sit for four hours or overnight to harden . . .
When done, take off cookie sheet and whack the pieces and they will come apart on the lines, and yahoo! about 600 to 800 tiny bite size pieces of very yummy training treats, I know that this recipe calls for more oil than I normally use, but I wanted them very crisp, but if you wanted to make the cookies with less calories, you could use apple sauce instead.
Well, everyone of my dogs loved them, so given them a try, and let me know if yours loved them to.. They should be kept in the fridge as all homemade cookies should be, but they will keep in a cool dry spot on the counter for at least a week, but as for longer, I don't know, I have never had any left :)
Monday, March 26, 2007
Cooking for Dogs Fall 2006
WELCOME to COOKING FOR DOGS Fall 2006
By Valerie Sharp
Well, over the years, I have been asked what I use for giving extra feedings or when weaning the puppies or kittens, that I raise, I honestly don’t know who wrote or made the recipe that I have listed below, Angela White gave me a version of it, as did Elayne Kaplean, both were slightly different in measurements and one used fresh whole eggs, I combined the two together and make the percents more equal for ease of giving the recipe to be made by hubby in case I was not home.
This is the one that I have been personally using and sharing for the past four years now. I have been successful at using it for hand raising, as well as using it for weight gain in slow kittens.
I truly hope that you will never need these recipes but on the other hand if you are a breeder, I recommend that you keep these recipes and all ingredients on hand, just in case.
Orphan Puppy Formula And/Or Supplement for Mom
The following formula was developed by Dr Stephen Bister (Vet Ophthalmologist)because many of the commercial formulas were known to cause cataracts in the puppies (this warning is on the labels of the most widely used brands)1 cup of boiled water1 cup of plain yogurt1 cup of 2% Carnation milk1 hardboiled egg yolk1 2oz jar of baby beef with broth (no veg.) (this is Baby Food)Mix in blender.Store in fridge, and shake well before using.Warm the bottle up the old fashioned way (in a pan of hot water)....
Do NOT microwave, as the microwave will kill the enzymes.Use 1 oz of formula to 1 oz of puppy per day.... divided into 5 or 6 feedings.This is also an excellent supplement for bitches.... it helps to bring the milkdown and does not give the bitch the runs.This formula is the very best "puppy saver".
Second Orphan Puppy/Kitten Formula and/or Supplement for Mom
This is the recipe that I have used for hand raising orphan kittens and have used it for both mother cats and for extra weight gain for puppies, I have never personally had a issue with my female Iceland Sheepdogs not keeping weight on, they normally come out just as heavy after nursing as before (minus the coat of course).
1 cup boiling water
1 package of gelatin
1 can of condensed Milk (not evaporated)
½ cup of real Mayo (with the eggs in it)
1 cup of plain whole active culture yogurt
Heat your water to boiling, empty the can of condensed Milk into a bowl, with wooden spoon, then add package of gelatin into the emptied can, pour in boiling water, stir to dissolve and stir till sides are clean, then let cool to luke-warm, In the bowl with condensed milk , add Mayo and yogurt, stir together..
Then add gelatin water to mix and stir together, when set, it will be like really thick set pudding, can also pour into ice trays and freeze, then pop out and store in freezer bags (I always double bag them) To get back to drinking liquid, warm over hot water and serve at blood temp. I feed till baby says, I’m full and I normally hand feed every two hours for the first week, then go to every three hours, then on week three every four hours and I normally have them eating out of the dish on their own by week four.
One of the other Recipes that has stood me in good stead during the weaning process, if the kittens get loose stools, so far my puppies have all weaned with no issues, but my kittens, that is a different matter . . .
One large can of pumpkin (not pie filling plain pumpkin)
One two-pound package of hamburger
One Large container of plain whole active culture yogurt (if you can get goat yogurt, it’s worth it)
Cook hamburger (drain some fat off if you got regular, and leave the fat on, if you got lean) cook while stirring so its small bits and until fully cooked (no pink at all), then cool and mix equal parts hamburger, pumpkin and Yogurt.
