After testing simple, healthy recipes we now make small-batch dog treats we feel good about giving — and hope you do too. In early spring of 2025 and after 8 great years with him, we said goodbye to our pup Zorro (aka “the old man”). It’s a memory that still hurts, but at 15 and suffering, it was the right decision. Fast forward to July, when Mama Bear came across an SPCA notice about a 2-year-old who had been waiting since December. I didn’t think I was ready, but I agreed to foster him. After a long drive, we spent an hour getting used to each other before heading home. He was anxious, whining and pacing as far as his seatbelt allowed. I reached back to scratch him… and he laid down with my arm as his pillow. By the time we got home, played in the backyard, and napped in the sun, I turned to my wife and said, “I think we’re going to be a foster fail.” A week later, Churro was officially ours. We were told he had a sensitive stomach, and we were determined to help him. After probiotics, antibiotics, different foods, vet visits, and eventually discovering he had cryptorchidism, the diarrhea still wouldn’t resolve. No liver treats for now — so what could we give him? A couple days of Google research later, we found a simple baked pumpkin, peanut butter, and oat treat. After several iterations, and with my wife’s encouragement, Kindred Paws Bakery was born — honouring the old man and our crazy teenager. We aim to make treats we feel genuinely good about giving. I even keep them in my daypack now as an emergency snack for both Churro and me. We hope your pup enjoys them as much as we do.
