Homemade dog treats are easy to make, and your pup will love them!
Today I’m sharing with you how to make homemade dog treats. My pup loves these doggie treats and I think your dog will as well. They are made with simple ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry. Making dog treats at home is so simple, and your best friend will love them!
Dog Treats
That guy is my dog Jack, and he is a big fan of my home made dog treats. He can be a bit of a beggar and thinks that anyone standing in the kitchen must be there to give him doggie treats. Do your dogs do the same? They can be pretty persuasive sometimes, that’s for sure.
Dog Treat Recipes
It seems like there keep being more and more pet food recalls, so I like being able to make dog treats at home. You know every ingredient that’s in dog treats when you make them yourself.
If you haven’t made homemade dog treats before you might be surprised how easy they are to make.
I’m not even kidding when I say that while taking these pictures I had to clean up a mess with my Bounty Paper Towels. I won’t name names, but when someone gets overly excited, his bladder gets excited as well. Does anyone else have a dog with an emotional bladder?
Any tips?
Having three people jumping up and down all excitedly, calling his name in high pitch squeals, trying to get him to look at the camera (hey guys, I’m trying to eat these homemade dog bones, can you quit with the masterpiece theater act???), was WAY too exciting, and sure enough, we had an accident.
And we won’t even talk about the muddy paw prints that are a constant thanks to the doggy door, a sprinkler system and monsoon season. It’s probably no accident that my paper towel holder is located right by the dog door in our home!
And is it just me or are everyone’s dogs messy eaters? Jack takes his food out of his bowl, off the mess catching mat I have his bowls on, and then crunches this food all over the floor. Every. Single. Meal. I’m pretty sure my pets are the messiest members of our family. But they give us so much love, that it’s worth it. And I mean, look at this face.
Easy Dog Bones
Because my dogs both have some food allergies, I don’t buy them many treats at the store. They get ice and carrots, but can’t eat most commercial dog treats. It’s great to make them homemade dog treats and they certainly seem to enjoy them.
If you haven’t made homemade dog bones, they are actually really easy to make.
How To Make Homemade Dog Treats
Making these homemade dog treats is very similar to making sugar cookies.
You make up your dough, roll it out, cut it with cookie cutters and bake it. The biggest difference is that when you are done baking these instead of immediately taking them out of the oven, you let them remain in the oven after you turn it off, for about 20 minutes, to let them harden up.
My dogs LOVE this recipe for homemade dog treats.
Make sure to also check out my Pumpkin Dog Treats & Peanut Butter Dog Treats!
If you love this recipe, make sure to try my Dog Cookie Recipe and Pupcakes Dog Cupcakes!
Easy Homemade Dog Treats Recipe
Homemade Dog Treats
Equipment
- Rolling Pin
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup quick oats
- 1/4 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 cup water more if needed
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons natural peanut butter Make sure the peanut butter does not contain XYLITOL (also called birch sugar)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
- In a mixer combine water, oil, eggs and peanut butter. Mix until well combined. In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix until well combined.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to about 1/8″ thick. Using cookie cutters, cut dough into shapes. Place shapes on a baking sheet that has been lined with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven, turn treats over and return to oven to bake for another 10 minutes. Turn the oven off and leave treats in the oven for another 20 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely prior to serving to your dogs.
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Notes
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
If you have or are getting a new puppy, make sure to visit my New Puppy Items List post. And you will want to save my homemade dog cake recipe for your pup’s next birthday. It’s actually the MOST popular recipe on my entire website (insert a this site has gone to the dogs pun).
I hope your dogs love this easy homemade dog treats recipe as much as mine do. Make sure to keep Bounty Paper Towels on hand to help you clean up all of those pet related messes and forgive them faster!
Dogs Are A Part Of Our Family
Just like I love my pets, my friends at Bounty know that pets are an important part of families everywhere. They also know how messy they can be. From water bowl spills (if that’s what we want to call playing in one’s water bowl then tracking water all over the floor) to muddy paw prints, to the occasional accident, pets can be a mess.
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Bounty. All opinions however are mine and mine alone. Originally published July, 2015.
Katie says
Can you use regular flour instead of whole wheat?
Christi Johnstone says
Yes.
catsanddogsrock says
Looks like a nice assortment..Thanks for sharing! It’s good to find a food that we can actually feed dogs.
mia says
it is very good my dog 🐶 love it
Sharon says
My dog Zico’s birthday is coming up and I would like to bake a simple cake for him.
Can you please share recipes
I have sent my email
He likes peanut butter
Thank you
Sharon
Christine S Levers-Waby says
ALL I CAN SAY IS WOOOOOWWWWW!!!! My dog is very, very picky. She is one high maintenance pooch BUT she was over the moon for these dog treats which made me HAPPY. This recipe is basically most ingredients people have around the house as well as being quick & easy to make. I soooooooo will be telling all my friends & family about this dog treat recipe for their fur babies. THANK YOU SOOOOO VERY MUCH FOR SHARING THIS RECIPE WITH US ALL, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!!!!!! Do you have any recipes for homemade cat treats???? THESE ARE THE BEST TREATS I’VE EVER MADE FOR MY DOG!!!!!
Teresa White says
I think ur dog is adorable cause my Bella rose looks just like him.. I am making the treats now cause she is a little on the picky side I thought she might like these
Christi Johnstone says
Thanks Teresa! And Bella Rose is actually my daughter’s name! 🙂
Joe says
I looked in your post but didn’t see the proper way to store these. With egg in the recipe, should they be kept in the fridge?
I made a few adjustments but the treats turned out great! I have a few other homemade treat recipes but my Andi got tired of them…..she gobbled these up quickly! Had to hide them from her!
Thanks for the recipe!
Joe
Christi Johnstone says
Hi Joe, I’ve never felt the need to keep items in the fridge just because they’ve been cooked with eggs (cookies, cakes, brownies, muffins, bread…) so I just keep them sealed in a air proof bag or container.
Barbara A Franklin says
Since there are no perservatives in these treats could you put a pinch of salt in them?
Christi Johnstone says
Barbara, if you are comfortable giving it to your dogs, then it certainly isn’t going to have a negative impact on the recipe.
Phoenix says
I wish this could be a nice recipe. Instead, its an ad for paper towels. That sucks. I won’t be back to your site. I know you need to monetize every last opportunity, but this was just too much. Yuck.
Christi Johnstone says
Phoenix, bloggers like myself, who have filled the internet with FREE recipes for you, can only do so thanks to that monetization. If it bothers you, I highly recommend purchasing one of my cookbooks, or those of so many of my colleagues. They are 100% ad free, though won’t be free to you. You can decide which is a higher priority for you. Have a great day!
Abby says
What dog treats do not have to be refrigerated. I want to make them as gifts for Christmas.
Shelby says
I use to make these treats for my sweet Emily (Who passed away) and she loved them so much. However, I have a puppy 3 months old and want to keep her Grain Free for a while and was wondering IF you might have a Treat Recipe for dogs Grain Free?? Please if you do, could you e-mail it to me…. 🙂 Chloe would love you too!!!
Thank you
Shelby