Smokey Dog Treat

[larry hensley]

For a Great Special Treat take the Water with drippings and Smokey flavor put it in a bowl, serving saver, zip lock bag or whatever and freeze it.  The next hot day take it out and throw it in the back yard for the Dogs.  A Pupcicle is a Great Treat for a dog on a hot day.  They will Devour it in minutes.  (Or Less) 

 

[pops6927]

Same way with the rind on bacon; don't trim it off beforehand, leave it on the belly and trim it off afterwards.  If you don't use it for soup or beans, roll it up and tie a string around it and toss it to the dogs, they love it!

 

[johnnie walker]

We've got to take care of our 4 legged friends too!

 

[roller]

Well my Black Mouth Cur is laying on her rug in the house at 69* right now...good Idea on the cikle...

 

[mneeley490]

I made a failed attempt at treats yesterday. I had the skin from a whole pig that we smoked earlier, so the idea was to cut it into pieces and make something like smoked bully sticks from it.

The skin was already cooked, but I thought if I scraped off as much fat from the underside that I could, and laid them skin-side down, that they might roll up on their own. Well, after 8+ hours at temps from 200° to 240°, nothing much happened except they became greasy and brittle, more like dark brown tortilla chips. I ended up tossing them, as I wouldn't even serve them to a dog.

Wondered if anyone has a better idea how to make bully sticks?

 

[handymanstan]

For a Great Special Treat take the Water with drippings and Smokey flavor put it in a bowl, serving saver, zip lock bag or whatever and freeze it.  The next hot day take it out and throw it in the back yard for the Dogs.  A Pupcicle is a Great Treat for a dog on a hot day.  They will Devour it in minutes.  (Or Less) 

I had not seen this before seems like a great idea but if you are using  a rub or salt I would think hard about it..

from this site     http://ottawavalleydogwhisperer.blogspot.com/2012/02/herbs-and-spices-for-your-dogs-health.html   Lots of good info there for the dog in your life.

Herbs & Spices that Are NOT Safe for Dogs
The following provides a list of some of the herbs that are harmful to dogs…
Cocoa
Comfrey
Paprika
Pennyroyal
Pepper
Salt
Tea Tree Oil (must only be used in diluted carrier such as almond or olive oil in a ratio of 50:50)
Nutmeg
Mace
Ma Huang (Ephedra) use under supervision of a holistic veterinarian only.
Wormwood (a dewormer that should only ever be used under the supervision of a holistic veterinarian)