How to make dog treats with canned food

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I think this might be our easiest recipe yet.

For serious. I know I keep telling you that baking for your dog is so easy, but sometimes, I get carried away with myself and before I know it, I’m whipping up 500 egg-shaped sandwich cookies. What. a. Mess. Or remember that time I made Candy Apples?It doesn’t have to be that difficult!

I swear! Seriously. Anyone. Anyone can make these cookies, they’re THAT EASY! We’ve actually been meaning to share this recipe for like a million years. (We’ve been blogging that long, right?) the Mama used to make these cookies for the Felix back in the day when he was just an only dog. We have no idea what took us so long to share this recipe, but the Nature’s Logic Giveaway that we announced yesterday gave us the perfect excuse to share it! (BTW, you should totally go enter to win some tasty canned food, so you can make these yourself!)
Cheap like borscht.Anyone out there feeding grain free knows that grain-free treats can be woofing expensive. These treats are pretty economical, considering they are grain-free and you can make them using a novel protein. (For example, we used a flour mix that is primarily garbanzo bean and venison canned food.) These cookies cost me $4.75/batch and I get 64 – 1″ cookies – that’s less than 8 cents each. Not bad, eh? If your dog happens to be grain tolerant, the cost goes down to just 4 cents each!OK, you ready? Let’s do this.

1 – 13.2 oz. can of pate-style, grain-free dog food (We used Nature’s Logic, but any grain-free food will work)

Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a baking sheet with olive oil.

Mix all ingredients together. No seriously. That’s it. Just mix them together. I found it easiest to get in there with my hands, but you can use a mixer, a fork, whatever floats your boat.

Using a #140 Ice Cream Scoop place dough on the cookie sheet (or use your hands to form 1″ balls, like you’re making peanut butter cookies). Use a fork to press down each cookie ball.

Place in oven and back for 17 – 20 minutes, until golden brown on the bottom. Store in the fridge.

For a fully crunchy biscuit that will keep longer, turn the oven down to 200F and bake for 4 hours. Turn off oven and leave to cool overnight.

These treats are simple, savvy and oh so tasty!

Koly and Fe are huge fans! They spent all weekend in front of the oven, waiting for these to pop out! We made a batch in each of the six tasty flavours of Nature’s Logic wet food and the boys have had fun trying to decide which flavour they like best. What flavour do you think your dog would love?

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We enjoy giving our dogs treats; it makes us feel good to see them happy. Finding the right treat can be difficult, however, especially if you choose not to feed treats made outside the United States or if your dog is on a restricted diet. Make your dog homemade treats from canned dog food to reduce your concerns about these issues. Making your own treats can be easy and cost-effective and, best of all, you know that the treats you give your dog are fresh and wholesome.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, or 325 degrees if using a dark-colored cookie sheet.

Open the can at both ends. Remove one end of the can.

Push the loaf through the can using the opposite end. Use the lip of the can as a straight-edge to cut the loaf into slices. Cut the slices into quarters if smaller treats are desired.

Coat the cookie sheet with a thin layer of non-stick spray. Place treats on the cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.

Bake for 30 minutes or until crisp.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, or 325 degrees if using a dark-colored cookie sheet.

Grind the oatmeal into a powdery flour. Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl.

Add canned food, including the liquid, until a soft dough is formed. Break apart all large chunks of meat or vegetable.

Coat the cookie sheet with a thin layer of non-stick spray. Drop dough by the spoonful onto the cookie sheet about two inches apart. Alternatively, you can roll the dough into balls or roll the dough flat and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes.

Bake treats for about 20 minutes for chewy cookies. Shut off oven and leave treats inside till the oven cools if crisper treats are desired.

Tips

Use prescription dog food for dogs with special diets. Some special diet food cannot be baked. Roll these foods into small balls, place onto waxed paper and freeze these foods to make treats instead.
Dog food treats can also be “baked” in the microwave. Place the dog food slices on a microwave-safe plate and cook them on “high” for about 2 1/2 minutes or until crispy on the outside but chewy on the inside. Microwave wattages do vary, so you may want to do a test cookie before cooking the entire batch.
Substitute a cup of your dog’s corn-free or grain-free kibble, ground to powder, for the corn meal if your dog has a corn allergy. Substitute canned tuna, sardine or salmon for stew-type dog food for a special treat.
Homemade treats will keep for approximately one week in the refrigerator. Place treats in plastic storage bags and freeze to keep them longer.

Items You Will Need

1 can of loaf-type
Can opener
Knife
Non-stick cooking spray
Cookie sheet
or
1 can stew-type dog food
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup cornmeal
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
Blender
Mixing bowl
Spoon
Non-stick cooking spray
Cookie sheet

When a dog is placed on a prescription diet by a veterinarian, one question that often comes up is "What about treats?" For some conditions, it's so important that the dog receives no food other than the prescribed diet that treats from the store aren't an option.

Fortunately, we have a tip that might help.

Use the Canned Form of the Diet to Make Crispy Treats for Your Dog

Most prescription diets come in a canned as well as dry form, and most of them are of "loaf" consistency. This means that they're not dripping wet but rather that they come out of the can in a loaf or can be spooned out.

Making crispy treats from canned food might be a better option than treats from the store even for dogs that aren't on a strict diet.

These types of canned foods lend themselves well toward being made into crispy treats. Here's how:

Shake the loaf out out of the can, and slice it into 8 pieces. Now cut those 8 pieces each into 4 or 8 equal pieces.
Place the pieces of canned food onto a cookie sheet, and bake them at 350 degrees until they are crispy (20-30 minutes; you may wish to turn them over once halfway through the cooking time).
Wetter food can be made into treats, also, but you will need to spoon it onto the cookie sheet, and the treats will probably take closer to 40 minutes to finish baking.

Check with your veterinarian if your dog is on a strict diet for a medical reason to see whether there is a canned version of the diet from which you may make crispy treats.

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