Homemade Yorkie Recipes (Food & Treats)

[Zikidiqui]

Yes Yes Yes this is a great thread. Thank you. Buttons wont eat dog food. This she will love.

[ronniecalhoun]

The great thing about making your own Yorkie treats is that it is so much healthier for your Yorkies.

[Angietigerfan]

Originally Posted by Ceibasmom

LEO'S COOKIES (an original recipe from Pilar Passmore)

1/2 brick regular or low-fat cream cheese
2 cups whole-wheat flour
6 ounces carrot baby food
3 ounces olive oil
Splash of vanilla

Mix the ingredients; mash, knead and flatten. If you don't have a bone-shaped cookie cutter, use the baby food jar to make round cookies.
Place cookies on a baking sheet, and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Turn off the oven, and leave the cookies inside until the oven cools.
Yield: about 21/2 dozen cookies.

A batch generally keeps for about two weeks.

Passmore's warning: "Once they eat these cookies, they won't eat the others."

These sound great I will try them this weekend Thanks!

[Angietigerfan]

Turkey Burgers:
2 lbs ground turkey
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup couscous
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
Soak the couscous in chicken broth until absorbed (10-20 mins)
Mix with the turkey and parsley
In 2 Tbs olive oil make patties and cook just like "our" hamburgers
I use a 1/4 cup measuring cup to make the patties so I know exactly how much each patty is
Store in Airtight container in fridge
I serve each doggie a patty in the morning
At Night I give them Chicken stew mixed with their dry dog food, Recipe below

Chicken Stew
2 lbs cut up chicken w/o any bones
Fresh Carrots Chopped
Fresh green beans chopped
1/2-1 cup brown rice
Brown chicken in stock pot with 2Tbs olive oil, stir in veggies and rice, cover with chicken broth and bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1-2 hours until carrots are tender. When serving I measure out 1/2 cup and stir in 1/2 cup of their royal Canin dog food. I mash it all together and they lick the plate clean
Enjoy

[LunarBerry]

I just made some frozen treats today and two out of my three loved it. It's a real simple recipe.

Burr-y Blue-nana
4oz banana puree (I used gerber baby food, but fresh is best)
3 3/4 oz blueberry juice
about a good tbsp of cottage cheese (small curd)
Optional: chunky to puree blueberries

I say 3 3/4 oz of juice, because the cottage cheese will add to the volume, you'll wind up with about 1 cup of this. Stir thoroughly. Just fill tray and freeze. If adding blueberries reduce volume of juice some more.

[LunarBerry]

Made some tasty meaty veggie food, granted I've not measured the amount but eyeballed it.

Lamb & Veggie:
Some lamb chunks 1/2-1 lb
1 carrot (peeled)
1 celery
1 handful of kale
1 handful of sugar peas
a dash or two of the following: mint, rosemary, parsley
1-2 tbsp olive oil

Puree in the blender and cook on a skillet till thoroughly browned. My dogs have loved it! Acted like I never fed them >_>; Adjust recipe as you like :3

[bjeagleriver]

I started feeding my Milly raw about two months ago. She is doing really well. The recipe is on the internet and after doing hours of research, I decided to try it. It is promoted by Dinovite, a nutritional supplement for dogs manufactured here in the USA. It is really simple and she loves it. She is a VERY picky eater. Milly is only my second yorkie. My first little girl passed away during knee surgery (she was only 6 years old and I was devastated, she was one of those once in a lifetime dogs). But, now I have sweet Milly. She is 3 years old and very healthy but a picky eater with weepy eyes that need to be cleaned every day. I have tried so many dog foods, dry, wet, dehydrated, frozen, fresh. I cooked for my other little girl, so thought I would give it a try for Milly. Have tried many recipes over the last few years (most she didn't like), but she really loves this simple raw carb free recipe:

-2 cups raw Ground Beef (calls for 70/30 but I use less fat, usually 88/12)
-1 1/4 Tablespoons LickOchops (Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids and natural source of vitamin C)
-2 hard boiled eggs WITH shells. Crumble shells into small pieces or grind them. Eggshells and their lining contain calcium and glucosamine.
-1 to 2 Tablespoons Dinovite for Dogs (digestive enzymes, trace minerals, fatty acids, vitamins and Direct Fed Microbials).

