Tag: stewardship

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.