homemade dog biscuits

My neighbor just got a new Boston Terrier puppy, this ridiculously adorable girl named Olive. To celebrate her arrival, I decided to make some healthy doggy treats and read various recipes online to find a general formula. I mixed and matched, added organic carrots, and a few tricks to make my own:

1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 cup brewer's yeast (click here to see the supplement label, ridiculously long amino acid list)

a dash of salt

1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil (plus a little for brushing)

1/2 cup of low sodium, zero trans-fat chicken stock

1/4 cup of carrot shavings (local veggies, local veggies, local veggies!)

1 teaspoon of liquid chlorella

Set oven to 350C

Mix together, flatten out with a rolling pin 1/4-1/2 inch thick. Use your favorite cookie cutter shapes. I like the paw print, bones, and fire hydrants from Sur La Table (click here).

Place on parchment paper and bake 20 min

Flip cookies, brush on light layer of olive oil

Bake additional 10 min

Et voilà!

I decided to add the olive oil insted of canola because the puppy's name is Olive. Also I read that a teaspoon of olive oil a day is good for a dog's skin and coat. I added chlorella because all dogs are obsessed with Greenies and I thought this might be the secret ingredient to Greenie's success. In fact, I think it is, because dogs go nuts over my recipe.

PS. The day that my neighbor bought Olive, he originally left the house to "just buy olive oil". He passed a pet store and saw this puppy through the window and decided to save her from her cubicle and aptly named her Olive.