Homemade Dog Treats

Homemade Dog Treats

U.S. pet owners spent almost $7 billion on treats for dogs and cats in 2019 (market research firm Packaged Facts). In the 2020 stay-at-home COVID world, it will likely be even more. But what is in this mountain of store-bought treats? You may not want to know. The FDA is tasked with regulation and safety of all food, including pet food. But you don’t have to dig very deep to find some really disturbing information.

Coco Nutty dog treat ingredients

Keep it simple.

Humans obsess about our own diets. A recent survey found that the average adult will try 126 different diets in their lifetime. Information is everywhere. Variety may be the spice of life… for humans. But not for dogs. Find what they like and stick to it.

Coco Nutty Dog Treats Recipe

Sweet Potato Turkey Pet Treats Recipe

Peanut Butter Apple Soft Treats

Cheesy Carrot Apple Treats

Tuna Dog Treats

One commercial
dog treat.
32 ingredients.

Here is a simple rule for pets… and humans. If ANY processed food has 32 ingredients you probably should not eat it. Especially if some of those ingredients require a chemistry degree to understand. The FDA requires producers to list all the ingredients, but not where they come from or how they were handled. Many store-bought treats may also be very high in calories. That can cause weight problems, especially in older dogs.

Skip the uncertainty.
Make better
pet treats yourself.

Clip art, fish meat, fruit and vegetables

Since wolves are dog’s ancient ancestors, many pet owners think dogs are just meat-eaters / carnivores. Modern dogs evolved around humans and ate a wider variety of food scraps. But just because dogs will eat about anything, it doesn’t mean they should.

parallax
happy dog face

What's GOOD

Meats, chicken, turkey, carrots, salmon (cooked not raw), pumpkin, sweet potatoes (skin removed), egg yolk or cooked whole egg, apples, oatmeal, peanut butter (careful – NO xylitol sweetener – use only natural), bananas, blueberries, green beans, rice, mango, cantaloupe, garbanzo beans (plain – no hummus)

What's good for dogs
sad dog face

What's BAD

Avocados, alcohol, raw yeast bread dough, fruit seeds or pits, foods with caffeine, chocolate, cooked bones, grapes or raisins, macadamia nuts, garlic, onions, xylitol (artificial sweetener), milk, mushrooms, walnuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, potato skins, raw potatoes, salty foods

What's bad for dogs

A dog lover’s story

two huskies

Patrick makes dehydrated foods for his Siberian huskies, Conrad and Cara, using sweet potato and a combination of raw meats. Patrick dehydrates his homemade dog food until crispy and breakable, allowing him to snap off little pieces for his huskies when they behave. Plus, the crunchy treats keep Conrad’s and Cara’s teeth clean and plaque-free.

Patrick uses quality ingredients to fuel his dogs through hikes, adventures, and outback trips but still saves money compared to buying packaged treats. A helpful tip from Patrick: partially freeze your meats for easy slicing before dehydrating. This way you can make uniform thin slices for extra crispy jerky. Then strap a pack to your dog so that your canine can carry their own lightweight food. 

The Sahara Dehydrator with slices of apples

Dehydrating
makes it easy

Dehydrating is a great way to make healthy and nutritious treats your pet will love. Easily turn meats, vegetables, and other simple ingredients into easy to handle treats you can carry in your pocket and require no refrigeration.

Meats can be raw or cooked. When using raw meat, follow the same guidelines as when making jerky for humans. Your pet will love you for it. 

Why SAHARA?

Sure, you could make dog treats in any food dehydrator, but why not choose a dehydrator that can do it all? The Sahara is the world’s first and only dehydrator that quickly folds to 1/3 its size for easy storage. Even with this convenience, nothing is sacrificed. With 700W of heat, Sahara powers through the biggest loads of jerky. The patented dual temperature sensors also control heat for drying of delicate herbs and even flowers. Sahara has two independent 350W heaters to kick start the drying process, but automatically switches back to one heater as the food dries – another industry first. And of course, Sahara looks great on your kitchen counter.

Dehydrating dog treats in the Sahara

Experience
a New World
of Food

Customer Reviews

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Sahara Folding Dehydrator

An excellent machine, I liked that it is compact, its design is ideal for small businessmen
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G S.
Very pleased so far

Easy to set up and use, great functionality with the dual timers! I've made a few things so far very successfully and look forward to many years of use.

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Dave Leyh
IT IS TRULY AMAZING

this is amazing easy to clean folds down very nicely for storage and works as it should no complaints at all on product.

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Wendy C.
Loving it so far

I haven't had this dehydrator very long, but I have used it quite a bit since I bought it. I have made vegetable flax crackers, sprouted buckwheat cereal, and pumpkin pie leather that have all been delicious. So I mainly bought it for making snacks since I have a lot of food allergies and no one makes the snacks that I want. I previously owned a different dehydrator that did not have the digital timer and temp settings, I think that the timer especially is really helpful. I also wanted this dehydrator specifically for the folding aspect to store it, but so far I have not needed to store it. I do think the folding design is unique and really smart.

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Alexis
Perfection!

This dehydrator is absolutely perfection. It dehydrates everything evenly and consistently. It collapses so small that we are able to store it easily in our small apartment. We used to buy fruit leather at the farmers market for an exorbitant cost and now we just make it ourselves at a fraction of the price and it tastes just as good if not better. I’ve owned Brod and Taylor products before, specifically, the bread proofer, and the company is always a joy to work with. Trevor was my contact when I purchased this device and he was so helpful and accommodating to me. I will be a lifelong customer of Brod and Taylor because of him.

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