Some people love liver, some people don't and never will. I fall into the first category, and think it's scrumptious. There's a pate from Julia Child we make that has currants and brandy in it (and a little old-fashioned deliciousness in the form of good-ol' butter). But if you don't like liver, that approach isn't going to hide the flavor.
Like others have said, you can work a little bit into stews and sausages, and it will make the flavor much richer, but won't overpower it with liver taste. Also, country-style gravy is superb with liver in it, although I use liver chunks and not ground-liver. (I do love my meat grinder, though, and I grind just about everything else.)
And even if the dogs are already spoiled, it wouldn't hurt them to get just a little spoonful or two, would it? That's the fun of having dogs, is getting to spoil them!
I sautee chicken liver slowly in butter until it just starts to get hard and then work it through a mesh colander with a spoon which makes it a nice consistancy and is sure to eliminate any connective tissue. I don't have a very good small food processor but I belive that would work.
One part liver paste, two parts cream cheese (never low fat, never) a little crushed oinion and juice, a dash of MSG (I don't want to live forever and besides the sooner I die the sooner I can retire), salt and sometimes pepper to taste. Everything to taste in fact.
Serve room temp with any butter cracker or other that you like - und beer!
Don't tell anyone what it is until they have had a chance to enjoy it. Then mention what is in it so the unconcerned can have all the rest.