About Good Paws Bakery

Hey there,

My name is Gina Anderson and I started Good Paws Bakery and Gifts.  In the pic above I am with our 2 current dogs Dunkin, our hound mix, and Abby, our shepherd / husky mix.

Good Paws Bakery’s goal is to support and strengthen the loving connection between people and their canine family members and friends.  We strive to do this by providing delicious, healthy treats and sharing information to foster respect and mutual understanding.

We got started because of the piercing look from the 2 pups below when leaving the house without them.  That is Petey on the left, who is no longer with us, and Dunkin on the right when he was much younger.  

When on a trip away from home (either for a few days or a few hours), it is challenging to find at least a “little something” to bring back to the dogs – just so they would KNOW we were thinking of them. Choices are often laden with not-so-great ingredients for dogs, or are expensive "meant-for-people toys" that they destroy in 5 minutes. So we started this company with the hope of providing a conveniently available, healthful option that both canines and their people can feel good about!

We sell our treats online, and in some local area stores.

About the treats themselves... 

We wanted a gluten free, grain free treat that had no corn, wheat or soy because many, many dogs are sensitive to these ingredients.  We tried a number of gluten free flours.  Working with chickpea flour has proved to be a really great option. From there we add just a couple more ingredients for each of our yummy 3 ingredient recipes.

All our ingredients are sourced from places where people buy their food.  One of the first pieces of advice we got was from a mom who said, "no matter what you do, make sure the treats are OK for my kids to eat because they will be the first to try them."  Well we are happy to report, we have met that goal!  

We often eat the treats ourselves much to the chagrin of our 4-legged pups. Our treats are non-gmo, human-grade, and really are OK for sharing amongst your dogs and yourself :)   Special bonus, each heart-shaped treat has just 14 calories and .7 grams of protein (if you are counting ;-).

We bake our treats dry and they stay fresh for at least a year.

Things you may find interesting

If you are curious about stories behind Good Paws Bakery, please take a look at this blog post.  It outlines some of the amazing synchronicities we have experienced in growing the company.

Before I started Good Paws Bakery, I was a human factor engineer making software easier for people to use.  In order to do that type of work, I learned A LOT about how humans perceive the world through different senses like vision, hearing and touch.

Because of this background, I am obsessed with how dogs and other animals perceive our shared world. They have amazing perceptual abilities that in many ways are so much stronger than ours.  As an example, check out this blog post on how a dog’s sense of smell differs from a human’s sense of smell.

I also love the growing appreciation by many people for intuitive animal communication.  I deeply respect people who, as a profession, have meaningful and helpful back and forth conversations with animals.  I have been a long-time fan and student of the practice. This blog post talks about an enlightening experience we had using a professional animal communicator to help fully diagnosis our dog Dunkin's illness.

We love partnering with other dog-loving people! -  we were founding members of the New Hampshire Dog Walking Club which is now the Golden Dog Adventure Company.

As we continue to grow, our goal is to increase the amount of profits given to animal related charitable organizations.  That was really the reason we even picked the Good Paws name!  Until we are able to make larger financial donations, described in our Giving Back page are a few other ways we support animal charities.

We hope you will try our treats, and we sincerely hope the dogs in your life love them!  Please join our mailing list and keep track of us - we will soon provide helpful information and tips to truly strengthen the connection between people and the animals they love. 

All our best!

Gina and the crew :-)