BARKS FROM BELLA
HOLIDAY PET FOOD GRAVY
Am I Stuck on the Naughty List, Santa Paws?
No holiday feast is complete without gravy to pour on just about everything — including your dog or cat’s food! Get your pets excited about their dry food by revamping it with this quick and easy holiday gravy recipe. INGREDIENTS
It’s almost Christmas! Can you believe it? Last Christmas was one of the best days ever. My friend, Sadie, came over with my very first Christmas present: a rope toy! If you’ve never had a rope toy, then you’re really missing out. You can chew on it, shake it, or fetch it. Sometimes I can even convince Melissa to play tug-of- war with me if I whine loud enough. Sadie also told me the story of Santa Paws, the big red dog with white spots whose reindeer friends pull him around the sky in a sleigh on Christmas night. Santa Paws delivers bones and chew toys to all of the good puppies and baths to all of the naughty ones. How cool is that?! At first, I was really excited for Santa Paws to come visit. I’ve tried really hard to be good. I’ve been holding in my barks even when I really want to let them out, and I’ve tried to keep my dirty paws off the carpet. Sometimes I forget, but I’m doing my best! It was all going great until I found a deer leg in the forest. I brought it back for Melissa, but now I’m worried that it wasn’t just a deer leg — maybe it was a reindeer leg! What if Santa Paws puts me on the naughty list for stealing a leg from one of his reindeer? Or what if the sleigh is extra slow because three-legged reindeer can’t fly as fast? I don’t want to be stuck with a bath for a present! I’ve been worried about this for weeks and weeks. I paced and whined so much that Melissa came to pet me. The pets made me feel better, and then something amazing happened — Melissa read my mind! She told me that Santa Paws didn’t appreciate me snatching the leg from one of his reindeer, but he was going to forgive me as long as I promised to leave them alone from now on. I wagged my tail really hard, and Melissa said Santa Paws would have something special for me this year. She has it on good authority that my present is an elk antler! Those fall off all by themselves, so no other animal will get hurt for my gift.
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2 cups low-sodium or homemade chicken or turkey broth
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1 lb low-fat ground turkey
2 tbsp cornstarch or tapioca flour
DIRECTIONS
1. In a medium saucepan, bring broth to a simmer. 2. In a skillet, brown ground turkey, breaking it up into small pieces. 3. When turkey is cooked thoroughly, strain off any remaining fat. 4. Sprinkle cornstarch or tapioca flour over meat and stir well to coat evenly. 5. Pour broth over meat mixture and bring it to a low boil until it thickens. 6. Let cool slightly but serve warm over your dog or cat’s favorite dry food. 7. Enjoy the holiday feasting together!
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Whew! Now that I know I’m on the nice list, I can’t wait for Christmas morning. Happy holidays, friends!
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