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DIY Training Treats
Feb 16, 2021The other amazing thing about DIY training treats is that you can work in nutrient dense materials like real chicken. I’m a big believer in real food for dogs (studies show reduces cancer risk, helps mental alertness and mood, and more!), and training treats are a part of that equation.
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These pyramid pan molds are the perfect size and you can make hundreds or in my case thousands of treats with ease. You can find the molds I bought in my amazon shop.
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I was first turned on to using tapioca flour in training treats from a great blog by Eileen and Dogs, it helps to keep the treats dense and prevents them from crumbling and gives them a spongy consistency. The treats are quite easy to hold and dispense which makes them ideal for training!
There is a lot of room for variation but these are the 2 recipes that I made. They yield enough to fill 2 pyramid pans. Play around with your dog’s favorite flavors to find the highest value reward for your dog.
Orange/ Pumpkin DIY Training Treats
- 10 oz Pumpkin (about 3/4 of a 15 oz can)
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1 TBS MCT Oil
- 1 cup tapioca flour
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 5 drops orange essential oil (optional – great scent)
Chicken/Dill
- 1 can chicken with water (9.75 oz)
- 2 eggs
- 1TBS MCT oil
- 1 cup tapioca flour
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 TBS dried dill (optional – great scent)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- I sprayed my pans with oil to make it easier to get them out
- Blend wet ingredients in a food processor
- Mix blended wet ingredients with dry ingredients
- Spread batter into molds with spatula and be sure to wipe off excess batter. ( I found it easier to pour the batter in small amounts in all four corners and worked the batter inward)
- Bake for 15 minutes or until you can see the treats starting to lift. I made the mistake of not baking them long enough my first go which made a tedious task of popping each treat out individually. So if the treats don’t come out very well try baking it for longer)
I made a lot and then stuck what I wasn’t going to use in the coming week into the freezer.
Happy Training!
-Rachel Laurie Harris CPDT-KA
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