Chicken and Cheddar Dog Treats

Posted by Clare Bristow

This video shows you step by step how to make chicken and cheddar dog treats - these crispy biscuits are simple to make and are great for using in a game of Find It.

The video runs for 2m 36s

VideoJug: How To Make Chicken & Cheddar Dog Treats

For those of you who don't use grams and milliliters, here are the ingredients converted for you:

14oz whole-wheat flour
7oz cooked chicken
3.5oz grated cheddar cheese
6.8floz chicken stock or water
2 floz vegetable oil
1 egg

If you have any favorite dog treat recipes you'd like to share, please send them to me [clare AT dogtopics.com] and I'll post them on the site - you can include a picture of your dog enjoying the treats too!

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Don't Risk Your Dog's Health - Make Your Own Chicken Jerky

Posted by Clare Bristow

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States recently cautioned dog owners of a possible link between their dogs becoming ill and the consumption of chicken jerky products.

This alert comes in the wake of the FDA receiving more than 70 complaints from dog owners whose dogs had eaten the chicken jerky treats and became ill; sadly in a couple of cases the dogs died.

The FDA has yet to determine what caused these dogs' illnesses. Despite extensive testing of the products in question, no contaminant has been found.

The products being investigated by the FDA are Bestroâ€™s Chicken Jerky Strips and Chicken Jerky Strips from Import-Pingyang Pet Product Co., both sold by Wal Mart.

Dogs that have become ill have shown some or all of the following symptoms:

decreased food consumption, although some may continue to consume the treats to the exclusion of other foods;
decreased activity or lethargy;
vomiting;
diarrhea, sometimes with blood; and
increased water consumption and/or increased urination.

If your dog has eaten chicken jerky treats and is showing any of the above symptoms, take him to a vet as soon as you can.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine

The alternative has to be to make your own chicken jerky treats

Here is a quick and easy recipe for chicken jerky that I found on the Diet Skin Allergies In Dogs blog:

Homemade Chicken Treats for Your Dog

Slice chicken breasts into thin strips;

Place the strips on a non-stick or greased cookie sheet;

If you don't have a dehydrator (who owns one of these?), bake in the oven at 180 degrees overnight or for several hours during the day - it will be like jerky when done;

Let the chicken cool before placing in plastic bags; and

Jerky strips can be frozen for use later if desired.

I haven't tried the recipe yet but it sounds easy enough, and a whole lot healthier for your dog than any dog treat made in China.

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Chicken and Cheddar Dog Treats

Chicken Beaks and Feet - A Real Dog's Treat

Posted by Clare Bristow

japanese-chin My dogs are very lucky, I fed them ground up chicken carcasses, chicken beaks and feet, and various internal parts from a cow (not meat) as a dog treat for being good when they had a bath this weekend.

I wasn't so naive as to expect a product called Basted Beefhide Crunchies to be of high nutritional value, but I did expect it to contain some nutrition!

As the Food and Drug Administration in the United States continues to test the Chinese manufactured dog treats Bestros Chicken Jerky Strips for evidence of melamine contamination, it's about time we paid more attention to the listed ingredients in products.

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