20 Reviews of Dog Treats

From: HeathersArk

On Jan 20, 2008

Ive been looking for a dog treat with pumpkin as I lost my recipe. Pumpkin has ENORMOUS health benefits for peolpe and animals. I remember feeding pumpkin pie to my grandmother dying of brest cancer complications in the hospital. First of all it's a GREAT source of Vit.A(beta-carotene)(about 300% per can of Libby's Pure Pumpkin-not the pie mix) which is beneficial to antioxidants, night vision(lutein and zeaxanthin-they help the lens of the eye)Therefore, they may help prevent the formation of cataracts and reduce the risk of macular degeneration, a serious eye problem than usually results in blindness, cell growth, and reproduction. Pumpkins have a lot of common nutrients, like Vitamin C, potassium, iron, zinc, and fiber. Iron is needed by red blood cells. Zinc deficiency may be related to osteoporosis of the hip and spine. And fiber is important for bowel health. So now that you know how benefical pumpkin is for your dog .... get an extra can and make a pie or some yummy pumpkin bread for yourself, and of course look on 'ZAAR for the recipes! It also maintains the health of the skin (prevents acne and dermatitis)and mucus linings. These linings are the body first defense against infection that is why vitamin A helps fight colds and infections, particularly in the mucous membranes of the eyes, ear, nose, throat, lungs and bladder. It may also reduce breast cancer. The Native Americans used it as both a food and a medicine

From: KITTENCAL

On Aug 24, 2005

My fussy little poodle Brandy just loved these! I did add in a bit of brown sugar. I have never made doggie treats using pumpkin before, but this was a huge hit, thanks so much from Brandy and myself!...Kittencal

From: Just A Gal...

On Jan 14, 2009

Puppies love them... I used a bone shape cutter and thought it best to put three hole in the mid-section, I used a toothpick, to even cooking. It worked great. Thanks for the recipe!!!

From: um-um-good

On Jan 15, 2009

My pooch enjoys these. I like that for the few minutes it takes to make-you come away with a decent amount of doggy treats. I cooked mine on a stone & they were really, really crunchy. They were cut into about 1 1/4" size treats, because they were smaller in size I think I should have reduced baking time so they weren't so crunchy you may "break you canines". I'll definately make them again.

From: cookinchic

On Jun 7, 2007

My puppy really enjoyed these treats! The texture of them turned out perfect. The only thing I think I might try in them next time would be some brown sugar or applesauce to sweeten them up a bit. I really liked the idea of using pumpkin in the recipe. I think this is a good treat to fix if your dog has become picky or if the store bought treats are too rich for their tummy. I will be making these quite a bit!

From: Live to bake

On Jul 2, 2007

These smell great. They make fantastic treats for my dog and I to play with. I tell her to sit behind a counter or anywhere she can't 'peek', give her a sniff of the treat, make her stay, and then I go off to hide it. She ALWAYS has a blast trying to search for it in the house.

From: grumpybear42

On Jan 25, 2007

My Sally dog loves these. I use a cookie cutter to make a shape that fits into her Kong. She goes nuts for them. The only problem I've found with these is that every time I'm baking something with pumpkin and/or cinnamon in it, Sally is sitting at my feet, wagging her tail expectantly...which means that, when I'm done cooking the human food, I end up feeling bad and making her another batch of these.

From: GinaXOXO

On Mar 7, 2007

I made these tonight for my Maltese. She loved them. I didn't have whole-wheat flour so I took oatmeal and put it in the blender and used that instead. It worked out great. Thanks for the recipe. Those greyhounds are certainly pampered!!

From: Jules211

On Dec 20, 2008

I made this for my "kids" Magie Mae & Coopers. I had trouble with this. When i was mixing the recipe in my kitchen aid, it seemed way to dry. It wouldn't totaly combine. So i added a touch more pumpkin (no big deal there alway some for the cats). I mixed again, still couldn't make a ball to roll, so i added a touch of water. I got it!!! I made a ball to roll out. As i was rolling it, it was wet. No big deal had to add flour to roll it out anyway. So i got thru all that (LOL) with the animals tripping me trying to see what i was doing. I got them rolled out and cut (used a small heart shapped cutter). The dogs were begging for a taste when the came out, but the had to cool. What a winner the cats even liked them. They were easy to make & i got about 60 cookies. They are perfect for traning. Thanks for the post i will make them again. All the "kids" really enjoed them.

From: Lisa in Chicago

On Mar 16, 2008

My whippet Luna enjoyed these very much. I don't have a cookie cutter so i just made them into blobs (she doesn't care!) Next time I will grease the pan, because even with the flour they stuck to the cookie sheet. One question- do they need to be refrigerated?