Category: Product Status

If we go to markets, will the dogs be happy?

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Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind.

…potentially, yes. Black Dog Biscuits has to be at your local farmer’s or crafting-makers market and set up sales booths.

Even if all we get to do is let your leashed pup try a sample, that’s how cottage industries work. No guarantees.

We’re prototyping a CAT TREAT for Felinus domesticus. Its product name will be 50/50 Cat Treats. “Will your cat like the treat?… … … meh, there’s a 50/50 chance that YES, your house-cougar will like it”.

Test market results: yep, that’s what’s indeed occurring. Meanwhile, the household dog goes bonkers for them (because they recognize the BDB packaging).

Are we open?

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Yes! Call ahead. 226-923-2968.

The panoramic entrance to biscuit-land!
Call to ensure we’re open (and PN is wearing pants 😅).
Park in the upper lot. Respect the cones 🍦🍦

Expect winter driving conditions, eh. Need dog treats? Email info@blackdogbiscuits.ca

Happy 2026. Go ❄️

Saturday, December 13, 2025

by NapsWithCats-ScubaMan, posted in Product Status, weekend farmers market
Weather report for Owen Sound, ON, showing current conditions including snowshower and drifting snow, temperature of -3°C, and a yellow warning for a snow squall.

Black Dog Biscuits will give the Owen Sound Farmer’s Market a try today. Will we make it? Stay tuned.

07:15. We had the Moon. We had stars when we left the rock farm. By the infamous RONA LIGHT POLLUTING sign, we had white-out conditions. Nope. We turned around and went home. NO BLACK DOG BISCUITS AT THE OWEN SOUND FARMER’S MARKET this weekend. 🙁

Log splitters. And making the PERFECT stick for your branch manager!

by NapsWithCats-ScubaMan, posted in Community, craft fairs, Product Status

What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it?

Wednesday, August 27, 2025. We’re ready to sell you dog biscuits here at the Blue Heron Cruises parkette.

It’s a fair day for visiting Tobermory Harbour.

Your market runs until 1 p.m. today. TS has prepared fresh tins of paw wax for your dog.

Protects your pads, year round.

I’ll tell the tale of getting a log splitter (for hugelkulture and firewood sales) on our blog. Visit us at https://blackcat.blog/ …

No markets July 5th and 6th.

by NapsWithCats-ScubaMan, posted in Community, Product Status

TS is recovering from her carpal paw surgery. Yesterday’s Wiarton market tested her limits. Back Dog Biscuits will try returning July 9th at Tobermory Harbour.

Recovery! July 5, 2025.

Work phone (ORDERS): 226-923-2968.

sample sized dog biscuits

Why do the sweet potato biscuits cost more…(?)…

by NapsWithCats-ScubaMan, posted in Product Status, product updates

…than the wheat and peanut? Answers: (i) TS uses peanut FLOUR as she mills it herself. You can ask her WHY she does that instead of using peanut butter; (ii) TS peels, shreds, dehydrates 20 pounds HOOMAN-GRADE (as a dog would think it) sweet potato, and mills it; (iii) see this video as evidence of TS’ efforts…

CLICK TO ACTIVATE. With PN narrating in all his stuttering glory (heh 🥲)

And a GIF too!

CLICK TO ACTIVATE. Sift, sift, sift…

(iv) when there’s 2 dehydrators running for at least 24 hours, it taxes our off-grid power system (when it’s sunny, the PV panels generate all the kW we need [when it’s cold and rainy, we must rely on our propane powered GENNY-GENERAC]); (v) TS makes these biscuits in small-batches… so there’s no economy of scale (no Purina Dog Chow nor MilkBone [blech] factories); (vi), And that’s why TS must charge a premium for the sweet potato biscuits. TS’ efforts justify the prices for all of the product line for that matter!

sample sized dog biscuits
If ya only have 5-6 bucks CDN, consider these DOGGY BAGS.

By the way: PN has witnessed what the kitchen looks like after a sweet potato milling session. Imagine taking a cooked pumpkin AND a fully dried out gourd, and tossing it into a gasoline-powered turbine-fan. Yeahhhhhhh. IT HITS THE FAN. Cleanup at the rock farm, eh.

Are you happy with your biscuits?

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Please contact us if you are not thrilled by the quality of your biscuits. We take pride in our product’s quality. Weird odours? Mold? Contact us, eh. With respect, PN-TS. April 06, 2025.

AI generated cartoon of a sad dog looking at their food bowl
“sad dog looking at their food bowl” and “anime”. WordPress’ AI image generator. Hmm.
use microsoft teams to reach us. search for blackdog, blackcat, neemtree in community. attached qr code

FIND YOUR PAW BALM, BOOK, JACKET, HAT, INSPIRATIONAL SHIRT, AND BISCUITS AT THE HARRY LUMLEY BAYSHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE.

by NapsWithCats-ScubaMan, posted in Community, craft fairs, Events, Product Status
2024 Artisans Holiday Show & Sale.

Friday November 29 until Sunday December 01, 2024. Bayshore Community Centre. Admission? It’s by donation. And that fee goes to the CMHA-Grey Bruce Youth Awareness Program.

  • FRIDAY = DOORS OPEN AT 17:00 to 21:00 EST.
  • SATURDAY = 10:00 to 17:00
  • SUNDAY = 10:00 to 16:00 EST.
Location: 1900 3rd Ave E, Owen Sound, ON N4K 2M6 ; Plus Code (Google Maps’ location): H3J8+22 Owen Sound, Ontario ; Map Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/zRx7hQm84jhu981v6

https://www.artisansholidayshow.ca

https://www.thebayshore.ca

Do you want to learn more? Here is a link to the market’s 2024 press release.

