How To Make Doggy Treats

I just got a dog and his name is Lucky.  We got him on Saturday.   I had been on Petfinder for weeks, and was running low on hope of finding the perfect dog.  I found this cute Shih tzu, and my Dad drove me an hour to see it.  After our introduction, it tried to bite me.  Fail.

I was sad, so my whole family went to Petsmart.  We saw two dogs that we loved immediately - Lucky and Teddy.  Lucky won the battle of "May the best dog win!"  He had been at the Humane Society since October, and they were getting ready to kill him.  He was priced at $25 to save his life.  So, that's how we got him.

I wanted to make treats for him, and my Mom said I could if I wrote a how-to paper.  So here we go . . .

To make these treats for your dog you need:

1/2 cup of pumpkin puree

4T of molasses

4T of H2O

2T of vegetable oil

2 cups whole wheat flour

1/4t b. soda

1/4t b. powder

1t of cinnamon

• Pre- heat the oven to 350.
• Mix all the wet ingredients together.

• Add the dry ingredients and mix them into the wet ingredients the best you can with a spoon.  The dough will be very dry, so you will probably have to use your hands to knead everything together at the end.  

• Grease a cookie sheet with Pam.
• Use a half tablespoon to measure out the dough.  Roll each half tablespoon into a ball.  Put it on the cookie sheet and flatten with a fork.  

• Once the cookie sheet is full, place it in the oven and bake for 25 minutes.  Don't forget to set a timer.
• When the timer goes off, use pot holders to take out the cookie sheet and place it on a cooling rack or surface.  WARNING: Do not put it on your mother's wood table!
• Let the biscuits cool, then make your dog do a trick to earn his treat.

The results?

Delicious dog treats for your dog to enjoy. You can eat some too, but they will not be sweet.  If you have any other ideas for dog treats, please leave it in your comment.

Signing Off,
Evalynn and Mom