re: Pet treats

Bring your magnifying glass to the pet treats aisle.

X10!

I have completely given up trying to find dog treats at any store. They are ALL made somewhere else with a lot of time spent on the label to make us 'think' that the ingredients are safe and from the USA.

Because I already grind up my dog kibble and then add water to make a canned consistency for my senior dog to address his stomach issues, you know what happens if I take a small piece and roll it into a ball?

The darnedest thing happens! All the dogs think it is some sort of special treat! :S

So when I make up the ole boys' ground kibble for the week I double the amount and make tiny meatballs out of it and keep it in the fridge and give it as treats!

Greyghost wrote:
We picked up a dehydrator at a garage sale a few years back and now the pups get dehydrated sweet potato chips. I keep them in a zip lock bag and they keep until gone with no refrigeration.

Just a thought! When I was doing the search for the sweet potato dog treats, a common thread of most of the recipes I found was that storage was an issue. The consensus seemed to be that refrigerated unfrozen lifespan was about a week. My conclusion from that was that storage over a week should be frozen and a week or less refrigerated. I simply keep a weeks supply in the fridge and replenish that stock when exhausted from the frozen supply. Not sure this makes sense as dried should be safe but, not a big deal to be on the safe side. Now, one difference is that I use the oven method as I do not have a dehy!. Perhaps that is the key! In any event, I did a large batch yesterday and the PUP is absolutely delighted with me! I also recently read that one could but a small amount of liver sausage on the sweet potato before processing. I haven't tried this yet but will with the next batch.

We picked up a dehydrator at a garage sale a few years back and now the pups get dehydrated sweet potato chips. I keep them in a zip lock bag and they keep until gone with no refrigeration.

I'm gonna dig up some down home U.S. of A. desert dirt. Ad a bit of salt for taste, and water to shape'um to look like bones, then see if the boy will eat it!

Man if this works, I'm gonna save some bucks fur sure! ... :B

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OK folks, Pops, ... I mean Anonymous is JOKING! .... :S


You'all are a tough crowd is all I can say.

Mine love; carrots, celery and raw potatoes ... cheap!

I had bought a package of dehydrated green beans for the kiddos at Christmas. Made in USA. They love them and they are nice and crunchy. HOwever, they are pricey IMO. We have a dehydrator. So one of these days I'm going to try dehydrating the green beans myself. As soon as I get some energy..... They also like the dehydrated sweet potato slices.

I make liver treats and sell them at craft fairs. Its local (to Calif) beef liver, whole wheat flour, flax seed meal, and salmon oil. Cut in shapes of a dog bone - I have repeat customers and even my 2 cats like them! Takes me about a week to get a batch ready for packaging.

I also buy Calif grown and smoked beef lungs in bulk and repackage them. They are really popular with my 2 dogs and cats and I'll be introducing them as I find some fairs to attend this summer!

And like others have said: carrots, lettuce spines, green beans, asparagus trimmings - anything crunchy they like.

First, thanks for the ideas about homemade treats. I would like to try them. I hate the "distributed by" on treats because I absolutely refuse to purchase treats from China because I have no confidence they are safe. Usually there is a phone number on the back of the package and if I am uncertain about a treat I call and ask where it is made. I guess now I have to ask where the ingredients originate from.

Or real as opposed to being a figment of my imagination?

:B

I saw some Milo's Kitchen treats at WalMart a couple of weeks ago that proclaimed in big bold letters on the front of the package: "100% Real"

Now that's a true :h

Real . . . what?

Or real as opposed to being a figment of my imagination?

You have to wonder about a product when the company that produces it believes putting "100% real" on the label is a necessary or good thing.

(Not that I actually do wonder about the product, because I know the history. And it's certainly not going in my shopping cart.)