Tuna Parsley Puppy Breath Sticks

**Ben and Brady Approved**

 
    Puppies LOVE to give kisses...and truthfully I love it when our puppies smother me in their loving puppy kisses but I do NOT love dog breath lol! So, I was doing some reading and found that parsley actually helps eliminate the odor of a dogs breath. Now, they're still puppies so their breath really just smells like concentrated hot dogs right now (am I the only one who thinks this?) but I know as they get older their breath is really going to need freshened. So, I thought I would try these treats just to see if they would like them...and of course how can you go wrong with tuna? This is another fairly simple recipe, it takes about 20 minutes start to finish ....you can go ahead and add another 10 minutes for clean up. You'll thank yourself later for keeping it up while you bake.

What you'll need:
1 Can Tuna
3 heaping tablespoons of coconut oil (this is fabulous for furbabies skin and coat)
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons fresh Parsley (you can also use dried but it won't freshen as well as fresh)
1 large egg

Preheat your oven to 400F Degrees

I won't make this complicated, you just throw the coconut oil, egg, tuna and parsley into a medium bowl and mix until well incorporated. Shouldn't take you more than a few moments. Add the flour in 4 parts. When it becomes a thick paste, you can stop adding the flour.

Spread the mixture onto a foil lined cookie sheet, about 1/2 thick and bake for 11 minutes.

Let the treat cool COMPLETELY before peeling off of the cookie sheet...if you neglect this step, you will be peeling little pieces off and it won't look right.

When the mixture is cooled, peel off and use a knife to cut into whatever size you and your furbabies desire. I have cut these into small training bites or as pictured below...a larger 3 inch stick which would be more like a treat for them. You can add another minute or two onto your baking time if your puppy enjoys more crunchy textures. Otherwise, it will be firm but flexible.

Love,
Bea

Wecoming Ben and Brady

      Meet Ben and Brady! Our two new family members! We are so excited to add these two pups into our lives. Puppyhood is hard! While managing my oil business, kids, home, and self care - I am now managing puppy care. Fun! We have a family that works well together though, so it works for us! Right now Ben and Brady are learning boundaries and potty training. I am constantly amazed with how smart they are. I feel blessed to have found out about them by chance. Our friend texted me to share a picture of this little Shepard looking puppy and how he was up for adoption. One thing led to another and I am messaging the adoption organization trying to get these two. We loved them from the moment we saw them. They're so incredibly different too, like Ben (the furrier one/Black collar) is calm and gentle. He is the big brother protector. When Z cries, he is there making sure he is okay. He loves eating rocks though and that is a problem, we are working on it. Brady is the high strung little crazy brother. He is just hyper and has trouble listening. So, I am trying to train them on their individual levels - teaching Brady to wait and Ben to lay down etc. 

     I've read a lot of things that say getting litter mates is a bad idea and I have also read a lot of things that says it's not so bad. In my opinion, it's harder but I feel it will be worth it after they are trained. When I call Ben, Brady comes and vise versa. Brady has a little bit of separation anxiety when Ben isn't near and Ben is fine to explore on his own. The potty training seems to be the most difficult thing we are dealing with right now and even that is moving forward smoothly. I mean seriously, it's only been 5 days and these puppies have already surpassed what I thought they'd learn in a month. I am most impressed! 

    In other news, I had to revert to draft over 100 posts for non-compliance for my oil company so my blog seems kind of light right now. But, I am working on those posts and adding new ones so it'll be back and running like a champ in no time. 

   Here is a picture J took of the puppies...it's absolutely adorable! 

 

Brady (Blue) & Ben