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How to Start a Dog Bakery Business
Author: Chrissie Cole
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. If you don’t enjoy baking you will
quickly become frustrated and it will affect your business. When
you bake your own dog treats you have the option of selling them
wholesale and private label to other pet shops and dog bakeries.
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.
About the author:
Chrissie Cole is the owner of a pet site that focuses on Pet Business
Ideas, Dog
Bakery Business and more! Stop by the Pet Lover
Forums and talk to other pet business owners and lovers!
