Homemade flax seed dog biscuits
These homemade flax seed dog biscuits are just one of the ways we can give a little of the love back to our pups, who fill our hearts so. They love us more than we deserve and if there is a healthy way to spoil them, then we are all in.
- This Flax seed dog biscuit story and recipe shared in 2008. Update: We lost our dear Dante in May, 2011. And lost our loving Sierra in March, 2020. And we lost our sweet Lexi in May of 2024. We love you all so much. Thank you for bringing us so much love and joy into our lives. We can’t wait until we have our next set of dogs to share our lives with. Until then we ache and smile with the love of memories of our pups.
- Update: here is a new recipe for Pumpkin Flax Seed Dog Biscuits.
When we saw her 3 years ago, her gentle puppy demeanor, her adorable little brown “pirate patch” over her eye, her lovable licks and her warm, sweet gaze deceived us into believing that she was going to be the perfect puppy.
She tricked us into thinking that with proper, firm training, she would do no harm. Can you call us two big SUCKERS?!! Not only has she killed and pulled up many plants from our garden, those that she has not killed, she’s eaten. We finally gave up on the idea of growing rhubarb because she eats the stalks even before the snails get to them. What’s left of the plant is a tiny base stalk with a dog paw print as evidence left behind. She loves strawberries too. Every other morning, it’s a race to our little strawberry patch to beat her to the ripened berries.
If we’re a little late, she’ll be found licking her mug free of the super duper sweet chandler strawberry juice. It’s SO wrong to see two humans (us) salivating and staring down at a dog (her) who just beat her guardians to their prized strawberries. Can you call us JEALOUS?!! But she is a great soccer player, loves to play in dirt and her love of the sprinklers keep us entertained and forgiving of her destructive ways!
He’s big, he’s lazy and he’s a princess. He is named Dante, inspired during our trip to Rome, after the famed poet Dante Alighieri. We really should have named him “princepesa”. Dante is supposed to be the big, strong, noble, athletic and fearless Rhodesian Ridgeback hunter that we also got suckered into loving. Is it too late to get a refund? Isn’t there an 8 year dog ownership statue of limitations?!
What we ended up getting was a dog who HATES water, doesn’t like to get his paws dirty, screams bloody murder when getting his nails trimmed or when about to get a shot at the vet and sleeps about 20 hours a day. And worse yet, he will not chase balls. Nope, none of this “fetch, Fido, fetch” playtime with Dante. He looks at a tossed ball like it’s an insult to his character, giving us that “you really don’t expect me to chase that, do you?” look. But wait, those are his GOOD traits.
Their Favorite Dog Biscuits
If there’s one significant description to singularly identify this dog amongst others, it’s is his love of FOOD. Yes, of course, mostly all dogs love food and love to be fed. But our “great red hope” of a canine is so infatuated with food that if there was a plate of leftovers on the counter sitting over night, he will sit and stare at it ALL NIGHT. True! When we wake up in the morning, we’ll find this hound sitting in the kitchen, half asleep, hoping the food will miraculously fall to the floor for him to ingest. But he is part hound and does have great smelling and hunting skills. He can run trails with Mom & Dad like no other, and if one of us gets lost, we’re certain that he’ll be able to find us by smell. We suppose that’s a good thing!
Homemade Flax Seed Dog Biscuits
But they are loved! Aside from our rant, they do get treated quite nicely (we remind them of their fulfilling life). They get plenty of couch cuddles, ear rubs, new toys , daily walks, frequent hikes, beach visits and road trips. In return, they give us unconditional love and loyalty, despite our faults. To show them that they are really, truly and deeply loved, we make them homemade flax seed dog biscuits. Can you call them SPOILED?! Yes, they get homemade dog biscuits made from all natural ingredients. Our highly loved and tattered bible, “The Professional Pastry Chef” by Bo Frieberg, is the ultimate, extensive book that is full of wickedly amazing dessert recipes. But Bo Frieberg’s very first recipe in this monstrous book for human consumption is a recipe for dog biscuits, in which he dedicated to his dogs. This recipe has been in the White On Rice Couple’s household for 8 years now and along with the addition of flax seeds, it’s a culinary tradition will continue to be fully executed for as long as we have four legged monsters in the house. Here’s reasons why flax seed is good for dogs.
Here’s our favorite cutter sets. Obviously they have many uses beyond puppy treats, but ours tend to see a lot of action in that department. We love how all of these sets store, ’cause nothing drives us nuts more than messy kitchen drawers:
Cuisipro Heart Cutter Set – Set of 5. Snap together for easy storage Nice heart shape and easy to handle and press.
Fox Run Bone Cutter Set – These are the bone shaped cutters we currently use (a little smaller than the ones used in this post’s photos). Fun shape! Set of 3, comes in a handy storage tin.
Kayaso Round Cutter Set – This is our favorite round cutter set. Great selection of sizes. We’ll use the smallest for slightly larger than kibble sized training treats. 
