re: Pet treats

vic46 wrote:
I made the following for the monster in my signature. I let them get a little too hard but Odie didn't care. She is all about one of these treats at about 20:00 hrs every evening. Just sweet potato, pure and simple. :) The next batch, imminent, will be done at the lowest oven setting for a little longer time. Also careful to get them out before they get too hard. I didn't with the first batch and Odie doesn't to gibe a rats butt! I also read somewhere that one could spread a bit of live sausage (braunswiger SP?) on the sweet potato. I haven't and don't plan to. She is happy, I am happy!
Because she is just a little mutt, 10#'s, I sliced the sweet potato crosswise so that the portions are more in tune with her size.Regarding storage, I keep a weeks supply in a baggie in the fridge and the balance in the freezer. Refill the bag when last one used. Not sure this is necessary but, simple and comforting, no spoilage.

http://moderndogmagazine.com/articles/diy-eat-sweet-potato-chews/31476/

I like this idea, going to try it, thanks! Easy, no mixing required, chewy with natural sweetness. Sounds perfect. I wanted one of those dehydrating machines, until I saw that they cost more than my first car. No way!

I've been making treats for mine from mashed bananas, peanut butter, plain yogurt and a little honey. Put the mixture into silicone ice cube trays to freeze. They love them. I think they taste pretty good too. The next time I make them I may measure the ingredients.

Homemade jerky. I know where it comes from and what's in it

I made the following for the monster in my signature. I let them get a little too hard but Odie didn't care. She is all about one of these treats at about 20:00 hrs every evening. Just sweet potato, pure and simple. :) The next batch, imminent, will be done at the lowest oven setting for a little longer time. Also careful to get them out before they get too hard. I didn't with the first batch and Odie doesn't to gibe a rats butt! I also read somewhere that one could spread a bit of live sausage (braunswiger SP?) on the sweet potato. I haven't and don't plan to. She is happy, I am happy!
Because she is just a little mutt, 10#'s, I sliced the sweet potato crosswise so that the portions are more in tune with her size.Regarding storage, I keep a weeks supply in a baggie in the fridge and the balance in the freezer. Refill the bag when last one used. Not sure this is necessary but, simple and comforting, no spoilage.

http://moderndogmagazine.com/articles/diy-eat-sweet-potato-chews/31476/

Costco Super Premimum Dog Biscuits - Made in USA
My dogs love em

Yep...might say made in the U.S.A but very well could can ingredients out-sourced from places like China.

My dog's favorite treats are slices of raw carrots and cucumbers. Commercially manufactured pet treats are ridiculously expensive and some are unhealthy. That said, I do give him Dentastix, distributed in the US but made (probably) in China. This is often true of OTC human medications, too. It would seem reasonable that, if clothing labels must say where the item was made, we should be able to know where consumed items are made. :M