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Can you feed your pooch treats or biscuits, is a asked question that dog experts are posed. As always there is no simple answer. Dog biscuits are very beneficial for dog tuition reasons, we all need rewards for good actions. The converse of no biscuit is clearly punishment.
Giving a dog treat is great for both of you, sharing time and happiness is good for the relationship. So are all dog biscuits good for your pooch? Commercial dog biscuits are alright, but glance at the label, a few, more commonly the moist biscuits can have some complex chemicals, but legal / FDA ingredients. My preference is to give a dog, the same ingredients I use in my kitchen that I use for my children and family. You choose what goes in and it can be of the value and quality that you choose. Many people who favor organic or local food now have a solution for their dog. There are even vegetarian and vegan recipes, often using ingredients such as peanut butter to provide a protein source.
Dog obesity is on the rise problem, very similar to the human world and has many of the same causes. Inadequate exercise and too much easily digestible commercial food. If you are struggling with insufficient time for walking your dog, it may be worthwhile using a professional dog walker. Dog biscuits as part of a balanced diet and lifestyle is integral to good dog care.
The normal ingredients you can use are those that are common to your kitchen. Flour is a staple part of the recipe, most types can be cooked with and if you do not have wholemeal flour, the recipes are often simple enough to take a mix or be replaced by a different flour. Using wholemeal flour is a healthy base to the biscuit, which can be reinforced with rye, bran or oat meal. Eggs are also often used.
Cooking your own dog treats, like any baking of goods is very rewarding, but only make enough for your dog, so perhaps do it when you are baking something else. Small amounts. only enough so they stay fresh. Dog biscuits are best for a first couple of days, but in a tight air sealed container, will last for a week. If you do not have the time, you can make and freeze a large amount, in small bags, the amount for a few days at a time. Margarine is frequently used, but other forms of fat or oil can be used. Sometimes the dog treat will be raised with yeast.
The flavour for the biscuit is either given by meat or meat stock, alternatively with the use of cheese. Salt is dangerous, as for us, do not use too much in the recipe.
[One of cooking your own, is that you can vary the biscuit and see if your pooch loves it. Often the best modifications, and most practical are when you change something in the recipe, because you do not have that ingredient in the house! 
Nearly all dog biscuit recipes are easy to do, so are wonderful activities to do with the kids. They love to either hand form the dog treats. They  use all the range of metal or plastic cutters you may have! As always with kids, they need to be supervised making the dog biscuits.
Baking the dog treats yourself allow you to control the ingredients, particularly if your dog has any food allergies. There are many great tasting dog treat recipes.
So enjoy cooking and feeding your special dog biscuits.