Once they are doing well on that, you can also try
Equal parts hamburger, Pumpkin and cottage Cheese
Lightly scrabbled eggs
Canned sardines or Herring, mashed together with yogurt or pumpkin
For Fussy Mom’s that don’t want to go back to eating their dry food, I recommend making homemade broth, Throw in anything but the kitchen sink, anything you would put in a soup broth, examples, Bones, veggies (no onions please), garlic, and simmer for a couple hours, cool, store in fridge and warm up, and then pour over the dry food to soak, the moms will snap it up..
Happy Puppy Raising!
By Valerie Sharp
Well, over the years, I have been asked what I use for giving extra feedings or when weaning the puppies or kittens, that I raise, I honestly don’t know who wrote or made the recipe that I have listed below, Angela White gave me a version of it, as did Elayne Kaplean, both were slightly different in measurements and one used fresh whole eggs, I combined the two together and make the percents more equal for ease of giving the recipe to be made by hubby in case I was not home.
This is the one that I have been personally using and sharing for the past four years now. I have been successful at using it for hand raising, as well as using it for weight gain in slow kittens.
I truly hope that you will never need these recipes but on the other hand if you are a breeder, I recommend that you keep these recipes and all ingredients on hand, just in case.
Orphan Puppy Formula And/Or Supplement for Mom
The following formula was developed by Dr Stephen Bister (Vet Ophthalmologist)because many of the commercial formulas were known to cause cataracts in the puppies (this warning is on the labels of the most widely used brands)1 cup of boiled water1 cup of plain yogurt1 cup of 2% Carnation milk1 hardboiled egg yolk1 2oz jar of baby beef with broth (no veg.) (this is Baby Food)Mix in blender.Store in fridge, and shake well before using.Warm the bottle up the old fashioned way (in a pan of hot water)....
Do NOT microwave, as the microwave will kill the enzymes.Use 1 oz of formula to 1 oz of puppy per day.... divided into 5 or 6 feedings.This is also an excellent supplement for bitches.... it helps to bring the milkdown and does not give the bitch the runs.This formula is the very best "puppy saver".
Second Orphan Puppy/Kitten Formula and/or Supplement for Mom
This is the recipe that I have used for hand raising orphan kittens and have used it for both mother cats and for extra weight gain for puppies, I have never personally had a issue with my female Iceland Sheepdogs not keeping weight on, they normally come out just as heavy after nursing as before (minus the coat of course).
1 cup boiling water
1 package of gelatin
1 can of condensed Milk (not evaporated)
½ cup of real Mayo (with the eggs in it)
1 cup of plain whole active culture yogurt
Heat your water to boiling, empty the can of condensed Milk into a bowl, with wooden spoon, then add package of gelatin into the emptied can, pour in boiling water, stir to dissolve and stir till sides are clean, then let cool to luke-warm, In the bowl with condensed milk , add Mayo and yogurt, stir together..
Then add gelatin water to mix and stir together, when set, it will be like really thick set pudding, can also pour into ice trays and freeze, then pop out and store in freezer bags (I always double bag them) To get back to drinking liquid, warm over hot water and serve at blood temp. I feed till baby says, I’m full and I normally hand feed every two hours for the first week, then go to every three hours, then on week three every four hours and I normally have them eating out of the dish on their own by week four.
One of the other Recipes that has stood me in good stead during the weaning process, if the kittens get loose stools, so far my puppies have all weaned with no issues, but my kittens, that is a different matter . . .
One large can of pumpkin (not pie filling plain pumpkin)
One two-pound package of hamburger
One Large container of plain whole active culture yogurt (if you can get goat yogurt, it’s worth it)
Cook hamburger (drain some fat off if you got regular, and leave the fat on, if you got lean) cook while stirring so its small bits and until fully cooked (no pink at all), then cool and mix equal parts hamburger, pumpkin and Yogurt.
