Short Tails and Treats from Three Dog Bakery
This frothy narrative, though not an essential acquisition, should appeal to dog lovers and readers hopeful that if you "do what you love, the money will follow." Think of Dye and Beckloff as a canine Ben & Jerry, identifying a market niche and, by trial and error, finding formulas to meet and exceed expectations. With the assistance of three Official Taste Testers (eight-year-old Black Lab mix Sarah, seven-year-old Dottie the Dalmatian, and gigantic puppy Gracie Marie, a Great Dane, who together star in the book's illustrations and many "anecdogs"), the founders of KC-K9 Bakery developed recipes, opened a retail outlet, and were adopted by Kansas City's dog owners. With a mail-order catalog and their products now branded "Three Dog Bakery" and featured in some West Coast PetSmart stores, they may soon offer franchises. The authors share more than a dozen doggy recipes with readers--from Fiesta Bones to Pek-a-Poo Pretzels--and enough doggy puns to give even Sarah, Dottie, and Gracie paws. (Sorry, folks, it's contagious!)Mary Carroll