Homemade Flax Seed Dog Biscuit Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups (340g) whole wheat flour
- 2 3/4 cups (340g) bread flour
- 1/2 cup (40g) wheat germ
- 1 teaspoon (5g) salt
- 3-4 Tablespoons Flax Seed (optional)
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup (240ml) vegetable oil
- 2/3 cup (85g) powdered dry milk
- 1 cup (240ml) water
Instructions
- Combine wheat flour, bread flour, wheat germ, salt, and flax seed in mixing bowl. Stir in eggs and vegetable oil.
- Dissolve dry milk in water then incorporate the mixture.
- Mix to form a very firm dough that is smooth and workable. Adjust by adding a little extra flour or water as required.
- Cover the dough and set aside to relax for 15-20 min.
- Roll the dough out to 1/2″ (1.2cm) thick. Cut out biscuits using a bone-shaped cutter 3″x1.5″ (7.5×3.7cm). Place the biscuits on sheet pans lined with baking paper.
- Bake at 375°F (190°C) for approx. 40 minutes or until biscuits are brown and, more importantly, rock-hard. Let biscuits cool, then store in a covered container five to six feet off the flour. Use as needed to reward your four-legged friends.)
Rocky doesn’t have his own blog, but he did make an appearance at the bottom of this post. 🙂
http://madehealthier.com/2008/04/07/japan-trip-spring-2008-part-3
Beautiful dogs! I also bake treats myself for my dog.
Those are 2 lucky pooches. Those biscuits look fit for human consumption!
Great POST! Thanks for the “thank you” – glad you like the marmalade. We are trying out hands at some limoncello, too, will keep you posted on that one!
Your dogs are just too cute! Our dog, Max, also loves the garden. We had to end up putting a fence around it last year to keep him from eating everything!! But best of all, Max loves all other doggy friends, so he would love to be friends with Dante and Sierra.
I will have to make him these puppy snacks – we love to spoil him, too! Check out his last birthday and his wonderful singing skills – http://joshanddeborah.blogspot.com/2008/02/maxs-second-birthday.html
Who are you kidding?! Those dogs are DOG-GONE cute. Yes, I know, I have a dog, too. The little darlings call him precious, I call him a royal pain in the (well, you know). But they are like children- you see them being cute in a photo (or sleeping) and you just have to go “Awww, isn’t that cute?” And then they go puke on the carpet!
My dog Champ would love to be friends with Dante & Sierra (if only so that I can be guilted into making him these treats!)
He also requested I show off his remarkable good looks here: http://caviarandcodfish.com/2008/04/03/hatteras-village-vacation/
and here: http://caviarandcodfish.com/2008/02/23/five-things/
oh cute dogs..i miss my dogs. they do love homebaked cookies 😉 x
how cute cute cute!!! i have two dogs as well — they’ve made appearances on my blog a few times — calvin at http://www.sugarlaws.com/sesame-ginger-cookies/ and coco at http://www.sugarlaws.com/cinnamon-white-chocolate-fudge/ ! they are pretty much the center of my world! my fiance and i talk about them as if they’re our human children, and spoil them mercilessly. they haven’t yet gotten freshly baked dog treats yet, but it’s coming soon! thanks for the recipe!!!
cutest picture ever of the two pups eyeing the cookie sheet.
I can’t believe how disgustingly cute that first picture is. I almost squealed.
At work nonetheless.
Love it. Love it. Love it!
I’ve always wanted a Rhodesian Ridgeback! I think our place is much too little for such a big dog though. Have you guys ever seen Thai Ridgebacks?
o.m.g! They’re *cute*, so damn *cute*! I just showed this post to Vodka (my giant yellow lab) and he’s drooling all over those cookies!
I’m so baking these cookies this weekend, many thanks for the idea, WORC!
And feel free to add my blog to your pooch friends list 🙂
Awwwww, they’re too cute! In the first photo, it’s hard to believe that Sierra’s ever a troublemaker… wait, nevermind… Bear has a pretty sweet face, too. It’s less cute after he’s killed a skunk in the backyard. 😛 I guess the sweeter the face, the bigger the trouble. I do love regal Dante and his insulted looks. Bear refuses to play fetch when he’s not in the mood, too. When he does want to play, he is good at the chasing and obtaining part, but not the returning. Looks like Bear and Dante can’t keep up with their Lab and Golden counterparts when it comes to fetch. They’d get along so famously… they’re both princesses (Bear can be an absolute queen when he wants to), stalk food, and they love rolling in the grass.
Can’t wait to try the biscuits! I’m sure Bear will appreciate them.
I’m forwarding this to all of my doggie loving friends! Your dogs are lucky to have such loving parents.
Homemade dog biscuits!! Your lovely, drooling doggies are so pampered!! 🙂 I want a dog for whom I can make dog biscuits!