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Last week, Best Bully Sticks stumbled upon a great treat recipe from a vegetarian blogger, Shelly West. Shelly is the proud Boxer mom of Tuko, who just turned 6 months old not too long ago and in honor of her boy growing up, she decided to make him a simple but yummy ½-year old treat: Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits. With only 4 ingredients, these little dog cookies are the epitome of easy and all-natural.

After seeing Shelly’s great blog and the adorable Tuko, BBS just had to feature this recipe!  Here is Vegetarian Venture’s (a.k.a Shelly’s) original post.

"Although we have only had Tuko (also sometimes referred to as Taco, Teekee, and Tofu) for 4 months, I can hardly remember not having the little guy around. He is always right there whimpering for attention, sleeping in my lap, licking my face, or begging to go outside. Although he was a real handful at first, he has already mellowed greatly since the bewildered puppy that first arrived at our door step from the farm-like upbringing he was born into.

Although this is a bit late, he turned 6 months last week and I felt like we had to celebrate his excelled maturity in some way….so I made him some dog biscuits! I thought about cutting them out with cookie cutters and finding a frosting recipe but he was whimpering for me to play with him the whole time I was making these things. Needless to say, I figured my attention to him was more important than making his next snack look pretty."

Ingredients

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup oats
1/3 cup all natural peanut butter
1 cup warm water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Mix all dry ingredients together. Add in the peanut butter and slowly add in the warm water while mixing together.

3. Roll out into 1 inch balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Cook for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit for an hour to firm up.

4. Feed to your puppy as a reward, for a snack, or just to see the excited tail wag!

Thanks for sharing, Vegetarian Ventures! To find out more about Shelly, Tuko and their vegetarian ventures, visit their blog, vegetarianventures.com. 

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It’s spring and that means the occasional thunderstorm.  A good spring rain can refresh the earth and feed your newly planted veggies and flowers.  But, Best Bully Sticks knows that sometimes our pups don’t like the loud booming of thunder. An anxious dog tugs at our heart stings and as proud pooch parents, we want to help calm our dog’s nerves.

That’s why this week we’re bringing you a special treat from our friends at Doggy Dessert Chef! These Lemon-Lavender Biscuits are made with culinary lavender found easily on the Internet or your local spice shop.  Lavender has a calming effect by way of a dog's olfactory system (nose) and has been proven to be a natural way to calm a dog through thunderstorms and separation anxiety.

Ingredients

1 Lemon (juiced and zested)

1 tablespoon Culinary Lavender

2 cups Whole Wheat Flour

1/2 cup Milk

1 Egg Read more

How do you say "Thank you" to your dog? Dogs enrich our lives so show your loyal & loving dog gratitude with belly rubs, a walk or a delicious meal.  Feast your eyes on this Thank Your Dog Casserole recipe, it is a wonderful way for any dog owner to show their appreciation. Show 'em that you love 'em with a hearty meal!

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 1/4 pound ground turkey
• 1 small carrot, chopped or grated
• 1/4 cup green peas
• 1 cup unseasoned stuffing bread cubes
• 1/2 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 tablespoon flour
• 2 cups turkey or chicken stock

Directions:

1. In a medium skillet, heat the EVOO, 1 turn of the pan, over medium heat. Add the turkey and cook until light brown, about 2 minutes. Add the chopped carrot and cook for 5 minutes. Add the peas and lower the heat to low. Stir in the bread cubes and remove from the heat.
2. In a small skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, then add 1 cup turkey stock and cook, whisking constantly, until the gravy thickens, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
3. Soften the stuffing with the remaining 1 cup stock. Place in a bowl for your pup and let cool for about 5 minutes. Top with the gravy and let cool for another minute before serving.

*** If your dog is on a special diet always check with your vet about which foods are appropriate & safe.

Courtesy of Rachael Ray

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Leave it to Martha Stewart to come up with a delicious, simple and healthy Blueberry Dog Biscuit recipe that won't leave your dog feeling blue. Sushi & Espy were so excited that we had to share the recipe with our paw pals. No worries, eating to many of these will not transform your dog into a giant blueberry like Violet in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

Blueberries are a super-fruit for that super-dog in your life, a great source of antioxidants, good for the heart & vision, rich in Vitamin C and bursting with nutrients. The great thing is that they aren't toxic to dogs, because remember not all human foods are safe for your dog to snack on. So bakers get cracking those eggs!

Yield:

Makes about 30

Ingredients:

Directions:

*** If your dog is on a special diet always check with your vet about which foods are appropriate & safe.

Stay tuned for delicious dog recipes every Wednesday in our Weekly Drool Recipes blog series. Check out our other drool-worthy recipes! Also, submit your dog recipes to be featured in this delicious blog series by emailing us at bestbullysticks@gmail.com.

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Crave, indulge and satisfy your dogs sweet tooth! Now this recipe is worth drooling over. Check out this delicious Pupcake (aka cupcake) dog recipe courtesy of our blogging friends at The Road Forks.

Adapted from Dan Dye & Mark Beckloff's Three Dog Bakery Cookbook: Over 50 Recipes for All-Natural Treats for Your Dog, Barkery-Fresh Carob Cakes on page 40

Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 12 dogs (or 2 hungry dogs over six days)

Ingredients

1/2 cup honey
2 cups white whole wheat flour (or white flour)
1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise*
3 heaping tablespoons carob powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 cups warm water
1 teaspoon vanilla
12 small dog biscuits

Directions

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.  In a large bowl, blend all ingredients except for dog biscuits together very thoroughly.  The mixture will be a little thick.
3.  Grease a muffin tin or use cupcake liners and fill each 2/3 full.
4.  Bake for 10 minutes or until a thin baked layer forms on top.
5.  Remove pan from oven and firmly press one dog biscuit into each cupcake.  Some batter will gush out on the sides of the dog biscuit.
6.  Place muffin tin back into oven and continue baking for 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle of a pupcake.
7.  Cool completely and store in the refrigerator.

* I know that mayonnaise is a weird ingredient to include in baked goods but, because it is an egg product, it binds the batter together.  If you don't want to use mayonnaise, I think you could replace that ingredient with an egg and a splash of milk.

Cool, Serve, Devour!!!

*****Sushi & Espy love frosting so if you want some frosting on that cupcake here is a simple, quick & easy frosting recipe. In a mixer combine 12 oz nonfat cream cheese, 1 teasp. vanilla, 1 teasp. honey. Add 3 teasp cinnamon or carob powder, if desired. Then frost away!

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