Philadoptables wants to help you keep your best friends healthy so we are sponsoring a low-cost vaccine clinic for dogs and cats on Saturday, July 18th! Please help us spread the word and if you have any questions please email [email protected]!
Philadoptables wants to help you keep your best friends healthy so we are sponsoring a low-cost vaccine clinic for dogs and cats on Saturday, July 18th! Please help us spread the word and if you have any questions please email [email protected]!
Saturday, May 16 between 8am-10am!
Join us for a family- friendly, early morning event. Just $10 per person gets you OJ, coffee, pancakes, & sausage. We will have our new shirts and pint glasses for sale! Last year was so much fun and it is right on the Blvd! Please share our pancake breakfast with your friends.
For under $20 you can challenge your dog in no time! Here are some of our favorites!
Here is a link if you would like to purchase one: Click Here
Please let us know how they work for you!
Your adopted dog deserves a holiday treat and we’ve got the perfect recipe from Dogtreatkitchen.com: a fun dog treat recipe to make. Don’t be intimidated by the number of steps needed to make this homemade dog treat. They are all easy steps, in fact you could make it even more enjoyable by having your kids or other family members help you roll out “worm” shapes for your dog.
Ingredients:
3 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup nonfat powdered milk
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup warm water
1 chicken bouillon cube
2 large eggs
2 tsp red food coloring(see tips)
1/2 tsp peppermint oil flavoring (optional)
1 large egg (for an egg wash)
Additional flour for kneading
Instructions:
Storage – Our free dog treat recipes do not contain preservatives, so they will need to be refrigerated. These dog candy canes will keep fresh for two or more weeks in the refrigerator. They also freeze beautifully. Keep them in the freezer for up to 6 months
Yield – If you roll out 5 inch strips of dough, and twist them together, you should yield at least 20 sugar free dog treats.
Parchment Paper – Lay out a long piece of parchment or wax paper to use as your work surface. Otherwise each little ball, or “worm”, will stick to the clean counter.
Patience – You must practice patience with this, and other, sugar free dog treat recipes that require shaping. The dough wants to contract to it original size. But, you can coax it into the shape you want gradually. Do each step to the entire batch of dough. This will allow the dough to rest in between being shaped. First, break apart the dough into tablespoon sized balls. Next, slightly roll each ball into a “worm” shape in your hands (it will be too thick and about 3 inches long). Then, roll each “worm” on the parchment paper to the desired thickness and at least 5 inches long. Gently pull on either end of the strip to help it lengthen. If the dough is not cooperating, let it rest, and start rolling another piece of dough.
Gloves – Wearing food safe gloves is essential when kneading in the red food coloring and peppermint. Otherwise the red dye will temporarily stain your hands red, I know from experience! 🙂 If you need to remove red dye from your hands, make a paste with cornstarch and water. Rub your hands together, rinse and repeat if needed.
Red Coloring – I found red food coloring worked much better than red food paste or gel. However, you can also try natural red food coloring, like beet powder.
Peppermint – The flavoring is an optional step that helps give this sugar freedog treat recipe more flavor. Not to mention mint smells great baking, and it makes these homemade dog treats the real deal. However, if you do not have it on hand, or would rather not add it, the end dog treat will come out the same to your dog, simply scrumptious.
Twist – Maybe I’m not very coordinated, but I found it difficult to twist the two strips together while on the baking sheet. What worked best for me, was to hold a strip in each hand and then twist them together in the air. Gravity seems to help lengthen the “worms” and I got more twists per cookie. Then lay your twisted cookie on the prepared baking sheet and curve the top to create the “crook” part of the candy cane.
These candy cane dog treats make the perfect gift. Lay them on top of each other and tie with ribbon. Place a tag on the cookies to show that they’re for your four legged recipient. Then package it with a coffee mug & hot chocolate for your human friend. Or, better yet, make them to show your dog just how much you care.
If your cat isn’t a fan of chicken, then swap with organic salmon or tuna.