Gourmet Dog Biscuits: From Your Bread Machine

I have been baking my own dog treats for years- even devoloping my own recipes so I had a lot of experience going in. I have to say that this book would definitely win my award for the 'dumbest recipe titles ever' going way beyond 'cute' and moving into truly 'stupid'. However, the recipes themselves are excellent! I always use my bread machine for mixing even when I bake bread so using it to mix the dog biscuits is very easy. The recipes are very creative. Although most recipes in this book use wheat flour- you could always substitute spelt flour for the wheat - the author would have done well to mention that in the beginning of the book. Overall- great book with very creative recipes.

I bought this book in a fit of self-indulgence... I am 40 pounds overweight and I love to cook all sorts of ethnic and gourmet meals. I was facing the prospect of trying to diet, and I was feeling very sorry for myself, not only for the fact that I'd have to eat much more sparingly, but because that also meant I would have to COOK much more sparingly. I don't like to be obligated to cook, but I sure do like it as a hobby, and I've failed many a diet before by convincing myself that food isn't fattening if it's homemade.When I saw this book, I realized I had a key ingredient to my OWN successful diet. I could spend time in the kitchen, but I could spend it baking for my DOG. I've made dog cookies before, and while I enjoyed it once, the whole dough-blending process is laborious, and not something I wanted to repeat too often. And I own a bread machine, which I love to use, but which lies around gathering dust because when I bake bread, I eat bread, and I get fatter.This book is just great. Each recipe is sort of a variation on a theme, and even though the recipes have a zillion ingredients, I have found them to be very tolerant of reasonable substitutions, once you figure out which ingredients are sort of interchangeable. And yet, the huge variety of recipes, complete with their cute little margin stories, make each round of baking a little adventure. I've made four recipes so far, some of which my dog has grudgingly shared with her various doggie friends and cousins. The reviews have been great across the board.My recommendations if you buy this book: Do check the dough, as advised, 15 minutes after blending starts, because it's not uncommon to need a little more oil or water. Buy a nice size jar of yeast and a nice size jar of brewer's yeast and stick 'em in the fridge; have a shopping spree on a bunch of weird kinds of flour and brans and such, put them all in tupperwares so it'll all last, and then just bake, bake, bake. I've been baking about once every other week, and I'm not at ALL tired of it yet.And I've lost eight pounds!!

I smiled and chuckled through EVERY PAGE! Not only was it fun to make the biscuits , but the reading was so enjoyable. Everyone I know who loves dogs and has a bread machine is going to be getting this as a gift!

A most entertaining and wonderfully illustrated book with delightful pictures, amusing stories and excellent recipes. I enjoyed this book from start to finish. The recipes are easy to follow and fun to make. Thank you Sondra for showing us a way to keep our beloved pets healthy and fit.

Sondra Macdonald's Gourmet Dog Biscuits From Your Bread Machine will become an instant favorite with its easy directions, helpful hints, storage tips, ingredient lists, and both serious as well as whimsical recipes for dog biscuits that will taste better, prove fresher, are more nutritious, and cost less than the commercial brands. Divided into sections devoted to treats made with chicken broth, beef broth, nonfat treats, and healthy vegetarian dog treats, Gourmet Dog Biscuits is unique, wholesome, and welcome contribution to the personalized care and feeding of an animal companion.