Great Gravy for Dogs

Submitted by grandma2969

"we keep this in the refrigerator and it will keep for about a week..I just spoon gravy over dogs dry food or sometimes I dip a homemade or storebought treat in before giving it to the dog..makes about 2 cups gravy"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 2 cups

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1⁄4 cup whole wheat flour
• 14 ounces beef broth
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules

directions

1. place oil and flour into a medium pan.heat over very low heat -- stirring until mixture is smooth -- (it will be very thick).
2. add broth -- mix well -- add remaining ingredients stirring till smooth.
3. heat until boiling -- simmer slowly.stirring for 1 minute --
4. cool to room temperature before serving.

Reviews

[misstacie]

In addition to garlic and onions being poisonous for your dog, sodium can also be toxic, and possibly fatal. I too was oblivious to all of the "human" foods that were unsafe to give dogs until the internet age. We always gave our dogs table food and thought nothing of it. Most will probably not kill them, but who knows how many belly aches and episodes of nausea, vomitting etc. were induced by table food. Our dogs were all large outdoor dogs, so we didn't see the aftermath of our meals. Please take the time to educate yourself and other pet owners to the dangers of certain table foods. Many are toxic especially to smaller dogs. Visit the following websites for more info: http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/people-foods.aspx <br/>http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/resources/tips/foods_poisonous_to_pets.html ....and find another recipe that is dog friendly. This one is unfortunately not safe for Fido.

 

[stevensonloflinyaho]

Garlic powder (and onion powder) can make a dog sick, google it - its on the list of things to NOT feed your pet!

 

[Stephanie A.]

Do not use garlic for your dogs. It causes lots of problems. If you PUPPY is turning away from their food then there is something WRONG with them. I have a degree in vet science! Totally a bad idea. Ask your vet.

 

[sparks123]

You should never use boulion (unless there is no onion in the ingredients, which most have) or gafrlic to your dog. They cause pancreatitis and anemia. Dogs eat a number of household items that humans find unappetizing (deoderant, shampoo, antifreeze, cat litter) all of which are toxic to dogs. If you put antifreeze on your dogs food they would gobble it up too. (although the law has changed to make antifreeze unappetizing to dogs due to the number of crazy people intentionally poisoning people and pets with the sweet poison)

 

[Saturn]

This worked great. My puppy was feeling a little blue and was turning away from her food. This helped to perk her back up. She ate all her food the minute I set it down! Thanks!