Naumann - Make Your Own Dog Biscuits: 50 cookie recipes for your four-legged friend

Including a guide to making canine biscuits that your pampered faithful friend will love. This fun and family-friendly eBook with 50 recipes will produce biscuits that taste great to dogs and will guarantee to have them begging for more. Naumann & Gbel Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, a subsidiary of VEMAG Verlags- und Medien Aktiengesellschaft Emil-Hoffmann-Str. 1, 50996 Cologne (Germany) www.vemag-medien.de and Giunti Editore S.p.A. Via Bolognese 165, 50139 Florence, Italy Complete production: Naumann & Gbel Verlagsgesellschaft mbH All rights reserved ISBN 978-3-8155-8793-5 Dog biscuits are not suitable as a main meal. Feed them either as a supplement to ready-made dog food or to ring the changes.

Take care that you do not give your dog too many biscuits. The number of biscuits you can feed your pet in any one day depends on your dogs breed, age and temperament. Older, calmer dogs should, as a general rule, be given fewer biscuits than younger, active animals. The condition of your dogs coat is a sure indication of whether his regular food and biscuits agree with him or not. A glossy coat, healthy skin with minimum flaking, a pleasant odour and firm stool in moderate quantities mean that you can rest assured that your dogs diet agrees with its digestion.

Some foods, such as grapes/raisins, onions, avocado, chocolate/cocoa, fruit kernels and uncooked pork are poisonous to dogs.

Especially in the case of smaller dogs, even small quantities can pose a health hazard or even cause death. Other foods, such as garlic, for instance, can also have a toxic effect but only if fed in large quantities or regularly over a period of time. Please always read the tips, which contain supplementary information to the individual recipes! If you prefer to give your dog softer biscuits, bake at a temperature 10 C lower than the one given in the recipe. Follow the appropriate storage instructions as outlined in the respective recipe. If you find mould on any of the biscuits, however, throw them all away, even those which appear to be mould-free. 2 weeks in a storage tin or cotton bag Ingredients (for 1 baking tin) 150 g potatoes 50 g bacon 100 g oat bran 1 heaped tsp brewers yeast 50 g flour Heat the oven to 170 C (or 150 C if using a fan oven). 2 weeks in a storage tin or cotton bag Ingredients (for 1 baking tin) 150 g potatoes 50 g bacon 100 g oat bran 1 heaped tsp brewers yeast 50 g flour Heat the oven to 170 C (or 150 C if using a fan oven).

Boil the potatoes in their skins, leave to cool, peel and then mash. Cut the bacon into tiny cubes. Add the bacon, oat bran, brewers yeast and flour to the mashed potatoes, then knead all the ingredients together into a firm dough using an electric hand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Shape the dough into oval-shaped biscuits with a diameter of approx. 2 cm. 30 minutes. 30 minutes.

Tip Potatoes contain essential vitamins and minerals which can be beneficial to your pet if it suffers from food allergies or intolerances. Potatoes must be cooked before they can be fed to your pet as they are indigestible in their raw state.

Storage: Will keep for approx. 2 weeks in a storage tin or cotton bag. Ingredients (for 1 baking tin) 125 g wheat flour 50 g rice flour 60 g liver sausage 1 egg approx. beetroot or carrot juice) flour for dusting the work surface Alternative: Cream cheese could be used instead of liver sausage. beetroot or carrot juice) flour for dusting the work surface Alternative: Cream cheese could be used instead of liver sausage.

Preheat the oven to 180 C (or 160 C if using a fan oven). Mix all the ingredients together and blend into a smooth dough using an electric hand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Dust the work surface with a little flour and roll out the dough to a thickness of approx. 5 mm, then, using a cutter, cut out bone-shaped cookies. Place the cookies on a baking tin lined with baking paper and bake for 2025 minutes. Tip Beetroot contains iron and folic acid, both of which play an important role in blood cell production.

Beetroot is also believed to be anti-bacterial.

Storage: Will keep for approx. 34 days. Allow to reach room temperature before feeding to your pet. Ingredients (for 1 baking tin) 125 g spelt flour 100 g beef mince 25 g pork fat flour for dusting the work surface Alternative: Chicken or turkey can be used instead of beef mince. Preheat the oven to 180 C (or 160 C if using a fan oven).

Mix all the ingredients together, add approx. 80 ml water and mix into a dough using an electric hand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Place the dough on a work surface dusted with flour and roll out to a thickness of 510 mm. Using a biscuit cutter, cut heart shapes out of the dough. Place the biscuits on a baking tin lined with baking paper and bake for 3040 minutes. If extra dry biscuits are preferred, let them harden by leaving for a further 90120 minutes in the oven after it has been switched off.

Tip Most dogs can eat spelt flour without it causing any digestive problems. Even those prone to wheat allergies can tolerate spelt flour as a good alternative to wheat-based products.

Storage: Will keep for approx. 1 week in a storage tin or cotton bag. Ingredients (for 1 baking tin) 1 tin of tuna fish in its own juice (approx. 150 g drained weight) 100 g corn flour 100 g wheat flour 1 tsp dried parsley tsp garlic powder flour for dusting the work surface Preheat to 180 C (or 160 C if using a fan oven).

Drain the tuna fish in a sieve. Mix the flour, parsley and garlic powder together in a bowl, then add the drained tuna and blend together all the ingredients using the dough hook attachment of your hand mixer. Pour in 100 ml water and continue to knead until the dough starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl. Place the dough on a floured work surface and roll out to a thickness of 58 mm. Prick several times with a fork and cut into lengths. Place the biscuits on a baking tin lined with baking paper and bake for 3035 minutes.

Tip Only feed your pet tuna fish in moderate amounts! Although not exactly toxic for your dog, it may possibly be polluted with methylmercury.

Storage Will keep in a storage tin or cotton bag for approx. 1 week. Ingredients (for 1 baking tin) 1 tsp chicken stock (salt-free and without onions or additives) 120 g millet flour 70 g wholemeal rice flour 30 g millet flakes 1 tsp dried parsley 50 g boiled and finely chopped chicken 1 egg 1 tbsp vegetable oil Preheat the oven to 180 C (or 160 C if using a fan oven). Dissolve the chicken stock in 80 ml of boiling water and then set aside to cool. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, millet flour and dried parsley.

Add the chicken, egg and oil and mix all the ingredients together using an electric hand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Knead until the dough begins to pull away from the sides. Moisten your hands and shape the dough into bites, then place them on a baking tin, lined with baking paper, and bake for 2025 minutes. Tip The nutritional content of chicken is lower than that of red meat so is ideal for dogs which need to lose weight.