Oh Amelia Bedelia, my little demon-corgi-love-child, you!
Now that I’ve lived with a puppy for 14 days, I feel like I can speak as a half-way authority on them. Here are a few notes/thoughts:
1. You will drop serious dollars on puppy toys, beds, treats, etc…and then they’ll become fascinated with empty water bottles, your shoe laces, your scarves and your first adult couch. Their mission with all of these objects, that you love and adore, is to destroy them. DE-STROY.
2. You will let your puppy sleep in your bed because “it’s so cute OMG!” and then it will sleep on your head and on your pillow. Oh and puppies don’t sleep in. No. Never. They’ll wake you up at 6:30am every morning BY NIPPING AT YOUR FACE.
3. You will take your puppy outside to do its business, you’ll come back inside thinking you’re the owner of the year for tending to this lil’ thing so diligently, you’ll turn your back and then…BOOM! accident on the carpet. DUDE!
4. You will wake up one morning, make the little creature treats, it will smell the peanut butter and follow you around everywhere. You will bake them, allow them to cool and give your little animal a try; her wiggling little (non-existent corgi) tail will tell you she’s excited and she’ll eat the treat so vigorously that you’ll forget her puppy-terror ways. Perfect.
But seriously, I LOVED THOSE SHOES, AMELIA!!
Amelia is on a grain-free diet. Mainly because my childhood dog, Chuck, is on a raw-food diet and he’s thirteen, has never had a health issue and runs around like a puppy. And then proceeds to sleep like an old man, tongue out and all. BUT you get what I’m saying.
Whatever diet your dog is on, he/she will LOVE these.
Garbanzo flour is the total jam for dogs. Coming in at 22%, garbanzo flour has the highest protein level out of all flours. Also, it’s super inexpensive. Double win.
These treats have minimal ingredients and couldn’t be easier to make.
Annnd, they’re Amelia approved.
Grain-Free Dog Treats
Print this recipe!
1 medium banana, mashed
3 tablespoons creamy (natural) peanut butter
1 large egg
1 3/4 cup garbanzo bean flour
1/4 cup rolled oats
1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. In a small bowl, mix together the banana, peanut butter and egg; mix until completely combined. To a medium bowl, add the flour and rolled oats; mix. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and combine until the dough comes together.
2. Transfer the dough to a piece of heavily floured wax paper. Note: The dough will be sticky so flouring everything (wax paper, rolling pin and cookie cutter) is important. Roll the dough to a 1/4-inch thickness and cut out the cookies using a cookie cutter of choice; re-roll the scraps and cut out more cookies. (I used a small heart cookie cutter and ended up with 22 cookies.) Transfer the cookies to a parchment lined cookie. These cookies won’t spread so placing them close together (not touching) is okay. If you don’t want to roll the dough out, alternatively, you can scoop teaspoon of dough onto a baking sheet, flattening cookies with the ball of your palm.
3. Bake the cookies for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown. Allow the cookies to come to room temperature on a cooling rack. Cookies will be good for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.
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It’s so true, if you let a puppy sleep in your bed you just won’t sleep.
But who can say no to those eyes?
My boyfriend tells me that since I got my puppy I’ve been “brain damaged”. I can’t deny it, I do things I never thought I would find myself doing!
Amelia Bedelia! I haven’t heard that in forever! Awesome puppy name.
You were already my favourite food blog, but now that your posts include pictures of an adorable puppy, I think you win the internet.
Amelia is absolutely adorable…but you do know that oats are a grain, right? Wonder how they’d be if you just bump up the chick pea flour? My furry son, Hobbes, a Havanese is 6 now and I can’t say enough good stuff about a grain-free diet for dogs. He’s been on on grain free since we got him as a puppy. Oh, and he went along my bookshelves one day during the chewing stage and ate the bindings off of every book on the lower shelves…
You’re right! I added it mainly for some texture. And oddly enough, a lot of dog food that’s grain-free has oats it in. You can leave it out all together and just add a few more tablespoons of garbanzo flour.
Actually, if a dog food says grain free, it cannot contain any grains at all. The dog food that has oatmeal etc usually will say they are wheat, corn and soy free..
