dog-friendly

Homemade Pumpkin Carrot Dog Treats

Sep 25, 2017

Pumpkin Carrot Dog Treats – homemade dog treats made with pumpkin puree and shredded carrots. Your pup is going to love these!

I ever tell you guys about the first date I went on last year where I gave the poor guy a full pitch of the cookbook I want to write one day?

One glass of wine and I got real passionate about my maybe someday in the very distant future cookbook: Booze and B*tch Biscuits, a book all about cocktails and homemade dog treats.

Amazingly, we actually ended up going out a few more times after that.

ANYWAY.

I’m all in on pumpkin.

Oh! I haven’t had my first official PSL yet. Have you? I got one from McDonald’s a couple weeks ago because I like theirs so much more than Starbucks but I feel like I need to go to Starbucks just for an Instagram picture.

You know?

Ugh.

But yeah, Homemade Pumpkin Carrot Dog Treats!

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Birthday Cake for Dogs

Mar 21, 2016

Birthday Cake for Dogs – homemade chicken cake for your pup’s birthday! With sweet potato frosting!

My favorite child turned 5 recently.

So I made her a cake of chicken and hot dogs!

That’s normal, right?

You guys get me.

So yeah, we had a party complete with hats for all the dogs and humans. And then all the dogs had cake and all the humans refused to eat the cake.

Fun times.

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DIY Indestructible Dog Toy

Oct 12, 2015

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Hey guys! Happy fresh start of the week!

How’d your weekend go? I spent mine watching chick flicks and making DIY indestructible dog toys from old t-shirts! In other words, my perfect weekend!

I decided to share this quick DIY today because I know there are probably a lot of crazy dog ladies like me who also have a habit of buying bright colored t-shirts that they won’t ever wear because they only wear black, white, and grey.

Yeah? You too?

So not only is this the easiest dog toy DIY but it also cleans out your closet a little bit.

You simply cut your t-shirts into thin strips. I used 3 shirts and cut 6 strips from each. And It doesn’t matter if they’re all the same size – I promise your dog won’t care.

Gather all the strips together, tie a knot on one end, and braid to the other end. Tie another knot and get ready to play.

And guess what! This is basically indestructible for your dog. My dogs are the kind of dogs that get a new toy and immediately try to destroy it. They want the squeaker out, they want to scatter the stuffing all over the house, they just want it dead.

But with this, they can’t tear it and they can’t unravel it.

The husky and the schnoxie spent hours over the weekend running around the backyard and playing tug of war with it. Which was nice because it’s still way too hot in Texas for long walks and dogs need to be active to stay healthy, just like we do.

On top of exercise, I think healthy snacks are important to my dogs overall well-being. I love these Purina Beyond White Meat Chicken Cutlets because they are grain free, chicken is the first ingredients, and this may sound crazy, but I love that when I open the package, it actually smells like chicken.

That just makes me feel good about giving the pups a treat.

They are also made in small batches in Arkansas, contain no poultry by-product meal, or artificial colors, flavors,or preservatives.

The dogs love them!

If you head to Target now through October 31, you can use the Cartwheel app to receive 10% off the Purina Beyond snacks! It’s a great deal and I’ll be stocking up before the Cartwheel offer ends!

Pumpkin Peanut Butter Dog Treats

Sep 08, 2015

Hey guys! How as the long weekend? I hope it was long and fabulous! And I hope you’re as excited as I am for a short week!

First up: I have to admit that I’ve had 5 Pumpkin Spice Lattes since Friday.

Five.

It’s a problem.

I’m keeping a tally on the whiteboard in my office so I’ll be sure to keep you updated.

Second: I am having the worst pumpkin baking luck.

I’ve made 3 different things and all 3 failed. Well, to be fair, the first was only a fail because I tried to photograph it in July and it’s so flippin’ hot here that the whipped cream melted literally seconds after I put it on the plate.

So I just ate it all instead of blogging about it.

The other two were total fails.

