BANANA RAMA: 1 fresh banana · 2 tbs wheat germ · 1 tbs plain yogurt (can use your pet's favorite flavor as well) · Kong Toy that best fits your pet's chewing temperament In a bowl, mash up banana. Then, add wheat germ and yogurt. Mash all ingredients together and use spoon to add to Kong. Freeze for 4 hours. Makes 1 serving for Medium Kong. Double for every Kong Size that is bigger.

CHEESY DENTAL KONG DELIGHT: 3 slices of your pet's favorite cheese · Dental Kong Toy A very simple and creative way to make any pet drool in delight. Just place the 3 slices of cheese directly onto the grooves of your pet's Dental Kong (if model has rope - make sure cheese does not get onto it). Melt in microwave for 20 to 30 seconds. Give to pet after it cools.

PHILLY STEAK: steak scraps · 1 ounce cream cheese · appropriate Kong Toy Place small scraps of the steak inside Kong toy. Spread cream cheese in large hole to hold scraps.

FRUIT SALAD: apple and carrot chunks · 1/4th of a banana · appropriate Kong Toy Place apples and carrots in Kong Toy. Mush the banana in large hole to hold fruit in place. You can include other fruits and veggies: orange slices · peach and/or nectarine chunks · celery sticks · broccoli and/or cauliflower · tomato and black olive mixture.

VEGGIE KONG OMELET: 1 egg · your choice of shredded cheese · any vegetables that your pet may like · appropriate Kong Toy Scramble egg and fold in vegetables. Put into Kong toy. Sprinkle some cheese over the top and microwave for about 20 seconds. Cool thoroughly before giving to dog.

MAC 'N CHEESE: Leftover macaroni and cheese · small cube of Velveeta · appropriate Kong Toy Melt Velveeta in microwave until gooey. Add mac 'n cheese to Kong Toy. Pour heated Velveeta into Kong. Make sure it has cooled before giving to your pet.

AUNT JEANNIE'S ARCHEOLOGY KONG (for advanced dogs) LAYER ONE (deepest): roasted, unsalted cashews · freeze dried liver bits LAYER TWO: dog kibble, cookies or liver biscotti · Cheerios · sugar-free, salt-free peanut butter · dried banana chips, apples and apricots LAYER THREE: carrot sticks · turkey or leftover ravioli or tortellini · Kong Toy (the larger the better!) Pack as tightly as possible. The last item inserted should be an apricot or piece of ravioli, presenting a smooth "finish" under the main opening. LIGHT VERSION: substitute crumbled rice cakes for cashews, Caesar croutons for freeze-dried liver, fat free cream cheese for peanut butter. - by Jean Donaldson

KONG ON A ROPE: Dry dog kibble · appropriate Kong Toy · Rope Take the rope, pull it through the Kong Toy and knot it. Hang this upside down from a tree, deck or post. The small hole should be facing the ground. Take the kibble and fill the Kong Toy. Make the toy hang just low enough that it is out of your dog's reach. The dog will spend hours trying to retrieve the kibble from the Kong Toy. At the end of the day, take the remaining kibble and give to your pet as a reward. This is advanced work for your dog. - by Dr. Ian Dunbar

FROZEN JERKY POPS: Peanut butter · bouillon · Jerky Strips · Water · appropriate Kong Toy · muffin tin Smear a small amount of peanut butter over small hole in your Kong Toy. Fill the cool water and add a pinch of bouillon. Place a Jerky Stick inside Kong Toy and freeze. This can also be put (once frozen) in a children's size swimming pool for a fun day of fishing for your pet. - by Terry Ryan

SIMPLE, TRIED AND TRUE: Peanut butter · appropriate Kong Toy Smear peanut butter inside the cavity of your Kong Toy. It's that easy! -

TRIXIE'S FAVORITE: Trixie, a 50 pound Aussie/Springer mix, loves turkey, chicken or marrow bites mixed with slightly moistened food nuggets frozen inside her Kong. She is very clean about unstuffing - some dogs are not! - by Joe Markham

I've just bought a Kong for my puppy and I am planning on stuffing it and leaving it in her crate when I go to work. I plan on giving her a Kong a day...(even when we're at home) is that excessive?

