Dog Pawtisserie

08/06/2026

Dog Pawtisserie is officially a GOLD WINNER in the 2026 CommunityVotes Ottawa Awards 🐾🏆

And somehow… this is our SECOND award of 2026 — in just over one year of business. 😭🤯

When we started Dog Pawtisserie, the goal was pretty simple: make really good treats, create things we’d feel good about feeding our own dogs, and give people another excuse to spoil their best friends. 😂🐶

What we didn’t expect was just how incredible the community around this little business would become.

Every market conversation, every cake order, every photo you send us of your dogs enjoying their treats, every person who comes back to see us, every recommendation to a friend, every retailer who has given us space on their shelves — it all matters more than you probably realize.

Getting to meet you (and your dogs), hear their stories, celebrate their birthdays and milestones, to creating gender reveal cakes and being a tiny part of the lives you share with them has genuinely become one of our favourite parts of doing this.

To now have two awards attached to our name before we’ve even finished our second year is something we’re incredibly proud of — but we also know we wouldn’t have either of them without all of you.

Thank you for voting for us. Thank you for trusting us with your pups. Thank you for supporting local. Thank you for telling your friends about us, showing up at our events, ordering cakes and treats, and continuing to give us reasons to dream a little bigger. 🤎

We have SO much more we want to do, and somehow you guys keep proving to us that maybe some of those crazy ideas aren’t so crazy after all. 😂

Two awards. Just over year. A whole lot of dog treats. 🐾

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to all our customers from Ottawa to Alberta to PEI and all around Canada. We love meeting you, we love spoiling your dogs, and we can’t wait to see where you help us take Dog Pawtisserie next 🤎

07/29/2026

Your coffee run just got better… for both of you. ☕🐶

While you’re grabbing something delicious at Letasha’s Goodies, don’t forget to pick up a little something for your best friend.

🦴 Mini Biscuits (just $0.75 each or 3 for $2)
🥨 Pumpkin PB Pretzels
🍦 Doggy Ice Cream
🧁 Pupcakes

Award-winning, all-natural, human-grade treats, handmade right here in Ottawa. 🤍🐾

07/26/2026

Please help if you can… whether you foster or adopt a furever bestie or donate to assist your local rescues, every bit makes a huge difference 🤍

THE STATE OF ONTARIO'S HOMELESS DOG CRISIS: In 15 years of rescue, we have witnessed stories that will stay with us forever. One, in particular, has never left me.

A decade ago, we welcomed a 14½-year-old yellow Labrador named Sadie into our rescue after she had been surrendered to a local shelter.

It didn’t take long to understand why her family could no longer care for her. Sadie had advanced Canine Cognitive Dysfunction (CCD), a form of dementia in dogs. She was frightened, confused, and sadly, far beyond the point where treatment could make a meaningful difference.

She was only with us for a few days.

Those few days weren’t about trying to save her. They were about giving her dignity. We made sure she wasn’t alone. She wasn’t in a kennel. She was in a foster home, surrounded by kindness, comfort, and love until it was time to let her go.

But what has stayed with me all these years wasn’t actually Sadie.

It was a letter.

Tucked inside her veterinary records was an email written years earlier by her previous owner—a police officer.

He explained that he was single, working long hours, often picking up overtime, and struggling with the reality that he couldn’t give Sadie the life she deserved. He had found a family he truly believed would love her for the rest of her life. You could feel the heartbreak in his words, but also the hope. He believed he was making the greatest sacrifice a person can make for a dog they love by letting her go so she could have a better life.

I’ve often wondered about him.

I’m sure his career continued. Maybe he was promoted. Maybe he became a sergeant. Perhaps I’ve even seen him on the news over the years and never realized it.

What I do know is this…

He never could have imagined that the yellow Lab he loved so deeply would one day end up homeless. That she would be surrendered in her senior years. That strangers would be the ones to hold her in her final moments. He believed he had secured her forever home.

That story broke my heart.

But today…

Today, Sadie’s story isn’t what breaks my heart the most. Because today, Sadie’s story isn’t unusual.

The saddest story in Ontario isn’t about one dog anymore.

It’s about thousands.

Every day, dogs are surrendered because families can no longer cope. Others are abandoned. Municipal shelters plead for help because they have no space left. Rescues are full. Foster homes are full. Adoption applications have slowed to a trickle.

Then a crisis happens, like the wildfires in Northern Ontario, and everyone asks the same question:

“Where will these dogs go?”