Once they are doing well on that, you can also try
Equal parts hamburger, Pumpkin and cottage Cheese
Lightly scrabbled eggs
Canned sardines or Herring, mashed together with yogurt or pumpkin
For Fussy Mom’s that don’t want to go back to eating their dry food, I recommend making homemade broth, Throw in anything but the kitchen sink, anything you would put in a soup broth, examples, Bones, veggies (no onions please), garlic, and simmer for a couple hours, cool, store in fridge and warm up, and then pour over the dry food to soak, the moms will snap it up..
Happy Puppy Raising!
Cooking for Dogs -CISC Summer Issue 2006
WELCOME to COOKING FOR DOGS
Summer 2006by Valerie Sharp
Hello Folks, I can not take credit for these recipes, they came on one
of my Yahoo show dog lists, and I thought hmmm, first because they are great
for showing, which is something that a lot of us are trying to start doing.
However that is not really the reason that I have decided to put them
in the newsletter, the real reason is that some of us, have trouble keeping
weight on young dogs, really active dogs, and on studs while females are in
heat, so these are good for all the reasons listed above. So enjoy and give
them a try, my own dogs loved them, and I am using the Fat Balls to try and
keep weight on my younger males while all my females are in season.
FAT BALLS
Given to me by: Jim White
Great for adding weight!
5 lbs Hamburger
1 Box TOTAL cereal
1 Can(medium) Instant Oatmeal
1 bottle Molasses
1 Dozen Eggs
Half Jar Wheat Germ
1 lb Pork Lard
This recipe makes LOTS of 1" round 2" long balls
Good to freeze and have made ahead of time.
Growing Hair on a Doorknob
Long attributed to Judith Suhr, she just told us: "This recipe is in The Quincy Kennel Club's cookbook and was submitted by Virginia Knocke!"
1 lb. Peanut Butter
1 lb. honey
1 lb. diaglo (powder) or Mirra coat
1 pt. Lavitamin also known as Lixotinic (Can be found at http://www.kvvet.com/)
.
Have peanut butter at room temperature. Mix all ingredients together. This will be very thick and sticky. Stores indefinitely in refrigerator. Make into balls according to size of the dog.
Small dogs should get 1-3 teaspoons daily,
Large dogs should get 1-2 tablespoons daily.
Guaranteed to grow hair-- even on doorknobs. If you can get the doorknobs to eat and digest this--it will grow hair!
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Cooking For Dogs Fall issue of 2005
WELCOME to COOKING FOR DOGS
by Valerie Sharp
Sometimes there is nothing more wonderful than giving your dog a new cookie or treat that they are madly in love with. We often buy these types of treats but in fact, if you like to cook, there are a great number of healthy homemade doggy treats of all kinds to be made. Here are a few to try out. Happy Baking.
Waggy Dog Treats
2 cups white or whole wheat flour 1 egg yolk
2 tsp honey 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 Tbsp vegetable oil 1 Tbsp molasses (I like Fancy for it, it’s a bit sweeter)
1 Tbsp Wheat Germ 1 Tbsp powdered milk (skim or whole will work)
½ Cup water
In a large bowl mix all ingredients. Knead dough on floured surface until firm (if you find it dry add a tiny bit of water, then work again) Roll the dough 1/2 inch thick, and then cut into strips 2 inch by 1 inch long. Place on cookie sheet 1 inch apart, and cook at 350 for 15 to 20 min. Cookies should be firm to the touch. Then turn your oven off, and leave the cookies in to harden for one to two hours. Will normally keep for up to three weeks in the cookie jar, if your dogs will let them last that long. Make about 40 2inch cookies.
Have you ever sat down after a long walk or run with your dog, and had a bowl of ice cream?
O the look of hope on your pup's face that maybe, just maybe, you will give him a spoon or let him lick the bowl.. Well if you have one of these, surprise him or her with their very own bowl of joy "doggy style"
Bowl of Joy.
