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posted March 12, 2012 12:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
From the Raise a Green Dog Blog


It's that time of year...time for sweet potatoes! If you are out shopping for Thanksgiving dinner, be sure and pick up some extra sweet potatoes to make a homemade, yummy, healthy treat for your dog!

I love sweet potatoes, they are a super yummy and really good for me; and they are a great alternative to rawhide chews, which you may not know are not very good for dogs.

Not only do they present a choking hazard, they don't digest very easily and could become lodged in the intestines creating a dangerous health hazard. In addition, many rawhides are processed with chemicals which aren't good for dogs either.

So what's a dog to do? Have your Mum make some yummy homemade sweet potato chews!

Here is the recipe we use, courtesy of The Dog Treat Kitchen:

Sweet Potato Chews for Dogs

Wash a sweet potato (organic is best and we like to peel them).
Cut down the middle lengthwise.
Then cut long lengthwise slices about 1/3 to 1/4 of an inch wide and place them in a single layer on a cookie sheet (use a stainless steel, for healthier cooking).
Put in the oven at 250 degrees for about 3 hours.

This leaves them kind of chewy, but you could also bake them a little longer (about 20-30 minutes) to get them crunchy. Keep them refrigerated for up to three weeks. You can freeze them for up to 4 months.

Oh, and you can waffle cut them for more fun. Enjoy! And let us know how your dog likes them!

http://blog.raiseagreendog.com/2011/11/healthy-homemade-sweet-potato-chews-for.html

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Alma Sun
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posted March 13, 2012 01:55 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Alma Sun     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hmm.. nice and easy. I think I'll try making that. My dog eats everything. Well, with the exception of bananas. Evil yellow things they are.

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posted March 13, 2012 06:15 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for s4nd     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Alma Sun:
Hmm.. nice and easy. I think I'll try making that. My dog eats [b]everything. Well, with the exception of bananas. Evil yellow things they are.

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mine doesn't eat bread. i guess he feels there is no taste and he is being cheated or stuffed. he just opens his mouth after a few chews and finds out it is bread and lets it drop. he is a libra too so maybe he is watching his figure lol!

he likes this tho and has 1 big piece every afternoon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polvorón

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posted March 13, 2012 11:14 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Alma Sun:
Hmm.. nice and easy. I think I'll try making that. My dog eats [b]everything. Well, with the exception of bananas. Evil yellow things they are.

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I miss that about that breed. So excited and thankful for anything edible.

My girl is very picky, and only want's what i'm eating I have to get creative to get her to eat lately. I'm mixing dog food in with food that I eat that's good for her, but she knows what's up. LOL She has to check out my plate first before she goes to hers. She does a little inspection to make sure we are eating the same thing and I'm not gipping her.

Here are some more good ideas for easy treat and food recipes:
http://www.bullwrinkle.com/Assets/Recipes/Recipes.htm

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posted March 13, 2012 11:16 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by s4nd:
mine doesn't eat bread. i guess he feels there is no taste and he is being cheated or stuffed. he just opens his mouth after a few chews and finds out it is bread and lets it drop. he is a libra too so maybe he is watching his figure lol!

Mine does that with certain things too. Spits out pieces of corn and carrots lately. She used to love carrots!!! :O

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Alma Sun
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posted March 14, 2012 05:01 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Alma Sun     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
s4nd of course, CARBS man, CARBS!

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mine doesn't eat bread. i guess he feels there is no taste and he is being cheated or stuffed. he just opens his mouth after a few chews and finds out it is bread and lets it drop. he is a libra too so maybe he is watching his figure lol!

I clicked on your link s4nd, and it didn't have any info in there.. so I copied the name of the food, googled for the pic and for whatever reason a naked chick in a Santa hat came up. And no.. I'm not kiddin' LMAO.


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She has to check out my plate first before she goes to hers. She does a little inspection to make sure we are eating the same thing and I'm not gipping her.

LOL what a smart cookie! xD Have you tried standing up with your plate? Teach that shorty a lesson. LOL

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posted March 14, 2012 04:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Waterlilly     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
My dog will love these treats

Thank you

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posted March 15, 2012 12:58 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for s4nd     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I clicked on your link s4nd, and it didn't have any info in there.. so I copied the name of the food, googled for the pic and for whatever reason a naked chick in a Santa hat came up. And no.. I'm not kiddin' LMAO

i of course being mahs in scorp investigated but nada!

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