Fig and Mafalda, our sassy little dachshund, have always had a love-hate relationship from the beginning. The two most frequent things heard ( read: yelled) in our house by me are “Mafalda, stop humping Fig!” and “Fig, no pulling Mafalda’s ears!”. Yes, my dog’s favorite activity aside from eating is hands-down humping Fig. Meanwhile, Fig just can’t resist a good old tug on Mafalda’s long and floppy ears. I’m continually finding myself refereeing wrestling matches between the two of them, making sure Fig doesn’t steal Mafalda’s bones and eat them ( he’s done it before) and of course, trying to keep the humping and ear pulling to a minimum.
But deep down inside, I know their best friends. Mafalda will attempt to dismember anybody who comes too close to Fig on our walks ( I’ve actually considered putting a muzzle on her for this very reason) and Fig will vehemently protect Mafalda should some poor unsuspecting 3 year old ask to pet her.
So, in honor of their friendship we decided to whip up some Sweet Potato Cookies for our furry pal. Despite some initial trepidation on Mafalda’s part she soon decided they were amazing and proceeded, for the next 5 hours, to beg and whine for more. Even little Fig took a few bites and decided they were pretty good indeed.
Sweet Potato Dog Treats
- Two cooked and cooled sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour
- 1/2 coconut oil
- A dash of maple syrup
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 F
- Combine all ingredients in bowl
- Form a 1 inch cookie and place on an oiled baking sheet
- Bake for 25-30 minutes
Oh I love your dachshunds they look adorable. I remember the days when I would yell the same thing to Izzy and Nando. The doggie treats are wonderful. sweet potato is so good for them. Looks lie they are so tasty your adorable toddler is munching on them,
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She is too cute!!
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I’m going to try making these with my toddler on Friday. Is that 1/2 cup of coconut oil?
Thanks!
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Hi Jennifer! Yes, 1/2 a cup of coconut oil. Seems like a lot! My dachshund just went crazy for these and my son had so much fun feeding them to her. I recommend feeding them to your dog somewhere other than carpet though…I learned that the hard way! The crumbs were not fun to pick up out of the carpet 🙂
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