Too Ripe Bananas & Amazing Dog Treats

Yin and Yang napping. We didn't name them that but we sure could have.

I've never knew what to do with too ripe bananas. I've heard freeze them. I could use them later for banana bread-I cannot eat wheat and my daughter only likes bananas by themselves. Recently 3 ingredient dog treats was recommended on Pinterest. (Pinterest has a pretty good algorithm). The original post is Homemade Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats at http://munchkinsandmilitary.com/2015/02/homemade-peanut-butter-banana-dog-treats.html

Ingredients I have on hand in my kitchen: an almost empty oatmeal box,
 an almost empty peanut butter jar and three very ripe bananas.

Simple enough the recipe called for: 1 1/2 cups uncooked Oatmeal, 1 large Banana, and 1/2 cup Peanut Butter. That didn't match my ingredients. I had 1 cups uncooked Oatmeal, 3 medium Bananas and 3/4 cup Peanut Butter. Also probably because of the change of ingredients, my treats could probably been cooked even longer than the 20 minutes at 350°F. Either way the pups love them. So don't be afraid of changing the proportions.

I made two big ones with my dog bone
cookie cutter and the rest about 2 inch rounds. 

Update 08/26/2017: both of the dogs loved these!!

Daisy Masking Her Favorite

Daisy Masking Her Favorite Toy

This is Daisy. She is sleeping with one of her favorite "toys," an old roll of masking tape. She "rescued" the extra-wide roll of tape from a project Casey was working on about a month ago. She loves it.  She carries it around; plays tug-o-war with us or Gray; throws it up in the air; we roll it away for her to chase, and then as shown it's fabulous to cuddle with!

Daisy's other favorite is a rock. She just nudges the rook slightly as she jumps at it in puppy play stance. The movement of the rock then fuels more excitement. Sh carries it into the bathroom and up onto the couch with her.

With two puppies, even from the same litter like our two, I am able to compare and contrast their preferences. Both pups: love to play; love to be pet; love to get treats; love to hear accolades "good boy," "good girl"; love to romp; and love a nice nap. How each of these is appreciated differs. 

A Quarter of His Life

I mentioned how bad I feel about keeping my 3-month-old puppy confined and denying him to jump, run, climb and much of his play time.

The person I was speaking with matter-of-factly stated that it was better to crate him for one day than mess up his leg forever and he wouldn't remember it anyway.

It really bothered me. First, I always think it's ludicrous when people say the baby won't remember, the puppy won't remember. I have no idea what puppies remember. With human babies, I decided that I would try to provide colorful, varied experiences even if they can't remember. My child would be completely different if I had kept them in the closet for the first 3 years. Even though they can't remember the first three years now.

Second, it isn't for one day. It's for one month. At 4 months old he will have spent one-quarter of his life recovering from this injury. That's huge!

I know that I don't have any other choices but I feel totally justified in empathizing with his whimpering.