Homemade Dog Treats For Dog Rescue

House of Love ARF. Isn't that a wonderful name for a dog rescue group? Founded in 2012, this organization helps to rehabilitate abused dogs and cats and retrain them if necessary for a better home situation than they came from.

To help accomplish her mission, founder Ruth Bednar sells homemade dog treats for a fundraising idea. We are glad to have her as a member in our Facebook group, Homemade Dog Treats.

Some of the treats made by the House of Love, ARF:

Homemade dog treats for dog rescue

The all natural dog treats in the photo include:

• Sweet potato chews
• Peanut butter hearts
• Peanut butter banana parsley hard dog biscuits
• Peanut butter banana soft dog treats

What does ARF stand for? You will have to visit the rescue through the link above to find out!

Gluten Free Dog Treats Recipe

Gluten free dog treats are very popular! We offer another of the easy dog treat recipes that our bakers in the Facebook group Homemade Dog Treats are excited about. This gluten free and wheat free dog treat recipe is offered by Cristina's Dog Treats based in Tillamook, Oregon.

This photo shows Nanqu, the dog bakery's expert taste tester, presiding over a basket of just-baked Cheesy Pawz. These turn out as soft dog treats.

Gluten free dog treats

Cheesy Pawz

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup tapioca
• 1 cup grated cheese
• 1 tablespoon flax seed meal
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 cups garbanzo bean flour

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Grate cheese (can be done in a food processor)
• Mix the water and the flax seed together.
• Mix in the cheese
• Let the mixture sit for a little bit
• Mix in the tapioca flour
• Slowly add in the garbanzo bean flour
• Knead into a dough
• Roll out 1/4 inch thick
• Cut with cookie cutters into desired shapes
• Bake for 15 minutes
• Yields 16 dog biscuits as seen in the photo

Cristina (and Nanqu) note: Tillamook Smoked Cheddar Cheese provides a pleasing aroma and flavor. Working with cheese while it is cold makes it easier to create a nice consistency.

They also want you to know that arrowroot can be used for tapioca flour. Potato flour can be substituted, but it may make the dog treats a little bit sticky.

By the way, Nanqu says he would love for you to visit him on Facebook. 

Soft Dog Treats

Do you have an older dog or a dog who can't crunch? These soft dog treats are the perfect solution.

You can whip up this simple dog treat recipe in about 30 minutes. Just looking at the photo - don't you want to try one right now? 

These Honey and Cinnamon Squares were baked by Viv Clements from the UK.

Soft dog treats

What you need:

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 egg

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Mix the ingredients together to form a dough
• Roll out the dough but not too thin
• Cut into squares with a square cookie cutter
• Bake for 15 minutes

All we ask is that you please let your dog have most of them. (The bakers in the Facebook group Homemade Dog Treats have admitted to baking these for themselves...)