Preparing Homemade Dog Treat Recipes

By Enid Hinton


As a pet lover out there, it is always a challenge getting that dog treat for your pet that has quality ingredients. Many of the treats are made specifically from food not suitable for human consumption but assumed to be quality enough for dog consumption. However, as a pet owner who cares more about your dog, you may want to prepare some homemade treats which seem a more viable alternative. In order to prepare that meal which will be healthy and to the likeness of your pet, you have to consider various factors that are essential in preparing homemade dog treat recipes.

The first major consideration you should make is finding out which ingredients are not fit for dogs. It is crucial to understand that there are many ingredients present in stores which when in many cases are delicious to human being, are simply not good for dogs. Your pet may end up refusing to feed on your treat or end up with stomach discomforts.

Several ingredients which are not recommended for the treat are macadamia nuts, chocolate, milk products among others. You can learn more by consulting pet specialists and veterinarians who are professionals and can recommend you to what is appropriate for the cooking. Such ingredients may result in vomiting, diarrhea and bloating. To create a successful homemade treat, check well and ensure the ingredients are fit for dog consumption.

A different baking style is recommended when making cookies for a dog treat. The cookies are dried or made to be more dehydrated unlike in the case with those for humans. This dryness helps the pet clean its teeth while eating.

To make these cookies drier, the baker should employ different strategies with those used in human cookie baking. For example, the temperatures should be kept lower and the cooking ought to take longer. This will help dehydrate and dry the cookie.

At the beginning, you should limit the ingredients. The wilder you may decide to become, the more likely that some ingredient in the recipe will not be to the pets likeness. It is recommended that you start as simple as possible. If possible you can start even with meat as the only ingredient and then advance little by little adding more ingredients as you observe if the pet loves the food.

It is recommended that you find an alternative to wheat flour for your baking. Most dogs are known to be allergic to wheat thus it is not advisable for an ordinary home baker to use the normal flour at hand for making the treat. There are other flour alternatives widely available at grocery stores suitable for the meal.

Such alternatives include rye, buckwheat, coconut and oat flours. They are all easy to find and come with various health benefits which will aid in the growth of your animal. All you need to do is carry out some research from friends or on websites to learn about the best type of floor suitable for your animals needs. Some of the homemade foods you can prepare are Cinnamon Bun Bites, Biscuits, Peanut Butter and Banana, Doughnuts and more.




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