Dog Owners - do you go to dog bakeries?

[SykkBoy]

Our 3 dogs are beyond spoiled. We've been buying the bakery treats from 3 Dog Bakery. A lot of the stuff is human edible and actually pretty damn tasty (yes, I've tried their sandwich cookies and they are amazing).



Do you shop at a dog bakery for your dog's treats? It sucks that they are located in Summerlin, while we're in Henderson...but it's worth the 45 minute drive.

Our dogs love the carrot cake and canine canolis the best.

They also love the 3 Dog Entrees from there:


The owner of the Vegas store is also a real knowledgeable guy. For anyone out here that wants to pamper their pooch a little, I highly recommend them:
http://www.threedogvegas.com/

[NaughtyRob]

Fuck that, I buy the cheap biscuits.

[DudeRick]

I don't go out of my way to go to a dog bakery, but when I run across one I usually pick some stuff up.

[RachelPanda]

We don't have many dog specific bakeries or restaurants here, but we do take dogs to bars and stuff I order most of Buffy's stuff though, because everything is so expensive here and very little selection for small dogs.

[Elli]

Nah, we go straight to Surrey Meat Packers (go on and laugh, I'll wait)

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Anyway, they sell mostly dog food now, made from human grade meat. They make these dried liver treats that Daisy LOVES to bits. She's not big on baked items at all.

[CurrentlySober]

NO! Its cruel to bake dogs!

[SykkBoy]

Originally Posted by Elli

Nah, we go straight to Surrey Meat Packers (go on and laugh, I'll wait)

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Anyway, they sell mostly dog food now, made from human grade meat. They make these dried liver treats that Daisy LOVES to bits. She's not big on baked items at all.

That's awesome. I've been making recipes from the 3DB cookbook for our pooches and use good quality meats and they love it. With my fiancee being a vegan, I have to be really careful to not leave any meat scraps laying around and use only the pans we have designated as our dog cooking pans (for cooking for the dogs, not actually cooking the dogs ;-))

[Jeff R]

When I lived walking distance from a bakery in Long Beach and Sacramento, they were regular stops for us on our walks. My dog lead the way all the time. Now that I'm in suburbia, she doesn't get the special treats as much....now you have me thinking I need to do that for her this weekend.

[Elli]

Originally Posted by SykkBoy2

That's awesome. I've been making recipes from the 3DB cookbook for our pooches and use good quality meats and they love it. With my fiancee being a vegan, I have to be really careful to not leave any meat scraps laying around and use only the pans we have designated as our dog cooking pans (for cooking for the dogs, not actually cooking the dogs ;-))

Vegans can be so picky. A little raw chicken here and there won't hurt anyone ;)

[fatfoo]

It's edible by humans, too? That's really spoiling the dog.
These sandwich cookies are such a high quality food.

[SykkBoy]

Originally Posted by Elli

Vegans can be so picky. A little raw chicken here and there won't hurt anyone ;)

haha, yeah
actually, she has been off meat for almost 6 years now, so has developed meat allergies and gets really sick when even a little bit of meat gets in her food.

[baddog]

If I want a donut I will go to Krispy Kreme

[tony286]

my moo cant eat the tdb cookies it gives her the shits. I found a sweet potato and chicken cookie from traders joes is good quality and ok for her. My boston shorty has a cast iron stomach he can eat anything. lol

[John-ACWM]

Never been in one of those places and my dog is happy as it is.

[ottopottomouse]

Didn't know dog bakeries even existed.

[TeenSluts]

my dog does enjoy filet mignon. I'm a new york strip kinda guy.

[MissMina]

Will have to check it out.. I love spoiling my Jack Rats.

[Rochard]

Dog bakeries? No. Never.

I buy my dog dental chews. It helps to cut back on her tartar. She loves them.

[baddog]

Originally Posted by Rochard

I buy my dog dental chews. It helps to cut back on her tartar. She loves them.

Agreed. Buddy loves them as well.

[ShellyCrash]

I used to go to a little local shop / boutique just south of clearwater. They baked their own cookies but they were always hit or miss with my guys. They like almost anything you give them, but they didn't go crazy for the cookies like they do for something like puperoni.

Since we're talking about treats I used to get my guys this freeze dried peanut butter ice cream for dogs, they LOVED it, but one day I got a bad batch and my chi got so sick from it he got a GI infection- it was pretty rough and had to get meds and slowly work him back into eating reg food again- took about a week. So yeah, I stear clear of anything with dairy in it just to be on the safe side.

[TurboAngel]

The last house we lived in there was a bakery with in walking distance and we would go there to get cookies every other day as it was a good walk for the dogs. They had the best cupcakes in the world, boy I kinda miss that place.

