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You can buy commercially available party trays or dress up ordinary dog biscuits yourself, with dog-safe carob or yogurt and food coloring.

Here's a fantastic way to make very fancy party bones yourself, to give as gifts or to make an elegant party tray for your dog birthday party.

What you'll need:

12-15 Milk Bones or other dog biscuit. Note: the bigger the biscuit, the easier they are to decorate, so get the biggest ones that your guests can eat. They can always be broken in half for smaller dogs when it's time to eat them.
Yogurt or carob chips. You can find these at many health food stores. Carob is a dog-safe chocolate substitute.
Food coloring, if you wish to color the yogurt (great for birthday treats, Valentine's Day treats, Easter and Christmas treats).
Ribbon, sprinkles, and other food decorations. You can find sugar-free sprinkles at some grocery stores, but the amount of sugar your dog will ingest by having one of these treats is relatively small, so use the regular ones from the cake decorating aisle if you can't find sugar-free ones.

Step 1 -- Heat carob or yogurts in a double boiler. You can also use a glass bowl over a pan of water at a low boil. Do not allow the boiling water to touch the bowl. Stir occasionally. If you're coating your biscuits in carob and you need them to stay hard for shipping or other handling, here's a bakery trick. Purchase some paraffin wax in the canning supplies. Shave off a little bit of paraffin into the carob and stir it in. A small amount of wax is completely digestible, will not affect the flavor, and makes the carob coating hard and dry to the touch, which is great for shipping or if your treats have to be outside in warm weather.

Step 2 -- When the coating is melted but not runny, dip half of each biscuit into the coating. Lay on a piece of waxed paper or cooking parchment on a cookie sheet to cool and dry. Sprinkle and lightly press decorations into the soft coating before it cools, or just roll the cookie around in the sprinkles after dipping in the coating.

Step 3 -- When coating is cool and dry to the touch, wrap a piece of ribbon around the center of each bone, where the coating ends. Tie in a bow and cut off ends.

These can make very pretty party trays. Just make sure to label them clearly as dog treats, and make human snacks available to your human guests. If you're giving these as parting gifts or shipping them, try putting them in a candy or bakery box with tissue. Alternate the bones so they lie head-to-toe for a pretty arrangement. They will make a delicious and memorable gift.

Party Trays

Make cute and fun party trays by buying or making a variety of dog cookies. Arrange them in a new shiny large aluminum dog bowl. Or arrange them on a plate with confetti and ribbon around the edge. Here's a helpful hint from our customers who have had parties: Some dog cookies look good enough to eat, so it's a good idea to put a small sign next to treats intended for canine guests.

Party Favors

Make your own party favors with dog cookies, decorator cellophane bags and fancy ribbon. The sky's the limit. On your buffet table (away from inquisitive noses), arrange your party favors in paw-print bags tied with ribbon. You can purchase inexpensive charms and embellishments from scrapbook supply retailers and attach them to the bags.

Hand these out to guests as they leave to reduce squabbling among dogs, if you think it will be a problem. Remember, too, that inexpensive toys can be party favors.

A tennis ball and some treats are all some dogs need for a good time. Tie a dog biscuit around the neck of a cute toy for all your guests, or mix toys and treats in a favor bag.

Make Your Own Party Snacks

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