Boil water. Combine oats, butter and water. Let stand ten minutes. Stir in cornmeal, sugar, bouillon, milk, cheese and egg. Mix well. Add flour, a cup at a time, mixing well after each addition to form a stiff dough. On floured surface, knead in remaining flour until dough is smooth and no longer sticky, 3 to 4 minutes. Roll or pat out dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with bone shaped cookie cutter. Place 1-inch apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake in preheated 325 degree oven 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely.

Peanut Butter Puppy Biscuits

 1 1/2 C  Water
    1/2 C  Safflower oil -- No-Substitutes!
      2 md Eggs
      3 TB Peanut butter -- no sugar-(Scudder Creamy)
      2 ts Vanilla
  1 1/2 C  Whole wheat flour
  1 1/4 C  Unbleached white flour -Additional flour
    1/2 C  Cornmeal
    1/2 C  Rolled oats
          

Mix water, oil, eggs, peanut butter, and vanilla with a wire whisk.  Add flours, cornmeal, and oats.  Combine with a mixer.  Take one-third of thedough and place on a floured surface.  Flour top of dough.  Gently knead, adding more flour as necessary to form a pliable dough  (This will requirea substantial amount of flour).  Roll out to 1/2 - 3/4 inch thickness andcut shapes using cookie cutters.  Use a doughnut cutter so you get larger and smaller biscuits. Repeat until all dough is used.Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 400 F, 20-25 minutes, dependingon thickness of biscuits . Leave in oven 20 minutes after turning oven off to crisp.Store airtight.

Chocolate Carob Puppy Cookies

2 cups of whole wheat flour
 1 tablespoon of baking powder
 1 cup of carob chips
 1 cup of peanut butter, can be smooth or chunky
 1 cup of milk, can be low fat
 2 eggs
 1/4 cup of honey

1. Combine the flour and baking powder in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl combinethe peanut butter, milk, eggs, and honey. Mix well until combined.2.Add the milk mixture to the dry ingredients and mix with a hand beater. After theingredients are mixed add the carob chips, just until combined.3.Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Using teaspoons or if you have large puppies  ,a tablespoon, drop the cookies on to an ungreased cookie sheet. Place in thepreheated oven and bake for about 20 minutes. When they are done remove from the cookie sheet, after standing about 1 minute, and place on a cookie rack to completely cool.

Puppy Party Appetizers

1/2 lb. ground beef	1/2 c. whole wheat bread crumbs
1 carrot, finely grated	1 egg, beaten
1 tsp. grated cheese	1 tsp. tomato paste
1/2 tsp. garlic powder

Preheat oven to 350F. Combine all ingredients, mix well. Roll into meat balls. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake 15 minutes or until brown and firm. Cool and store in refrigerator in airtight container or freeze. (Also on Pomerama, posted on Prodigy Bbs by Linda Satterfield, submitted by Ursula R. Taylor, yields 25 servings.)

Hush Puppy Corn Pone

2 c. cornmeal	1/2 tsp. salt
3 T. corn oil	1 c. water

Preheat oven to 375 F. Place cornmeal, oil, and salt in a bowl. In a saucepan, bring water to a boil over high heat and pour over cornmeal mixture, stirring well. Allow mixture to cool 10 minutes. Form mush into 2" patties with your hands. It helps to moisten your hands with oil or water. Place pones on prepared baking sheet. Bake 30 minutes, or until firm. Makes about 18 patties. Note: adjust size to fit your dog. Originally from "Bone Appetit!: Gourmet Cooking for Your Dog", published in 1989 by New Chapter Press, NY, NY, by Susan Anson, submitted by Ursula R. Taylor

Pet Party Mix

2 c. Cheerios	2 c. Chex or Crispix
2 tsps. dry gravy mix	1/2 c. imitation bacon bits
2 c. spoon-size Shredded Wheat	1/2 c. melted butter or margarine
1/2 c. grated American Cheese	1 c. dog treats (Pupperoni, Jerky

Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Pour melted butter/ margarine into a 13x9 baking pan. Stir in cheese, bacon bits, and gravy mix. Add cereal and stir until all pieces are coated. Heat until crisp, approximately 45 minutes. Let cool and store in tightly sealed container. Originally by Michelle Jordan, TCHS Shelter Manager, posted by Dixie Blake, 12/20/96, from the Official Rec. Pets. Dogs. Misc. Treat Cookbook. (Also from Norwich/Norfolk Terrier recipes, attribution same. Also on Pomerama, posted on Prodigy Bbs by Linda Satterfield, submitted by Ursula R. Taylor, with 2 T. dry gravy mix, 1/2 c. Kraft grated American cheese powder, 1/2 c. bacon bits, 1 c. dog jerky/ pupperoni/ sausages, cut doggie meat treats into 1/2 inch pieces while cereal mix is baking, mix when done, may be frozen and keeps well, yields 20 servings.)

Birthday Cakes

1-1/2 c. all-purpose flour	1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. margarine, softened	1/2 c. corn oil
1 jar beef or liver baby food	4 eggs
3 strips dog beef jerky, crumbled	plain yogurt (for dogs)

Sift flour and baking powder together; set aside. In large bowl, with electric mixer at medium speed, cream margarine until smooth. Add corn oil, baby food and eggs; mix until smooth. At low speed, gradually beat flour mixture into beef mixture until batter is smooth. Fold in beef jerky. Pour batter into well-greased and floured 8"x5"x3" loaf pan. Bake in a preheated 325F. oven 70 minutes. Let cool on wire rack a few minutes before removing from pan to cool completely. Ice each slice with yogurt or cottage cheese for dogs, or with cottage cheese for cats. Yield: 1 (8") loaf cake