Dog chews

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Is there a way to make dog chews.

Mine love to chew on those hard sticks, not the bone things, but they do cost a bit.

I also heard that they are not very good for a dog, so is there a natural thing I can make for the dogs instead?
 
The only problem is that electric dehydrators are expensive unless you are using them a lot. I might try the oven method or air drying.
 
Interesting article, but most of the options my dogs might go for look more expensive than buying dog chews. However, if I could get them to eat dried runner beans that would be a real winner as we always have a glut of these in late summer. Man maths is telling me it's probably time to invest in a dehydrater!
 
Elawin said:
The only problem is that electric dehydrators are expensive unless you are using them a lot. I might try the oven method or air drying.
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My sister-in-law had a dehydrator that they use for coming up with dried fruits. It's pretty good for they give us samples. Once in a while we borrow that device to make dried camias or mangoes. But when they left for the US some years ago, it's only now that I realized their absence... no more dehydrator to borrow.

With dog chews, I sometimes buy the jerky which looks good for the teeth of the puppy. But when our dog is more than a year old, I do not give it dog chew anymore.
 
I have my dehydrator running alot when its harvest time. I dry all kinds of things and keep them in jars. Its time consuming yes. But worth it. I dry kale for example, and grind it to use as a powder for a quick boost in any foods at all. Like @Corzhens says, jerky is a good one to use too since they need to chew it a lot. My friend makes her own jerky and often times her dogs eat most of it.
 
epicuric said:
Interesting article, but most of the options my dogs might go for look more expensive than buying dog chews. However, if I could get them to eat dried runner beans that would be a real winner as we always have a glut of these in late summer. Man maths is telling me it's probably time to invest in a dehydrater!
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Dogs and Beans :eek:
 
We used to get dried pigs ears for the dog to chew on,maybe worth a Google to see the last gist ice of making them
 
Elawin said:
My dog loves beans in any shape or form, but especially baked beans. And NO, they don't have any effect - commercially made dog chews are far worse in that respect :wink:
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You are lucky - all of ours have always had a 'poor' reaction to beans :facepalm:- still if it's ok for your dog fair enough
 
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