whirling liver, fish fudge, and more – home made dog treat recipes

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  1. mtwaggin says:

    I will say I’m trying those cookies (and some of the dog ones too). Here’s a couple I’ll add
    For simplicity, beef heart, boiled till cooked, cut up, sprinkled with garlic powder (not salt) and frozen in the snack bags (then you can just grab one for training).
    Here was an oldie that I dug up too…..
    > DOGGIE TUNA BALLS:
    > 5 1/2 cups flour
    > 2 eggs
    > six tablespoons cornmeal
    > 1 small can of tuna in water
    > 1 small can of tuna in oil
    > 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
    > 2 tablespoons oregano
    > 1 cup water (add more if needed)
    > Mix all wet ingredients together in a bowl, and mix dry ingredients in
    > another bowl, then combine and mix together. Add more water if it’s dry;
    > add more flour if it’s sticky. It should end up sort of like pizza crust
    > or bread dough. Roll into quarter-sized balls between your hands. (Or
    > spread out on a cutting board and score the dough like for meatballs,
    > then roll each little square–this is faster.) Bake on a baking sheet
    > for 30 minutes. Keep refrigerated in a sealed container.
    >
    > I like to dry mine out (in a warm oven) so they don’t spoil too fast.
    > This recipe makes a LOT of balls, so plan to freeze some!

    1. Nancy Tanner says:

      whirling tuna balls at 6am might have the same effect on my as whirling liver! I will add this to my list too, Thanks Sherry!

  2. Great recipes. You are so right, sometimes they need something mind blowing.

  3. Hi, I have heard that garlic (and onion) is dangerous for dogs (poisenous). What do you think, true or not?

    1. Nancy Tanner says:

      onions in quantity are a problem, if a dog munches down a whole one, which I have never seen they risk gastrointestinal upset, hemolytic anemia, heinz body anemia, hemogloinria, and/or destroys red blood cells. Garlic in quantity can do the same, but again I have never seen a dog graze through a garlic patch in a garden. We all use a bit of fresh garlic in our dogs food and treats to help with the immune system and to ward of mosquitoes naturally. 1/8 of a tsp or so, or a few thin slices from one clove.

      1. Thanks Nancy! My last dog always ate leftover pasta with leftover pastasause, with garlic, and he lived happily till he was 15 years. My present dog also get some leftovers to vary his food, but I am more careful with the sause because of the garlic…Probably don’t have to since it is just a taste..

      2. Nancy Tanner says:

        ya, my dogs are on a rotation diet, 70-80% raw diet with bone, and the rest either kibble or home cooked. I think variety is good, and when it comes from your hands to their mouth, I think there is a lot of love in that too!

  4. Regina Labrum says:

    I’m dying for those macaroons already!!

    1. Nancy Tanner says:

      Regina I a saw Amanda last night and my mouth watered looking at her 😉

  5. Regina Labrum says:

    You are my Pavlovian Teacher!! LOL

    1. Nancy Tanner says:

      hahaha, wait till you try one, you will do the same thing!

  6. Great recipes Nancy! If anyone is looking for any grassfed beef liver with which to make their liver goodies, Eagle Ridge Ranch Beef has a bunch of them right now, plus hearts and tongues. You can find us on facebook under Eagle Ridge Ranch Beef or by email at eagleridgeranchbeef@gmail.com!

    1. Nancy Tanner says:

      Hi Danielle, awesome thank you! Hope all is going well, I never had a chance to search you out at Rap Music Festival. When we weren’t selling we were doing storm control and trying to hold our tent down!

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