What do you all put in your Kongs? Any good combinations of flavours/textures?

I'm open to any suggestions =)

To keep fit & heathy

For a Glossy Coat

Watching their weight

Biscuits for heathy teech

a crunchy cure for WIND (i dont think that includes smelly feet though!)

When your dog is unwell

For Convalescents

For Stomach & Digestion

and to help fight constipation.

If anyone is interested let me know, and i'l start putting me them.xxx

Ingrediants- 1 tin of tuna, drained 100g/4oz plain white flour 3 cloves of garlic, chopped 1 egg

Preheat oven to 180 degree's. Mix everything together and roll into bite sized pieces. Place them on a baking tray. Cook for 15-20mins Allow to cool on a cooling rack Enjoy!!!!!

2 cups whole-wheat flour (I used regular all-purpose white flour)

1 tbsp. baking powder

1 cup peanut butter (chunky or smooth) (smooth is easier to roll out!)

1 cup milk

Preheat oven to 375'F. In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, mix peanut butter and milk, then add to dry ingredients and mix well. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Bake for 20 minutes on a greased baking sheet until lightly brown. Cool on a rack, then store in an airtight container.

I used:

600g Turkey Breast 600g Minced Beef 200G Carrots 200g Broccoli 200g Cauliflower 100g Peas 200g Brown Rice 2 Cups of Oats Half a teaspoon of salt

Boil the Turkey for 30 mins in a pot and keep the stock when done.

Boil the veg for 5-7 mins, drain and liquidise, then put in a big bowl ready for the other ingredients.

Fry the mince in a frying pan (no need for any oil), takes about 7-8 mins until it's brown. Drain any fat and put in the big bowl.

Add the two cups of oats to the bowl and stir it in.

Take the bits of Turkey meat and chop into small pieces, then add to the bowl.

Using the pot that you boiled the turkey in (which you have kept the stock in) add the brown rice and boil for 25-30 mins, then drain and add to the bowl. Add half a teaspoon of salt to the bowl and stir well. And done...!

These are the veggie ones but you can swap the parsley and carrots for peanut butter or anything else or add activated charcoal for bad breath etc.

Ingredients 3 cups minced parsley 1/4 cup carrots, chopped very fine 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 3/4 cups whole wheat flour 2 tablespoons bran 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 to 1 cup of water Directions Preheat oven to 350 (1606C) degrees, rack on middle level. Lightly grease a large baking sheet.

Stir together parsley, carrots, and oil. combine all the dry ingredients and add to veggies. Gradually add 1/2 cup of water, mixing well. Make a moist but not wet dough. If needed, add a little more water. Knead for one minute.

Roll dough out to 1/2 inch thickness. Using cookie cutter or a glass, cut out the shapes and transfer them to the baking sheet. Gather the scraps and reroll and cut.

Bake for 20-30 minutes until biscuits have browned and hardened slightly. (They will harden more as they cool.) Speed cooling by placing them on wire racks. Store in airtight tin.

It also keeps him amused for a couple of hours.

Something similar to Dentasticks or Dentarasks?

Or would I be better with a rawhide, a stuffed bone or a raw bone?

Do they even need stuff to clean their teeth if they are on a good dry food?

And when can puppies start having chews like that? I pick up Molly in 4 weeks. She will come to me on dry food which I will be changing to a better quality dry food, and I don't want to give her things that will harm her or damage her puppy teeth.

Kate x

Thank you

Receipt as follows: 1 tin of tuna in sunflower oil 80g plain flour 1 medium egg.

Drain the oil form the tuna. Mix flour and tuna together then add the egg to form a stiff paste and make it about an inch thick in the dish (i use a pirex dish) and microwave for 5 mins.
If it is a bit sticky add a bit more flour. Leave to cool and cut into small chunks. I divide it into small bags and freeze it. Defrost when you require another bag. I now make it in large quantities.

I bet your dog can't resist it.

Scuffy also suffers from a delicate tummy but he is fine eating this.

Happy baking Tracey

Thanks, Sarah

Milly is one next week and my daughter wants to make her a cake. Does anyone have a recipe for a 'cake' suitable for dogs, that won't cause dietry problems. She has Burns dry food with a little of their tinned food mixed in.

