The Gourmet Dog Bakery Blog

Raspberries are known to assist in blood sugar regulation in humans and as I was researching a new diabetic friendly dog treat for The Gourmet Dog Bakery, I realized that raspberries are toxic to dogs. Not only are raspberries toxic …. but strawberries, blueberries, boysenberries and corn cobs.  The corn cobs were a surprise because we have given our dogs fresh cooked corn-on-the-cob in our MN fall season.

Xylitol is toxic to dogs and is common in chewing gum. With the explosion of sugar substitutes in human food, xylitol is the sugar substitute of choice. Xylitol is widely distributed throughout nature in small amounts. Some of the best sources are fruits, berries, mushrooms, lettuce, hardwoods, and corn cobs. One cup of raspberries contains less than one gram of xylitol.

Please be cautious in reading the ingredient labels, as you give your furry children treats. 

The Gourmet Dog Bakery has teamed up with Basset Buddies Rescue to save the bassets this Holiday season. For every Rescue The Hounds Gift Box‘ purchased between December 2, 2009 - December 15th, 2009, the bakery will donate 80% of the proceeds directly to BBR!

You are all invited to paricipate in the July  3rd, 2009 at  5pm CDT gathering time . The Parade line up is to start at 6 pm  and the Parade starts at 7pm sharp . 

It’s  FREE to waddle and dress those HOUNDIES in Mardi Gras waddle gear of choice.  

Location:  401 Gorden Dr in Sioux City,  Iowa   51101
 
We will  be handing out beads with bones and bassets on them.

PLEASE if you want more info,  get a hold of us  at 712-204-9807 or email us at iabassetrescue@yahoo.com

DROOL IS COOL AND WE LOVE OUR IOWA HOUNDS

PLEASE COME LOOK AT OUR WEBSITES AT
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/IA154 or
http://www.freepowerboards.com/iowahounds

IOWA BASSETHOUND RESCUE
RESCUED ONCE  -  LOVED FOR A LIFE TIME

Basset Buddies Rescue of TX have ordered calendars for any last minute holiday shoppers.  This calendar features many of their rescued hounds from 2008, and the proceeds will go toward caring for all the hounds they’ll be rescuing in 2009.  So please check it out and order today!

Here’s the link to help the basset hounds in TX

http://www.basset-buddies-rescue.org/info/display?PageID=5914

Thanks and Merry Christmas!

  Senior HoundsAbound, is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the rescue and lifelong care of senior Bassets and Beagles abandoned by their families or left in shelters.

The Animal Rescue Site $100,000 Shelter Challenge - brought to you by Petfinder is awarding $100,000 in grants to eligible Petfinder member rescue organizations. The grand prize is a $25,000 grant. Just imagine how many animals we could help for $25,000! This money could go a VERY long way for the hounds & no one in our rescue takes any part of a salary, volunteers only. 100% goes to helping the hounds!! 

 Instructions to Vote:

Go to   www.theanimalrescuesite.com   you have to click on the “CLICK HERE, IT’S FREE” purple button in the middle of the upper page. When you click through, scroll down to the bottom of the page and you’ll see an ad that is white with purple font that says “THE ANIMAL RESCUE SITE $100,000 Challenge”.  Click it.  Go to the middle of the page and search for “Senior  Houndsabound”, and select “FL” as the state. Click “Senior Houndsabound”, when it appears under the search bar and then Click “VOTE”.  It’ll ask you to name the animal in the picture as a security question (note: type all lowercase letters) and submit that.

Thank you for helping the senior hounds!

We had a terrific turnout at the Buffalo Pet Expo on October 11th, 2008.  The official attendence was announced at 879.  The expectation was  500 – 600 and so we over achieved the projection.

We interacted with many pet owners and had over 50 entries into the contest for creating a  name for our newest product at The Gourmet Dog Bakery.  The winning name was “Cluster Pup” and we will be offering them on our website this coming week.  The winning creator was  Maria Sandstrom but we have been unable to locate her from the entry form.  We are asking anyone that knows Maria, to have her call 866-83-TREAT with her contact information.  We would love to ship her the “treat jar filled with low-glycemic dog treats” this week.

If you haven’t been on our website lately, we have 3 new low-fat dog treats: Pincher Strips (turkey jerky), Blooming Sticks (natural rawhide chew sticks dipped in yogurt and carob), and Cluster Pups (peanut yogurt cups).

We have a new sample pack that we will mail out and even pay the postage, just to let our clientele try before buying.  We feel so strongly that our products are low-fat, low-glycemic and good for dogs, that we are offering this free sample pack at no charge to you.  Order yours TODAY!

I came across an offer from Frontline that I had to pass along to my blog readers. Frontline is one of the most recommended flea and tick control products  by vets across the USA and is know to be one of the best by dog owners.  They are offering a  20% off and FREE shipping if you order in October 2008.  Now that’s a good deal for saving some of your hard-earned money!

So if you are a Frontline user or just want to try it, I  would encourage you to take advantage of this offer.  More information can be obtained about this offer at: frontlinespecialoffer.com.

We are excited to be attending the Buffalo Pet Expo in MN on October 11^th, 2008.  There will be many rescue groups attending and so we feel fortunate to be allowed to exhibit our product line in such good company.  

We will be selling our newest product, “Blooming Sticks” which are 2 treats in one. If you are in the area, please stop by and say hello. 

Hopefully the weather will be good for the estimated 500 to 600 attendees.

When dealing with muddy paws on the carpet, just sprinkle with enough baking soda to cover the mud print and let it dry.  Once dry, vacuum up the baking soda and dirt. If there is a light stain, spray with carpet stain remover and it should lift right up.

Mud is always much easier to remove when it is dry so never try to clean it when the muddy paw print is wet.  It will just smear deeper into the carpet fibers.

We have finally completed our relocation from San Antonio, TX to Montrose, MN (just north of Minneapolis, MN).  My husband has joined me in the bakery full-time and he will focus on our packaging and taking our treat products to the next level.  In addition to improving our product line and improving packaging, he is advancing our wholesale program.  With all that I was trying to complete, it was almost impossible to take the bakery to the next level - now I have a partner in life that can also partner with me in the bakery.

Look for some major changes in the coming months to our product line and wholesale marketing efforts.

Thank you to our established clientele for their patience while moving our family and our bakery across the southwestern states to the upper midwest.