Oh my goodness she is too cute! I have a big, lovable, stinky greyhound named Hyde and he’s a peanut butter fanatic. I can’t wait to bake these up for my dude!
I’ve read that dog’s digestive systems aren’t made for grain, so I’m happy to see this recipe! Diet is definitely a huge factor in a dog’s quality of life and we want Amelia to live long and be healthy. She is adorable and so is your blog.
My dog has also gone grain free! Amelia is soooooooo cute.
I don’t have a dog, but a cat who has decided that a) we are never allowed to sleep. Ever. and b) ALL THE THINGS in the house are scratching posts. So I hear you. But oh, that face… Amelia’s cuteness definitely makes up for her desire to destroy, I’m sure!
Thank you so much. I suspect the dog I adopted is allergic to whole wheat, the third day I had her after she ate some Marrow bones, she pucked twiced. I avoided giving her treats with whole wheat and she hasn’t done it since. I’m reading everything on the packages now.
I find if you disrupt a cats sleep, they allow you to sleep in. I found it got the point across with my last cat.
I can’t even taaaaaaake this!
I really, really like puppies, and I look at, play with, and make strange facial expressions at them about ten million times each day, making me somewhat of an authority on cute lookin’ dogs.
but seriously? your puppy is the cutest puppy i have ever seen in my life, ever. EVER.
Dying over that first pic!!!! Literally gave me goose bumps
enjoy love! xoxo
Soo cute! Congrats on the new pup and thanks for the recipe. Go dog lovers!
Too cute! I was told by a veterinarian that beans and legumes (and by extension, I would assume bean flours?) are very bad for dogs. Just like they lack the ability to digest grains (including rice and oats), they cannot digest beans and it will cause stomach upset. Grapes are also very dangerous for dogs, just as deadly as chocolate, which I never would have guessed.
My vet says the opposite and a lot of high-quality dog food has legumes in it BUT if your vet says that, I say listen. You can replace the garbanzo flour with quinoa flour–it’ll work like a charm. Also, my personal opinion is that these are treats to be given every once in a while, so I see no problem giving Amelia treats (every blue moon or so) with all-purpose. So long as it’s not her main diet, I’m good.
I hear ya. We have a one year old puppy who was a stray in Oklahoma and she likes to do anything we’ve said no to in the past. Her latest habit is attempting to lick every cup we’re currently using. She has her good moments though, and I’d love to give her these to reward her good behavior.
Good luck with your pup. She is a cutie with an awesome name!
k, i need a paperbag i can breathe into. this is just TOO CUTE.
Gah, you can’t be mad at that face. Well, I bet you can, but it might not last long. It’s totally why I rescued a 5 year old for my first dog. I needed someone with manners already intact so I didn’t want to murder them. Next time, though? PUPPY.
My dogs aren’t puppies anymore (sad face!), but they were both definitely terrors…at least the cuteness and unconditional love made up for it! Both of our dogs sleep on our bed AND they snore…but what can you do when there are pup-cuddles to be had!?
As soon as I find some chickpea flour, I’ma make these! I know my grocery store won’t have it but, do you think an ethnic market will?
A middle eastern market should have it. Also, I linked to Amazon in the post. You can always buy it from there. Oh and other flours like quinoa flour (I’m not sure if that’s easier to find) or oat flour would also work.
Oh and Amelia snores. That tiny little body snores ALREADY!
Your dog is so darn cute. I’d want to feed her with a silver spoon, just like the Queen does.
A question: what does a raw food diet consist of for a dog? My own dog is around 5, and has an degenerative bone disease. I’ve been trying to find a way for her to keep a stable body weight, so she can put the least pressure on her poor leg as possible.
HA! OMG I want to do that too.
Your poor baby!
So, Amelia eats grain-free dry food for puppies. The brand she eats is called Orijen. She’s a puppy and needs those extra vitamins.
As for Chuck, who is on the serious raw food diet. He eats raw meat. My parents go to Whole Foods and buy cheap cuts of meat. They cut it up small and feed it to him. I would definitely advise doing some of your own research and talking to your vet about it first. He’s never had a weight problem so I’m not sure if it’ll help with doggie weight loss. Good luck and I hope your sweetness recovers!
