Canine allergies can be a big problem when you’re looking for tasty, bite sized training treats for dogs.
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. lean ground meat or your dog's favourite canned dog food
- water
- 1 piping bag & a Wilton #18 tip (or a tip #12 or no tip at all! We're very flexible)
- parchment paper
Instructions
Line a baking sheet or dehydrator trays with parchment. If using the oven, preheat to 150F.
In a pan, saute the meat until lightly browned. In a blender or food processor, puree until smooth. Press meat paste through a strainer to remove all "chunks". Feed chunks to your resident taste tester.
OR
Skip this step and use pate style canned dog food.
Fill a piping bag with meat paste/canned food. Pipe 1/4" dots onto the parchment, evenly spaced. (Don't worry about crowding, these will shrink as they dry.) Use Wilton tip #18 for "fancy pants" swirls or Wilton tip #12 for plain dots.
Oven Method:
Place trays in oven and bake for 6-8 hours, shaking the trays once or twice to "flip".
Dehydrator Method:
Turn on the dehydrator to the "meat" setting or 150F. Dehydrate for 6-8 hours.
Makes ~1/4 lb. of tiny treats (about enough for one class + practicing after hours)
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I am going to make these for Schooner and Skipper. I am going to try it with turkey. I have a dehydrator and I love making chicken jerky.
I love my dehydrator too. Soooo much! These aren’t really a “jerky” treat. Since you start with meat purée they kind of melt in the mouth. They’re great for training a new behavior when you need to give a million treats while you practice, I’m not sure how good they would be for day to day treats…they’re so small!!
You are wonderful, thank you I have been looking for some kind of treats for my bishon mix he has allergies to wheat, grains, corn, sweet potatoes, rice, soy and sprouted grains and on and on but this he can have. I can’t wait to make them!
I just looked up & printed your homemade training treat recipe! Thank you for sharing it 🙂
How long will these keep for?
If they are dried all the way through with no remaining moisture and stored in a cool, dry place (ie. not in the fridge or freezer), they should last up to 3 months, BUT if they aren’t dry through or they get exposed to moisture along the way, they will spoil faster.