Peanut Butter Beast Treats

The poor little poop-beast; he's had an awful month. That's him in the picture; he's naturally blurry.

First, his "cousin" Maggie came to stay with us for a week. Her full grown boxer-bulldog mix self didn't seem to notice much when she stepped on 11 lb. Pinot (which was frequently); plus he had to work extra hard to protect my Husband-to-Be from that strange dog that had invaded his house.

Then, earlier this week, he had an awful night that started with vomiting and ended with a long, grumpy debate between his people over whether he had swallowed bug spray and needed to be taken to the emergency vet. He still felt terrible the next morning, but he lived. Which was good - I could barely sleep I felt so badly about not just rushing him to the doctor.

All that sickliness didn't save him from last night's bath and brushing, which for him I'm pretty sure was the icing on the crapcake, if dogs take stock of such things. :)

Anyway, I got to thinking that he needed some kind of treat. Well, him and my cousin's dog, since I'll be seeing them tomorrow at my first bridal shower. So tonight I made more cookies and peanut butter beast treats!!

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 tbsp baking powder
• 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1/4 cup milk

Mix the first two ingredients together well; blend the peanut butter and milk in a separate bowl, then mix into the flour mixture. At this stage I kneaded it with my hands until it was smooth and held together, rolled it out (1/4" thick) on some wax paper, and cut shapes into the dough.

Bake at 375^oF for 20 minutes (the original recipe mentioned that they burn easily, but I did not have this problem). Let them cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

It was my first attempt at making doggie biscuits. Quite successful, as the little beast was eager to perform tricks to obtain more treat-nibbles. It's the quickest he's ever responded when I said "sit."

You may notice "M's" on the treats in the picture - I laid those in with the side of a fork. "M" stands for "Maggie" (my brother's dog/Pinot's cousin) and "Murphy" (my cousins dog, whom I'll see in the morning.

Cheers, all!