Sam Siwak, now a marketing student in the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, along with his little brother Ben and sister Molly could never have imagined how their pet dog Penny would inspire them, a mere 4 years ago, to produce the best all-natural doggy treats in the market.
Now over 25,000 homes are baking them! Talk about American ingenuity and entrepreneurship…starting right there from their own home kitchen counter.
Having been raised in a home filled with the spirit of creativity, competition and collaboration, Sam and his siblings sat to talk about how to fix a major family problem needing some serious thinking: Penny’s belly was getting filled with expensive store junk.
What to do about it then?
The Siwak kids worried that the store-bought treats that their parents were buying for Penny just weren’t making the grade for her. So, they got their creative family juices flowing to come up with a new style of doggy treat that wouldn’t set mom’s kitchen on fire. After all, little Molly was barely eleven. But she’d have to join in the baking of these store-bought doggy treat alternatives.
I mean, what are little sisters for if they’re not part of the team, right?
The family gang began to experiment with all kinds of ingredients and recipes and to think of a way to make the kitchen work light and easy. One big objective was to eliminate the mess and shorten the time it took to make Penny’s tummy happy.
Not only did they formulate a unique mix of organic ingredients to produce some uniquely delicious doggy snacks, but they also happened on an all-too-easy snack-making technique so new to the pet food market that they even managed to get it patented.
Isn’t that amazing?
Because of their choice of organic, human-grade ingredients, their dog Penny and those in tens of thousands of other homes like yours have benefited from reduced food allergies. If you wanted your pet to gain more energy, healthier skin, less shedding, better breath, healthy weight control (only 66 calories per package), and a shinier coat, you couldn’t feed your fur baby a better treat.
The quality of the fiber, fats, and protein, the lack of GMO ingredients or added sugar, salt, fillers, preservatives, artificial colors, or flavoring in this special doggy treats formula aids super picky dogs with sensitive tummies, or facing kidney disease, safely to consume a delicious all-natural product without causing them digestive problems.
The children’s use of whole wheat or, for grain-free treats, their use of coconut flour, shredded coconut, carrots, pumpkin, oats, cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, plus Stevia, apples full of vitamin C, vitamin A, bananas full of potassium, and antioxidants makes these nutrient-rich doggy treat formulas nothing short of a SUPERFOOD for dogs.
You’ll find it high in good protein for muscle growth and calcium for strong bones and teeth, and able to act as a probiotic to improve the dog’s digestion, also through its well-balanced combination of soluble and insoluble fibers.
Dogs love them for their flavor and texture. The bake-at-home formulas allow you to decide if you want your dog treats to be crunchy or chewy, savory, or sweet.
More than enough of them have tried the mix and begged for more!
Your house will smell so yummy while they bake. Your kids will wonder if the goodies are for them instead. Maybe they’ll sneak a taste and ask you for one more! This is the real meaning of human-grade ingredients. Yes, you can even have the doggy treat yourself! (Barking afterwards is optional.)
But why not have your children join in the fun of preparing these treats for their pet? You know dogs are more than just pets. They’re family. They’re like your own kids, if not your de facto grandpuppies!
They deserve special treatment.
How about baking some doggie treats for Super Bowl Sunday, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving? Maybe for your doggie’s birthday?
Shouldn’t the weekend get so close that Fur Baby could smell it?
Then, pick one day of the week and make it a regular and delicious fun day to bake for the dog. Build a family tradition worth remembering.
Baking treats at home is a great activity for everyone, especially kids. Even an 11 year-old can become a little baker. Everything is included in the box. It’s easy. All you need is water and a cookie sheet. No mess.
You won’t even need a measuring cup!
There’s nothing to weigh. No cleaning up. No need for bowls, spoons, piping bag, rollers, or cookie cutters. The whole thing is kid-friendly, self-contained, and safe as all-get-out.
This unique mix-inside-the-package design that the Siwak kids came up with is the best ever! It only requires 4 steps from you:
1) Add water to the ingredients
2) Knead in the included bag
3) Pipe the batter onto a tray, and finally…
4) Bake the treats!
Let them cool, and then enjoy watching Junior chomp every single one out of existence right off your hand.
Whether it’s Chicken & Sweet Potato, Peanut Butter & Banana, Cheese & Carrots, Pumpkin, Apple & Oats, Yogurt & Mixed Berries, your dog will love at least one of ‘em if not all of ‘em. And it’s good for them!
For extra fun, you could even get creative and experiment with shapes by using molds to get your treats looking like hearts or mini-bones, especially if you’re going to save them in the container provided in your box for free.
If you schedule a little time, all you’ll need is to bake your treats at 325 degrees for approximately 40 minutes to end up with 24 to 48 healthy and delicious treats per container. If that’s too many treats, then your mix will last on the shelf for a whole year if you don’t prepare it all in a single sitting, though it’s best to use it within 6 months from purchase.
This is important to know in case you own a small dog (15 lbs. or lighter) which typically gets no more than a couple of treats per day. You’d bake only what’s needed and then store the rest.
It is invaluable to realize also that because these healthy products are so natural and lack preservatives, the treats will become rancid or moldy as all food without preservatives naturally does within 1 week of preparing them unless you refrigerate them.
However, what is best suggested is for you to bake your treats to a crisp rather than leave them chewy if you wish to make the whole batch last you for months. Then, store them in a dry and cold place inside the container provided. You’ll have delicious, fresh, crunchy treats for weeks!
As if these children weren’t amazing enough, one little secret about their character is how much they’re willing to give back to those who support them in their venture. This is motivational!
For every order that they receive, they’ve been known to donate a dollar to the Humane Society or to Dogs For Our Braves, who provides professionally trained service and companion dogs at no cost to veterans, or to World Wildlife Fund during the devastating Australian fire that destroyed so much wildlife.
They often offer Buy One, Get One Free deals plus big discounts of anywhere from 15 to 20 to 25 to even 50 percent off, plus free doggy water bowls and free doggy bandanas as well as giveaways, with chances for you to win FREE treats, like, for one full year.
But if you want to take a look right now, they’re probably offering you at least free shipping for sure. Just click the button below to visit their store and check out their current prices.
What’s more, they have a subscription service available for your convenience and with exclusive specials for VIP members that you can cancel at any time.
C’mon, do it for your dog. Do it for your kids. Do it for these young entrepreneurs. They all deserve it. And you’ll have fun baking some healthy, delicious, and easy to prepare doggy treats like no other.