Homemade Organic Dog Treats

Who hasn't come home from the store with new dog treats for your pet to try, without even considering that you are harming your pet's long term, overall health. Then you open the package and it smells horrible. What is that smell? I can smell the chemicals and rancid fat that has been sprayed on some of these treats. I've even had to wash the greasy residue off my hands after handling some of these dog treats. This flavoring is sprayed on to cover up the horrible taste of over processed, preservative filled stuff that shouldn't ever be considered edible.

See the difference between a good treat and a bad dog treat Here.

I have my own dog treat recipes that are natural, healthy, organic and good for your pet.
The best homemade dog treat recipes are baked, which eliminates extra unnecessary fat. Using fresh ingredients in your homemade dog treats, and flavors you know your dog loves will make everyone happy and healthy.

A tiny bit of fat or sugar might be added to dog treat recipes - after all they are treats, not their regular daily nutritional meal. Just as we love the occasional snack food that is perhaps not high in beneficial nutrients, so do out pets.

Here is the absolutely best and easiest dog food treat recipe that I have ever found and use all the time for my dogs. I have been making it for years and it is always the first to disappear.

It is all natural, organic, and good for them. There are obviously no preservatives, fillers, chemicals or any other harmful ingredients that is regularly used by the dog food industry. This is something we could eat also, if you like beef jerky.

It is a one ingredient dog treat recipe, with no muss or fuss in the kitchen.

Try it - I guarantee your dog will love it!

BEEF CRUNCHIES

1 lb. (500 g) lean beef *NOTE: I buy and use any amount of beef that is on sale.
My supermarket marks meat 50% off on the last day
sell by date. It is still edible and safe to eat. Then
I make bigger batches of this recipe.

Dice the meat into half-inch cubes. Cover a baking sheet with baking parchment and place the cubes of meat on it, close together. Put into a cold oven and heat to 300 degrees F. Cook the meat in the oven for 1 hour.

Reduce the oven temperature to 200 degrees F, and prop open the oven door to allow the moisture to escape. Dry the cubes of meat in the oven for a further 2 hours.

Allow the beef crunchies to dry overnight at room temperature.

The crunchies will keep for up to a year in an airtight container in the fridge, - but of course your dog will not allow this.

Here is another extremely easy, but highly nutrtious home made dog treat for your dog.

FROZEN MEAT POPS

I also give this to my girls and they love it - especially in the summer.

I take a can of high quality organic dog food, like Wellness and make little treat sized bites with it.

I use a spoon and drop onto a parchment covered baking tray, just like making cookies, and freeze them. When frozen I pop them all into a sealed bag in the freezer and they are ready to go. Wellness, by Old Mother Hubbard uses human grade meat, and it actually smells pretty good. My girls love the venison. It is 95% meat which is processed right in the can. Yummy!

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