| This is the story of Spunky, a shetland sheep | | | | grated1 egg, beaten1/3 cup vegetable oil1 |
| dog, who was an early victim of pet food | | | | tablespoon packed brown sugar3/8 cup water |
| poisoning. Spunky survived to tell the tale | | | | |
| and his doting owner began to research | | | | Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray cookie sheet |
| recipes for dog food recipes that can be made | | | | with vegetable oil spray. Lightly dust work |
| at home for a dog food cookbook. | | | | surface with flour. Blend flours and cornmeal |
| | | | in large mixing bowl. Add apple, egg, oil, |
| My dog, Spunky, was put on a new diet last | | | | brown sugar and water. Mix until well |
| fall by our veterinarian who sold us the | | | | blended. On work surface, roll dough out to 7 |
| food. After five days Spunky became very ill. | | | | 8-inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters of |
| He was vomiting, eating less, became listless | | | | desired shape and size. |
| and staggered when he tried to walk. His | | | | |
| veterinarian refused to admit that the new | | | | Place treats on prepared sheet. Bake in |
| food was causing his illness. Spunky became | | | | preheated oven 35 to 40 minutes. Turn off |
| so ill that he was hospitalized for five days | | | | oven. Leave door closed for 1 hour to make |
| and came to the point where we were told he | | | | the treats crispy. Remove treats from oven. |
| was dying. | | | | Store baked treats in airtight container or |
| | | | plastic bag, and place in refrigerator or |
| I insisted that we try to feed him some of | | | | freezer. |
| his old food before we gave up on him. We | | | | |
| visited the animal hospital and fed him small | | | | Recipe makes 24 servings. |
| amounts of his old food. Within hours his | | | | |
| bloodwork was back to normal and he recovered | | | | Pet owners who love their pets will no doubt |
| very quickly. Some damage to his liver, | | | | be searching for new food sources. Remember |
| kidneys and gallbladder remained but these | | | | that when changing your dog's diet (no matter |
| are problems that can be monitored. In my | | | | what the food source) that you need to |
| anger and despair I decided to publish an all | | | | introduce the new food carefully and in small |
| natural cookbook of dog food recipes. Several | | | | amounts before actually making the switch. |
| months later the very food that made Spunky | | | | If you have any concerns about allergies and |
| ill was added to the recall list and this | | | | food sensitivity please consult your |
| only served to make me more aware that pet | | | | veterinarian before introducing human grade |
| owners need to consider feeding their pets | | | | food. |
| human grade food. | | | | |
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| An Apple A Day Dog Treat | | | | reprint this article so long as you keep it |
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| 2 cups whole-wheat flour1/2 cup unbleached | | | | links live. |
| flour1/2 cup cornmeal1 apple, chopped or | | | | |