Monday 18 February 2019

Can you believe I'm nine years old today?


I'll be honest with you. Given my human's woeful record on gift giving I have learned to moderate my expectations when it comes to my birthdays. So when I woke first thing this morning I saw little point in bouncing out of bed in a frenzy of anniversary excitement.

It was a pleasant surprise then, when I came down into the kitchen and was presented with a 'special package'.

Look look, a new friend! She is a snow leopard called Sophia, and she has a very satisfactory squeaker.

Snow leopards do like having their tales tugged, don't they?

Ooooh but wait, I can smell something else too in the bottom of the bag.

OMG OMG OMG Gail has baked me some special super tasty ox liver cookies!

I think I am going to enjoy my 9th birthday.

How I would love to share these delicious liver treats with all my precious readers (except the vegetarian ones, of course). Sadly, cyberspace has not yet evolved to permit the direct distribution of offal based snacks on line, but Gail has kindly agreed to provide the recipe, which was loosely based on something she found when googling liver-dog-cookies-recipe.

 1 1/2  cups pureed cooked ox liver, 3 tbsp olive oil, 2 cups wholewheat flour, 1 cup rolled oats, 2 carrots (grated), 1/2 cup beef stock, 1 egg (beaten).

Mix together all the ingredients, knead until smooth, roll out and cut into required shapes. Gail did stars because she says I am a star, and bones because, well DUH, I'm a dog!

Bake at 180ÂșC for about 30 minutes. Allow to cool, and present to your beloved pup on his 9th birthday.


PS Gail says the process of puree-ing cooked ox liver is not for the faint-hearted, but she persisted, "just this once, because you're worth it Bertie".

18 comments:

  1. oooh pawmade cookies and that cute Sophia... what a wonderful gifdt... Happy Happy Birthday to youuuu!

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  2. HAPPY BIRTHDAY dear Bertie.
    You found the pawfect way to celebrate, those snacks look soooooo tasty I finks I have just drooooled over the keyboard!
    Loves and licky kisses
    Princess Leah xxx

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  3. Dearest Bertie,

    We wish the best 9th Birthday ever. Please eat a treat and think of your Canadian friends.

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  4. Bertie! First to wish you a Happy Birthday! And many returns of the day.. then: Sophia looks like a fine friend and play pal. I don’t have stuffier any more because they last on average about 40 seconds in our house. Mom says it is cheaper to feed me caviar! I’m sure you will have a great day. Much love

    Tneka

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  5. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh MYWFT....You hit the lottery on this your 9th bday. You know girlz only bake for boyz they love to the moon and back. You rec'd baked goods and a precious snow leopard Sophia. Enjoy your day 9th anniversary of what was to be the beginning of a wonderful.
    My Daddy love liver pudding so...I bet would have loved it if I made that biscuit recipe just for him.
    Hugs x 9
    Cecilia

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  6. "life" should have gone after "wonderful"

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  7. Happy 9th Birthday, Bertie! Sophia looks like a fun new friend and enjoy your cookies. They look delicious!

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  8. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Bertie. You are one lucky pup. Love Sophia! Wish I could try those cookies but Mom turned a very strange color of green when she was reading the recipe. BOL

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  9. Happy Birthday Bertie! It looks like you it the jackpot today. What a great toy and those treats sound very tasty. Maybe someday there will be a Star Trek type of transporter so you can share your treats with your friends.

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  10. Hari OM
    HHHAPPPPPPYYY BBAAARRRKKDDDDAAAYYY BBEERRRTIIEEEE LAADDD!!! I's a bit late getting here (something about being up in wee small hours in hope of seeing fleeting moonsand the need to recover from the disappointment ...sigh... this may be repeated over the next two nights. Nothing if not optimistic, me.)

    Gotta tell ya lad, Sophis is gawjus... but hand-made-by-Gail-liver-cookies??? That's 87 x LLLOOVVEEE!!! Hope you have had a better day than the Hutch has seen. Even the gulls have hibernated. Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx

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  11. Bertie - Happy birthday. Bob's view is that biscuits are good. Snow leopards are good. A snow leopard called Sophie less good.

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  12. Snow leopards like their tags chewed off, as well. We always go for those first. YUM on the biscuits! SHE may have to try making those--though it might be chicken or lamb's liver AND just rolled into a log and cut into disks. BOL! SHE's lazy. Great start to your birthday....SHE remembers when Gail was just going to LOOK at some WFT pups.....Just LOOK...what a laugh.

    Happy Birthday, Bertie!

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  13. Happy Birthday to you, Bertie!!! We give Gail an A+++ for her pressies to you! Now if only we knew where to get ox liver . . . But we bet Mom could use beef or chicken livers and make that recipe work. Thanks for sharing.

    Woos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber

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  14. We are the same age! Happy Birthday Bertie!
    Your Friend
    Sweet William The Scot

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  15. Happy Birthday Bertie!!!!! Sounds like Gail went all out this year...we don't think we could ever get our Mama to puree Ox liver. and we bet those cookies were delish!!
    xoxo,
    Rosy, Jakey & Arty

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  16. Oh wow, Gail finally came through! A very happy barkday to you, Bertie!

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  17. Oh wow! Happy Birthday Bertie!! Sorry we are a day late. We must say Gail really must love you to mess with that ox liver BOL!
    hugs
    Hazel & Mabel

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  18. Mommy is not even sure where she could find Ox liver, but has agreed to try the recipe with turkey liver. We are so glad Gail made the effort for your Barkday, and Sophia looks like a lovely companion.

    Happy Barkday Bertie!!! Sorry we are late.

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