Interested in Learning How To Make Organic Dog Treats?

It is not surprising that organic dog treats recipes are in demand these days. More and more pet owners are wanting to feed their pets healthy dog food and dog treats. All of the pet food recalls had a lot to do with this. These dog food recalls caused pet owners to start reading the labels of the pet food and pet treats that they were feeding their pets. If you haven’t already done so, read a label of store brand dog treats. You will be shocked when you see the ingredients!

How To Make Organic Dog Treats

Making organic dog treats is really the same as making any type of homemade dog treats, you just use organic ingredients. A lot of people think that they can not make their pet homemade organic dog treats because it is simply too expensive. While organic items are usually more expensive, if you buy them in bulk you will actually end up saving money. For example, you can get  5 lbs. of certified Organic Hard Red Wheat for under $20! This particular wheat would have to be ground into flour, but that is really not a bog deal. If you plan on selling your homemade dog treats, you can expect to charge more for organic dog treats. So keep that in mind if a business is something that you are considering.

Recipes For Organic Dog Treats

So there are those of us who are brave enough to want to know how to make organic dog treats for our pets. It’s really no different than baking a batch of cookies for your kids. Making organic homemade dog treats is really easy when you have the right recipes. I wanted to share two of my favorite organic dog treats recipes. They are really simple and I’m sure your dog will love them!

Organic Peanut Butter Dog Treats

Ingredients:
2 cups organic oat flour
1 cup organic oats
1/4 cup organic peanut butter
1 1/4 cup hot water
1 tbsp. molasses
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Combine all ingredients together. Knead dough for about 2 minutes. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut desired shapes using floured cookie cutters. Bake on greased cookie sheet for 40 minutes. Turn off heat and cool completely in oven.

Organic Chicken Dog Treats

Ingredients:
1 cup organic rolled oats
1 cup organic oat flour
1 tsp. flaxseed, ground
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 can organic chopped chicken
1/3 cup water (or as needed)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. Grind flaxseeds, set aside. In food processor, grind oats to a coarse flour. Add all other ingredients and blend on and off until mixture comes together to form a ball. If mixture is too dry add more water, a teaspoon at a time. Place dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead until the dough is soft, about 1 minute. Roll to a thickness of about 1/4 inch. Cut into shapes using a floured cookie cutter. Place on greased cookie sheets. Bake for about 20 – 25 minutes or until firm and nicely browned. Cool treats on a wire rack.

Organic Dog Treats

Feeding your pet organic dog food and organic dog treats are a sure way to keep you pet happy and healthy. Organic pet products are made with all organic ingredients, which means there are absolute NO pesticides, preservatives, or harmful by-products in them. All of the ingredients that are put into these types of products have been grown without the use of pesticides and when the treats are made, nothing harmful goes into them to preserve them. You really can’t any healthier than organic.There are several well known companies that produce organic dog treats. Wet Noses Organic Dog Treats has an excellent selection of reasonably priced organic dog treats. they are one of the most reputable companies on the market today and my dog has never turned his nose up to any of them! If you are thinking about giving your dog some organic dog treats, but you do not have the time to make organic homemade dog treats,  I would certainly recommend these! Here are few of my dog’s favorites.

 


Organic Dog Treats: Why More and More Pet Owners Are Feeding Their Dogs Organic Snacks

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Because there have been so many pet food recalls over the past few years, more and more people have become concerned with what they are feeding their pets. The number of pet owners who are feeding their pet’s healthy food and treats is on the rise. All natural pet products, especially organic dog treats, have become a healthy alternative to… (more…)

A Few Tips On Baking Homemade Dog Treats



When I first started baking homemade dog treats I really wasn’t aware of all the little tricks that can really make baking dog treats so much easier. Two of the most important tips that I wish I would have been aware of how to keep your dog treats from rising and “puffing” up when baking and more importantly, how to increase the shelf life of your homemade dog treats.


 
If you have been homemade dog treats for a while then you have probably had to deal with your dog treats rising too much when you bake them. When I first started baking snacks for my dog I used to get rather annoyed when I would take the treats out of the oven only to find that they had taken on new shapes while baking. I remember cutting a batch of peanut butter dog treats into dog bone shapes and when I took them out of the oven they looked more like swollen baseball bats! I tried cutting out the baking powder from the dog treat recipes which helped a little, but the treats would still rise unevenly giving them a rather distorted look when they came out of the oven.

You can prevent your homemade dog treats from rising unevenly by simply using a fork to make holes throughout the dog biscuit. You can follow the pattern of the cookie cutter that you are using to make sort of a pattern. Creating a pattern prevents the dog treats from looking sloppy and it also ensures that they will rise evenly.

If you look closely at the picture to your left you will see that I used a fork to make holes in the Schnauzer cookies, the cup cake cookies and the dog biscuits. Try it out, it really helps!

The next tip that I would like to share will increase the shelf life of your homemade dog treats dramatically. You have to be aware of the water content in your dog treats. The lower water content, the longer your treats will last. I wish I would have known this when I started baking homemade treats years ago!

A few of the recipes that I used had high moisture ingredients like milk, egg, and water. The more of these ingredients that you use, the chances are that your treats will have a high moisture content which leads to a short shelf life. A few ways to reduce moisture content in your homemade dog treats are use dry ingredients as apposed to wet ones. For example, use powdered milk instead of fresh milk. You can also bake your treats at a lower temperature for a longer time. This will actually dry the treats out and dry dog treats last loner. You can also invest in a food dehydrator to reduce the moisture level in your homemade dog treats.

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