The definitive training treat
These dried liver treats are unbeatable for training sessions and anytime you need your dog’s attention. I use them when out walking the dogs, and the difference compared to shop-bought treats is remarkable—your pups will love them! Liver is affordable at local supermarkets or butchers, making these treats cheaper and healthier than branded options. Dogs go wild for them, even those who ignore other treats.Â
To make cleanup easier, line your oven tray with tin foil or use disposable foil trays. Dried liver is gorgeous and has a nice smell, I even like eating it but it can make your clothes smell if you carry it in them so use a treat bag when out and about. If you fancy an alternative liver recipe, try my liver cake recipe for dogs, a super dog treat.
Get yourself a treat bag and you're good to go!
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Ingredients
A packet of liver (any liver will do).
Method
Get yourself some liver. Any liver will do.
Rinse the blood of the liver
Wrap a baking tray in kitchen foil.
Lay your liver on the tray. Preheat your oven to 120c (250f/Gas mark 1). Cook for 1½ - 2 hrs or until fully dry.
Two hours later and this is it now dried. There is no juices in the tray and liver is dry inside and out..
Cut into little squares and fridge what you will use in a few days and freeze the rest. See now why we're using kitchen foil?
Hi great recipe thanks for the tips, just wondering when you feed rover the treats are you defrosting them or giving straight from the freezer?
how long can I store these treats in the fridge?
Thanks for the tips have a dog show tomorrow and forgot to get treats…..remembered i had liver in the freezer but making the bread is too much work so just popping them in the air fryer now for “roasting”
Hi Jamie,
I’m looking to start a dog walking, pet sitting business with my husband. So both of us need to be insured correct? Also, do you recommend joining the National Associatiom of Pet Sitting and Dog Walkers Association? They charge £299 for an accredited training course.
Hey
Yeah, you both need insured. I get asked about Naps a lot. Tbh, I wouldnt bother, I could rant about naps and businesses like them but I wont. Noobs can do better they ar vurnerable to being exploited. A first aid certificate is good so look into that, befriend a behaviourist but that’s not essential.
Jamie
Could you please tell me how long these will keep for in the freezer, and how long they will last once defrosted?
Are they suitable for puppies?
Many thanks.
Hey Kate
If you freeze once cooled down, they will last and last, pretty much forever since it’s gonna be fed to the dogs.
For pups just little, teenie amounts, it’s quite rich – better once they get a bit older.
Jamie,
I have been told that you have to be careful about feeding too much liver as it is high in Vitamin D? Dogs apparently can’t process too much Vitamin D and it can be bad for them. I haven’t researched this but my informant is a vetinary nurse so probably knows a thing or two….
Hi, sorry if sound daft but can I use this with a puppy (8wks)? I am getting our lil Jessie at the end of April (Labrador) and am looking for healthy treats as apposed to shop brought ones. I have been doing loads of research on dog food labels etc and it is quite shocking how much rubbish is in some of these treat/food. This sounds easy, cheap and by some of the comments healthier!
Sounds brilliant max is on raw and wondered what to use as treat.Does heart work as well as liver
Hi Joan, yeah heart and kidney are other things you can try and Max will love.
just thought i would comment and say my dog and cat loves these. they will both be sitting by kitchen door waiting or cat will be trying to get any small bits that might fall off counter while i cut them up