Sweet Potato Dog Treats

I've started making all Mia's dog treats at home as opposed to buying them.  Just like with human food it's hard to tell sometimes what ingredients are really used and what's in them.  I found this recipe, it's simple and they turn out great!  It's one ingredient only, and any dog will love them.

I bought three organic sweet potatoes.  Cut them in slices, I got around 7-8 slicer per potato.   I made them a little thicker, as they dry they get a lot smaller.

Place them on a baking sheet and bake at the lowest temperature your oven will go, mine was 270.  Bake for around 8 hours, then let sit in the cooling oven for a couple more hours.  I baked them all day long then let them sit in the oven overnight.

They dry and shrink, and Mia loved them!  As I was taking pictures for the blog she kept getting her nose all up in my business.  Finally I let her indulge, she's one lucky dog :)

Sweet Potato Dog Treats
Makes ~24

3 large sweet potatoes

Preheat oven to the lowest temperature it will go, 270 degrees F.
Slice the potatoes into 7-8 pieces per potato.
Place on baking sheet and bake for around 8 hours.
Turn the oven off and let sit for another couple hours. 
Remove and let your dog eat them up!

Homemade Dog Biscuits

I've been meaning to make homemade dog treats for a while.  Mia's 1st birthday seemed like the perfect occasion to do so!  It was actually really quick to make these and she really likes them.

I got the recipe from the Homemade cookbook.  How cute is this picture?!  I love this cookbook, and the creativity in the photographs is really fun to look through too.

Main ingredients you'll need is an egg, olive oil, garlic cloves and flour.  I doubled the recipe because the more dog treats the better in my opinion!

Combine all ingredients into a firm dough in a bowl.

Roll the dough into a thin sheet, approximately 1/8 inch think on a floured counter top.

Cut the dough into strips or use a cookie cutter to cut into shapes.  C's Mom had given me two sizes of dog bone cookie cutters and they worked perfectly.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.  Bake the biscuits for around 30 minutes until they're golden brown.

They turned out so cute.

Plus Mia really likes them, and she's kind of picky.  Score!

Dog Biscuits

Adapted from Homemade Cookbook

2/3 cup hot water or salt free chicken broth (I used water)

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 egg

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 2/3 cups whole wheat flour

Combine all ingredients into a firm dough in a bowl.

Roll the dough into a thin sheet, approximately 1/8 inch think on a floured counter top.

Cut the dough into strips or use a cookie cutter to cut into shapes.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.  

Bake the biscuits for around 30 minutes until they're golden brown.