Showing posts with label pet care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pet care. Show all posts

Saturday, August 25, 2007

New Dog Treat Recipes

These, courtesy of The Daily Drool (www.dailydrool.com/recipes)

I was looking for some of the Three Dog Bakery recipes and stumbled across this great resource for all natural dog treats you can make at home. Here are a few selections. Full menu at the link above.

Carol

BANANA PUPCAKES (3 dog bakery)
2 cups water
2 bananas
1/2 teasp vanilla
3 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 tablespoon baking powder
1 egg
2 tablespoons honey

Preheat onen to 350. In a bowl combine water, mashed bananas, vanilla, egg and honey. Add flour and baking powder. Mix well. Pour into cupcake pans. ( I used nonstick spray on the pans) Bake 20 min or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Frosting - In a mixer combine 12 oz nonfat cream cheese, 1 teasp. vanilla, 1 teasp. honey. Add 3 teasp cinnamon or carob powder, if desired.

DOGGIE COOKIES
2 1/2 c Whole wheat flour
1/2 c Powdered dry milk
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Garlic powder
1 ts Brown sugar
6 tb Meat drippings
1 Beaten egg
1/2 c Ice water

1. Preheat oven to 350. Lightly oil a cookie sheet.Combine flour, dry milk, salt, garlic powder andsugar. Cut in meat drippings until mixture resemblescorn meal. Mix in egg. Add enough water so thatmixture forms a ball. Using your fingers, pat outdough onto cookie sheet to half inch thick. Cut withcookie cutter or knife and remove scraps. Scraps canbe formed again and baked.

2. Bake 25-30 minutes.Remove from tray and cool on rack. from: _Cookiemania_

BANANA BISCOTTI
Courtesy of Three Dog Bakery
5 cups White Flour
1/4 cup Peanuts, chopped
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 medium Egg
1/4 cup Vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups pureed Banana
2 teaspoons Vanilla
Water

Preheat oven to 325F/160C.

Mix dry, then wet ingredients until lumpy. Add water, one teaspoon at a time as needed. Knead by handon 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 onbaking sheets and bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Foster Homes Needed for Adoptable Dogs







Stray from the Heart, a non-profit dog rescue organization, needs you to volunteer, donate, foster or adopt a beautiful, wonderful, homeless pet.


It's August, and the shelters are full. We need caring individuals to provide loving homes for our strays until forever homes can be found.


For more information, go to http://www.strayfromtheheart.org/ and click on our fostering application.




Friday, April 27, 2007

Resources for Natural Dog and Cat Care

Just a few resources for those who are considering alternative foods and medicines for their pets.

Hope it helps.

Source: Tres at www.caninecare.com and http://www.5stardog.com/dog-food.asp

Source: www.homeovet.net

Source: http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/

Source: ANHC - Richard Pitcairn http://www.drpitcairn.com/

Source: The Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy http://www.theavh.org/