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----------------------------------------------------------Permission is granted for the article below to forward,reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website,offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as longas no changes are made and the byline, copyright, and theresource box below is included.----------------------------------------------------------Take a Bite of the Doggie Treats IndustryBy Stephen BucaroAccording to a poll by the American Pet Association, over13 million dog owners consider their dog to be their bestfriend. Over 28 million dog owners purchase Christmasgifts for their dogs. Almost 5 million celebrate theirdog's birthday by giving them a special treat. I bet mostdog owners give their dogs a treat every day!Dog owners own a total of 61,542,900 million dogs. Many ofthose pet owners are looking for nutritious treats fortheir pets. They want treats made from fresh organicingredients without preservatives or hard-to-digestfillers. The Pet Food Institute says sales of organic petfoods was $29.4 million last year. That's a lot of doggietreats!You could make yourself a lot of money by taking just asmall bite of that $29.4 million doggie treats industry.And if that doesn't get you drooling, there are abouttwice as many cats that can eat the same treats. Thehealthy pet treats industry is growing at a rate of 13.8percent annually. Chicken Doggie Treats 1 1/2 cup shredded cooked chicken 1/2 cup chicken broth1 tablespoon soft margarine 1 cup whole wheat flour 1/3 cup cornmeal Blend the chicken, chicken broth and margarine. Then addthe flour and cornmeal. Knead and roll dough to 1/4 inch.Cut into one-inch pieces and place on an ungreased cookiesheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Makes 18biscuits.A nice thing about the pet food business is that you arenot subject to the same health department inspectionsthat you get with human food. However, you still need tomaintain a clean working environment and provide a freshproduct if you want your company to develop a goodreputation.You need to be aware that certain food items are toxic topets - for example: apple seeds; apricot pits; avocados;coffee; tea; chocolate; most nuts; mushrooms; onions;potatoes; rhubarb leaves; salt; and yeast dough. Remember, even though the pet consumes the treats, it isthe pet's owner that you have to please. Experiment withyour recipes and make the shape of the product fun forthe pet to chew on. A happy pet eagerly devouring yourtreats will please the pet's owner.Cheese Doggie Treats 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese 5 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup plain yogurt3/4 cup white flour1/4 cup cornmeal Combine the cheeses and yogurt. Then add the flour andcornmeal. Knead and roll dough to 1/4 inch. Cut intoone-inch sized pieces and place on a greased cookie sheet.Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Makes 24 biscuits. Example Doggie Treats BusinessWhen Kim Kern put her home-baked treats out at familygatherings, Sheba, the family's dog, would snatch a fewtreats from the table for herself. But when Sheba wasdiagnosed with diabetes, she was no longer allowed toshare in the treats.Kim decided to make diabetes safe treats for Sheba byremoving the sugar from a dog bone recipe that she foundon the Web. She continued to modify the recipe until Shebaindicated it was perfect by eagerly devouring the treats.At the next family gathering, a friends dog joined Shebain eagerly devouring the treats. When Kim baked some extratreats for the friends dog, she ended up with a bunchextra. She gave the extra doggie treats to her sister,Susan, who gave them to customers at her ceramics shop.The customers said their dogs loved the treats, and askedif they could buy more. Kim baked more doggie treats tosell at the ceramics shop. The treats started sellingfast.Kim decided to expand her line with a variety of treats.Soon she was earning enough to quit her job. Now shespends her days listening to music while batches ofdoggie treats bake in her oven. She expects to make$100,000.00 this year. Visit Kim's Web site atWww.lazybonesbakery.comHealthy pet treats is a $29.4 million industry growing13.8 percent annually. If you like to bake and you own adog that can help you test your products, you could makeyourself a lot of money by taking a small bite out of thedoggie treats industry.---------------------------------------------------------- Resource Box:Copyright(C)2002 Bucaro TecHelp. To learn how to maintainyour computer and use it more effectively to design a Website and make money on the Web visithttp://bucarotechelp.comTo subscribe to Bucaro TecHelp Newsletter Send a blankemail to bucarotechelp-subscribe@topica.com---------------------------------------------------------- Article Tags: Doggie Treats, Treats Industry, $294 Million, Eagerly Devouring