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Caro’s PAWS Good Dog Treats

by Sparkle Abbey

Today is Dog Biscuit Day and we would like to give you a recipe so that you can make delicious dog treats for your furry friends! Just follow this easy recipe and you’ll have your pooches happy for days! 🙂

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Creamy, Unsalted Peanut Butter

1 Cup Oat Flour

1 Cup Brown Rice Flour (Caro uses organic)

1 Egg

1 Tablespoon of Honey

1/2 Cup Finely Grated Carrot

(Dogbert loves carrots and so does Abbey!)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°

Once you’ve got your treats dough all stirred up, put it between pieces of parchment paper and roll it out to about 1/4 inch thickness. Then cut the dough with a cookie cutter.

Next, put them on a regular cookie sheet and bake them between fifteen and twenty minutes or until they’re golden retriever brown.

Let them cool and then put them in an airtight container. You can store your PAWS Good Dog Treats for about a week (or you can freeze them for later use) but keep an eye on them. There are no preservatives.

Make sure you grab Sparkle Abbey’s fourth book in the

Pampered Pets Mystery Series – YIP/TUCK!

Just click the link!

We  LOVE  Mysteries with Animals

by Sparkle Abbey

We love mysteries that feature animals. Dogs, cats, parrots, ducks…okay, we’ve never actually read a mystery featuring a duck but if there’s one out there that you’ve read, please let us know. We figured there might be more people out there like us – well, not exactly like us – but people who also love mysteries featuring animals. That’s how we ended up writing the Pampered Pets mystery series for Bell Bridge Books – we wrote the kind of stories we like to read.

Our pets comfort us, entertain us, lift our spirits and ask nothing in return. Those furry, feathered, or otherwise adorned creatures make our lives fuller just by being a part of it, don’t they? They do their part and it’s important we do ours.

Alert: We’re about to climb on our soapbox.

If you’re planning to adopt a pet, please consider saving a life by adopting a pet from a local animal shelter. There are many wonderful pets who are looking for their forever homes. If you need help locating a shelter in your area try, this handy finder from Adopt-a-Pet. All you have to do is put your zip code in and it brings up a listing of shelters near you.

And if you’re able, consider a tax-free donation to organizations that help take care of abused or neglected animals like your local shelter. These organizations are always in need of funds and some may also take donations of newspapers, blankets, and other items.  Also, most local shelters are vastly under-staffed and appreciate the assistance of helpful volunteers.

Finally, many strays who end up in shelters are lost pets who did not have identification or the result of unwanted litters. Be a responsible pet owner, make sure your pet has proper ID and please, please get your pets spayed and neutered.

Our pets give us a lot of love – it’s the least we can do for them.

Okay, stepping down off the soapbox.

Now, we’ve got a fun contest for you (and your adorable pets).

Just post a funny picture of your pet on the Sparkle Abbey Facebook page and the poster of the picture that gets the most “Likes” will win a mystery t-shirt, a Petco gift certificate and the Sparkle Abbey book of their choice!

Make sure you grab all of Sparkle Abbey’s fantastic PAMPERED PETS MYSTERY SERIES available on Amazon!

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Mary Lee Woods and Anita Carter, writing as Sparkle Abbey, launched their new PAMPERED PETS Mystery Series (Book One: DESPERATE HOUSEDOGS) at Boucheron Con. Bell Bridge Books is offered this giant gift basket at the Con’s charity auction. The basket includes everything a pampered pet needs: A  fold-out travel playpen, treats, toys, and lots of books to read!  www.SparkleAbbey.com.