I got a dog last weekend.  She is a terrier mix, and while a bit excitable, a sweetheart.

"Sweet Charity" is afraid of the kitchen.

I’d been kicking around getting a dog for a few months, and scrolling through pages of dogs who need to be adopted basically tipped me over the edge.  After doing some research and making multiple visits to the local PetCo, the contact for the dog adoption society I chose, I finally selected “Sweet Charity” and have taken her home for a 1-week test drive before finally adopting her.  Things are going well.

Sweet Charity seems like more of a name for a racehorse than a little dog.  I’m still on the fence about whether I’m keeping it or changing it (the name, not the dog).

Anyway, she’s 3-4 years old and is still adjusting to living in my apartment.  I thought making her some homemade treats might break the ice a bit.

The Doggy Dessert Chef is a blog I’ve been following from FoodBuzz.  She creates all sorts of recipes for dog treats, including recipes for dogs with allergies.

My parents’ dog has a gluten allergy, so I thought I’d make a batch of gluten free doggy treats to share with their dog and my new one.  A quick search of the blog brought me to a simple recipe: Easy Peasy Wheat Free Peanut Butter Dog Treats.

Holy crepe, my counter is clean!

It only takes 3 ingredients, all of which I already had in my kitchen except the rice flour – and that was readily available in my local grocery store.  Shot glass sold separately…it was the only glass I had that would produce reasonably-sized treat rounds.

om nom nom.

Using my fancy pants new Silpat, I was able churn out 60 treats.  And new doggie seemed to like it too.

Remember kids, if you want to get a dog, consider adoption!  I got mine from Small Dog Rescue in Atlanta.

ARUM NUM NUM NUM

Mary Gezo

Formerly of both n00bcakes and !Blog, the two magically become one on Spatialdrift; expect some lazy baking and serious nerditude. Also, I love semicolons.