Beef Liver Doggie Treat

This is my favorite thing to use for a training treat for a dog.  Some cats like it too, although beef is obviously not a feline’s natural diet.  All you’ll need is:

1 – 2 pounds Beef Liver
Water
Salt to taste
Cookie Sheet / Baking Sheet

Bring slightly salted water to a boil, then add beef liver.  Usually the meat section will have liver in 1 or 2-pound tubs, or you can order it through the butcher.  Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.  Boil the liver until all the pink is gone, then wash the liver under cold water until it’s clean of the gross stuff that comes out of it (the slimy froth, try not to think too hard about it).  Dry liver on paper towels.  Put liver on a baking sheet and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until tough.  Let it cool (somewhere your animals can’t get to it) and then cut it up into half-inch squares.  When you feed this to your dog for the first time, they may just wolf it down so watch them for safe chomping.  If your dog shows signs of not being able to swallow it, take it away.  This is a great “distraction treat” for walks or the dog park.