A dog bakery is a business that produces fresh baked goods for dog

Dog

The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...

s. The first dog bakery

Bakery

A bakery is an establishment which produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cakes, pastries and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.-See also:*Baker*Cake...

, Famous Fido, opened in 1979 on Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

's north side. Many dog bakeries carry specialty pastries

Pastry

Pastry is the name given to various kinds of baked products made from ingredients such as flour, sugar, milk, butter, shortening, baking powder and/or eggs. Small cakes, tarts and other sweet baked products are called "pastries."...

 and treats especially for dogs with allergies

Allergy

An Allergy is a hypersensitivity disorder of the immune system. Allergic reactions occur when a person's immune system reacts to normally harmless substances in the environment. A substance that causes a reaction is called an allergen. These reactions are acquired, predictable, and rapid...

, dietary needs, or bad breath.

Reasons for popularity

There is a trend among United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 consumers to humanize and indulge their pets. This indulgence is also partly fueled by the trend to purchase natural and organic

Organic movement

The organic movement broadly refers to the organizations and individuals involved worldwide in the promotion of organic farming, which is a more sustainable mode of agriculture...

 products. Often, store-bought treats are laden with sugar

Sugar

Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...

, preservatives, and chemicals. These trends are mostly responsible for the emergence of dog bakeries around the country.

Pet lovers are also more conscious about the quality of food they are feeding their pets. In March 2007, a pet food recall

2007 pet food recalls

The 2007 pet food recalls comprise the contamination and wide recall of many brands of cat and dog foods beginning in March 2007, and the ensuing developments involving the human food supply. The recalls in North America, Europe, and South Africa came in response to reports of renal failure in pets...

 was made by major pet food

Pet food

Pet food is plant or animal material intended for consumption by pets. Typically sold in pet stores and supermarkets, it is usually specific to the type of animal, such as dog food or cat food...

 brands following the news of pets' death after eating dog

Dog food

Dog food refers to food specifically intended for consumption by dogs. Though technically omnivorous, dogs exhibit a natural carnivorous bias, have sharp, pointy teeth, and have short gastrointestinal tracts better suited for the consumption of meat...

 and cat food

Cat food

Cat food is food intended for consumption by cats.As with all species, cats have requirements for specific dietary nutrients, rather than ingredients. Certain nutrients, including many vitamins and amino acids, are degraded by the temperatures, pressures and chemical treatments used during...

. At least 471 cases of pet kidney failure have been reported in the 10 days since a nationwide recall of dog and cat food, and 104 of those pets have died. Many more dog bakeries were founded after this recall. because dog lovers turned entrepreneurs offer all-natural dog treat

Dog Treat

Dog Treat is a black and white Chinese animation made in 1924 by Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan.-Translations:The translation comes out to "Dog treating guests" or "Dog entertaining guests". It does not translate to "Dog food".-History:...

s made with United States Department of Agriculture

United States Department of Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture is the United States federal executive department responsible for developing and executing U.S. federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food...

 approved ingredients, no chemical preservatives and no wheat gluten

Wheat gluten

Wheat gluten can refer to:* The gluten found in wheat, a sticky substance composed of the proteins gliadin and glutenin* Wheat gluten , a food prepared from these proteins, such as seitan or wheatmeat...

, the source of the 2007 pet food recall contamination.