Garlic yes or no?

[Tarky]

I have read two different opinions about garlic: it’s safe, it’s unsafe.

I have found a few treat recipes that have garlic and I don’t know if I can use them.

Thank you for your help

[jude09]

Hello Tarky,

Actually the topic of Garlic, according to Sharda, is still being debated on.

There are some who really uses Garlic as a food supplement but I'm not sure how much they actually use.

But just to be sure Tarky, I suggest that you ask your vet about this. That being said there are other ways
of using gralic. Some people actually use this for doggy wounds or so I've been told.

[Tarky]

Thanks Jude

[Sarah]

I would not give a dog raw garlic everyday. Roasted Garlic, maybe . If I was cooking the meals for this dog, I would season his food with garlic, a little salt but no pepper. I certainly would not give a dog garlic until the dog was 1 years old. Let the digestive tract fully develop and have the opportunity of working properly, without potential issues. After 1 years old, I would say go for it, but I would roast it first, as it makes the garlic mild in taste, but still delicious.

just my 6 cents

[Tarky]

Hi Sarah

I wasn't thinking of raw garlic but as an ingredient in a recipe such as this one:

Bow Wow Biscuits

2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup powdered milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
8 tablespoons bacon grease (or margarine)
1 egg beaten
1 teaspoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons beef or chicken broth
1/2 cup ice water
6 slices bacon, crumbled, optional
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded, optional

In a big mixing bowl, mix all the ingredients thoroughly to form dough.
Roll the dough out with a rolling pin and use a cookie cutter to make shapes for cookies, Bake cookies at 350 degrees for 20 - 25 min.

(Source: Pamper Your Dog)

[Sarah]

Tarky I would change the fat you use [bacon grease or margarine] and use olive oil instead. It's a healthier fat, and you have the beef or chicken broth for flavouring. I would also substitute the brown sugar and use honey instead. You can also add a tablespoon of Molasses as well. I don't agree with the sugar for sweetener.

Taking the substitutions I listed and the remainder of the ingredients the recipe sounds very good.

just my 6 cents

[Tarky]

Thanks I'll do that and will apply it to the other recipes. Do you think I can use Splenda instead of honey?

[Sarah]

I would stick with honey, it's natural. If you can find unprocessed honey that would even be better. Unprocessed means that the honey is cloudy, because they didn't use extreme heat to melt the honey off the honey combs in the bee hives. This is how I buy my honey. You can put the honey on the stove and slowly melt it without high heat, this way you get all the health benefits that honey provides us.

Here Tarky I copied the health benefits for you..

What are the Benefits of Honey?
Honey contains vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, and therefore is a wonderful beauty aid that nourishes the skin and the hair. Honey also acts as an antibacterial and antifungal agent and helps disinfect and speed the healing process in wounds, scrapes and burns.

Scientific research from the University of California, Davis has also revealed that honey consumption raises our protective antioxidant levels. Antioxidants combat the free radicals which can damage cells.

[Tarky]

Thanks, honey it will be.