The first of every August is considered the universal birthday for all shelter dogs! Since many of these dogs go to their forever homes with very little information about their lives before coming to the shelter, very few actual birthdays are known. That’s why we give them a special day of their own to celebrate!
If you’re a pet parent to a rescue dog, Happy Birthday from all of us!
Here’s a tasty “cooked” meat birthday cake recipe for your pooch from Allrecipes.
1 1/2 cups brown rice
3 cups water
2 large potatoes, grated (can substitute sweet potatoes)
4 large carrots, grated
2 large celery stalks, chopped
6 pounds ground beef (extra lean or use ground turkey)
8 eggs
1 dash salt
1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/2 cups regular rolled oats
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease 36 cups of 3 large muffin tins.
In a medium saucepan, combine the rice with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, uncovered, and cook 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat, let cool several minutes, then fluff with a fork and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, carrots, celery, ground beef, and eggs. Mix ingredients together using your hands or a sturdy spoon. Add salt, olive oil, rolled oats, and rice; mix well.
Fill each muffin cup with some of the meat mixture, and pat down the to make it firm. Bake 45 minutes, or until surface feels set. Cool on a rack 10 minutes or longer.
Remove the meat cakes by turning the muffin tin upside down over a sheet of aluminum foil. Tap each muffin cup to release the cake. Refrigerate or freeze in sealed plastic bags. NOTE: Do not feed to dogs while still hot.
You can try these PupCakes from Brown Eyed Baker if you’re in the mood to share.
INGREDIENTS:
For the Pupcakes:
½ cup whole wheat flour (can substitute other if wheat sensitive)
1 teaspoon baking powder
⅓ cup vegetable oil
⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
1 egg
2 tablespoons honey
For the Frosting:
3 tablespoons Greek yogurt
1½ tablespoons creamy peanut butter
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 6 wells of a standard muffin tin with paper liners, or spray with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder. Add the vegetable oil, applesauce, egg and honey, and whisk gently to combine. Divide the batter between the prepared muffin cups and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 10 to 15 minutes. All the pupcakes to cool completely before frosting and serving.
3. To make the frosting, stir together the yogurt and peanut butter, then spread on top of each pupcake before serving. The pupcakes can be kept for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
(Recipe adapted from The Scrumptious Pumpkin)
Or, if that sound like too much work on a hot summer day, or if your dog is a raw foods dog, try getting him or her some BOOST ME, FEED ME, TREAT ME and a fun toy from the TruDog Store instead. It’s one-stop puppy shopping at its best!
However you celebrate, make it the best birthday your dog has had to date.
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