For people who make homemade dog food, who doesn’t want a healthy biscuit recipe, so they can give their dog a healthy treat? Every dog owner loves to see their canine companion taking a treat and thoroughly ravishing it quickly, ignoring all outside activities to the singular purpose of devouring the treat given.

Only one question needs to be asked. Do you know the ingredients of the treat that you have just given your dog? If you have given your dog a commercially produced treat, then the answer is no. Dog food manufacturers do not have set guidelines on what they have to put on labels of dog food or dog treats. Do not misunderstand me, there are rules and laws they have to follow, but the rules and laws are so vague that manufacturers “confuse” customers by breaking down the parts of ingredients so that when reading the label, the ingredients do not look too bad. The manufacturers do not have to include anything on the label that does not make up 15% of the total volume.

When something like corn is included, they break it down to its various parts such as corn meal, corn flour, corn marrow, etc. The reader has to add all of the ingredients that have part of the same name together, to find out what percentage that ingredient is. Often it is higher than the main item listed. Manufacturers spray treats after being formed, with oil or fats, to keep the shape of the treat. So many things are added to the process of making dog biscuits, that no one would ever know what they are giving their dog.

If you would like to give your dog, a healthy biscuit then put some basic ingredients into a healthy biscuit recipe so that you know what your dog is consuming. These biscuits can supplement what the dog is already eating, bringing variety to their diet. Dogs love this. Dog biscuits not only supply nutrition to your dog, they have health benefits when prepared properly. With a hard, chewy exterior, the biscuit will clean teeth and message gums. This is important in a dogs health since plaque buildup is a sign of poor health in a dog.

When preparing a homemade biscuit adding supplements to the ingredients is an additional way to make sure your dog is getting the proper nutrition they need. You can get the supplements at a local pet store. Make sure you grind the supplements before adding to the recipes so that they can be digested properly. You can grind them in a coffee grinder or put the supplements in a pestle and mortar. Just make sure they are ground enough for easy digestion. Do not add large amounts of supplements, doing so will change the taste of the biscuit. You can also purchase supplements in capsule form. Open the capsule and pour the powder into the dry ingredients of the biscuit mixture.

Healthy Dog Biscuit Recipes:

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Ingredients

2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 Cup Rolled Oats
1 Cup Cooked Brown Rice
1 Cup Cornmeal
1 Cup Rye Flour
1 Cup Shredded Carrots
1 Cup Regular Flour
½ Cup Chopped Nuts
2 Cups Beef Gravy
½ Cup Honey
2 Tablespoons Baking Powder

Heat oven to 300 degrees. In a large bowl combine all dry ingredients. Add in the Beef Gravy, mix until well combined. Add in the Honey mixing until it is well combined. It will be very hard and sticky. Roll out until ½ to 1/3 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes. Place shapes on cookie sheets. Place sheets into oven. Bake for 1 hour. Turn oven off and let biscuits remain in oven overnight (or at least an additional six hours). Remove from oven and store in airtight containers. Biscuits should be hard and chewy for your dog, they will love them.

Peanut Butter Surprise

2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 Cup Peanut Butter
1 Cup Smashed Bananas
1 Cup Cornmeal
1 Cup Rye Flour
2 Cups Water
2 Tablespoons Baking Powder

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Combine all dry ingredients, add in peanut butter mixing until well combined. Add in Smashed Bananas, mix until well combined. Stir in water. Mixture will be inflexible. On a dry surface, flour and roll out mixture until 1/3 to ½ inch thick. Cut into desired shapes. Transfer biscuits to a cookie sheet. Place in oven. Bake for 1 hour. Turn heat off of oven. Let biscuits sit overnight or at least 4 hours until hard. Transfer to an airtight container. Give to your dog when deserving.