BONE APPETITE BARKERY
WELCOME
COME SIT AND STAY AWHILE!
After nearly two decades of biscuit baking
my dog treat days are getting closer to retirement…
Since 2004,
I've put my heart in this small business
and while I'm not ready to hang up it up just yet,
I can feel it slowly coming.
So what that means is.....
Treats selections will be limited as many will be retiring before me.
A Barkery is Born
Bone Appetite Barkery started back in 2004 simply by accident with a fatal diagnosis of Juvenile Renal Disease in a 4 month old goofy as all get out Bullmastiff puppy and a determination to beat the odds ~ and boy were the odds against me! After a frustrating search for healthy treats at an affordable price, I thought who better to make treats than myself!
After months of research, recipe trials and lots of errors, taste testing by both canine and human, consultations with my local veterinarian and countless hours passing out samples on the Montour Trail, I knew I had something special. I tested my treats on dogs who did not like treats, dogs with illnesses who really did not want to eat much, and on dogs that would eat anything. Discriminating canines were barking up a storm and owners were happy at the very thought of an affordable custom baker for their pets. From that point on, Bone Appetite Barkery was born.
Though I lost my beloved Bullmastiff on November 13th, 2010 our pets are every part of our family. We miss him to this day... each and everyday!
I want the very best for my pets and I know you feel the same way about yours. Bottom line is that I wouldn't offer anything to your pets that I haven't eaten myself and fed my own pet family.
The Mission
The mission is simple... provide fresh bakin', lip smackin’, tail waggin’, dog droolin’ dog treats, using only all natural ingredients ~ no preservatives, no artificial sweeteners, no artificial colors, no added salts or sugars, no animal fat or by~products at an affordable price. Bone Appetite caters to the allergy prone by substituting Whole Wheat flour with Spelt, Potato or Rice Flour. Because my treats are custom baked, they are not frozen or warehouse stored.
My promise to myself and my customers is to NEVER EVER compromise quality for quantity!
With an overwhelming response from the canine community, Bone Appetite Barkery continues to grow by leaps and barks. Bone Appetite is still a very, very small business; I like it that way and want to keep it small and keep it personal ~ the way I like to be treated.
Why Bone App​etite​?
I take great pride in giving back to our community. Proceeds are regularly donated to Western Pennsylvania animal charities in need, as well as to our heroic local service and working dogs.
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Bone Appetite Barkery sponsors or participates in multiple events each year, where I gift free treats to service and working dogs—and any animal in need. Yearly I donated over 10 pounds of treats to local animal charities.
I Carry On
It’s with unbelievable sadness that I share the passing of my Mom. She absolutely LOVED this little business since the minute it became “official” back in 2005 — paperwork and all.
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We spent endless hours baking treats, burning a few, then bagging the good ones until we ran out — again and again. I dragged her to festivals, pop-up tents, you name it — through rain, mud, and bugs (oh, how she hated the bugs). But she never met a stranger. At 82 years young, she made new friends everywhere and laughed her way through every event.
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Thank you to all who listened to her stories (whether you wanted to or not), showed off your pets’ pictures, and patiently waited for her to total your bill — usually twice.
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Mom was diagnosed on March 1, 2019, with Multiple Myeloma, a tough blood cancer that attacked her strength, but never her spirit. She fought like a champ — more transfusions than I could count — and still managed to tell me what I was doing wrong in the kitchen.
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She passed peacefully on May 13, 2019, with me by her side. I like to think the cancer finally gave up because it couldn’t keep up with her.
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So now it’s just me — broken and brokenhearted BUT still baking, still smiling, and feeling Mom’s sass and sweetness in everything I do.
