Welcome to the Pastries 4 Pets Dog Treat Training Academy!
Learn the in's and outs of owning a dog treat business through
classes in baking, decorating, and selling homemade dog treats.
Tips & Workshops
Free tips and in person workshops are available all year, check below for current trainings
(Some trainings change monthly)
Free Dog Treat Recipes
Dog Cakes & Dog Treats
Dog Cake Recipes and Dog Treat Recipes are the first step in starting your dog treat business! Here are a few grain free & wheat free recipes to get you started.
Free Treat Recipes
Dog Treat Decorating Tips
Dog Treat Icing & Cake Frosting
Decorating Dog Treats and Cakes is fun but does take a bit of practice. These helpful videos will get you started so you can learn how to create beautiful treats.
Free Decorating Tips
How to Use Products
Dog Icing, Frosting & Fondant
Pastries 4 Pets products are so easy to use but sometimes you need a visual explanation. Watch to see what you can create with a touch of water and dash of food color!
Free Product Tips
How to Design the Perfect Packaging & Branding for your Dog Treat Business
July 14 & 15
Learn how to attract more customers. This class is live in our 2,000 sq ft academy located in Northern Connecticut.
Academy Classes
Online Dog Bakery Business Courses
Virtual 24/7
Learn how to start a new dog treat business, how to sell more treats in an existing business/market and how to attract customers selling online.
OnLine Classes
Schedule of Live Business and Decorating Tips
Social Media
From Business Tip Coffee Chats - Live Decorating demonstrations, check out our monthly schedule and join us for free Live! weekly on Social Media.
Coming Soon
Meet the Owner of Pastries 4 Pets Inc.
Over 12 years ago, Donna Shovlin started Pastries 4 Pets selling homemade decorated dog treats at Farmers Markets, expos, craft shows, online and within one year after opening; the owner also opened a retail store.
After opening her first retail store, Donna decided to offer her dog treat icing products to other dog bakeries so they would have a healthy frosting to spoil dogs. Eventually, the dog icing products required a larger space to operate out of and Donna closed her second retail store to move to a factory.
While selling the dog icings she realized so many other Entrepreneurs were always asking for help in starting their own dog treat businesses. Since she knew there was a lot involved, she started online courses to educate bakers on how to get started and on how to make money selling dog treats part or full time.
Donna always dreamed of opening an Academy to be able to teach dog bakers in person and she finally had her dream come true! Classes range from treat baking to sales training for all levels and will be available throughout the year.
Additional Trainings
Corporate Team Building Seminars
Academy - In Person
Looking to motivate your staff or sales team? We have "the" team building activity! Dog cake decorating not only forces your staff to work as a team but we made it into a friendly competition to motivate them even more.
Coming Soon
Custom Corporate Dog Bakery Trainings
Academy - In Person
Do you hire bakery staff and feel like you do not have enough time to train them? We offer customized dog treat recipe and decorating services to train your staff on what they need to bake your recipes and how to decorate them for your bakery.
Coming Soon
Studio Rental - Includes Private Decorating Parties
Academy - In Person
Are you looking to rent out space for your own social media videos? Or have us host a private group decorating class? Check back here in the near future to see what we are offering.
Coming Soon