Two rescue pups, one little kitchen, and treats worth sharing.
Tater Bear Treats started in 2022, in a kitchen Christine registered with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, and is named after the two rescue pups Bear and Ford we’d do absolutely anything for.
Tater Bear Treats’ all-natural, home-baked, small-batch dog treats are made by a dog mom for all fur babies right here in NJ. We use only all-natural, human ingredients, and with 9 varieties of cookies, 3 single-ingredient smoked jerkies, and 6 bakery-style treats (taste-tested by Bear and Ford, our doggos), we have never met a pup we can’t please. After all, no dog should be denied!
We don’t discriminate; we also make 2 cat treats and Bunny Bundles for small animals. Every treat comes with full nutritional information from independent laboratory testing, lovingly made in our kitchen, which we registered with the NJ Dept. of Agriculture.
Alongside our cookies, smoked jerkies, and bakery items, we offer all-natural single-ingredient chews, farm-direct elk antlers, and a curated variety of handmade bandanas, bowties, flowers, pet accessories, and toys. If we don’t make it, another small business does.
Meet the pack
Bear and Ford, our two official taste-testers. They take the job very seriously.
Bear
Co-founder · The “furry love of my life”
Christine’s first chew-tester. Tater Bear Treats opened in 2022 the day Bear gave a recipe his enthusiastic approval. He is officially listed as a co-founder on the kitchen door.
Ford
Newest addition · Junior taster
The newest member of the pack. Still figuring out which treats he loves most (so far: all of them). Has his own line: Ford’s Dog-Doughns.
How we got here
It started with Bear, the furry love of Christine’s life.
She started baking treats for him out of her own kitchen, with ingredients she’d actually feed her family. Bear approved. Friends asked for some. Their friends asked for some. By 2022, Tater Bear Treats was a real business, registered with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, run by a dog mom, Christine, baking small batches for all fur babies.
Ford joined the pack later. As the youngest, he gets to be the one who names the doughnut line.
What you’ll find in every bag
- Human ingredients. If we wouldn’t eat it, we wouldn’t bake with it.
- No preservatives or additives. Ever.
- Independent lab testing. Every recipe has full nutritional analysis on the back of the bag.
- Registered kitchen. NJ Dept. of Agriculture registered. Same kitchen, every batch.
- 10+ varieties. Five mainstays plus rotating seasonal flavors, CBD gummies, and smoked jerkies for the markets.
Where to find us
Online here, and in person at the Marlboro, Brielle, Sayreville, Princeton, Highland Park, and Rutgers Gardens farmers markets through the season. We’re also at The Goat’s Haul (299 Mill Street, Belvidere NJ), Aunt Margaret’s Antique Mall (294 E Main St, Newark DE), and Monmouth Street Emporium in Red Bank. If you’d rather private pickup or local delivery, send us a message and we’ll work it out.