My budget for dog's treats breaks the bank some weeks. When I saw my trainer friend Tracy Haskell's blog on salmon brownies that she baked and brought to a Rally-O trial, I took a look at the recipe and couldn't wait to give it a try. I already had a pack of seven 7 oz cans of Salmon my mother bought me at Costco (for human fish chowder , but Mom I still have enough for fish chowder) and all the other ingredients on hand.
While I realize that was not technically free, it sure seemed like it last week! A comparable dog treat if purchased in a store, would not be nearly as healthy and would cost about 10 dollars for less than half a pound. I estimate this made the equivalent of perhaps a dozen store sized bags, but my guestimate math is weak at best . What I do know is that I had enough for all the dogs at the shoot, and for training treats for my 4 dogs, and my client's dogs for another week. Only a few dogs turned their noses up at it. Most of the dogs including mine, acted like it was doggie crack.
Now that is some guestimate math that I can get behind!
For Charlee who is on a very restricted diet due to pancreatitis, I stored the treats in with her regular food to make her own food tastier and of course smellier. She still has a small bag of salmon trail mix left.
Tracy's recipe is for Salmon Brownies, but I ended up using my pizza pan, which is how I ended up making Salmon Puppy Pizza Bites.
Copy and pasted below is Tracy's recipe. I will be making them again, and next time I am going to add shredded sweet potato. I will let you all know how that turns out. If you have a tried and true high value dog treat recipe (not biscuits) please share in the comment section. My baking time was closer to 50 minutes.
FYI, I froze leftovers in small baggies and used them as needed. I have no idea how long you can freeze these for, but at my house that is not ever an issue.
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| Bandit liked them so much his Mom asked for the recipe. I wish they had told me that you can't wear shoes in the studio, guess who wasn't wearing any socks that day? |
Tracy's Chewy Salmon Brownies
The Basic Recipe
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix All together:
14 to 18 oz. canned fish- do not drain (salmon, tuna)
2 or 3 eggs
1/2 cup cheese finely grated
1 1/2 cups flour (oat, wheat...)
Spread onto an oiled 9 x 13 inch baking sheet.
Bake about 20 minutes.
A large chef's knife works well to cut them. After cutting remove from pan to cool.
Makes about a bazillion training size treats!
Feed to your dog- who hopefully relishes them- woof, woof woof!
4 comments:
I've made millions of dog treats over the years, but my latest easiest treats are this - I take a package of ground turkey, I mix a little garlic powder into it. I spread it thin on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper (this is an important step). Then i put it in the oven at about 250 for several hours until it is dry to touch. I let it cool slightly and then cut into thin strips. I can freeze those and take out what I need for training, using kitchen shears to cut the strips into tiny cubes. These are great, no crumbs at all!! I even do the "mixing" right in the package so the only item to clean is the pan and that is easy because I use the parchment paper!
I like both the salmon treat idea and the turkey one by kck9s. I'll have to try both! I'm always looking for new ideas for treats that are healthy. I am assuming the size of the cans are 7 oz (I think it didn't copy and paste over). Is that correct?
BTW - Glad I'm not the only one to break the bank on treats! I do all of the time.
Thanks for commenting. I will try the Turkey treats soon. I have a 3 lb package of Turkey in my freezer. (more guestimate math). The total is about 14 oz of meat, which is the size of one big can or two little cans. I have the 7 oz cans on hand.
Since our brownie recipes are nearly identical, here's what I do to mine; parmesan cheese, garlic powder and finely minced parsley. Goggie crack for sure!
I'll have to try the ground turkey jerky as that sounds like Goggie crack too!
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