try this: give a dog a bone.

Not quite a recipe, but as I mentioned before, we headed out to the west side market on Saturday.  Most of the time was spent perusing all the meat counters and dreaming of everything we could make with the cuts of beef and pork.  We managed to practice some self-restraint and saved our pennies for staples like veggies and bread.  But we just couldn't pass up the chance to spend $0.93 on a little treat for Ricki.

To prepare his very first dog bone, I boiled it in some water until the meat pieces turned brown.  And then set it on a plate to cool - didn't want the pup to burn his mouth!  After half an hour of patiently waiting (and wagging), Ricki finally got to try hs bone out!

Of course this little treat ended with Ricki getting a bath and me washing the entire kitchen floor.  Real bones may be tasty but they make a terrible mess! 

Comments

[Brenda]

It looks bigger than he is! Mollie always has her bones outside!

[Jaime]

So cute (and fun for him!) I think we contemplated giving Sophie a real bone, but decided against it when we thought of the mess that would have to be cleaned up. Now you've given me the thought, though, and I'm wondering if we could contain her in one room with no rugs. :)