Barker Street Gourmet Dog Bakery & Boutique
Article Written by: Elizabeth Gallaway
The delicious
smells in the kitchen of Barker Street Bakery could make a human’s mouth water,
but these treats are just for the pooches.
Barker Street Bakery, located in The Woodlands, offers homemade
dog treats, cakes and various pet supplies. The business is over five years
old, but Aaron and Tanya Ogden took it over as the new co-owners last fall.
A
bakery and boutique rolled into one, Barker Street mixes up and bakes their hand-decorated
dog treats daily with a multitude of flavors. A display case full of fresh-baked goodies welcomes customers as they
enter the store. New treats are also offered each month that correspond
to the seasons or holidays. The dog treats are made with all-natural,
human-grade ingredients with no preservatives or sugars.
“Customers like the fact that everything’s made here on-site.
It’s a little bit more comforting knowing what’s going into their treats,” says
Aaron Ogden. “We try to have a wide variety of not only treats, but also toys
and accessories and dog clothes. We have things you don’t find at a big box
company.”
Barker Street is also known for its doggy birthday cakes. When
asked about a memorable cake, Aaron Ogden mentions a cake he did for a woman
who does hydrotherapy with her dogs. The staff recreated a picture of her in
the pool with her dogs in cake form. “It was kind of cool to be able to capture
that moment for her,” says Ogden.
To the right of the bakery display case is the store boutique.
From designer dog collars to tiny treats by the pound, there is something
unique to be found in Barker Street. Customer service is of the utmost
importance to Barker Street, and if clients can’t find what they’re looking for
on the shelf, the Ogdens will try to locate and special-order the product.
The Ogdens
have also been very active within the rescue community and founded Guardian Pit
Bull Rescue in 2009.
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“We started it
after years of helping out and saw a need for a breed we love,” says Aaron
Ogden. “No one was out there being their voice. We wanted to do something about
that so we started the rescue and stayed active in the community.”
Barker Street also offers monthly events called Yappy Hour to
benefit other local rescue groups. Yappy Hour was established to feature a
different rescue each month and gives the rescues a time and place to organize
a fundraiser. Treats, refreshments and raffle prizes are given out, and during
this time 10 percent of the sales at Barker Street go towards the featured
rescue.
As customers leave the bakery, they are encouraged to return
with a photo of their dog to contribute to the Barker Street Family wall. The
wall is a fun way to embrace the sense of community and form a family with
customers. Customers are also encouraged to bring their dogs with them when
they visit the bakery.
Above all, the Ogdens love the bond between people and their
pets the most. “I love being able to interact with people and celebrate the
relationship they have with their dog and to add something to that" says Aaron Ogden.
442 Sawdust Road, The Woodlands, TX 77380
Phone: (281) 465-1703
Open Monday –
Friday 10 AM – 7 PM
Sunday 12 PM – 5 PM
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