2 cups Low fat Sour cream (or plain yogurt)
¼ cup water
4 Bananas
¼ cup honey
Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor, cover and blend until smooth. Pour mixture into a freezer safe container. Freeze till firm. Remove from freezer and allow to soften before serving.
For a slight different look, or to make it a Christmas Bowl of Joy, add a few red or green Maraschino cherries and tsp of colored juice.
by Valerie Sharp
Sometimes there is nothing more wonderful than giving your dog a new cookie or treat that they are madly in love with. We often buy these types of treats but in fact, if you like to cook, there are a great number of healthy homemade doggy treats of all kinds to be made. Here are a few to try out. Happy Baking.
Waggy Dog Treats
2 cups white or whole wheat flour 1 egg yolk
2 tsp honey 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 Tbsp vegetable oil 1 Tbsp molasses (I like Fancy for it, it’s a bit sweeter)
1 Tbsp Wheat Germ 1 Tbsp powdered milk (skim or whole will work)
½ Cup water
In a large bowl mix all ingredients. Knead dough on floured surface until firm (if you find it dry add a tiny bit of water, then work again) Roll the dough 1/2 inch thick, and then cut into strips 2 inch by 1 inch long. Place on cookie sheet 1 inch apart, and cook at 350 for 15 to 20 min. Cookies should be firm to the touch. Then turn your oven off, and leave the cookies in to harden for one to two hours. Will normally keep for up to three weeks in the cookie jar, if your dogs will let them last that long. Make about 40 2inch cookies.
Have you ever sat down after a long walk or run with your dog, and had a bowl of ice cream?
O the look of hope on your pup's face that maybe, just maybe, you will give him a spoon or let him lick the bowl.. Well if you have one of these, surprise him or her with their very own bowl of joy "doggy style"
Bowl of Joy.
2 cups Low fat Sour cream (or plain yogurt)
¼ cup water
4 Bananas
¼ cup honey
Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor, cover and blend until smooth. Pour mixture into a freezer safe container. Freeze till firm. Remove from freezer and allow to soften before serving.
For a slight different look, or to make it a Christmas Bowl of Joy, add a few red or green Maraschino cherries and tsp of colored juice.
Cooking for Dogs CISC Spring 2006 Issue
WELCOME to COOKING FOR DOGS : Birthday Celebrations
by Valerie Sharp
Well it happens to all of us, where we want it to or not, Yup, I’m talking about that fact that like clockwork, your dogs all get older, and at some point in time, it’s their birthday. Now some of you will think this birthday cake recipe is a bit over the top, but when you see how happy it makes your dog, and puts smiles on everyone’s face that is there to share.. Perhaps you to will give it try.
Dog Birthday Cake
1 Pound Hamburger (lean is great) or to make a double cake, double everything.
2 Shedded Carrots
2 Largre Shedded Potatoes
1 tsp minced Garlic
2 Large Fresh eggs or One large Duck egg
In a large bowl mix all ingredients. Then place in a any shape baking pan you want, I like a slightly round cake, so I mound it together in a large pie plate, and then flatten the top a bit, and bake for around 45 min in a 350 oven.
At the same time, peel and cook around six to eight med to large potatoes and whip them well with some butter and milk, you want a it whipped enough to be spreadable but still stiff enough to stay in place.
Cool both the mash and the doggy meat loaf, and then spread the mash potatoes on the loaf, if you want to be able to write on it, save some of the mash, add a few drops of food color and then write away with the same thing you would for icing bag, or just use the little fine gel icing that they sell, the rest of the cake is so healthy, that tiny bit of gel won’t hurt anything :)
Can be served right away or chilled to serve at a doggy Birthday party, have a few friends and their dogs over, and everyone will get a good laugh and smile out of the birthday cake.
Here is a shot of my own crew, well a few of them anyway, waiting for the ok for them to be able to dive into their cake, in this case it was a dog cake, not the birthday cake above but the idea is the same.
