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Should you feed your pooch treats or biscuits, is a frequent question that dog experts are asked. It is simple to ask the question, but there is no simple answer. Dog treats are very beneficial for dog tuition reasons, we all need rewards in our life for when we do something well. The opposite of no treat is a reprimand.
Feeding a dog biscuit is great for your relationship, sharing time and happiness is good for the two of you. So are all dog treats OK for your pooch? Commercial dog treats are OK, but have a look at the nutritional information, some, chiefly the moist ones may have some complex chemicals, but legal / FDA ingredients. I prefer to give a dog, identical ingredients I find in my kitchen that I use for my family and children. You know what goes in and it can be of the value and quality that you choose. Persons who favor organic or local ingredients now have a solution for their pooch. There are even vegetarian and vegan recipes, often using ingredients such as peanut butter to provide a protein source.
Dog obesity is a growing problem, very similar to mankind and is routed in the same causes. Inadequate exercise and too much easily digestible commercial food. If you are struggling with insufficient time for exercising your dog, it may be worthwhile using a professional dog walker. Dog biscuits as part of a balanced diet and lifestyle is integral to good dog care.
The normal ingredients you can use are those that are common to your kitchen. Flour is the mainstay of the recipe, all types can be cooked with and if you do not have wholemeal flour, the recipes are often simple enough to take a mix or be replaced by a different flour. Cooking with wholemeal flour really makes a healthy base to the biscuit, which can be strengthened with wheat germ, bran or oat meal. Eggs are also often used.
Baking your own dog biscuits, like any baking of food is very pleasing, but only make the quantity needed your dog, so do it when you are cooking something else. Small amounts. only the required amount so they stay fresh. They are best for a first couple of days, but in a tight air sealed container, will last for a week. If you do not have the time, you can make and freeze a big amount, in small bags, the amount for a few days at a time. Margarine is often used, but other forms of fat or oil are used. Sometimes the dog treat will be raised with yeast.
The biscuit flavour is either given by meat or meat stock, sometimes with the use of cheese. Be careful with salt, as for us, do not overdo it in the recipe.
An advantage of cooking your own, is that you can change the recipe and see if your pooch prefers it. Often the best modifications, and most practical are when you replace something in the recipe, because you do not have that ingredient in the home! 
Most dog treat recipes are easy to do, so are great activities to do with the kids. They love to either hand form the dog treats. They  use all the range of metal or plastic cutters you may have! As always with kids, they need to be supervised making the dog treats.
Making the dog biscuits yourself allow you to control the ingredients, especially if your dog has any food allergies. There are many great tasting dog treat recipes.
So enjoy baking and feeding your special dog treats.