Thanks

There's a recipe I haven't made yet that is used for training: You take frankfurters, slice them thin, and then microwave until well done (like jerky--but not burnt). You can keep them in a sealed baggie in the fridge, and then use the morsels as rewards while training. I know they aren't the most healthy of treats, but I guess if you bought all beef franks it wouldn't be so bad.

It does seem the more disgusting to us, the tastier to the dog though.

Mix all ingredients (like meatballs). shape them like thick hamburgers rather than balls because they store easier in the freezer and thaw faster. Freeze in serving portion size. Nothing is cooked -- all ingredients are uncooked RAW and "Satin Balls" are served raw.

1lb cheap hamburger (for high fat %) 1 and 1/2 cups uncooked oatmeal 1 raw egg 6 Tablespoons wheat germ 1 package unflavored gelatin 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil 2 Tablespoons unsulphered molasses Pinch of salt

Take good quality dry kibbles (I use Iams) and place in a liquidiser, add some hot water to soften and blend to a porridge.

Add whole milk to cool it to an eatable temperature and break an egg into it. ADD egg shell as this is an incrediblely good source of calcium and mom needs as much as she can get naturally.

My dog loves it and I have used this to wean puppies before and the vet could not believe the healthy pups when they had their jabs.

Be careful of keeping used egg shells as unless you rinse them well and dry them in a cool oven they can get bacterial growth.

I always use the shell fresh and just rinse the outside.

Raw mince. Cheese 2eggs

Can mix in dogs bowl if you like

get ya mince in the bowl grate the cheese onto the mince.. mix together.. crack 2eggs into the bowl mix until its all mixed together and can be made into balls(ad more cheese if its to runny)

Can be used as Main meal for putting weight on a dog or atreat every now and then..

can swap cheese for boiled rice aswell if you like..

im not sur eif it can be frozen for not(havent tried)

india is having a ball just bigger then a tennis ball aday to try and put some weight on here, trouble is she gets exercised that much now its hard to put weight on her

take 1 pack of cheap mince, a couple of carrots (chopped) and a pototo (chopped) boil up in one big pan untill veg is soft and mince brown ,when cooled liquidise until its a paste , mix in with dry food for a nice treat ,suitable to freeze,I fill kones and marrowbone with this mix and freeze.

Taken from a post by of Molly, posted on 8th May 2007 Here is my recipe: • 1 kg raw beef • 1 kg raw mutton/lamb • 1.5 kg raw chicken/turkey (white or dark meat it doesn't matter) • 1.5 kg raw tripe • 1 kg mixed raw offal - liver, kidney, heart Ethnic butchers are the best source of meat as they stock a much wider range at cheaper prices, will often deliver and best of all will chop most of the meat to your specifications, which saves loads of time. The meat should be chopped into pieces roughly the size of the top of your thumb. • 2 kg of mixed leafy/green vegetables (spinach, spring greens, broccoli, green beans) • 1.5 kg carrotts • 1 kg apples • 2 large (supermarket sized) bunches of fresh parsley • 1.5 kg of frozen peas, lightly cooked • 300g sunflower seeds • 100g pumpkin seeds • 100g sesame seeds Pulverise all of the above in a food processor so that it resembles a slightly textured cold soup. Mix all of the above ingredients together (I use a large rubber tub trug, but washing up bowls or buckets will do just as well and then add: • 1 kg white rice - cooked (ie 1kg is the raw weight) • 1 meduim jar of organic honey • 1 tube of garlic puree • 1 tube of tomato puree • 2 tablespoons of brewers yeast • 1 - 2 cups of vegetable oil Mix together well and weigh out daily portions into freezer bags and freeze :-) I allow 25-30g of food per kilogram of body weight (or expected adult weight in the case of puppies). Feed this amount for the first 2-3 weeks and then adjust up or down according to weight gain or loss until you reach the optimum portion for your dog's metabolism. It sounds like a lot of work but as I said, it only takes me one evening every six weeks or so and it really is worth the effort in terms of benefits :-) And here are a couple of recipe sites for biscuits, treats and snacks.. mine are particularly fond of the liver treats on the Bullwrinkle site. • [www.thepoop.com] • [www.bullwrinkle.com] For more information, visit the feeding and nutrition forum