Mix all of this together and you have your raw feed dog food. I separate this into portion size meatballs and freeze them. I take out three at a time the night before and I feed her a 1.2 ounce meatball (cut up into small pieces) 2 to 3 times a day. She weighs 12 lbs (bigger than a lot of yorkies, but healthy weight for her structure).

You can get the recipe, the Dinovite and the LickOchops at Dinovite.com. They also have a recipe that includes rice, if you prefer to have some carbs in there.

Milly is doing really well on this. Her weepy eyes are a little better and she really likes this food. She also gets a few treats. She loves frozen green beans and the Nub-0-Nubs that Dinovite sells (freeze dried beef pieces). She gets a few other things, but not much. Except a Virbac Dental Chew once a day.

[Zahida1tj]

Thanks y'all NuNu will love these new recipes. Yummy yummy for NuNu tummy

[ReeseDJ]

I'm so happy someone posted these! I've been trying to find good recipes for Reese.
I love to bake and cook so it would be nice to be able to cook for him as well

[cjosborne57]

We have been told by emergency vet our 5 1lb Claire Bear has IBS after 2 weekend stints in the emergency in a month. Is therr a homemade sensitive diet/receipe that is good also for alergies.

[veggienut]

Originally Posted by Angietigerfan

Turkey Burgers:
2 lbs ground turkey
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup couscous
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
Soak the couscous in chicken broth until absorbed (10-20 mins)
Mix with the turkey and parsley
In 2 Tbs olive oil make patties and cook just like "our" hamburgers
I use a 1/4 cup measuring cup to make the patties so I know exactly how much each patty is
Store in Airtight container in fridge
I serve each doggie a patty in the morning
At Night I give them Chicken stew mixed with their dry dog food, Recipe below

Chicken Stew
2 lbs cut up chicken w/o any bones
Fresh Carrots Chopped
Fresh green beans chopped
1/2-1 cup brown rice
Brown chicken in stock pot with 2Tbs olive oil, stir in veggies and rice, cover with chicken broth and bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1-2 hours until carrots are tender. When serving I measure out 1/2 cup and stir in 1/2 cup of their royal Canin dog food. I mash it all together and they lick the plate clean
Enjoy

You mention "no bones". Are bones not good for a dog, that is if it is ground up~? What about the brand, "Stella & Chewy's". The ingredients include ground up bones, so is this not good~?

[leeagoldstein]

Originally Posted by veggienut

You mention "no bones". Are bones not good for a dog, that is if it is ground up~? What about the brand, "Stella & Chewy's". The ingredients include ground up bones, so is this not good~?

The main concern is that the bones can easily splinter and could get lodged/stuck in any part of your dogs digestive track.

[JuneBugs Momma]

I'm new to baking my own treats so I was hoping to get some ideas. I did search through this thread and unless I missed something, I do not see anything for a treat/bone that is crunchy in consistency. I just purchased a silicone dog treat mold (I attached a pic so not sure if it can be viewed) and looking for recipes for a crunchy treat. Also looking for low sugar/low carb ingredients that will not interfere with re-occurring yeast infections.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by cjosborne57

We have been told by emergency vet our 5 1lb Claire Bear has IBS after 2 weekend stints in the emergency in a month. Is therr a homemade sensitive diet/receipe that is good also for alergies.

Rosie has IBS. I got her diet from Dr Remillard at petdiets.com. Hope this helps.

[Snickersmama]

I was told never use turkey by a "mom" on this site and I followed up with vet and they agreed to use beef or chicken, I've always been told never ever give garlic to a pet yet a couple recipes call for these foods??