Salmon Dog Treats

We ran out of the treats I normally use for our dog classes, and since I’d been planning on trying to make my own at some point anyway I decided now was as good a time as ever. I wanted a soft treat since I use them for training. Most of the recipes for soft treats use baby food. I found a recipe for salmon bars for dogs, which described the final result as a fudgy, brownie-like texture. It sounded good for what I wanted, though the pieces would have been too big, so I adapted it a little bit. The flour could be substituted with oats or a different type of flour, but since we raw feed and she doesn’t get any grains or wheat otherwise, it doesn’t bother me in treats. Especially homemade ones.

• 12-14oz canned salmon, not drained or deboned (unsalted is best)
• 1 1/2 cup of flour
• 1 tsp garlic
• 2 eggs
• a pinch to a small handful of parmesan (optional)

Either dump it all in a food processor and blend it up well, or just use a fork and add the ingredients one at a time and mash them up well each time. Flatten it out on a baking tray. The texture shouldn’t be runny at all, so I used a baking sheet bigger than I really needed and just flattened it to the thickness I wanted.

Bake at 350° for about 15 minutes, but keep an eye out on it as if you bake it too long it could get crunchy. You basically just want the egg to cook enough to hold it all together well. Use a pizza cutter to cut pieces to the size you want to use, and voila! They’re really stinky, so don’t do this when you’re expecting guests over.

These got a big thumbs up from Sorcha, Sebastian, and Meredith. Yes, Meredith loves these. I give her ones without bones but I can’t get one out for the dog or cat without handing one (or more!) to Meredith as well. Who knew?

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