Have you ever wanted to make your own dog treats but didn’t know where to start? Homemade dog jerky recipes are a great place to begin. If you are a dog owner, you may be surprised to learn that dog jerky is simple to make, and your furry friend will love it.
Beef Jerky For Dogs
Ingredients:
- 1 lb beef, thinly sliced against the grain
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 200°F.
- Mix the soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and honey together in a bowl.
- Add the beef slices to the mixture and stir until well coated.
- Place the beef slices on a non-stick baking sheet and bake for 2-3 hours, or until the jerky is dry and slightly crispy.
- Let the jerky cool completely before serving to your pup.
Chicken Jerky For Dogs
Ingredients:
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 200°F.
- Mix the olive oil, soy sauce, and honey together in a bowl.
- Add the chicken slices to the mixture and stir until well coated.
- Place the chicken slices on a non-stick baking sheet and bake for 2-3 hours, or until the jerky is dry and slightly crispy.
- Let the jerky cool completely before serving to your pup.
Sweet Potato Jerky
Ingredients:
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, washed and sliced into rounds
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 250°F.
- Mix the melted coconut oil and cinnamon together in a bowl.
- Add the sweet potato rounds to the mixture and stir until well coated.
- Place the sweet potato rounds on a non-stick baking sheet and bake for 2-3 hours, or until the jerky is dry and slightly crispy.
- Let the jerky cool completely before serving to your pup.
These homemade dog jerky recipes are healthy, natural, and made with love. Your furry friend will be begging for more.
Why every dog owner should know where the dog jerky they buy comes from
The Story of Uncle Ulrick’s Jerky Strips
We can’t find where this company exists any longer but we love this story that emphasizes the importance of knowing where your jerky comes from. It’s the story of Uncle Ulrick’s Jerky Strips, inspired by the owner’s dog Pepe who would do anything for some jerky!
Because of all the health issues with imported jerky treats, Ulrick and his team stopped feeding them to their dogs and substituting them with other U.S. make jerky. Unfortunately, the substitutes were just not at the quality level they wanted. “When we looked for American made jerky treats, they weren’t easy to find and usually included lots of other ingredients”.
So Ulrick and his team set out to create an all natural, American sourced and made jerky treat with as few ingredients as possible with a level of quality they expected from their own food. They started product development in the fall of 2013 and began production in the spring of 2014. Since then, they’ve been building the brand and spreading the word about their totally wholesome, completely delicious jerky treats.
There are only 2 ingredients in their jerky strips! Chicken Jerky Strips are made of all white meat American chicken breasts (fresh, not frozen) and food grade American vegetable glycerin.
The Beef Jerky Strips are make of choice cut American beef (fresh, not frozen) and food grade American vegetable glycerin. They do not contain any wheat, grain, soy, fillers, artificial colors or flavors.
My cousin almost ate one of these jerky strips until I quickly told him they were for the dog. Perhaps I shouldn’t have said anything and let him try them out too.
All of the chicken and beef products are proudly made in the America’s heartland, Ohio! Which is also where the company’s headquarters is located. The sweet potatoes (for the Sweet Potato Strips) are grown and dehydrated in North Carolina. The Uncle Ulrick’s Executive Chef monitors production and ensures to maintain their premium standards.
Uncle Ulrick’s recently launched Chicken Jerky Chips and Beef Jerky Chips. They are smaller than the standard sized jerky strips, so they’re better for a bite sized snack, training or a quick reward.
The chips are essentially smaller pieces of their jerkey strips, as sometimes the pieces of chicken breasts and beef are just too small to make a full strip and they didn’t want these smaller tasty bits to go to waste, so they were turned into jerky chips!
This spring, Uncle Ulrick will launch an entire line of DIY jerky treat kitchen accessories so that dog owners can use the meat of their choice (organic, grass fed, etc.) and make jerky at home for their dogs without much time or effort. It’s a more affordable way for many pet owners to treat their pets with premium jerky.
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