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TreatWag is a passion project that grew from a life-long desire to keep pets safe and to teach owners how to direct dogs’ natural drives to make them happy members of the family.

So really, TreatWag’s story is my story. I’m Marry. Thanks for listening.

Not every kid gets to grow up with pets to love. I was one of the lucky ones. My dad retired from the army when I was 5, and we moved to a sleepy Northern California town near San Francisco.

One of my earliest memories after we got settled was driving to the closest mall and coming home with my mom’s requisite German shepherd puppy. I’ll never forget sitting unbuckled in the back of the family station wagon with the little cutie tilting his folded-eared head to watch me curiously.

Despite his puppy mill start, Prince was a healthy, handsome, protective and much-loved member of our family. Soon, my dad took a part-time job training field dogs at a local kennel while he waited to be hired as a civil servant at the nearby naval station. A few weeks into that gig, he pulled up to the house and out of his car wiggled Lucky, our family’s first Labrador retriever.

These turned out to be life-altering decisions.

My dad got that naval station job, but not before the family took over operations of the boarding and training kennel. His life’s passion became training dogs for field trials and hunt tests. And my mom, my brother, sister and I ran the kennel. A seed was planted in my head then as I watched the occasional regular boarding customer come in after years of having a dog and mention they were looking for a new home for their now senior pet. It broke my heart. And made me mad. And I promised myself someday I’d make a difference in older dogs’ lives.

Still, our house was always home to at least four or five labs, one German shepherd, one German shorthaired pointer, a few cats, bunnies, lizards and even a goose named Nibbles.

It’s probably too late, but long story short, I grew up, went away to college and eventually became an editor at Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy and Veterinary Product News magazines. I started riding motorcycles and moved on to travel and motorcycle writing and editing. I had a cat but no dogs. Then I met a man. Got married. Had three sons. And adopted a 6-year-old black Lab.

Sweet Jasmine was a perfect first dog for my young boys. Other than an always wagging tail that occasionally smacked a toddler in the head, she was gentle and patient. Soon we were joined by Ossa, a sassy blue-merle Australian shepherd with a strong need to be in charge. For a minute we were a one-dog family when Jasmine passed at 16. Then came Remi, a black tri Aussie, and Charli, a sweet but kind of anxious blue-merle girl.

Times changed and, as sometimes happens, my husband became my ex, and after years of running a motorcycle parts business together, it was time for me to make my own way in the world again.

I’ve partnered with the most reputable natural chew production facilities in the country to bring your pets the quality single-ingredient natural chews they crave. We’ll soon be adding nutritious treats, toppers, nutritious meals and even toys to our offerings.

So why should you buy from TreatWag? Because we’ll treat you and your pet like family. Delivering only the best natural chews, treats and products. Answering your questions. Making returns simple. And spoiling you a little bit, too.

To start off, for every order we ship, regardless of size, we will donate a supply of chews to a deserving pet charity. And in every box we ship we’ll include a fun surprise for you or your pet.

I hope you’ll join our growing TreatWag family as we help pets become happy members of the family by satisfying their natural needs to chew, play and be contributing members of the pack.

Watch us grow. And make a difference.

Lots of love,

Marry

Boy mom, dog mom and TreatWag founder