With 70 easy-to-follow recipes for healthy, homemade dog treats, this beautifully photographed book is an ideal gift for every dog lover.

Our canine companions deserve the very best, so reward them with wholesome, homemade cookies. In this completely revised and updated edition of a well-loved favourite, you'll find more than 35 brand-new recipes, including grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, and even vegetarian options. The cookbook also includes information about how to customize any of the recipes to suit your dog’s specific diet.

Homemade dog treats have many advantages over the store-bought varieties. They are more economical, and there’s no unnecessary packaging. And you control exactly what goes into them, which means no preservatives, no strange chemicals, and no unsafe ingredients. In the Dog Kitchen shows you that homemade dog treats are not only budget friendly, they’re also quick and easy to make.

Julie Van Rosendaal was an avid cook as early as age three. When her father, known for his insatiable sweet tooth, found out he had high cholesterol, Julie took her expertise in the kitchen and began creating healthier and low fat recipes for cookies and sweets. After spending years doing research and experimenting in the kitchen, Julie developed a knack for taking recipes of foods that she craved, typically high in fat, and creating a healthier version. At the same time, she realized that dieting was silly and began to live on her own terms. She simply cooked and ate healthier versions of the foods she loved. In addition to giving her ideas for health-conscious cookbooks (which would eventually become bestsellers), this change in lifestyle led Julie to lose 165 pounds—a testament to the effectiveness and practicality of her recipes and food philosophy. Quickly the demand for her delicious low fat recipes became so great that she opened her own low fat bakery in Calgary, Alberta. With the great success of this bakery, Julie decided to share her low fat recipes with the world—in One Smart Cookie, among other cookbooks. Referred to as the “queen of the skinny sweet” and the “poster girl for low fat cooking,” Julie is in high demand for her knowledge and expertise. She has appeared on numerous television and radio shows, led many cooking demonstrations across North America, and regularly contributes to newspapers and magazines.

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