If you are thinking about having a doggy get together for someones birthday, dunking for hotdogs is a ever popular party treat, think bobbing for apples doggy style. You will need a cut up hotdog per dog, a bucket of room temp water in a old ice cream pail and place that you don’t mind that the water gets all over, and then the fun begins, if the dogs don’t to put their whole head under, or you have a small dog, lower the water level, but as they can see and smell the hotdog, they will want it.
If it’s winter time and the idea of having splashing water does not appeal to you, try this indoor party game instead, gather up a few different things, baskets, towels, bowls, cups a pillow or two and in an area, hide a cut up hotdog, try and make some really easy to find, and some med-hard to find, normally food under a towel is one of the hardest for the dogs, they can smell it and they can bite into the towel, but it takes thinking to move the towel away from the food. See how many pieces of hotdog they can find in one minute, and then do the next dog, and have a little prize for the winning dog, and owner, perhaps a new throw toy to take home with them.
For those that are wanting a little team play, how about musical chairs with dogs, it’s best if a larger crowd to do this outside but with a few folks and dogs, inside works as well, so have someone in charge of the music and watching the dogs. The goal is of course to be the last person on the chair with their dog in a sit-stay. So you are heel walking in a circle, and when the music ends, the person needs to be sitting and then they need to sit/stay their dog, when the dogs butt is on the floor they are safe.. If everyone gets really good at this, and likes the game, the more difficult level is to do a down/stay…
Have fun and hope this gives you a few ideas for your next backyard doggy get together.
by Valerie Sharp
Well it happens to all of us, where we want it to or not, Yup, I’m talking about that fact that like clockwork, your dogs all get older, and at some point in time, it’s their birthday. Now some of you will think this birthday cake recipe is a bit over the top, but when you see how happy it makes your dog, and puts smiles on everyone’s face that is there to share.. Perhaps you to will give it try.
Dog Birthday Cake
1 Pound Hamburger (lean is great) or to make a double cake, double everything.
2 Shedded Carrots
2 Largre Shedded Potatoes
1 tsp minced Garlic
2 Large Fresh eggs or One large Duck egg
In a large bowl mix all ingredients. Then place in a any shape baking pan you want, I like a slightly round cake, so I mound it together in a large pie plate, and then flatten the top a bit, and bake for around 45 min in a 350 oven.
At the same time, peel and cook around six to eight med to large potatoes and whip them well with some butter and milk, you want a it whipped enough to be spreadable but still stiff enough to stay in place.
Cool both the mash and the doggy meat loaf, and then spread the mash potatoes on the loaf, if you want to be able to write on it, save some of the mash, add a few drops of food color and then write away with the same thing you would for icing bag, or just use the little fine gel icing that they sell, the rest of the cake is so healthy, that tiny bit of gel won’t hurt anything :)
Can be served right away or chilled to serve at a doggy Birthday party, have a few friends and their dogs over, and everyone will get a good laugh and smile out of the birthday cake.
Here is a shot of my own crew, well a few of them anyway, waiting for the ok for them to be able to dive into their cake, in this case it was a dog cake, not the birthday cake above but the idea is the same.
If you are thinking about having a doggy get together for someones birthday, dunking for hotdogs is a ever popular party treat, think bobbing for apples doggy style. You will need a cut up hotdog per dog, a bucket of room temp water in a old ice cream pail and place that you don’t mind that the water gets all over, and then the fun begins, if the dogs don’t to put their whole head under, or you have a small dog, lower the water level, but as they can see and smell the hotdog, they will want it.
If it’s winter time and the idea of having splashing water does not appeal to you, try this indoor party game instead, gather up a few different things, baskets, towels, bowls, cups a pillow or two and in an area, hide a cut up hotdog, try and make some really easy to find, and some med-hard to find, normally food under a towel is one of the hardest for the dogs, they can smell it and they can bite into the towel, but it takes thinking to move the towel away from the food. See how many pieces of hotdog they can find in one minute, and then do the next dog, and have a little prize for the winning dog, and owner, perhaps a new throw toy to take home with them.
