Homemade, Peanut Butter Dog Birthday Cakes Now Available!

I have worked for a long time trying to figure out the best way to handle offering cakes in the shop. There is something different about a cake than just having treats for your birthday. You need something special!
So here they are, the long awaited cakes from Treat Dreams Dog Bakery!

Fresh peanut butter dog cake, drizzled with yogurt and carob frosting.

We dare you not to want to eat it yourself!

They are made with our fresh whole wheat flour that we grind ourselves in shop. You cannot get any fresher than that!

All Natural Peanut Butter: We use only the best! 

Personalized and packaged to perfection!

Order yours today!

We also celebrated our 2 year anniversary as a Dog Bakery so we celebrated with the girls. 

We are so excited to have been in business for 2 years and can't wait to see what the future holds for us!

Oklahoma Dog Treats

I just had to. There is not a huge demand for grain-free Oklahoma dog treats, but since I made Texas treats, I HAD to make Oklahoma ones!

Good ol' Oklahoma :)

Check these out in my Etsy shop or my website!

TREATS OR TREATS! New Halloween Dog Treat Gift Basket

Who wants tricks when you can always get treats?? 

This is the beginning of my favorite time of year! You simply can't beat boots, scarves, coffee mugs, football and of course the holidays! 

I am so ready to be rid of the warm weather and I am helping myself prepare by getting Halloween treats going early this year! (It seems early when it's still 90 degrees outside, but I guess it's not really early).

Last years treats were maybe my favorite to make ever. I don't know why? Halloween has never been a favorite holiday of mine, I do not celebrate it (unless you count eating all the candy I can get my hands on "celebrating" it).

So I didn't change any of the shapes or designs from last year. Why veer away from the classics?

I DID however add a new Halloween gift box. AND, I'm a little obsessed with it!

Many people reach out to me about making them a gift box and especially around the holidays, it makes it so much easier if someone knows that their treats will come ready to be given immediately.

This gift box is full of 12 handmade, hand decorate, homemade, made to order grain-free, pumpkin dog treats. 2 ghosts, 2 mummies, 2 candy corns, 2 jack o'lanterns, 2 cats and 2 bats.

They are perfectly placed inside a gift boxed and adorably wrapped with Halloween themed chevron ribbon. And don't forget about the note attached......

This is ready to be given, no extra work needed.

These treats are just fun!

I think I love them so much because they represent the beginning of change for the weather and the treat season. Other holiday's aren't as popular as Halloween and Christmas so I very much welcome to excitement of the season.

On top of them LOOKING like fall, they TASTE and SMELL like fall too! Other than opening a brand new fall candle, not much can beat the pumpkin and cinnamon'y' smell and taste of these treats.

My favorite compliment was when a little neighbor girl walked into my house while baking up a storm of pumpkin treats and exclaimed "It smells like Christmas in here!!!"

Come quickly cool weather! I'm ready for ya!

All Natural, Grain-Free Peanut Butter Dog Treats

We are finally able to offer grain-free peanut butter dog treats! Peanut butter is by far the most popular flavor of dog treat and I completely understand why! I love Peanut butter!

In fact, the other day I spent all day making these treats and by the end of the day I was so sick of smelling peanut butter that I couldn't eat, so I made myself a peanut butter coffee cake so I could partake in the peanut butter as well :)

WHY GRAIN FREE?

Grain-free dog treats is becoming the way to go and I am so glad that people are able to figure out what might be bothering their dog. So many "common" allergies can be attributed to consuming too much wheat. I know from my own experience, Molly has ear infections depending on how much and what kind of wheat she eats. 

Now, I believe there is a VAST difference in the kinds of wheats. For example, we make our dogs whole wheat treats because we use fresh wheat berries that we actually grind into warm, rich, whole wheat flour ourselves. This is in no way the same quality as that found in a bag of dog food that says "flour" on it that is causing allergies and all kinds of issues. 

Either way, I am glad I can now offer some treats that are grain-free and dogs that are and aren't allergic to wheat can have some!

WHAT'S IN THEM?

When I meet people and they ask about Treat Dreams, once I get past the "what a random thing to do" look, they ask "what's in them?" As if they think I go out early in the morning and peel the road kill from the roads, bring it back to my kitchen and cook up some treats for the day......

They smell so incredible, I had to taste one the other day. And....they aren't bad at all! Super bland but other than that, I would have no problem eating them if I had to. 

We use organic garbanzo flour that we order from our local natural produce store and mix it with natural peanut butter for the base of the mixture. Then we add the goodies, cinnamon, dry milk, water, olive oil and a banana. 

