Homespun Dog Treats

I thought I would share with you a few dog treat recipes that I have. I will try and add to this list every week. These recipes are the BEST! Your canine companion will go gaa gaa over these.

No Flea Dog Biscuits

2 cups of unbleached flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup brewers yeast
2 minced garlic cloves
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup chicken stock

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease up 2 to 3 cookie sheets. Combine all dry ingredients. In another bowl combine oil and garlic. Now add slowly the dry ingredients into the bowl with the oil and garlic and alternate flour and chicken stock. Mix thoroughly. Now form into a dough ball. Turn out on wax paper with a little flour and roll out with a rolling pin until 1/2 inches thick. Now take a 2" biscuits cutter and cut out rounds. Place on the cookie sheets. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until browned. Turn off oven and leave sheets in there for a couple of hours to let the treats dry. You can freeze them or store in the refrigerator. Makes about 26 biscuits.

Garlic is a natural flea repellent. The old timers use to feed their dogs cloves of garlic to rid them of fleas. The garlic will release from the skin. You can't smell it, but the fleas can! The pesky tenants will vacate and your pooch will be awe so happy!


Aloe Vera Pet Shampoo

2 cups of Water
2 teaspoons liquid castile soap
2 tablespoons of Aloe Vera gel
up to 1 teaspoon of glycerin or vegetable oil

Combine all everything in a jar and shake...shake....shake. Get Fido's coat wet and pour a tablespoon or two onto the coat. Work it up to a really good lather and massage into the skin. Fido like that! Rinse all of the shampoo out of his coat. Towel dry unless you want to let him shake it off. Warning....if you let him shake dry...remove anything you don't want wet. This shampoo blend is wonderful and moisturizing to the coat. Drop in a couple drops of lavender essential oil in the shampoo mix for a nice clean scent. Look Fido is smiling from ear to ear!