"Does your pet have an up to date rabies vaccine? Would you like to permanently identify your pet with a microchip? Join us this Saturday, January 9th from Noon to 2 PM at Fix For Life, 511 W. Baddour Pkwy in Lebanon for a rabies vaccines and microchip clinic. An appointment is not required. "
I have a hard time finding treats that are soft enough for Peanut to eat, since he only has four teeth and is usually more gumming his food....
After testing over 10 kinds of dog treats, we found 2 brands that were soft enough, but not the most delicious or best for their health. I have seen sweet potato treats and knew they were good for dogs (and people), but I couldn't find a recipe for soft sweet potato treats.
So I went to the store, bought two sweet potatoes, and created:
Senior Soft Chew Sweet Potato and Oatmeal Cookies!
Recipe:
2 Sweet Potatoes, peeled; boiled; mashed.
Add 1/2 to 1 tsp of: cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger (I used crystallized);
Add one tsp of: honey, brown sugar;
Also add: one egg;
Mix.
Add 1 1/2 to 2 cups Oats; Mix well. Should feel like oatmeal cookie dough.
Roll into balls, spoon, or shape as desired (I used a bone cookie cutter, but it's messy, slow, and the dogs don't know- although it's very cute). I also recommend using foil instead of oiling the cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees F (convection oven setting, if possible) for 8-12 minutes, when tops are browning.
*Note: they will be more bouncy than soft when they are done. Let them cool on the pan so that they continue to cook out of the oven, this way they will be chewy and perfect for senior dogs who may not have all their teeth :)
If you make these, let me know how it turns out and how your furry friends liked them. Ours did. Feel free to pass this link and recipe on to your friends!
It's looking like enough people would be interested in a senior dog project for Tennessee to begin regular meetings soon!
I'm hoping to design an eye catching poster to put up around town in pet stores, vet offices, doggy daycare and training facilities, shelters, rescues, coffee shops, and any where else business owners will let me post one :) I have some ideas sketched out, but they need work.
Peanut and I sent a care package to Senior Sweetie "Peanut," a 10 year old female dachshund being fostered in Mississippi (her foster parents have renamed her Peanut, she was Jasmine). My Peanut made sure all the treats we sent were able to be chewed without teeth, since both he and "Miss Peanut" (short for Mississippi Peanut) don't have hardly any teeth left.
Eager Taste Testers: Charlie and Peanut
Guest Taste Tester: Treasure! (and Peanut, jealous that I am paying attention to not-him)
We're excited for a brand new year, and I'm armed with loads of information and a willingness to keep learning and find out how to give this project the push it needs :)
