Homemade Dog Biscuits

Yes, you heard me right. No, I am not crazy.

Last year, I brought home some bacon biscuits from Dog Dish for Maggie. She was like putty in my hand. My dog that usually ran in the opposite direction when called was suddenly bounding toward me when I spoke her name.

I needed more biscuits. STAT.

I wasn't too happy with paying the price tag there so I decided to do some research. Happily, I found a super simple recipe to make them at home:

 

 All you need is whole wheat flour, milk, bacon, cold water, salt, and  garlic salt- because dogs deserve a well-seasoned biscuits.

 Fry up the bacon until it is super crispy (the crispier the better) and then crumble it into small pieces. Make sure to save that bacon fat- we will use it later!

Next, throw everything into your favorite mixing bowl and douse in bacon grease, then add water until the dough comes together.

Roll out the dough until it's about 1/4" thick and then you can cut it out into your favorite shape. I stuck with a traditional dog bone because I thought cat-shaped biscuits would be too cruel.  Now, to the oven!

Voila- a doggie-approved stash of bacon biscuits that can get even my wild mongrels to do this:

These biscuits are to be used with caution as they are irresistible to canine companions (and apparently, my mother thinks they smell pretty tasty, too). Now I have these two hairy things following me everywhere I go!

 Bacon Dog Biscuits
5 c whole wheat flour
1 c milk
1 lb bacon
1 tsp garlic salt
Pinch of salt
1/2 c cold water

1. Fry bacon and crumble. Reserve bacon grease.
2. Add flour, milk, garlic salt and bacon to bowl and mix.
3. Stir in bacon grease.
4. Add cold water until dough is moist. Add more water if needed.
5. Roll dough out 1/4" thick and cut out shapes.
6. Bake on a cookie sheet 35-40 min @ 350 degrees

This recipe is very forgiving. You don't need to worry about overworking the dough because hey- it's for a dog! I didn't even need to flour my work station to roll it out.

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Spring Tease

Oklahoma weather can be likened to an menopausal woman with fluctuations as temperamental as the worst of hot flashes. The weather changes as quickly as it has arrived and the extremes can be quite amazing. This past Saturday, for instance, we had record breaking temperatures of 76 degrees!

Hallelujah!

I am not one for cold weather- one of the reasons I did not stay in Colorado after college. The dreary weather really cramps my style! No more trips to the park, barbecuing, swimming... and not to mention all of the clothes I cannot wear. And those measly 10 hours of sunlight? I don't see a single ray when I'm working a 10 hour shift.

So when this freak heatwave hit-man was I going to make the most of it! The thing I was dying to do the most was take my puppies out to the dog park. They had begun to look a little lazy...

We loaded into the car and headed down Riverside to make the trek to South Tulsa. Though Maggie is not the biggest fan of car rides, Charlie didn't seem to mind the commute.
Much to my disappointment, we found the dog park closed until grass grows back in the spring. That means the Groundhog has some serious work to do on Wednesday.

Despite Mags and Charles being unable to romp with other pups, we spent over an hour walking around the park and following trails I had no idea even existed. And get this- I even ran some! This time I did not feel as if my lungs were bleeding nor did I double over in pain. Oh, progress! And to my amazement the dogs didn't even trip me once!

The most noticeable thing about Saturday was how many people were out and about. Every park we passed was jammed with people of all ages! Everyone was soaking up the sunshine- the city had some blood coursing through its veins again. I felt as if someone had recharged my batteries- sunshine was all it took!

But now, I am at home preparing for a blizzard merely three days later- again with record-breaking predictions.
Let's just hope I don't get stuck at work tomorrow. Hospitals are creepy places to stay the night.

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