I always say "no excuses", but there are two reasons why this post is not as clear and detailed and as perfect as I would like it to be . . . since I was out of the country, (1) the only camera husband had was on his phone and (2) because my husband was the one who carried it out and not me, there will be a serious lack of details (that's just how men are). So without further excuses, here's our second service project:
Russ and the kids made doggie treats/biscuits, or whatever you want to call them. Yes, they are home-made. You can find the recipe here. It also has ideas of how to elaborate this project.
One thing to remember is that you have to leave the dog biscuits in the oven overnight in order for them to get hard enough, so plan appropriately. Also, it calls for "chicken stock" which is not the same thing as chicken boullion or chicken broth (maybe you already knew that - I didn't). Apparently it makes it more salty. Also, the only ingredient I had a hard time finding was the rye flour - you have to go to a real grocery store, they don't carry it at Walmart. And if you don't have a wheat grinder, you will have to buy cracked wheat or wheat germ, but other than that most of the ingredients are items that you would typically have on hand.
So after they made the biscuits, I had set up a time for them to visit the animal shelter. Because of the young ages of my kids, they were limited in what they could do there (which is one of the reasons why we also made the biscuits). They were able to help feed the animals and to walk/play with some. It was a short visit, but perfect for them to feel like they had done something useful. As with most of the service activities that we will do this summer, the focus is on helping them to feel good about what they have done rather than on trying to make a huge impact on the recipient.
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