That's it. Super pure. Super simple, super all natural.

HOW DO I GET SOME?

Well, I'm glad you asked!! Look at my website http://treatdreamsthedogbakery.com/collections/grain-free-peanut-butter-all-natural-treats

and you will find the grain-free peanut butter section.

Or

Find me on Etsy! www.etsy.com/shop/TreatDreams

It also includes my first decorated grain-free peanut butter treat = the "stache". For the "hipster" in every dog! I'm a little in love with that one right now.

I love being able to see something that is missing and provide for that need. I love seeing the change occurring in my shop and with what people are looking for. Here's to many more changes!!!

Birthday Doggie Treats Get a Makeover!!

It's been a long time comin, but my birthday dog treat combos finally got a makeover!

I have been wanting to find the right "centerpiece" for these combos for a long time and I finally found what I was looking for.

I love the combination in these! I always think about what I would want if I ordered something for my dogs and I love that they are so different. I didn't just switch from pink to blue colors but they are completely different treats, shapes and colors.

The other point I want to stress though is that if you don't like any of these shapes and you want to do something else, I am more than happy to see what I can do to accommodate! 

Everyone should get what they want on their birthday and dogs are no exception!

www.treatdreamsthedogbakery.com

New Trend: Having Your Dog in Your Wedding

By far my favorite trend right now is incorporating your dog in your wedding! And why shouldn't you? We all know that our dogs can be our most favorite living beings on the face of the earth most times and probably is next in line after your significant other! They share every moment of our lives, good or bad and spend more time with us than probably anyone else. So why shouldn't they share in the most important day of your life?

I am all for it! And like the rest of my wedding, I have exactly how I would have Molly in my wedding all planned out! I am just missing.....the groom...hmm...must work on that.....

I thought I would list some of my favorite ideas I have run across. Starting off, of course, with my own.

I have done several weddings that have asked for their names and date in the treats.

This particular wedding was the first to add soemthing unique though..

You can say anything you wish! This bride kicked around the idea of "MY PARENTS WENT TO NICOLE AND JOEY'S WEDDING" which I also wanted to melt over! 

Isn't it true? All you need is love and a dog! So cute! I can just imagine these at a wedding! These treats last for several several weeks so they are the perfect choice to have in time to prepare with and then also to have sitting out or individually bagged and then taken home. ADORBS!! Find them here.

The rest of the items are from my pinterest board "All You Need Is Love And A Dog"

I definitely will have to have a picture of me in my dress with my Moodles. This one stuck with me because I am a sucker for black and white photos and it isn't the typical, "here let's have a polite little kiss but don't you dare touch my dress" picture. 

Exactly what I was referring to. Perfect way to use my treats and give them out as favors.

I am not sure if I will have table numbers, but if I do, this would be an adorable way to incorporate Molly. It is still classy without being "oh my gosh these people cannot get over their dog!"

I simply LOVE dogs with signs. I have seen "My Humans Are Getting Married" or "Here Comes The Bride" and then both of these of course. I just think it is so cute and much better than "dog shaming" signs and quotes. 

Now, IF Molly were a male dog, I would be all over this! TOOO cute!! A bow tie or a regular tie. I mean really...need I convince you of this cuteness?? 

And all cuteness and whimsical dreaming aside, we all know this is what my wedding with Molly would really look like.......

:)

We are 1 Year old!

Well we made it! Treat Dreams is now officially one year old. I am so proud of where we are and as much as I want success and for this to come to a place where it can support me as my full time job, I count it a success not just financially but also in whether I have been able to communicate with people, reach out to people, work with people, support them, and give them correct information, fantastic service and a true, honest made from my heart, product.

I hope that is true. I have my bad days when I am scared it may not be, and become discouraged, but I believe that is with everything you do.

I have tried very hard to avoid "selling" my products, avoid falsely advertising them or gaining customers or a following based on false accusations. 

I simply have tried to be myself and have a passion about everything that is involved in this business and not to do it simply because it would "be good business" even if I don't fully support it or believe in it.

Everything down to what shape I make the treats is because I love it. I get so excited picking shapes and colors!! 

I know we have a long way to go, and sometimes that is encouraging and sometimes it is overwhelming, but I look forward to it.

I love every minute of working with Treat Dreams.

To celebrate our one year in business, I made the girls a cake. This was my first dog cake I have ever made so I am not super proud of it, but it worked and I loved the result. 

The girls did too :)

Here's to many more years!!!