For those that are wanting a little team play, how about musical chairs with dogs, it’s best if a larger crowd to do this outside but with a few folks and dogs, inside works as well, so have someone in charge of the music and watching the dogs. The goal is of course to be the last person on the chair with their dog in a sit-stay. So you are heel walking in a circle, and when the music ends, the person needs to be sitting and then they need to sit/stay their dog, when the dogs butt is on the floor they are safe.. If everyone gets really good at this, and likes the game, the more difficult level is to do a down/stay…
Have fun and hope this gives you a few ideas for your next backyard doggy get together.
Cooking Fror Dogs- Winter Issue 2005
WELCOME to COOKING FOR DOGS
by Valerie Sharp
Hello Folks. I hope that you have tried some of the last Newsletter’s recipes, and that your dogs are loving them. I had planned on talking about how to make a wonderful Doggy Birthday cake and a really amazing veggie mash for that wonderful glowing coat health. However as the Iceland Sheepdog has received the right to go for Championship in CKC starting March 1st, 2006, it just seemed right to go with Dog Show treats for this issue. Don’t worry - I will do the Birthday cake for the spring one :) So here are three really great show dog treat recipes, starting with the easiest to make.
Doggie Liver Treats
1 pd raw liver (beef is best, but can use chicken or pork instead)
2 cloves whole fresh garlic or one large tablespoon of minced
1 box of Corn Muffin Mix
Heat oven to Temp on muffin box. In food processor, mix liver and garlic till liquid. Mix in box of muffin mix. Spread onto cookie sheet. Bake until very firm then cut into strips. Freezes well or needs to be stored in fridge.
Chicken Show Brownies
10 oz can Chicken (or Turkey, Ham or Fish of any kind, no raw meat in this one)
1 and half cups water (or can use left over potato or veggie water for added vitamins)
2 cloves garlic or 1 Tbsp minced
2 eggs (lightly beaten, duck or chicken)
1 and 3/4th cups cornmeal
2 and ¼ cups whole wheat flour
Oven at 350. Blend chicken in food processor, add water and garlic, blend. Gradually add flour and cornmeal until not quite as thick as brownie dough. Cook 30 min or until the sides pull away and the middle is done. Let cool then slice and dice. Freeze to store.
Then the big guns My Liver Show Brownies
1 pd raw liver (beef is best)
1 and half cups of flour (can use white or half white/whole wheat)
1 and half Tbsp of garlic
1/3 cup molasses (Fancy is best but regular will work as well)
Mix in big bowl, will be thick batter. Bake 30 min, prick with fork at 10 and 20 min. Store in fridge. Can be frozen but does not store as well as the above in this regards. If sliced into thin strips will hold together in hand for a fair while as you are training stacks and holds, so that dog can work and nibble at it, etc..
Happy showing! And Happy Baking, and hopefully a very Happy Icelandic Sheepdog.
by Valerie Sharp
Hello Folks. I hope that you have tried some of the last Newsletter’s recipes, and that your dogs are loving them. I had planned on talking about how to make a wonderful Doggy Birthday cake and a really amazing veggie mash for that wonderful glowing coat health. However as the Iceland Sheepdog has received the right to go for Championship in CKC starting March 1st, 2006, it just seemed right to go with Dog Show treats for this issue. Don’t worry - I will do the Birthday cake for the spring one :) So here are three really great show dog treat recipes, starting with the easiest to make.
Doggie Liver Treats
1 pd raw liver (beef is best, but can use chicken or pork instead)
2 cloves whole fresh garlic or one large tablespoon of minced
1 box of Corn Muffin Mix
Heat oven to Temp on muffin box. In food processor, mix liver and garlic till liquid. Mix in box of muffin mix. Spread onto cookie sheet. Bake until very firm then cut into strips. Freezes well or needs to be stored in fridge.
