What treats do you feed?
Just wondering what you all use as treats!
I feed a raw diet, so for treats I sometimes grill a steak or breast and slice it into cubes.
I also use kibble and food rolls, or I'll buy 3 cans of dog food, mix it with flour and make my own treats.
Occasionally I'll buy Zukes or those Happy Hips things, but paying $7 for a 8oz bag of treats kills me mentally when I get Natural Balance food rolls for $2/lb lol.
I like stuff with lots of nutrients so if they're missing anything in their diet hopefully it kind of makes up for it? Weird logic but it makes me feel better, instead of just stuffing them with fillers.
I feed a raw diet, so for treats I sometimes grill a steak or breast and slice it into cubes.
I also use kibble and food rolls, or I'll buy 3 cans of dog food, mix it with flour and make my own treats.
Occasionally I'll buy Zukes or those Happy Hips things, but paying $7 for a 8oz bag of treats kills me mentally when I get Natural Balance food rolls for $2/lb lol.
I like stuff with lots of nutrients so if they're missing anything in their diet hopefully it kind of makes up for it? Weird logic but it makes me feel better, instead of just stuffing them with fillers.
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I also grab some dehydrated liver cubes every once in a while, when I'm feeling spendy. I'll grab sardines, squid, or salmon when I feel like I want to stink for a while.
Basically, for an on-the-go treat, all it needs is to be able to be broken up and stink like hell.
This big batch I made recently has beef tongue, beef, chicken liver, beef, chicken hearts, ground beef, and caned salmon. I also had some cooked ground veggies I got from my garden or bits and pieces from veggies I have. Asparagus, carrots, sweet potatoes, zucchini and Brussels sprouts.
Most times I don't add veggies, but had them on hand so figured why not cook it up, ground it and use it.
Dogs go nuts over this treat.
This is recipe I use I just modify it a bit added more meat to it and used four eggs since there was more stuff added. I also add more flour and oatmeal depending on amount of stuff added. Can just do just oatmeal or flour if you want, but I do both..
This recent batch I used buckwheat flour for first time.
I made at least 200 treats maybe 244 I forgot to count one of the trays I did.
I've cooked it with just the caned salmon, sardines, or mackerel and they turned out good too.
2 small tins tuna in water OR 1 large can salmon in
water
2 eggs
1 tsp garlic powder (optional)
1.5 cups flour (all purpose, whole wheat, and oat all
work well)
Put fish (with canning water), eggs, and garlic in a
blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into bowl and add
flour, mix well. Press into a greased 9x9 baking dish
and bake at 350F for half hour. Half way through baking,
cut into squares and continue baking. When done, allow
to cool, remove from pan and break into pre cut squares.
Store in the fridge in an airtight container.
I also use dehydrated sweet potatoes, dehydrated meat, organs, and stuff like New balance rolls, ziwipeak it depends what I have on hand.
Chicken hearts make great dehydrated treats I bought a big bag of them and took some time, but they turned out good.
Some dehydrate lungs. I fed raw lungs before, but never dehydrated it.
Dehydrator is nice thing to have make your own dehydrated chicken, sweet potato etc.
Chewing treats he gets pig ears, trachea and chicken feet.
On the topic of freeze dried stuff, has anyone tried the Orijen freeze dried dog food? I love it! It's so easy to feed and it's been amazing for his coat and potty.
What doesn't get used in 2 days is dried or frozen.
But I had a dog that would readily eat anything, so finding treats was never much of a challenge.
Recipe:
1. slice the meat thinly against the grain
2. Lay out on a baking sheet or rack (rack would be better because of better airflow and surface area covered)
3. Bake at 200 degrees F for roughly 2-4 hours or use a dehydrator.
I also give her canned tuna or salmon with some raw egg once in a while.
Other than that, I give raw bones and bully sticks to keep the dogs busy.
I think he'd go on strike!
But I've fallen back on using hot dogs before while in between treats. :P
Saya we love fishy fudge!
I'm not brave enough to try to cook liver treats again. Anyone have a trick so they aren't so juicy or smelly ? :C I've tried to cook them on a rack type thing so they can drain as they cook but they're still soooo slimey. I kinda feel like anything I make turns out as a disaster though.
I got these: http://www.amazon.com/Trader-Joes-Glucosamine-Chondroitin-Dogs/dp/B003ZMGC6G/ref=sr_1_8?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1379915293&sr=1-8&keywords=Glucosamine+Chondroitin+for+Dogs
The ultimate training treat for Lobo, though, is play - throwing a ball or a stick. Not very convenient when training on a leash, though!
sky is pretty picky he likes orijen
forgot who sent me this site but thought I'd share
www.highhopesforpets.com