How to Start A Dog Bakery Business

A dog bakery business is a lucrative choice for a pet business to start if you want to enter the pet industry! Opening a dog bakery also allows you a few different choices as to how you want to set up your business. You open a store front dog bakery, online store and within these two choices come more choices; wholesale, retail or both!

Find out the Laws in your state: Your first step should be contacting your state Agriculture Department to make sure you are able to bake dog treats from your kitchen. It is important to understand that the laws vary from state to state so you need to call or email your agriculture department directly to find out. It is also a good idea to check with the county you live in. There are a few states that do not allow you to bake and sell dog treats that are made from your kitchen. Better to find out now before you start your business!

Baking, Wholesaling or Private Label Options:
Next, will you be baking the dog treats for your dog bakery? You should really “love” to bake if this is your option. While you can make a very lucrative living baking dog treats, you will be baking thousands and thousands of treats.  

Starting your own dog
bakery could bring a 
smile to a lot of faces.

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Ready to start your own dog bakery?  There are two e-books that can assist you in getting started right and help shave hours off your learning curve time:

The MyMommyBiz e-book Start Your Own Dog Bakery Business. Covers important topics such as your business name and logo, treat recipes, treat labeling and supplies, packaging and marketing, selling your treats and keeping them fresh and much more.

Start a Dog Bakery an easy to read, 42 page e-book containing knowledge gleaned and distilled down from years of experience. Complete with all the information needed to get you started and help you succeed.

If you are one of the people that does not like to bake but still
wants to open a dog bakery you still have options! You can find a
wholesaler to buy your treats from and many will even let you
private label their treats. Private labeling is a good option as
it will allow you to put your dog bakery name on the labels as if
they were your own.

When choosing to private Label your treats be sure to ask them if
they will supply you with the ingredient labels for your treats
and if there is an additional fee to do so. It will depend on the
dog bakery and how they have it set up.

Online, Offline or Both:
Choosing to open your dog bakery online, offline or both is a
personal decision that will of course depend on what you want and
how much money you have to invest in your dog bakery business.
That being said, when you pick your dog bakery business name be
sure that you can also purchase a domain name that matches. Even
if you aren’t sure that you will ever take your business online
it’s good for you to have set aside and it will also prevent
another company from opening under your name.

These are just the very basic things to consider when considering
a dog bakery business. If you have specific questions and want
other dog bakery owners to speak with, you can join us on the
Indulge Your Pet Forum to find out more information and to ask
questions.