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Vicki
09-21-2008, 04:44 AM
I won't buy dog treats because so many are being manufactured in China.
I bought an Exhaliber food dehydrator and have been making dog treats.
The dogs love them. So far I've dried chicken breast meat, chicken gizzards and hearts, calf liver, and am going to try other lean meats. The cost of the treats is less, I know exactly what they are eating, and don't worry any more.
mauigirl
09-21-2008, 06:52 AM
How neat! You can make really lean beef, turkey, chicken jerky with that too, huh? Great way to sneak in protein.
seko
09-21-2008, 10:33 AM
Great idea, didn't think you could dehydrate meat in it!
agilebasenji
09-21-2008, 02:50 PM
I make my own too. I just slice chicken breast thin, put it on a cookie cooling rack and in the oven at 150 for 4 hours (or so), turning once.
agilebasenji
09-21-2008, 02:50 PM
I make my own too. I just slice chicken breast thin, put it on a cookie cooling rack and in the oven at 150 for 4 hours (or so), turning once.
LiveWWSD
09-21-2008, 02:53 PM
I make my own too. I just slice chicken breast thin, put it on a cookie cooling rack and in the oven at 150 for 4 hours (or so), turning once.

Oh NICE... thank you for that info..what a neat trick for those of us who are food dehydrator deficient. :D
Vicki
09-21-2008, 04:50 PM
Hello everyone...I'm so happy to have found this web site.
I pet sit and one of my clients foster cares a breed of dogs. She left chicken jerky strips that were "homemade" rather than trusting manufacturers. I ordered an Excaliber Food Dehydrator from Amazon that day. I can't believe the wonderful quality of the treats I'm able to make. Today, I'm making sweet potato treats for the dogs and me. I garden so the dehydrator has been great for peppers and tomatoes, too.
elena86
09-22-2008, 02:58 PM
The BRAT cookbook has some nice basenji treat recipies.
wizard
09-23-2008, 12:53 PM
What a great idea. I already have a dehydrator (I dry my apples, tomatoes, etc for myself) and it has receipes for making jerky. I'll have to try making some dog treats now.
Vicki
09-23-2008, 01:52 PM
What a great idea. I already have a dehydrator (I dry my apples, tomatoes, etc for myself) and it has receipes for making jerky. I'll have to try making some dog treats now.

The recipe for jerky calls for salt as a preservative, you can avoid the extra salt for the dogs by drying the meat and then refrigerating it.

I dehydrated chicken gizzards and hearts...that is their favorite.