Bark’n Biscuits bakery and pet boutique delivers doggie delights in south Fargo

FARGO – If your doggie’s tummy is growling, Matt Estin is confident he has tracked down the all-natural answer.

Estin is the co-owner of Bark‘n Biscuits, a pet boutique and bakery now open at 4035 40th Ave. S, subsequent to South Bark.

The cozy, brightly lit store showcases Estin’s produced from scratch line of “Summerland Pet Treats”, as properly as a broad wide range of dog toys, shampoos, leashes, collars and gifts for doggie-loving individuals, these types of as T-shirts, candles, coffee and tea.

Estin has filled conditions with doggie cookies, pretzels, “woofles” (simply because what dog states waffles), Doh-nutz, “Mudder Butters’ peanut butter cookies, and cannoli-formed Can-Indeed-ies, “because canine don’t like to be told ‘no.’”

The store is not just a aspiration, it started out as a aspiration, Estin mentioned Wednesday, Dec. 15.

About 5 several years ago, Estin woke up from a desire about making treats for his English bulldog and chief style-tester, Gunner.

That commenced his dogged pursuit of (balanced) pooch pampering.

Helmut Schmidt / The Forum

Estin, who lived in San Angelo, Texas, took his wheat-no cost doggie delights to a farmer’s market, the place they had been snapped up in about an hour.

He understood he was on the trail of some thing not to be sniffed at. With the encouragement of good friends and family, he marketed his biscuits through Texas.

Estin expended the last couple of several years making dog treats comprehensive time, and that is how he came to meet South Bark operator Stace Aamodt.

Helmut Schmidt / The Discussion board

Aamodt invited Estin to arrive to Fargo and open a store in an vacant storefront up coming to South Bark. He is also an trader in Bark’n Biscuits.

Estin and Aamodt labored their tails off the final 3-as well as months fitting out the shop, finishing walls and floors and laying in inventory.

In an effort and hard work to produce a one of a kind searching working experience, Estin sought out classic home furniture and antiques to screen his products.

Having said that, there is also space for a well-made use of cushion behind the revenue counter for Gunner, the shop’s mascot, the encounter of the Summerland model, and tail-scratch loving star.

He’s “kind of a superstar around here,” Estin mentioned.

Several hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday by means of Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.