Gluten free dog treat recipe

by Jamie Shanks | Oct 13, 2013 | 41 comments

Treats for sensitive dogs

Our canine dietitian Bev Cobley has given us a new biscuit to try.  When I made this recipe the first time I took ALL the biscuits with me while I did my dog walking and the dogs just loved them!  By the end of the day, I had none left!  Thumbs up from the dogs!

This gluten free dog treat recipe is dead easy to make and from start to finish it can be done within an hour with little mess and the great thing is you can add your dog’s favourite food to flavour it!  Just note that potato flour can be quite hard to source from your local supermarket but most health shops sell it and it’s easy to buy online.

INGREDIENTS

2 mugs of potato flour (240g), 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of honey, Water to mix,

Flavouring.  We’re using apple and cheese but you can use whatever your dog likes e.g. chopped liver, pre cooked mince, fruit etc.

METHOD

potato flour in bowl

Add 2 mugs of potato flour into a bowl.

 
Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 1 tablespoon of honey!

Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 1 tablespoon of honey!

 
crumble like mix

Mix into a crumble like mixture!

 
grated cheese

We’re adding a handful of grated cheese…

 
grated apple

And a grated apple (no seeds)

 
dough ball

Add some water and make into dough!

 
rolled dough

Roll out like a thin sausage and slice!

 
biscuits on tray

Place on baking tray and put in oven at 180°C. Cooking times vary for ingredients and size of biscuits but these biscuits will cook for 30 mins.

 
gluten free dog biscuit recipe

30 minutes later they’re done! Look great!

 

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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