I'm trying to think of 'economic' ways of helping to supplement Jake's diet and I read somewhere that you can buy liver in the grocery store (it's usually pretty cheap) and then you cut it up into small cubes and dry it out for several hours in the oven. Does anyone have the exact instructions? Like how many hours and what temperature in the oven? I'm sure that freeze-dried is probably the best, but I don't think that most of us have that capability.

In the meantime, I always cook chicken thighs with some brown rice once a week, and add that to my doggies' dry food. They really love it!

Jake's Mom

Here is one:

Ingredients:
 - 3 lb. beef liver
 - Garlic powder
Slice the beef liver as thinly as you can; place slices on racks of dehydrator, sprinkle with garlic powder; dry for 12 -15 hr. OR place slices on several cookie sheets, sprinkle with garlic powder and dry in warm oven about 2 hours until the surface is not moist anymore.  Then place the liver on cookie sheets in a deep freezer for about 10 days to two weeks.
Stagger batches every week to keep the supply going.

Another link: http://www.reci…..r.com/Drie…..ats-223415

Yet another link full of treat recipes: http://www.doga…..atref.html

I would pick a recipe in which ingredients are as simple, whole and natural, and particularly suitable for cancer patients as possible.  i.e. recipes don't call for flour, corn meal, salt, sweet.  Don't use microwave oven.

Have fun experimenting!