Chicken Show Brownies
10 oz can Chicken (or Turkey, Ham or Fish of any kind, no raw meat in this one)
1 and half cups water (or can use left over potato or veggie water for added vitamins)
2 cloves garlic or 1 Tbsp minced
2 eggs (lightly beaten, duck or chicken)
1 and 3/4th cups cornmeal
2 and ¼ cups whole wheat flour
Oven at 350. Blend chicken in food processor, add water and garlic, blend. Gradually add flour and cornmeal until not quite as thick as brownie dough. Cook 30 min or until the sides pull away and the middle is done. Let cool then slice and dice. Freeze to store.
Then the big guns My Liver Show Brownies
1 pd raw liver (beef is best)
1 and half cups of flour (can use white or half white/whole wheat)
1 and half Tbsp of garlic
1/3 cup molasses (Fancy is best but regular will work as well)
Mix in big bowl, will be thick batter. Bake 30 min, prick with fork at 10 and 20 min. Store in fridge. Can be frozen but does not store as well as the above in this regards. If sliced into thin strips will hold together in hand for a fair while as you are training stacks and holds, so that dog can work and nibble at it, etc..
Happy showing! And Happy Baking, and hopefully a very Happy Icelandic Sheepdog.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Cooking for Dogs-Jan issue 2007
WELCOME to COOKING FOR DOGS January 2007 Issue
By Valerie Sharp
Hello Folks and Merry Christmas and a very happy new year for 2007.
Well, its that time of the year that we are so busy that we can’t seem to even find time to sit down but it is also that time of the year for presents!
So here is a lovely gift for your fellow dog lovers, find a lovely glass Jar, and fill with the following recipe, tie with a pretty ribbon bow, and in the bow put a dog bone cookie cutter.
Dog Jar Cookie Recipe and Directions
Multi-Grain Biscuits
In a bowl mix1 ½ cups white flour1 cup whole wheat Flour½ cup of powdered Skim Milk½ cup wheat germ
Mix well and put into a pretty glass jar, with instructions to add1 cup Water1 egg
In a large Bowl mix all ingredients. Knead on a floured surface, Roll out and cut into half inch stripes, you can make thin cookies (Roll about 1/8th thick, normal thick, 1/4th inch thick and for thick cookies, ½ inch thick) or if it comes with doggy bone cookie cutter, use it instead.
Place on a cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees for 40-45 min, then turn off oven and let sit for a min of 4 hours or overnight to harden.
Extra’s that can be added. Add only one per batch
½ cup of parmesan cheese
½ cup of chicken cooked and shredded
½ cup grated carrots
½ cup grated apple
Enjoy and everyone have a great winter.
By Valerie Sharp
Hello Folks and Merry Christmas and a very happy new year for 2007.
Well, its that time of the year that we are so busy that we can’t seem to even find time to sit down but it is also that time of the year for presents!
So here is a lovely gift for your fellow dog lovers, find a lovely glass Jar, and fill with the following recipe, tie with a pretty ribbon bow, and in the bow put a dog bone cookie cutter.
Dog Jar Cookie Recipe and Directions
Multi-Grain Biscuits
In a bowl mix1 ½ cups white flour1 cup whole wheat Flour½ cup of powdered Skim Milk½ cup wheat germ
Mix well and put into a pretty glass jar, with instructions to add1 cup Water1 egg
In a large Bowl mix all ingredients. Knead on a floured surface, Roll out and cut into half inch stripes, you can make thin cookies (Roll about 1/8th thick, normal thick, 1/4th inch thick and for thick cookies, ½ inch thick) or if it comes with doggy bone cookie cutter, use it instead.
Place on a cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees for 40-45 min, then turn off oven and let sit for a min of 4 hours or overnight to harden.
Extra’s that can be added. Add only one per batch
½ cup of parmesan cheese
½ cup of chicken cooked and shredded
½ cup grated carrots
½ cup grated apple
Enjoy and everyone have a great winter.
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