Safety5 min
Never the cocoa tin
The FOR YOU tin is for you. Here is the short list of human food that genuinely hurts dogs, and why we ship two sealed tins instead of one.
July 22, 2026
Journal
Notes from the kitchen.
Occasional writing on the bond, the batch, and the objects in between.
How it's made4 minWhat drying actually does
Dehydrating is not cooking. It is the slow removal of the one thing that makes food go off.
July 14, 2026
Health4 minWhy we chose chicken
Lean, protein-dense, easy to digest and beautifully suited to drying. There is a reason it is the one ingredient in the tin.
July 6, 2026
Health4 minHard chews and cracked teeth
Antlers, hooves and nylon bones send a steady stream of dogs to veterinary dentists. There is a two-second test for whether a chew is too hard.
June 28, 2026
Health5 minHow to read a treat label
Ingredient lists are ordered, worded and split in ways that are entirely legal and quietly misleading. Here is how to see through it.
June 20, 2026
The bond4 minWhy we eat together
Sharing food is the oldest trust exercise there is. It works across species too.
June 18, 2026
- Training4 min
The high-value treat
Every trainer keeps something in reserve for when it actually matters. Here is what makes a reward worth working for.
June 12, 2026
Health4 minOld dogs, worn teeth
Senior dogs do not stop wanting treats. Sometimes they just stop being able to manage the ones they have always had.
June 4, 2026
Training4 minWhen a dog won't take a treat
A refused treat is information. Usually it means the dog is over threshold, not that they are not hungry.
May 27, 2026
How it's made3 minThe case against the divided tin
We built the obvious version first. It was cheaper, tidier and completely wrong.
May 19, 2026
- How it's made3 min
One ingredient is the hard way
Anything you add makes a treat easier to make. That is exactly why we didn't.
May 2, 2026
- Design3 min
Notes on a tin
Why the packaging is metal, why there are two of them, and why they nest.
March 27, 2026