Gingerbread men dog biscuit recipe

by Jamie Shanks | Jun 16, 2013 | 41 comments

A homemade travel sickness rememdy for dogs

Add ginger to biscuits and you can make a delicious dog treat.  Ginger has been known for a long time to be very effective in combating motion sickness in dogs as well as people.  These biscuits are easy to make and dogs think they are very tasty whether they’re traveling or not!  Because we are making gingerbread men, I’m using a gingerbread man biscuit cutter, you can buy here if you need one.

METHOD

peanut butter in mixing bowl

Add 85g (3oz) of peanut butter to a bowl!

adding hot water to mixing bowl

Add 4 tablespoons of hot water to bowl

peanut butter and water mix

Give it a good mix

nosey dogs

Already the dogs are wondering what’s getting made…

add flour to bowl

Add 170g (6oz) of self raising flour to bowl

adding ginger to mixing bowl

Add two teaspoons of ginger

adding cinnamon to mixing bowl

Add 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

dog biscuit dough ball

Now add a little water, just enough to make a dough, roll up your sleeves and really mix

rolled out dough

Roll out to 1/4 inch thick and preheat oven to 200°C

raw biscuits on baking tray

Cut out biscuits and place on baking tray

cooked dog biscuits

Cook for 15-20 mins until golden brown

feeding dog a homemade dog biscuit

Give to dog! Very tasty!

How to store

As a general guide if meat protein is present in recipe then it will last around 3 to 5 days stored in a cool place.  If it has second class protein in it eg. cheese, lentils, eggs, etc, then they will store for about 10 days in a cool place. You can use cake tins lined with baking paper – greaseproof. If there is no meat or second class proteins present then it will last around 3 weeks before they go soft like human biscuits.

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By Jamie Shanks

BDWS is owned and run by me, Jamie Shanks. I’ve been a professional dog walker since 2010. When I’m not walking dogs, I’m usually at home entertaining my three dogs and attending to five hens and my vegetable garden. 

6 Comments

  1. Thanks, these are great! I was wondering if freezing raw chicken or raw salmon (I heard there is a bacteria in it that is deadly to dogs) is not dangerous?

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  2. I tried this recipe with 800grams of liver. Took ages longer to dry (fair buff there was more of it).
    BUT it totally crumbles t after it’s been in my treat bag for 5 minutes, making it useless.
    Did I do something wrong?

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  3. I have always been told by vets that garlic should never be given to dogs. So is there something better to substitute?

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    • just dont add it if you dont want it, doesnt need a substitute.

    • Oh, wow, this is an amazing article!

      My dog loves dried fruit – banana, apple, and a bit of apricot, pineapple – and is obsessed with dried sweet potato, but they are all becoming very expensive in the UK. Do you have recommendations for how long to dehydrate these non-meat products?

      My dog really loves dried banana that is still a bit chewy. Only one place sells it and it is £4.20 or so for 100g. I’ve never tried dehydrating anything but would it be easy to get the banana to that chewy stage rather than becoming the hard, brittle, banana chip that is usually what goes for dried banana?

      Any tips for dehydrating sweet potato?

      I only have the dehydration function on an air fryer, and an air fryer oven: do you have any tips on ensuring fruit and veg doesn’t stick to the tray (or is this not an issue with dehydration?).

      Do you recommend specific cuts of beef? I don’t eat beef myself so I’m clueless on what the different ones are.

      Thanks for the ideas. Everything is getting ludicrously expensive and I would rather work out how to give my pup her favourites with dehydrating fruit, veg, and meat, than having to cut back. I came here looking for a biltong recipe and found so many other ideas!

  4. What is the quantity of couscous in your fish recipe please anita

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