Homemade dog treats are a great way of rewarding or training a dog, and gives the owner an accomplishment of cooking their best friend with something they have personally prepared for them. Homemade dog biscuits are an easy, cost effective way to help your dog retain certain essential vitamins minerals, and may also increase their life expectancy. Here is a wonderful recipe that is easy to prepare, and tastes great.

Homemade Dog Biscuits:

8 cups of whole wheat flour

2 tablespoons of molasses (Optional): a great source of potassium.

2 tablespoons of honey: contains proteins, carbohydrates, vitamin B complex, silica, chlorine, calcium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, aluminum and magnesium, manganese, plus vitamins C, D, and E.

1/2 cup of dried herbs: some good fall and winter herbs to use would be parsley, rosemary, sage, cayenne pepper, dandelion root, alfalfa, watercress, raspberry leaves and ginger root.

2 1/2 cups of warmed water

2 tablespoons of safflower oil: contains essential fatty acids that aid in proper skin and coat care for dogs.

Preparation:

Begin by preheating your oven to 375 F, and warm up the flour in the oven for a few minutes until it becomes warmed thoroughly. When the flour has been warmed thoroughly, remove from the oven and make a well in the center of the flour. Place the molasses, honey and water in the well and mix to form a sticky dough. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest room temperature for 15 minutes.

After the dough has rested, make a well in the center of it, and add the safflower oil and the dry herbs. Mix the dough thoroughly so the oil and herbs are well incorporated. Shape the dough into small balls, and flatten them to about a 1/4 inch thickness, and place them on a prepared baking sheet (dusted with extra whole wheat flour). Bake the biscuits at 375 F for about 40 minutes until evenly browned. Cool at room temperature and refrigerate.

These may last up to seven days in the refrigerator when properly stored, unless you or your dog gets to them first!

With this recipe you and your dog will remain great friends for years to come, and you'll be providing him essential nutrition for him that may be missing from his daily dog food in a treat form.