The truth is… there is nowhere left for many of them to go.

We have incredible dogs in our care. Healthy dogs. Gentle dogs. Dogs who would make wonderful family companions. Yet they wait month after month without a single application. Not because they’re “bad” dogs. Because there are simply too many homeless dogs, and not enough homes.

This isn’t just our reality, it's the reality facing rescues and shelters across Ontario.

The emergency isn’t coming.

It’s here.

The homeless dog crisis isn’t measured by one heartbreaking story anymore. It’s measured by thousands of dogs waiting for someone to choose them.

And if we don’t start talking about it, understanding it, and working together to change it, the stories we’ll be telling ten years from now will be even sadder than Sadie’s.

Because every homeless dog has a story.

The question is whether they’ll get the ending they deserve.

07/20/2026

🎉 IT’S GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎉

To celebrate our amazing retail partners and all of your incredible support, we’re giving one lucky pup the chance to win a FREE custom Dog Pawtisserie birthday cake (or cupcakes)! 🐶🎂

Here’s how to enter:

🤎 BUY any bag of Dog Pawtisserie treats from one of our retail partners:

• Tartelette Bakery & Café (Kanata location only) Tartelette Bakery & Cafe
• Letasha’s Goodies Letasha’s Goodies
• Albin’s Treats (Facebook only) Albin's Treats - The Dog Treat Bike

📸 SNAP a photo with your treats at the bakery (or dog bike)

❤️ FOLLOW us AND the retailer where you purchased your treats

🏷️ TAG us AND the retailer in your post

✨ Bonus: Every qualifying purchase = one entry, so the more visits, the more chances to win! (Remove or edit this line if you’re only allowing one entry per person.)

🎂 The winner will receive a fully customized birthday cake, made just for their pup!

🔓 Please make sure your post is public so we can see your entry.

Every purchase supports not only our small business, but also the incredible local businesses that believe in Dog Pawtisserie. We’re so grateful for our retail partners and every single one of you who continues to support us. It truly means the world. 🤎

🗓️ Giveaway closes: August 14, 2026
🎉 Winner announced: August 15, 2026

Good luck, and may the luckiest pup win! 🐾

07/19/2026

PSA!!! Albin’s Treats mobile dog bike will be visiting local dog parks today with Dog Pawtisserie treats! Go check them out :)

Ps: he has some doggy ice cream on him 🤤

Be on the look out for the bike today! As we cruise around Ottawa from 10AM to 6PM.

Not sure on exact timing just yes but stops will be as followed
- Conroy Pit
- Moody's Bay
- Experimental Farm Gardens
- Dow Lake
- Westboro Area
- Lexington Park
- Uplands Park

Hope to see everyone around today!

We have a live map function coming to your website www.albinstreats.ca so you can follow the bike in real time to get your snacks!

07/16/2026

POV: You went to Tartelette Bakery for a pastry… and left with treats for your dog too 🦴

Dog Pawtisserie is officially available at Tartelette Bakery & Cafe Kanata ✨

📍1050 Canadian Shield Ave

On the shelves:
🥨 Pumpkin Peanut Butter Pretzels
🫐 Mini Blueberry Swirl Bones
🎃 Mini Pumpkin Peanut Butter Biscuits
🍌 Banana Peanut Butter Sticks

Made with all-natural, human-grade ingredients and baked with love for your pups.

Stop by, grab a coffee or pastry for yourself, and don’t let your dog leave empty-pawed. 🐶✨

07/13/2026

We’re growing… and it’s all because of YOU 🤍

What started as a dream inspired by my berner has turned into something I could have only hoped for. Seeing Dog Pawtisserie on the shelves of local businesses is such a surreal feeling, and I’m so grateful for every single person who’s supported us along the way.

You can now find select Dog Pawtisserie treats at:

🩵 Tartelette Bakery -
📍1050 Canadian Shield, Kanata

🩷 Letasha’s Goodies -
📍1004 Wellington West, Ottawa

🐶 Albin’s Treats Mobile Dog Bike Albin's Treats - The Dog Treat Bike
Keep an eye out around Ottawa and catch us on the go!

Each location carries a selection of our all-natural, human-grade treats, so every visit may have something a little different waiting for your pup. 🦴✨

Supporting local means everything to us and we’re incredibly thankful that these amazing businesses have welcomed Dog Pawtisserie into their bakeries.

If you’re in the area, be sure to stop by, support them, and spoil your furry best friend while you’re there. 💛

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for supporting my small business and big dreams 🐾