Perfect! I’ve just checked with our demon love-child if he would like these. He couldn’t have been less interested but I know full well that when I make them, he will hoover them up in an instant. Shall be pinning the recipe. Sarah
HA! Demon love children don’t like the internets BUT THEY LOVE PEANUT BUTTER!
These look amazing–my Schnauzer Charlie is asking me to make a batch TODAY
Now I have to go find some garbanzo flour…
Amelia is the cutest puppy, by the way! Congrats on your new furbaby <3
My dog loves raw baby carrots for treats. It is crunchy, naturally sweet and helps clean her teeth.
My friend’s brother has a corgi (Edison) that got his toy stuck under the couch while he was at work. Edison couldn’t get his toy back out, so he literally dug/ate a hole THROUGH the couch. I don’t think he got all the way to the bottom, but the couch was essentially destroyed. Puppies are terrors
BTW Its not just puppies that don’t sleep in – my 9 year old cockapoo lunges at the mattress from the side of the bed to wake you, and then sits growls. She’ll do this over and over until you actually get up. But she knows how to give kisses on command, so I guess it balances. Good Luck!
On topic, I can’t wait to make these for my dogs.
LOVE this recipe! My pup barks and growls in her sleep, i love it! What is she chasing in her dreams?? Enjoy!
I feel your pain on the shoes! I’ve had my son the dog Charley for 4 years now, and I still slightly hold a grudge over this one pair of shoes he ate. Try to hide those suckers!
Even though my ‘puppy’ is a crazy, hyper-active 7 year old bichon who never gives me a moment’s peace, I will make these for him because the love of a dog is a unique priviledge in this world
She is so ridiculously adorable. Seriously.
Thanks for the puppy treat recipe – my little hellion will love them too!
Sooooooooo cute. How can you stand it? I love the shot of her sniffin’ the cookie dough!
Hi Adrianna. Love love love your blog because it is really veg friendly (my husband and I). And your dog is soo cute! I did have a question though, your recipe calls for an egg and my little Peanut has reacted badly to eggs in the past, what would you suggest as a replacement? I do eggless baking myself and I was thinking applesauce as a replacement? Your thoughts… OH and I wanted to say that I went to B2 Coffee in San Jose (where I live) that you recommended on your blog a while back and it is AMAZING!! Love their latte art
Hi Becca! I think the applesauce will work! You could also add oil like coconut oil. I know that’s really great for dogs.
So glad you liked B2! I’ve only been once but I really loved the cup of coffee I had when I was there!
While I’m not really a dog person, that dog is adorable! Those eyes! Those ears!!
I wonder why there are so many homemade dog treat recipes, but I have never seen a cat treat recipe. Maybe cats are too picky? My childhood cat, Oscar, used to anything and everything. Like, broccoli. And popcorn. And he went nuts for cheese. But my cat Ajax won’t eat anything that’s not his cat food. Deli ham? Nope. Roast chicken? Nope. Bacon? Nope. I guess there is no food that all cats love, like peanut butter is for dogs.
Hi Megan! Joy over at Joy the Baker made cat treats. Check ‘em out:
http://joythebaker.com/2012/09/chewy-cat-treats-for-cats/
I cannot tell you how much I love this post. It captures the woes and joys of having a puppy around perfectly. She is just too cute! I bet she gets away with a lot…
It’s a little bit like having a baby (which I’m completely basing on living with my sister and wee nephew). But way furrier. And you don’t have to wait a year before giving them peanut butter. Win!
My canine friend has stomach issues and therefore has to eat special hypoallergenic dog food. Do you know if any of these ingredients cause tummy issues in dogs? I know that my dog can handle (and is OBSESSED) with peanut butter and bananas. I’m just not sure about the oats, eggs, and garbanzo flour.
Unfortunately I’m not sure, as every dog is different. Most dogs are fine with the last three ingredients but I don’t know your dog so it’s tough to say. Sorry about that!
PS. because of your blog and instagram posts about this lil’ darlin, I’ve added a baby corgi to my birthday list! SO. CUTE.
Could she be any cuter with that little head tilt? My dog needs to make the move to grain free due to the constant itching she’s got going on. She’s so lucky to have you baking for her! Have a wonderful weekend.
