This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.
#ProPlanPet #CollectiveBias
Victor Hugo once said “People don’t lack strength, they lack will“; and, in the presence of dark chocolate, my will melts like a plastic spoon on a hot stove-top. After all, it’s dark chocolate AND it’s from a plant AND it’s full of antioxidants AND it can taste so good, I mean, this justifies my lack of will power – right?
The Things Dogs Do For Good Eats! Yup, that’s Ollie petting Tawny! And Look at that focus…that’s some serious will power!
I think my dogs harbor the same thoughts on peanut butter as I do on dark chocolate! But – wait, they also happen to harbor the same thoughts when it comes to bananas, sweet potatoes, carrots, broccoli, and apples! So, when a treat is put in front of them containing all or some of those ingredients, I understand well, how hard they have to work at waiting for a taste of it. My daughter is the dog trainer in the family and she has done a fantastic job in training them and getting them to listen, most of the time.
Both of our dogs are rescues; Tawny is a Collie/Retriever mix and Ollie is a Newfie mix. And, they both seem to have stomach and skin issues. Some types of dry dog food has Tawny “regurgitating” her food. And Ollie seems to have allergic skin reactions to quite a few brands of dog food on the market, which leaves him scratching himself raw. However, feeding both of them dog food that has salmon listed as it’s #1 ingredient seems to ease their stomach and skin issues. We usually take a family trip to our neighborhood PetSmart where we can shop with Tawny and Ollie, and pick up a bag of Purina® Pro Plan® Sensitive Skin & Stomach Adult Dog Food.
Purina® Pro Plan® is “the first dry dog food brand to use and be founded on the idea of real meat as the #1 ingredient to help promote total body health”. Purina® Pro Plan® products (whether they be dry food, wet food, snacks or supplement bars) are formulated with your dog’s taste preferences, age, dietary considerations, and lifestyle, in mind.
Just like my daughter and I enjoy a dessert of dark chocolate, I make homemade treats for my dogs to enjoy as dessert, after their dinner Purina® Pro Plan® Dry Dog Food. One of their favorite DIY treats are these ones I make with sweet potato, banana, peanut butter, egg, and oats. It is a super simple treat that can be ready in seconds and is chock full of ingredients they drool over.
Simple • Easy • Tasty
DIY Sweet Potato & Peanut Butter Dog Treats
Step 1- Preheat Oven to 375 and wash and cut up and microwave one Sweet Potato for 5-7 minutes
Step 2- Remove Skin and mash up sweet potato
Step 3- Add a banana to the sweet potato and mix well
Step 4- Add one egg
Step 5- Add 1/4 cup peanut butter to the mix
Step 6- Add 1/4 cup oats
Step 7- Using Spoons, shape into bites (mix will be wet) and place on a greased foil lined or parchment lined baking tray
Step 8- Place treats in oven and wait 25 minutes to enjoy – but make sure they are cooled a bit first.
Treats can be stored for upto a week in the fridge.
[Tweet “DIY Dog Treats & how to get a FREE bag of Purina® Pro Plan® Dry Dog Food #ProPlanPet #ad #cbias @ProPlan @RunninSrilankan”]
Want to get a a FREE bag of Purina® Pro Plan® Dry Dog Food?
Visit Purina® Pro Plan® website >HERE< to get your dog’s My PLAN recommendation and a rebate offer for a FREE bag of Purina® Pro Plan® Dry Dog Food (4-6lbs, up to $18.99.) Good only in U.S.A. A.P.O’s, F.P.O’s. Void where taxed, prohibited, restricted.
Allow 6-8 weeks for shipment. LIMIT ONE REQUEST PER INDIVIDUAL, ADDRESS, or EMAIL ADDRESS.
Offer expires 04/30/2015. See full terms.
Connect with Purina® Pro Plan®:
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
Charlie doesn’t like sweet potatoes. Whoever heard of a dog not liking them. I told him he was weird and he said, “Pass over the liver treats and nobody gets hurt.”
Shashi says
Hahahaha! Oh Maureen! That’s just too funny – well, he can have my dogs’ share of liver treats too!!! 🙂
Erin @ The Almond Eater says
I don’t think I’ve ever seen your pups–so cute! I really should start making Layla’s treats…thanks for the idea!
Shashi says
Thanks Erin – they have their cute moments – specially after a long walk 😉 But – they sure don’t like to sit around and not eat treats that are within reach – Ollie (the Newfie mix) kept grumbling and grumbling – I wish I had posted a video of it!
spicedblog says
I love this post! I don’t think I’ve ever seen Tawny and Ollie before…they are so darned cute! I love making homemade dog treats…and our pups *really* like when I make homemade dog treats. (I wonder why…haha!) Speaking of treats, I wonder if Tawny and Ollie will let you send a few of these up here to New York…I think our pups would love to sample them! 🙂
Shashi says
Thanks so much David! I guess Tawny and Ollie won’t mind, but – dang, your mail lady might eat them – she might take after Lil Shashi! Lil Shashi likes her dog treats with a sprinkling of sugar on them!
[email protected]'s Recipes says
What adorable sweeties! My cats love sweet potatoes 🙂
Shashi says
Thanks so much Angie!
Bill says
We’re big dog lovers with two big, lovable canines! They go wild over peanut butter treats and I’m sure we spend a fortune on them. This looks like something they’d devour! Great recipe, Shashi!
Shashi says
Thanks so much Bill! You are right – my two worked their way through this batch of treats in 3 days!
cottercrunch says
my dog would love these! thanks for the great idea, i never knew how simple it was
Shashi says
Thanks Lindsay – yes, homemade treats are so simple – and so much more budget friendly!
Joshua Hampton says
For some reason, I had this notion that dogs don’t like peanut butter, and so I never fed my Sniffy any treat that has peanut butter in it. D’uh. I definitely have to try this to see if he’ll like it.
Shashi says
Joshua, another blogger mentioned that some dogs could be allergic to PB- but mine are not, in fact -they love it! One of them once managed to fish the empty PB container from out of the trash and she hid it under her bed till we were asleep. I woke up in the middle of the night to her slurping noises as she tried her best to slurp every last bit of PB out of it!!
Tandy | Lavender and Lime says
Did you know, dogs can be allergic to peanuts? My one is allergic to chicken and causes her the worst skin irritation. I have the other on efferzol for the skin. I know how you feel with your dogs!
Shashi says
Tandy – I had no idea dogs could be allergic to PB – or chicken for that matter! When my older dog was a pup everytime she had an upset stomach,we used to take her to the vet, on our second trip, he told me that I should just feed her boiled chicken and rice and that would be a lot cheaper – and that’s what I have been doing for the longest time and it works like a charm! I couldn’t imagine my dogs being allergic to that!
Jenna Wood says
That flavor combination sounds delicious to me! I am a big peanut butter fan, and so is my dog! #client
Shashi says
Thanks Jenna! Peanut butter is to my dogs what catnip is to most cats!
Curry and Comfort says
Awww.. your dogs are adorable. I love this doggy treat… I may have to make a batch for my little guy. 🙂
Shashi says
Thanks so much! Ok – so when you say your little guy – you mean your dog right? 🙂
Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen says
Wow! These look like the best homemade dog treats, that dogs would actually like best, I swear! If we had dogs, I would definitely make these. Thanks for sharing, Shashi. 🙂 Your fur babies are so cute! xo
Shashi says
Thanks so much Stacy! You know, if you added a little sugar and salt – these would be people friendly treats too 😉
Catherine says
Can these be frozen?