It's been a while since I tried DIY dog treats but I am on a people baking freeze and have some ingredients to use.  Reading the beautiful book Cookie Love by Mindy Segal I couldn't resist the picture of Bill's (Dog) Biscuits.  My husband happened to finish frying some ground turkey so I used that for the grease.  It's also pumpkin season so I just roasted a pumpkin so this recipe was meant to be made in my kitchen. Notes say sweet potato will work instead of pumpkin.
​Mine didn't look as beautiful as the picture in the book but Miss Daisy did not mind.

Bill's (Dog) Biscuits
from Cookie Love by Mindy Segal with Kate Leahy

Makes approximately 90 small biscuits.

​2 1/2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
3 Tablespoons Flax Seed
2 Tablespoon Nonfat Milk Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
2 Extra Large Eggs, at room temperature
1 Cup Canned Pumpkin
1/4 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
Meat Drippings, for brushing

Heat the oven to 350 degrees.  Line a half sheet (13 x 18") pan with parchment paper.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the flour, flax seed, milk powder, and salt on low speed.

In a bowl, combine the eggs, pumpkin, and peanut butter.  With the mixer on low speed, add the egg mixture.  Mix until it feels like Play-Doh.

On a work surface, divide the dough in half.  Roll each half into a long nearly the length of the sheet pan.  Transfer the logs to the prepared pan and brush with the meat drippings.

Bake until firm and cooked through, approximately 40 minutes.  Cool completely on the pan.

Transfer the logs to a cutting board.  Using a serrated knife, slice the logs into 1/4" biscuits.  Place cut side down on 2 sheet pans (the pans do not have to be lined).  Brush again with meat drippings and return to the oven.  Bake, until the biscuits are completely dry, 16 to 20 more minutes.  Cool completely on the pans.

Biscuits can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks or in airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months.

Shortly after buying our house, we started dog shopping.  We have a small house and wanted a nice calm rescue dog.  We had our eye on a sweet dog but were a little late so we kept looking. 

After a long day at another shelter we left again empty handed.  Out of the corner of my eye I saw a photo of a dog that appeared to be a German Shorthair Pointer, the breed I grew up with.  Oh, he was sweet but I was warned he was quarrantined for kennel cough and some other heath issues. 

We finally got to meet Chance, this malnourished crazy dog jumping up and down the walls in this room.  I could not picture this dog in my house, but my husband saw something in him.  So we took this clearance dog off of doggie death row, and after several vet visits we learned he has irritable bowl syndrom, is allergic to everything they test for, birth defect in his front leg and severe   separation anxiety (we were his 3rd home in his short 9 month life).  After a better diet, regular exercise and lots of love Mr Chance is the sweetest and smartest dog.  He knows all the toys by name and will put them away in his toybox on command.  He also can open doors and do several other mischevious tasks!...  escaping cages being one of them!  He is also the best cuddler ever.

We finally got to meet Chance, this malnourished crazy dog jumping up and down the walls in this room.  I could not picture this dog in my house, but my husband saw something in him.  So we took this clearance dog off of doggie death row, and after several vet visits we learned he has irritable bowl syndrom, is allergic to everything they test for, birth defect in his front leg and severe  separation anxiety (we were his 3rd home in his short 9 month life).  After a  better diet, regular exercise and lots of love Mr Chance is the sweetest and smartest dog.  He knows all the toys by name and will put them away in his toybox on command.  He also can open doors and do several other mischevious tasks!...  escaping cages being one of them!  He is also the best cuddler ever.

So the time came and we wanted to find him a friend.  We had him meet many other dogs, he really wasn't interested.  Finally, a shy girl named Jada at the Humane Society really caught his eye.  It appeared to be doggie love at first sight! 

We brought this sweet 9 week old puppy home and renamed her Daisy but we kept wondering what type of dog this mix was.  The husband and I would debate, argue, read, speculate.  Then we heard about doggie DNA tests and yes we did it.  Ordered the kit, put the swab in her mouth and found out she's a girl after my own heart...  a German Shorthair Pointer/Cocker Spaniel mix.  So she's quite the hunter like our Chance.  Her favorite thing to hunt though is tennis balls, but that's another story.
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