We’ve been planning on trying out a few homemade dog and kitty cookies and this rainy afternoon was purrrfect to give them a try! It was so much fun to watch the livestock all the sudden realize that the cookies were for them!

What could be more fun then making cookies with a whole can of tuna? You just have to remember not to steal a bit of dough! haha… Yuck!

Luna and Dixie suddenly got very interested and we let them watch. It was so funny to let them all be involved in tasting bits of dough and smelling it and just watching carefully the whole process.

The kitties really liked the tuna cookies. We cut them in little 1/2 inch squares. I thought it would be fun to have little fish cookie cutters! I wonder if they have them somewhere… that would be fun. And maybe little bones or other fun little nibble sizes!

Jack even came in to help test the recipes. He’s got a very discriminating taste, you know.

And the best part? Gypsy can tell you… she got to lick the bowl!

Some of them even look good enough to eat! Of course, having mostly stuff like powdered milk, corn meal and tuna in them, and not much on the sweet side, I’m not sure you’d really want to, but the livestock around here is pretty darn thrilled about them!

We made up some little gift jars for all of our doggie and kitty friends! Of course, Bella has to get some and our neighbor doggies Zena and Zoey have a jar too!

Wheat-Free Tuna Cookies

1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup oatmeal
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 small 6 oz. can of tuna in oil – undrained
1/3 cup water

Grind oatmeal in processor to make a coarse flour. Set aside. In the food processor, mix tuna and oil, water then add the rest of the ingredients including oatmeal. Pulse to a ball, then knead for 2 -3 minutes. Roll out to 1/8″ and 1/4″ thickness and cut into little nibbles/squares or shapes. Bake on a lightly greased sheet at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes and let cool completely. Store in the frig because of the meat products in it.

Crunchy Meat Treats

1/2 cup non-fat powdered milk
1 egg, beaten
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp of garlic powder
1 tsp honey
1/4 cup water
1 jar baby food meat (any flavor)

Combine all ingrediants. Will form a slighty sticky ball. You can roll out on a lightly floured board. Cut out shapes or roll into little balls or drop small spoonfuls on a lightly greased pan. Cook at 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. The treats should be hard on the surface and soft in the middle.

Woofys

1/2 cup of milk
1 egg
2 tablespoons of peanut butter
1 1/4 cup corn meal or whole wheat flour

Mix together in a bowl and stir well. Make into balls or logs or little shapes. Put in a 350 degree oven and cook for for 20-25 minutes or until crunchy

Peanut Butter Dingos

1 egg
a cup of oats
3 tablespoons of peanutbutter

Mix together until all are coated and form a dough. If you need too, add a little more oats to make it nice and cookie dough like. Use your fingers and form little small balls, and then flatten. If you want, use a fork and make those little cross marks. Cook at 350 degrees for about 15-20 minutes. Till crunchy and your pooch can’t wait any longer!