Cheese Bone Dog Cookies Recipe

2 C.  all-purpose flour
1 1/4 C. shredded cheddar cheese
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 C. vegetable oil
4 1/2 T. water

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Make a cardboard pattern of a dog bone, 4 inches long or use a dog-bone cookie cutter.

Combine flour, cheese, garlic and vegetable oil in container of food processor. Cover, whirl until mixture is consistency of coarse meal. With machine running, slowly add water until mixture forms a ball.

Divide dough into 12 equal pieces. Roll out each piece to 1/2" thickness. Cut out bones. Transfer to ungreased cookie sheet. Do not reroll scraps.

Bake in preheated hot oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until bottom of cookies are lightly browned. Carefully transfer bones to wire rack to cool completely. Refrigerate in airtight container

Beef Burgers Recipe

4 oz. diced stew beef
2 egg yolks
1/2 t. flour
a little gravy (if required)

Boil 2 cups water and throw in the diced beef and cook 20 minutes. A fork should sink easily into the meat. Drain water from meat. Put meat, yolks and flour in food processor and process until well mixed. Let cool.

Roll out the mixture on waxed paper to 1/8 inch thick and cut with cookie cutters or into bite-sized morsels.

Broil for a few minutes on each side until hard. Cool and serve.

Doggy Treats Recipe

3 T. creamy peanut butter
1 1/2 C. water
1/2 C. oil
2 t. vanilla
2 medium eggs
1/2 C. cornmeal
1 1/2 C. whole-wheat flour
1 1/2 C. unbleached flour
1/2 C. rolled oats

Combine the peanut butter, water, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a bowl and beat with electric mixer till well mixed. Set aside.

Combine the cornmeal, whole-wheat flour, unbleached flour and rolled oats in a second bowl and mix. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and beat - either by hand or electric mixer - until a ball of dough forms.

Roll the dough out on a lightly floured board to a thickness of 1/2 inch. Use a favorite cookie cutter and place cut biscuits on a non-stick cookie sheet.

Bake at 400°F. for 20 minutes.

Bark-Va-Lous Dish Recipe

1/2 lb. ground chicken
1 1/2 T. vegetable oil, divided
2 garlic cloves, crushed
4 C. uncooked white rice
1 C. peeled and sliced cooked sweet potato
1 C. diced cooked green beans
1 carrot, diced

Brown the ground chicken in a pan with 1 tablespoon oil and the garlic. Drain. Steam the rice according to instructions on the package.

Saute the sweet potato, green beans and carrots in 1/2 tablespoon of oil. Combine the chicken, garlic, cooked rice, sweet potato, green beans and carrots; mix thoroughly. Serve when cooled.

Bow Wow Brownies

1/2 C. vegetable oil
2 T. honey
1 C. whole wheat flour
4 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1/2 C. carob chips
1/4 C. carob powder
1/2 t. baking powder

In medium bowl, blend oil and honey thoroughly using wooden spoon. Add flour, eggs, vanilla, carob chips, carob powder and baking powder and mix well. Pour onto greased 15 x 10-inch baking sheet.

Bake at 350°F. 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool. Cut into bite-size squares. Refrigerate in sealed container, carefully labeled

Canine Casserole

2 C. brown rice, uncooked
1/2 C. finely chopped carrots
1/2 C. finely chopped broccoli
1 t. vegetable oil
1/2 lb. ground chuck hamburger
1 garlic clove, crushed

Cook rice in steamer. Steam carrots and broccoli until tender.

Warm oil in pan over medium heat. Add hamburger and garlic and saute until cooked through. Combine all the ingredients. Allow to cool before serving. Refrigerate leftovers, carefully labeled.

Canine Casserole

2 C. brown rice, uncooked
1/2 C. finely chopped carrots
1/2 C. finely chopped broccoli
1 t. vegetable oil
1/2 lb. ground chuck hamburger
1 garlic clove, crushed

Cook rice in steamer. Steam carrots and broccoli until tender.

Warm oil in pan over medium heat. Add hamburger and garlic and saute until cooked through. Combine all the ingredients. Allow to cool before serving. Refrigerate leftovers, carefully labeled.

Munchy Pupcakes Recipe

3 C. water
2 carrots, shredded
1 egg
1/2 t. vanilla
2 T. honey
2 ripe bananas, mashed
4 C. whole wheat flour
1 t. baking powder
1 t. ground nutmeg
1 t. ground cinnamon

In large mixing bowl, blend water, carrots, egg, vanilla and honey. Add mashed bananas.

In separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, nutmeg and cinnamon. Combine flour mixture with carrot mixture and mix thoroughly.

Coat 12 cupcake pan with nonstick spray. Fill each cup about three-quarters full. Bake at 350°F. 50 to 60 minutes. Cool before serving.

Baked Bones Recipe

Makes as many as you need

Long bones, available at a butcher shop

Roast bones on a rack of a broiler pan at 250 to 300°F. for 2 to 3 hours.

Cool and wrap tightly in aluminum foil. You may also freeze them until ready to use.

Liver Puffs Recipe

1-1/2 C. whole wheat flour
1 C. all purpose flour
1 package unflavored gelatin
1 package dry yeast
1 C. dry powdered milk
1/2 C. warm water, divided
1/4 C. oil
1 egg
1 6 oz. can of liver dog food

Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup of warm water and set aside. Mix your dry ingredients together in a large glass bowl. Add yeast, oil, egg, dog food and water and mix well - dough will be very stiff.

Drop by 1/2 teaspoons onto an UN-greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 300°F. for 25 minutes.

Store these in the refrigerator.

Dog Cookies Recipe

2 C. quick-cooking oats
1/2 C. margarine, cut into pieces
4 beef or chicken bouillon cubes
2 C. boiling water
2 C. whole wheat flour
1-1/2 C. yellow cornmeal
2 T. sugar
1 C. milk
2 large eggs
2 C. grated cheese (optional)
2 to 4 C. all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 350°F . Spray cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.

Measure oats into a medium bowl, top with pieces of margarine and the bouillon cubes. Pour in boiling water and let sit 10 minutes to dissolve the margarine and bouillon cubes. Mix well, then add whole wheat flour, cornmeal, sugar, milk, eggs and optional cheese. Add enough of the all purpose flour to make a stiff dough. Mix well, using hands if necessary.

Roll out dough. The thinner the dough, the crisper the baked treats will be. Use bone- or cat-shaped cookie cutter to cut out cookies. Bake on prepared cookie sheets until hard, 5 to 15 minutes depending on how thin the dough is rolled. Remove from cookie sheets and cool completely.

Banana Biscotti Recipe

5 C. white flour
1/4 cup peanuts -- chopped
1/2 t. baking soda
1 medium egg
1/4 C. vegetable oil
1 1/2 C. pureed banana
2 t. vanilla

Water Preheat oven to 325°F.

Mix dry, then wet ingredients until lumpy. Add water, one teaspoon at a time as needed. Knead by hand on table until mixed thoroughly.

Form into logs approximately 2" - 2 1/2" high. Flatten so that log is 6" - 7" wide by 1" high.

Place on non-stick baking sheets. Bake approximately 30 - 40 minutes. Remove and cool for 10 minutes. Slice into 1/2" - 3/4" slices. Place on baking sheets and bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.

Source: Three Dog Bakery