Oh my goodness, puppy cuteness! And everything you’ve said? TOTALLY TRUE. One caveat is that eventually, your pup’s sleeping schedule and waking up one should mirror your own.
I love that you made her some homemade treats, and I can guarantee I’ll be making these for my sweet, 5-years-young pup, Lucy, sometime in the near future. She loves homemade treats.
Can I use corn flour if I don’t have garbanzo bean flour?
Corn flour is actually low in protein and the use of corn in dog food is a bit controversial (many people say it’s used as a cheap filler), so I’d say skip it. If you want to use another flour, I’d go with quinoa flour.
I have to make these for my brother’s dog, he would love them!
Lucky puppy. Lucky owner. I’d eat one of those treats. – Gary
Puppies are insane!! My puppy is 13 months now, and he still drives me crazy sometimes! Herding dogs are a whole other realm, because they have the drive to work. Since you have a little herding dog, you might look into an urban herding class for when she gets a little older! She’d probably love it!
WOW! I never knew there were urban herding classes. That is so awesome. I totally would enroll her for that. She has herding tendencies already.
OMG this is the cutest thing EVER. I have a pup who should be on a grain free diet so this is perfect. Give it a little and those puppy terrors will go away (mostly). The just become cute 24/7. Seriously… she is adorable. Can’t get over it!
my dog is going to get spoiled this weekend! thanks for the recipe!
Amelia!! SO adorable!
I am very interested in hearing more about your childhood dog’s diet and how you started him on a raw diet and what he eats.
She is so adorable! Unfortunately, I don’t have an adorable puppy to make these for, but I love them all the same
Ever since we found out that Trooper the Wonder Puppy was going to stay with us forever, I’ve been thinking about making him treats. Most of the recipes I’ve seen though have been wheat based, and he’s a grain free dog too. I’m definitely going to be making these!
I’m a lurker and never commented before, but I just gotta say that OMG YOUR PUPPY IS SO CUTE!!!!!! I bet she totally loved these treats. I should look into making some homemade cat treats for my kitty- hopefully they don’t need to be made out of tuna.
Several vets tell me that common chocolate like a snicker or m&ms are not deadly to a dog. They’d have to eat half their body weight in the candies.however.
Bakers chocolate. Many high cocoa candy bars and several baking chocolates with higher cocoa content ARE DANGEROUS TO ANIMALS.
Don’t worry if pooch eats half a snickers. You’re ok.
But if he eats brownies that are made with a bakers cocoa or a bakers chocolate, then run to the emergency vet. Right away.
Oh my gawwwd. I just found your site and I am so in love with Amelia!!! Baby corgis are adorrrrrable!!!! Thanks for the recipe, I’m excited to try it this weekend.
I just want to say that I got a puppy 8 months ago and the peeing thing DOES get better. I maybe cried once while cleaning up a mess 5 MONTH IN, but then one day the potty training just clicked and BAM never another mess. Happiest day ever.
Before I loved my pup a crazy amount but was always stressed while he was walking around or playing with me that in lightening speed there would be a puddle on the floor. Now that I don’t worry about these things I love him just the same (still a crazy maniac amount) but stress way less.
God bless my little Stanley. How I love you for learning to hold it in!
PS- don’t worry, it wont take you 5 months. We just moved after having him almost potty trained and I guess that makes all training void and you have to start over.
Good thing they have those puppy dog eyes.
ohhh this is too much for me!! –the cuteness! especially the photo of her up on the table checking things out
Amelia Bedelia… greaaaat books, and a wonderful puppy name! i grew up with Corgis… your lil’ gal is stealing my heart! i’m sure she can be a turd when she wants, though 
our dog is grain-free too and i’m so glad! recently, we bought an emergency bag of supermarket food because the pet store was already closed for the night…. the toll the grain took on his digestive system was out. of. control! we threw the rest away immediately! Wallace (our mini doxie)’s favorite thing in the WORLD is peanut butter, so I am definitely going to make these for him
thank you!
Amelia is so adorable and photogenic despite your shoes.
