Reading food labels is mandatory. Beyond content, it's important to know conditions fresh-caught or farm-raised endure, before something makes it to our plates and palates. This goes for our pets, too. In an informative blog about waggin' tails (cannot get link to work-will try again), I found this tip for making Chicken Jerky for Mambo. It's outrageously simple, cost-effective, and a good source of protein... an excellent treat for our fabulous canine.
Cut chicken breasts into strips about 1/4" in thickness. Not to worry about perfection. Spritz a pan or piece of foil and slow bake at 200 degrees for a couple of hours. Finished product should be dry and hard, not in any way spongy; bake longer, if necessary. Cut further into the treat-size that you'd like and freeze. Mambo knows what lurks behind that door and shows awesome restraint here, as I capture the moment.
Contented, he wedges all 140 pounds of himself between the slider and table, for a dog's-eye view of his world. Woof!