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Homemade Peanut Butter Doggy Ice Cream

May 20, 2015

Homemade Peanut Butter Dog Ice Cream – easy 4 ingredient treat to keep your pup cool all summer! The yogurt it starts with is great for your dog’s digestive system.

In case you aren’t following me on Instagram, we got a new puppy over the weekend!

We weren’t planning on adopting a pup. Well, we’d briefly talked about looking for a Boxer because my husband loves them. He even had a name picked out: Boxanne.

You gotta kind of sing it.

But then we spent a ridiculous amount of time watching our neighbor’s boxer jump on their trampoline and then sprint across their yard and throw itself at their door. Like, over and over again. Every day.

And we decided that Penelope was more than enough crazy for our house.

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Peanut Butter Pupcakes

Mar 10, 2015

Peanut Butter Pupcakes – your pup deserves a treat! Dog-friendly peanut butter carrot cupcakes with a peanut butter frosting and a bone on top!

In case you didn’t know, I’m kind of a crazy dog lady.

I mean, maybe.

Just a little.

Sometimes I look at my Instagram and think, “Omg, I’ve got to post some food or some mountains or SOMETHING before all my people unfollow me because of all the dog photos!”

It’s bad.

But anyway, Clementine turned 4 on Sunday which is CRAZY to me. How has 4 years passed already?!

We got her right after we moved to Colorado – I made my husband drive up to Black Forest to put a deposit on her before we even had a house! And I’d had her name picked out for literally years.

So for her birthday I made her some Peanut Butter Pupcakes because what pup doesn’t like homemade, dog-friendly cake for their birthday?

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Peanut Butter & Oats Doggy Treats

Nov 12, 2013

You guys.

Penelope turns one today. *sniffle*

Y’all remember when we brought her home and she was the angriest husky on the block?

She sadly grew out of her angry looks but she grew into quite a character. She is my constant companion and the biggest pain in my booty. I have to zip tie her into her crate whenever I leave the house! She’s that bad/smart. But she’s so lovable and patient with the kids. And I don’t know what I would do without her.

In celebration of her birthday, we made some doggy treats! Peanut butter, oats, honey, all stuff that pups love. And my dogs did, indeed, love them. Clementine (the other dog in my life) gobbled them up and she is usually pretty picky when it comes to treats.

Funny story: I tricked my husband into trying the dough because he wouldn’t leave alone when I was baking yesterday. He wasn’t a fan.

One year ago: Ultimate Sugar Cookies
Two years ago: Chili Cheese Dip
Three years ago: Vanilla Bean Cupcakes
Four years ago: Mexican Rice
Five years ago: Kugelhopf

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Peanut Butter & Oats Doggy Treats

from Tide and Thyme

Ingredients

1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
Whisk together peanut butter, honey, oil and chicken broth. In a separate bowl, combine flours and oatmeal. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
Place dough on flour dusted surface. Roll or press dough out to about 1/2” inch thick. Use a small cookie cutter to cut out cookies, or just cut into squares using a pairing knife.
Roll out leftover scraps and cut out as many as possible. Put cut out cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 14-16 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack. Cool for 2 hours before storing in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Pumpkin & Peanut Butter Doggy Cookies

Dec 17, 2009

If you’re anything like me, your pet is an important part of your family which means he or she gets presents on holidays. Normally I buy our Duke a couple toys and a bag of treats but sometimes even dogs need a homemade treat that was baked with extra love.

(Yes, I found a way to force pumpkin on even the dog. It’s good for their digestive system. Who knew!)

Duke loves them and while I’m too much of a chicken to try them, they’re bound to be good with pumpkin and peanut butter!

Pumpkin & Peanut Butter Doggy Cookies

Ingredients

2 c whole wheat flour plus flour for dusting
1/2 c rolled oats
2 eggs
3/4 c canned pumpkin
3 Tbsp natural peanut butter
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 c water

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
Combine all ingredients in stand mixer with paddle attachment. Mix until ingredients combined. Flour work surface. Roll dough to 1/4" thickness. Cut into 1" to 1.5" pieces.
Bake in preheated oven for 25-35 minutes (depending upon size). You want them firm but still a little chewy.