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There are many reasons to make homemade dog treats. Many owners don’t want to feed their dog just anything, and buying specialty treats for your favorite pup can get pricey. But making homemade dog treats can be a fun and easy rainy day (or any day) activity that produces something delicious, inexpensive, and possibly even nutritious for your canine companion. You just need to have the right recipe. When it comes to easy, one peanut butter treat recipe stands out. These treats ( a variation of this recipe ) are reminiscent of peanut butter cookies, but smaller. There are endless possible variations, and the recipe can easily be scaled, as well. Best of all, it only requires three ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry. You will need: 1 cup of oats 2 cups of flour 1/2 cup of peanut butter 1 1/4 cups hot water First, preheat your oven to 350 F. Then, mix the hot water and oats in a bowl. Let that sit for a few minutes, stirring until you have something re...

An involuntary recall has been issued by Nestlé-Purina for many of their wet dog foods. The voluntary recall was made after the company learned that the recalled dog food products do not contain the recommended amount of vitamins and minerals. The recalled products are Beneful Prepared Meals, Beneful Chopped Blends, and Pro Plan Savory Meals (limited to 5 varieties). The Purina officials have stated that although the recalled products do contain all the vitamins and minerals, it is best that the product is disposed and that a refund will be issued to all recalled product purchased. The recalled product have a ‘best before’ date of between June 2017 to August 2017 and a production code range starting with the first four digits of 5363 to 6054. Here’s a complete list of recalled dog food Image Credit: Purina Image Credit: Purina Those who have the recalled products are requested to dispose them and ask for a refund by calling Purina at 1-800-877-7919. Please SHARE this post...

Nasty: Sox the staff-cross almost died A puppy almost bled to death after eating a knuckle bone from Home Bargains. Sox, an 18-month-old staffy-cross, ate the bone over the weekend but then started to vomit blood. His concerned owner Kirsty Mills, 27, his didn’t realise the product, called Lola’s Knuckle Bone, had caused the damage and rushed him to the vets from her home in Beechwood, Wirral. Having been vomiting since 3am, Sox had an emergency operation on Tuesday, the Liverpool Echo reports . His stomach was opened and vets found 75 sharp splinters of the bone cutting into the lining. Recovery: The dog had to be rushed to surgery Kirsty, who lives with her partner Barry, 27, and their two children, Arnie, six, and Alissia, four, had prepared for the worst. She said: “He’s usually hyper, so I knew something was wrong, but it didn’t even come to my mind that it was the bone. “I prepared the kids for the worst, we didn’t think he was going to make it. “All of us have gone t...

Bad news for Chicken sticks lovers, yes, it’s Salmonella, again. Please read the following carefully and till the end, your pup’s health is important. For possible Salmonella Contamination, Good ‘n’ Fun Beefhide Chicken Sticks has been recalled by LLC. The treats were sold all across the U.S at Dollar General and Dollar Tree stores. However, you should check your package even if you didn’t purchase them from these stores, just to make sure you haven’t been feeding your dog contaminated food. How to check the packaging and identify the contaminated food? Here’s how you do it according to the recall alet: "The recalled product is packaged in a 2.8 ounce bag stamped on the back side with lot # AO15010 and with an expiration date of 03/2018. The UPC code is 0 91093 82247 1." Now for the good news, you can relax a bit, as there are no reports of illnesses to humans or to pets, so far. However, Salmonella is very dangerous, and matters like these should be taken very, very seri...