[fris]

only once

[pornmasta]

Omg

"Le" biscuit for dogs

[CheeseHead Nacho Burger]

Yes, I do go to dog bakeries. I think they deserve it. There is no doubt they are members of the family, and more loyal than ANY friend.

[ladida]

lol@vanilla flavor

Hope ya realize dog would rather eat fresh meat (cooked/fried whatever) any day of the week then that silly stuff. I can't believe what they won't invent. That is not pampering your dog, that's pampering your sense of what it likes.

Just give the dog meat, not some dried stuff or "baked" vanila cookies rofl. God some people are silly.

[SarahLLO]

Originally Posted by ladida

lol@vanilla flavor

Hope ya realize dog would rather eat fresh meat (cooked/fried whatever) any day of the week then that silly stuff. I can't believe what they won't invent. That is not pampering your dog, that's pampering your sense of what it likes.

Just give the dog meat, not some dried stuff or "baked" vanila cookies rofl. God some people are silly.

You should meet my dog, Indiana Bones.

Indy does not like normal dog treats or chews: if we buy him bones, meaty treats, etc, he will ignore them. This suits our other dog fine, as she loves things like cow ears and beef bones and other normal dog things, so she reaps the benefits of Indy not caring for normal dog treats.

But if you have anything remotely sweet, he will beg and beg and beg. That dog has a bigger sweet tooth than any person I've ever met. And he SAVORS the stuff - it will take him a good 2-3 minutes to eat a cookie, and he has definite favorite flavors of jelly beans that he'll "save" and won't let the other animals near. It's actually pretty hilarious, because he's usually the most submissive dog ever - the only time he stands up to the other animals in our house is if they try to get too close to his sweets!

I also used to have a cat that, when I was little, would ignore treats but would steal my butterscotch pudding if I even looked the other way. Jerk cat, stealing a little girl's pudding.

So yeah, you're wrong. Animals that are exposed to all sorts of food tend to develop various tastes and preferences as well, it's only natural.

The other dog that I mentioned, for example, has a definite preference for kibble that has duck in it - but she doesn't like kibble with buffalo. Like I said, if they have options (and they do, since I worked at a pet store for awhile and still love to spoil them), they will develop their own preferences!

[SykkBoy]

Originally Posted by ladida

lol@vanilla flavor

Hope ya realize dog would rather eat fresh meat (cooked/fried whatever) any day of the week then that silly stuff. I can't believe what they won't invent. That is not pampering your dog, that's pampering your sense of what it likes.

Just give the dog meat, not some dried stuff or "baked" vanila cookies rofl. God some people are silly.

These are TREATS, not their main diet...
are you really that dense?

They get human grade fresh food, minus all the seasonings and things that are bad for them (salt, onions, lettuce, raisins, etc.)

So, yes, they do enjoy a treat once in awhile....

[papill0n]

no i would never get suckered into that sort of consumerism

[seeandsee]

i feed my dogs with out family leftovers, they are happy and fat :D

[ladida]

Originally Posted by SarahLLO

So yeah, you're wrong. Animals that are exposed to all sorts of food tend to develop various tastes and preferences as well, it's only natural.

The other dog that I mentioned, for example, has a definite preference for kibble that has duck in it - but she doesn't like kibble with buffalo. Like I said, if they have options (and they do, since I worked at a pet store for awhile and still love to spoil them), they will develop their own preferences!

I'm not wrong. When i say meat, i mean MEAT. Not dried up shit "with human grade beef" in it. Give the dog some fresh meet that's been roasted/cooked, and put that crap (cows ears or whatever you mentioned) next to it, see what it chooses.

Originally Posted by SykkBoy2

These are TREATS, not their main diet...
are you really that dense?

Rofl. Keep justifying your stupid habits.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/treat
13. anything that affords particular pleasure or enjoyment.

So a treat is something "special". You thinking it likes "vanilla flavored" bullshit more then meat, and that that is a treat is just funny beyond any comprehension. Try giving him meat, not the silly dried food or whatever you buy that is considered "human grade" and see how it likes that treat.

Dogs are not humans, vanilla means nothing to them get it to your head.

[SarahLLO]

Originally Posted by ladida

I'm not wrong. When i say meat, i mean MEAT. Not dried up shit "with human grade beef" in it. Give the dog some fresh meet that's been roasted/cooked, and put that crap (cows ears or whatever you mentioned) next to it, see what it chooses.

Believe it or not, I've done this. Our dogs eat very well, and get plenty of leftovers since I like to cook. At the end of the meal, if Indy gets a choice between the leftover roast turkey or the dessert, he'll go for the dessert.

