Benefits of Homemade Dog Treats

Should you feed your pooch treats or biscuits, is one of the most frequent question that dog experts are asked. It is simple to ask the question, but there is no simple answer. Dog treats are very beneficial for dog training purposes, we all need rewards for good actions. The contrary of no treat is a reprimand.

Feeding a dog treat is good for both of you, sharing time and happiness is good for the two of you. So are all dog treats OK for your pooch? Industrial dog treats are OK, but glance at the nutritional information, some, more commonly the moist biscuits sometimes have some nasty, but legal / FDA ingredients. My preference is to give a dog, identical ingredients I use in my kitchen that I use for my children and family. You choose what to use and it can be of the value and quality that you choose. Many people who favor organic or local ingredients now have a solution for their dog. There are even vegan and vegetarian recipes, but for these often have protein sources such as peanut butter.

Dog obesity is a mounting issue, very similar to mankind and has many of the same causes. Insufficient exercise and too much easily digestible commercial food. If you are finding it difficult to find sufficient time for walking your dog, what about using a professional dog walker. Dog treats as part of a balanced diet and lifestyle is integral to good dog care.

The standard ingredients you can use are those that are common to your kitchen. Flour is a staple part of the recipe, most types can be used and if you do not have wholemeal flour, the recipes are often simple enough to take a mix or be replaced by a different type. Using wholemeal flour really makes a healthy base to the treat, which can be strengthened with rye, bran or oat meal. Eggs are also often used.

Making your own dog treats, like any baking of food is very fulfilling, but only make enough for your dog, so do it when you are baking something else. Small amounts. just the required amount so they stay fresh. They are best for the first couple of days, but in a tight air sealed container, will last for a week. If you do not have the time, you can freeze a large amount, in small bags, the amount for a couple of days at a time. Margarine is often used, but other types of fat or oil can be used. Sometimes the dog biscuit will be raised with yeast.

The biscuit flavour is either added though meat or meat stock, alternatively with the use of cheese. Be careful with salt, as for us, do not overdo it in the recipe.

[One of cooking your own, is that you can change the treat and see if your pooch loves it. Often the best modifications, and most practical are when you replace something in the recipe, caused by you not having that ingredient in the house!

Nearly all dog biscuit recipes are easy to do, so are wonderful activities to do with the children. They love to either hand form the dog treats. They  use the complete range of metal or plastic cutters you may have! Please supervise the children making the dog biscuits.

Cooking the dog biscuits yourself allow you to control the ingredients, especially if your dog has any ingredient allergies. There are many great tasting dog treat recipes.

So enjoy making and giving your special dog treats.