You must be so excited to pick up that little cutie!

Very excited. I'm a vegetarian, and I bought chicken! I wanted to make good treats for training.

I would not use chicken as many dogs are allergic to it. However I do make a ground beef cookie treat for my dog.

it's a mixture of Black beans and ground beef. We mix it all up....make little cookies (balls, bones, whatever) and bake in the over on low heat until dehydrated. Toots loves them. If you insist on chicken though...you can cut thin and place in a dehydrator overnight.

Thanks!

Actually, beef allergies are more common than chicken allergies. While no guarantees, a key is to feed a variety of high quality foods. Dogs can become allergic to anything, but the chemicals and preservatives in lower quality commercial food are suspect. I wouldn't exclude chicken or beef from a dogs diet.

Elly, do you have a dehydrator? I bought one a few years ago to make dried sweet potato chews for my guys. I would think an oven could be used for dried chicken, just lowest temp and long period. My dogs are raw fed but can be enticed to do absolutely anything for little pieces of plain old cooked chicken. I simmer it in boiling water until tender, then tear it up into very small pieces and keep in plastic bag of in fridge or freezer. A food motivated puppy will probably respond to plain old pieces of kibble in your pocket ;-)

Hi Cynthia,

I do not have a dehydrator.

I do use puppy kibble for training, but I need a high value treat too.

Sweet potato chews sound good, but I may eat them :)

I have always made my dog treats like this: I grind cooked chicken in the food processor with raw carrots and garlic. I then add raw eggs, a little olive oil and enough flour to make a dough that I can roll out. I also add cheese if I have some that is starting to get moldy.

I cut in strips with a pizza cutter and bake at 315 deg. for 20 min. and then 200 deg. for several hours until very hard and crunchy. I store what isn't used in a period of a week in the freezer. They love them and they are healthful.

Thanks!