Thanks for the recipe, I’ve been wanting to make some treats for my little Blue, a rescue Pembroke. He loves oranges, clementines, carrots and apples (all in small doses of course). The pound I found him at guessed he was 3. I’m lucky because he’s house, crate (I use a dog pillow vs. crate) and shoe trained. 
Like Amelia, he loves empty water bottles and toilet paper cores for toys. The best store bought toy I purchased is a long unstuffed fox that he carries about like a baby, it’s hysterical. And it’s true, after a bit they do settle into your sleep schedule. Of course a puppy sleeping on the bed with you could be another story 
I’ve made these twice for my greyhound and she loves them. I snack on a couple out of the oven too!
HA! LOVE THAT! I tried a bite because I was just curious how it tasted. Not too too terrible. I mean, not anything I really want to eat on the regs, but not terrible!
OH my GOSH, you have just described my 9 week old puppy PERFECTLY! Literally everything that you wrote about Amelia, my Franny does too. Even the snoring! I’m so excited to make these treats for her. Everything I’ve ever made from your blog has been phenomenal, so I know these will be great too. Much love from WA and lots of sloppy kisses from my puppy to yours!
I like puppies. This Raw food is best for dogs. If you have dog you can get this raw food for your dog and it also grain free. It makes your dog healthy and strong.
Hey Adrianna,
These are big hit with the office dogs at my work place. Everyone says “Thank you!”
Hey Mike! That’s so awesome. YAY!!!! Hope all is well. xo
Hi Adrianna,
I just whipped up a batch of dog treats using your grain free dog treat recipe. They were super easy to make, smelled wonderful while baking, and, most importantly, were a big hit with out little girl, Shubie. Shubie is a Glen of Imaal Terrier (they are built much like a Corgi – short little legs and a long body) and she has trouble with grain. We buy her grain free treats and food, but today I decided to try baking some. I found your site in a simple Google search. I was sold on the ease of the recipe and, as a photographer, completely sold on the great photos on your site. Thanks so much! Next time I’ll roll out the dough and use a cute cookie cutter so my treats will look a little nicer. I don’t think Shubie will care though.
Best,
Erik (Marblehead, Mass.)
Amazing!!! Bubba could not wait to get his lips on these wonderful treats. I have passed them out to my friends dogs too. Thank you for posting this.
Hi! Found your blog through Eatsy and I love it!
My husband and I just adopted our first dog a couple weeks ago and everything you just listed was spot on! Including chewing the paper off the bottom of our new rug/first adult couch and jumping on the bed like a flying banshee at 4:45am. haha
just in case you need it, i just bought a bissell spot bot from bed bath and beyond since our apartment is all carpet. totally saved our lives.
we have her(Roxy) on a grain free diet so I’ll have to try these treats out!
Congratulations on your new family member. Now that Amelia is a few months along it’s gotten way easier. And her being house trained makes life SO much better.
Hi Adrianna,
Just made my first batch of these and they were quite a hit with my hound dog, Matty. I adopted him about 6 weeks ago — the first dog I’ve had in almost 8 years. He’s 4 years old and super food-motivated and these seems to be a “high-value” treat in his eyes — there are pools of drool all over the kitchen floor from him salivating for one! Thank you for the post. I wanted to let you know that I added 1 TB canned pumpkin in place of one of the TBs of peanut butter. Pumpkin is fantastic for a dog’s digestive system!
Hi Chrissy, This made my day. So glad Matty loved them. And I love LOVE houndogs. So cute! I actually have experimented with pumpkin puree for Amelia and she loves it!
What do you suggest as a alternative to egg? Or can I just omit? My dog cannot have eggs.
Could we also omit oats? He did not test allergic to them but they were higher up on the list. A high-negative.
You can omit the egg and try adding a few tablespoons of apple sauce or peanut butter. The egg is there working as a binder so hopefully the apple sauce works just as well. Not positive if this will work though. And you can absolutely omit the oats.
not really grain free with oats in it???
This must have been posted before: oats are a *grain* so it would be helpful for websearch results if you could please change your title and tags, thanks. It could get away with being titled “gluten free” if it required *certified gluten-free oats”. Looks yummy otherwise!
WOW just what I was looking for. Came here by searching
for natural balance cat food
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