A Doggy Thanksgiving

The one day each year the Beagle and Chiweenie are guarenteed to eat people food is Thanksgiving. Gus and Cleo both get dark meat turkey with their dinner on Thanksgiving. It seems cruel to deny them such delicious food, plus it is a holiday afterall.

Most of the time we refrain from feeding them human food, as it is generally unhealthy for them. We cook food for them, but almost never give them food from our dinner table. They love homemade chicken and rice. Cooking the rice in the chicken water/broth gives it even more flavor. We even heat it up for them, which makes it even more yummy during cold weather. It is easy to cook a big pot and freeze the leftovers in serving sizes. Quart size freezer bags are perfect for our two.

The other treat I make for the dogs are oatmeal, peanut butter, honey cookies. I found the recipe online and they absolutely love them. Both dogs have missed out on these lately, because Gus is on a diet. His biscuits or as he knows them, "cookies", have been restricted. Gus has a stalky build, so we really have to watch his weight. Last month I had to buy him a new winter coat because he'd outgrown his old one. His tshirts all fit, but not his old coat. He loves his new fleece coat. When the weather is below 50 degrees F he shakes uncontrollably without a jacket or sweater on. The holidays approaching means colder weather, so I'm glad he is all set with a coat that fits.

The dogs probably have no idea that Thanksgiving is around the corner, but I'm sure they will be thrilled with their turkey dinner. Since they haven't had homemade cookies in a couple of months, they will surely enjoy it even more. Maybe they can have some homemade dog cookies for dessert after their Thanksgiving Day feast.