Owen Sound snow-clearing crews are keeping the roads and sidewalks safe. Free parking 🅿️ too!
Yes, that’s a coat for a Chihuahua.
Various dog sweaters!
Staff member lunch, part 1.
Staff member lunch, part 2.
Staff member lunch, part 3.
Staff member lunch, part 4.

The future kitchen of BLACK DOG BISCUITS… and November 9 bazaar.

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It’s being assembled. Stay tuned!

Sooooo, do you have free time Saturday?

Handmade Holiday Bazaar information card; November 9, 2024; 582 BERFORD STREET, WIARTON, ONTARIO.
LOCATION = REVELL COOPERATIVE WORKSPACE. 582 BERFORD STREET, WIARTON, ONTARIO.

Sunday at the roadside attraction, just north of Wiarton, Ontario.

by NapsWithCats-ScubaMan, posted in Community, Events, Product Status

That featured picture: it’s a candid shot of my spouse preparing for yesterday’s market. Hard core! Focused & ferocious feline!

2 vendors at the HandiCraft house on highway 6
Black Dog Biscuits and Tranquil-Solutions …available for all of your dog-snack, storage, and essential oil needs.
The owner of tranquilsolutions is setting up her booth.
Please contact https://www.tranquilsolutionscanada.com/ for more information about their product line.
Tobey is explaining why her dog biscuits are worth trying out
TS won’t have false-modesty about her product line. Let the dogs decide whether the treats are tasty or not, eh.
real estate listing for 478 Bruce Road 9, Ontario, Canada.
PN wants to signal-boost our booth-buddy’s property sale. I’ve toured it. And that backyard is WORTH A LOOK. TS was impressed with the kitchen. MLS number 40607982 / X9010412 .

So, what does the grand entrance to our home look like?

by NapsWithCats-ScubaMan, posted in Community, Product Status, product updates

Friday July 19, 2024… I took this 39 second video at the entrance of our future home. I want the public to know that the following businesses WILL be set up near Gilles Lake: (a) Black Dog Biscuits; (b) vendor for BE-AS-HAPPY-AS-YOUR-DOG signed copies & workbook; (c) Black Cat B&B; and, (d) 3BlackCat Bakery. IF THE GREEN GATE IS CLOSED, PLEASE RESPECT THE SIGNAGE and DO NOT ENTER. Contact PN or TS if you need access.

And now, TS makes more Black Dog Biscuits!

by NapsWithCats-ScubaMan, posted in Events, Product Status
After 4 days of back-to-back markets, it’s time for TS to make more product.
Multi-step processed ingredients.
TS uses a cutter to ensure consistency.
Sweet potato and peanut. 300 small + 150 regular. BDB.
Those cookies need to be dry.
Local house-panthers keep an eye on the process.
small cookie besides $2 Canadian coin (for scale).
A small biscuit.
~25g cookie, besides a $2-coin (Candadian Toonie)
1 of 3 biscuit sizes.

While the majority of customers were happy to pay the listed price for cookies — others were hesitant. Here’s why I think Black Dog Biscuits (BDB) are worth the cost (compared to mass-produced, commercial products):

  • Companion animals rely on humans to keep them healthy, happy, and safe. They’re not my property — for me to treat as I see fit. As a steward, my animals can expect high quality shelter, top-shelf nutrition, and non-violent interactions.
  • BDB uses locally-sourced ingredients. Chatsworth Honey provides us with unpasteurised honey (at retail prices). Ingredients such as seeds and milled starches are purchased at our local Owen Sound Bulk Barn. BDB is pumping cash back into the Bruce Peninsula economy.
  • BDB is a 1 womyn-run operation. TS has the entrepreneurial spirit, unlike me. TS is a gifted chef without a false sense of modesty. TS and I silently muse whenever we go to a restaurant or a pet food store — this/that is delicious! I wonder if TS can learn to make it? I have witnessed TS’ core belief — one who values self-reliance. I believe our world needs more people with these qualities. When you purchase her product, you are supporting such human attributes.
  • Black Dog Biscuits (BDB) use human-quality ingredients. Commercial treats are designed to maximise profit! And the laws governing pet food vary wildly. I suspect there are dogs suffering gastrointestinal distress due to spoiled and/or rancid foodstuffs. I understand that dogs can eat some disgusting items on their adventures. However, there are consequences to that (vomiting, diarrhoea, shortened life-span, toxic effects) behaviour.

Unfortunately, BDB Cannot Be @ The Handicraft House & Trading Post Sunday June 23, 2024.

by NapsWithCats-ScubaMan, posted in Events, Product Status

This is a screenshot from Environment Canada. Tobermory (ON) has the identical severe weather alert. Last night, Lion’s Head had multiple tornado warning alerts. TS and PN can’t risk our product. With regret, PN. 06:40 EST, Sunday.

PLEASE MONITOR THE ROAD CONDITIONS USING YOUR PREFERRED APPLICATION. If you can tolerate the pixelation, here is Ontario 511’s interactive map (modify the overlays to get the clearest results).

Don’t. Be. Cheap.

by NapsWithCats-ScubaMan, posted in Events, Product Status

Write about your approach to budgeting.

February 17th… between the potato guy & LASER dude!

You gotta know when hold ‘em.

Know when to fold ‘em.

Know when to walk away…

…know when to run!

You never count your money,

When you’re sitting at the table.

There’ll be time enough for counting,

When the dealing’s done!

With apologies to The Gambler. February 17th.