Here’s a great article I found that I thought all the doggie parents out there would love to see.
Pumpkin Dog Biscuits
Do you find yourself spending a lot of money on treats for your dog? Are you concerned how healthy store-bought treats are? I do.
I’ve read so much lately about how bad some of the top brand name treats are for dogs, that I decided to start making homemade treats for my little Maggie. I’ve collected** quite a recipes now, and I’ve decided to start sharing them.
Here’s the first one:
Pumpkin Dog Biscuits
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
- 2 tablespoons dry milk
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 1/2 cups brown rice flour *
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley (optional)
Preheat oven to 350.
In large bowl, whisk together eggs and pumpkin to smooth. Stir in dry milk, sea salt, and dried parsley (if using, optional). Add brown rice flour gradually, combining with spatula or hands to form a stiff, dry dough. Turn out onto lightly floured surface (can use the brown rice flour) and if dough is still rough, briefly knead and press to combine.
Roll dough between 1/4 – 1/2″ – depending on your dog’s chew preferences, – and use biscuit or other shape cutter to punch shapes, gathering and re-rolling scraps as you go. Place shapes on cookie sheet, no greasing or paper necessary. If desired, press fork pattern on biscuits before baking, a quick up-and-down movement with fork, lightly pressing down halfway through dough. Bake 20 minutes. Remove from oven and carefully turn biscuits over, then bake additional 20 minutes. Allow to cool completely on rack before feeding to dog.
Makes up to 75 small (1″) biscuits or 50 medium biscuits
* Brown rice flour gives the biscuits crunch and promotes better dog digestion. Many dogs have touchy stomachs or allergies, and do not, like many people I know, tolerate wheat.
** I haven’t created any dog recipes of my own as of the date of this posting. I’ve collected them from different sources. If you recognize this recipe as one that you’ve created, and you want credit, please let me know and I will add your name and link to your website.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Carley Cooper, Author!
This is a very exciting announcement or me! I am now a published author. My first book was released last month. It is a work that I co-wrote with author, Daphne Tarango, and 8 other inspirational writers. I am very excited about this project because it will help inspire so many who are suffering with mental illnesses.
Title: Groove: Stories to Refresh How We Think and Feel About Our Mental Illnesses
Authors:
- Daphne E Tarango
- Grace Ciszkowski
- Carley Cooper
- Chelsea Dearie
- Jana Letterman
- Bryan Lowe
- Elena Rosario
- Marsha Stephenson
- Luis Tarango
- Deanna Wiseburn
Designer: Suzanne D Williams
Published: December 1, 2014 in Paperback
UPDATES:
- January 12, 2015 - Groove is in the top 100 in two Amazon categories (Mood Disorders and Depression), and is on the "Hot New Releases" list
- December 18, 2014 - Groove is now available in Kindle on Amazon
- December 14, 2014 - Groove is now available in Kindle, and other formats (Nook, Kobo, Sony Reader, Older Sony Readers, Tablets, Kindle, PDF, BeBook, Older Palm Devices, TXT, HTML) on Smashwords
Buy Groove at these fine online retailers:
About Groove:
You're one of the millions of people who struggle with mental illness. You struggle in silence, hoping to avoid stares, whispers, and prejudice. But society’s judgment has also become your inner voice. Guilt, shame, and low self-worth have entrenched themselves in your mind and heart like old grooves of sun-hardened soil. These false beliefs need loosening, turning, tilling, and ploughing until the old grooves give way to new grooves of God’s Truth.
In Groove: Stories to Refresh the Way We Think and Feel about Our Mental Illnesses, mental health advocate Daphne Tarango and nine inspirational writers tell how they've overturned the old grooves and false beliefs about their own mental illnesses. Groove offers encouragement and firsthand experiences from men and women who know what it’s like to have mental illness. You'll relate to their inspirational stories about relationships, coping skills, managing symptoms, career and home, life stages and milestones, even stories about their pets, the holidays, and much more.
Groove includes 52 thought-provoking stories, one for each week of the year. Each entry ends with a series of questions so you can reflect and dig deeper grooves on the topic for that week. As you read Groove, you'll learn how to build new grooves using God’s word and how those new grooves can change your life, the way you feel about yourself, and the way you carry yourself. You can even read and work through the questions with a small group.
Whether you're recently diagnosed with a mental illness or have struggled with mental illness for years, Groove can help you refresh the way you think and feel about your mental illness, all by believing and applying the Truth in God's word.
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