Is it really so hard for you to believe that sentient beings with taste buds may develop individual preferences when it comes to food? Or is it just that you made a stupid comment and are going to defend it to the death out of some retarded internet pride?

[LiveDose]

We tried and wasted money on the whole dog bakery thing. Our dog will take 'people' food over that stuff any day... lol

[woj]

Seems like a waste of time and $$$, like LiveDose said human food is the way to go

[SykkBoy]

Originally Posted by ladida

I'm not wrong. When i say meat, i mean MEAT. Not dried up shit "with human grade beef" in it. Give the dog some fresh meet that's been roasted/cooked, and put that crap (cows ears or whatever you mentioned) next to it, see what it chooses.

Rofl. Keep justifying your stupid habits.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/treat
13. anything that affords particular pleasure or enjoyment.

So a treat is something "special". You thinking it likes "vanilla flavored" bullshit more then meat, and that that is a treat is just funny beyond any comprehension. Try giving him meat, not the silly dried food or whatever you buy that is considered "human grade" and see how it likes that treat.

Dogs are not humans, vanilla means nothing to them get it to your head.

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you do know that too much meat isn't good for the dog as well, right? You have to watch sodium intake as well as caloric intake. As for "real meat", that is what they are fed, along with carrots, beans and rice. Unseasoned healthy food. They get their treats once in awhile between meals as well. Our dogs are happy and healthy.

Hey, we have a dog that east cat shit, that doesn't mean it's a good choice for her to eat it....of course, what would my fiancee, the veterinary nurse, know about that anyways, right?

[ladida]

Originally Posted by SarahLLO

Is it really so hard for you to believe that sentient beings with taste buds may develop individual preferences when it comes to food? Or is it just that you made a stupid comment and are going to defend it to the death out of some retarded internet pride?

I've owned dogs all my life. Dogs are carnivores with every fiber of their being (http://www.rawfed.com/myths/omnivores.html). Humans are omnivores. It may be sentient all you want, it still likes more what it is meant to like by it's nature, and that is MEAT, not fucking VANILLA FLAVORED COOKIES LOLOL.
Of course some dogs like chicken more then beef or vice versa, that's not what we're talking about. I'm talking about this dude spending money on DOG TREATS that have absolutely no relevance to the dog like those cookies.

Originally Posted by SykkBoy2

Unseasoned healthy food. They get their treats once in awhile between meals as well. Our dogs are happy and healthy.

Im not even gona debate with you what's good for the dog and such, it will just derail it further. I'm just saying, if you think the dog likes "vanilla flavored cookies" more then a piece of meat, you're delusional. No matter how much meat you give it, put that stupid cookie next to a meat cut, it will always go for the meat.

Hey, we have a dog that east cat shit, that doesn't mean it's a good choice for her to eat it....of course, what would my fiancee, the veterinary nurse, know about that anyways, right?

I've no idea what that has to do with anything. It can eat shit all it wants, it will still rather eat a meat cut then a silly cookie.

[NikKay]

A friend of mine has had an online dog bakery business for several years now, started as a labor of love for his own dogs.

Check it out: http://www.gottreats.com/

[SykkBoy]

Originally Posted by ladida

I've owned dogs all my life. Dogs are carnivores with every fiber of their being (http://www.rawfed.com/myths/omnivores.html). Humans are omnivores. It may be sentient all you want, it still likes more what it is meant to like by it's nature, and that is MEAT, not fucking VANILLA FLAVORED COOKIES LOLOL.
Of course some dogs like chicken more then beef or vice versa, that's not what we're talking about. I'm talking about this dude spending money on DOG TREATS that have absolutely no relevance to the dog like those cookies.

Im not even gona debate with you what's good for the dog and such, it will just derail it further. I'm just saying, if you think the dog likes "vanilla flavored cookies" more then a piece of meat, you're delusional. No matter how much meat you give it, put that stupid cookie next to a meat cut, it will always go for the meat.

I've no idea what that has to do with anything. It can eat shit all it wants, it will still rather eat a meat cut then a silly cookie.

You're arguing with your own lack of reading comprehension...we get your point...you want to create an argument that doesn't even exist.

[Bird]

Never knew there was such a thing, I see gourmet cookies at petco though.

[CruelMedia]

no.. I don't think it does my dog any good..

[TurboAngel]

Originally Posted by TurboAngel

The last house we lived in there was a bakery with in walking distance and we would go there to get cookies every other day as it was a good walk for the dogs. They had the best cupcakes in the world, boy I kinda miss that place.

Forgot to say I would eat a cupcake and the dogs would get the dog cookies they made fresh everyday!

[L-Pink]

My dog would eat a chunk of concrete if I put it in her bowl.


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