Fresh Handmade Dog Meals
We cook fresh food daily to make your dog’s meals at our in-store kitchen in Austin, TX. Our ingredients are locally sourced, cooked in-house, and include key vitamins and minerals to keep your pet healthy and active.
The heart of Barkin’ Creek is our kitchen — always teeming with activity and producing meals and treats for your pets daily. Our mission is to promote dog health and happiness so our best friends live longer lives.
Why Homemade Dog Food?
A few years ago, our adopted dogs Bea and Jax suffered from dietary and health issues that created the need for specialized foods. Through our research, we learned most dog food is mass-produced and supplemented with copious amounts of sugar, salt, and animal by-products, as well as chemicals and toxins used to increase shelf life. This didn’t fly with us.
We learned that serving standard store-bought food to our pups can have a negative impact on their health and well-being. Poor nutrition choices lead to malnutrition, allergic reactions, toxicity, obesity, shorter lifespans, and even death.
So we tossed out the canned and dried dog food and got to work cooking. We selected wholesome ingredients from our kitchen and added the right balance of supplements to create nutritious meals for our own dogs… and voilà, Barkin’ Creek Kitchen was born!
Hand-crafted Meals
All of our dog meals are made with the same ingredients you find in your grocery store or local restaurant.
Packaged in 5 ounce, 5 ounce Variety Packs, 20 ounce, 40 ounce, and 80 ounce frozen vacuum sealed bricks that will last for many months in your freezer.
- Ready to be thawed and served
- Can be used as toppers or as a full meal
- Real chunks of food – not a paste like other fresh dog foods you will find online
- Packed full of vitamins, minerals and fresh meats, fruits, and vegetables
- Human grade and human made – locally and with love!
Baked
Snacks
All of our cookies and crackers are baked in-house with 100% real ingredients and are sure to be a hit with your furry friend. We offer:
- Peanut Butter Cookies
- Pumpkin Molasses Cookies
- Apple Crackers
- Canine Crackers
Dehydrated Bark
Snacks
Our Bark Snacks are made from 100% meat, using only human-quality ingredients. All our meats are locally sourced and free of harmful chemicals or antibiotics. We offer:
- Chicken Bark
- Cow Bark
- Salmon Bark
- Yam Yams
- Dog Bait
What makes us different?
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Transparency
We believe in transparency. Our kitchens are open concept, so visitors can see how their pet’s food is made and the wholesome ingredients that we use. You can even speak with our Chefs face-to-face!
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Unbeaten customer service
Our customer service is unbeaten and our goal is to make sure all our clients and pups are happy. Didn’t have a great experience? Tell us right away -- we’ll fix it!
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Locally sourced high-quality ingredients
Each recipe uses locally sourced human-quality meats, fruits, and vegetables. We believe in supporting our local farmers and businesses.
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Handcrafted meals
Meals are handcrafted in small batches in our on-site kitchens to ensure quality control and consistency. Nothing leaves our kitchen that we wouldn’t eat ourselves.
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Best nutrition for your pet
All meals are made of 100% real food, chemical-free, and we add fortifying nutrients to ensure your pet is receiving the best-balanced nutrition possible. No bagged or canned dog food will come close. Period.
Human-grade Dog Food You Can Trust
We carefully prepare each delicious recipe daily by hand using USDA quality, human-grade, meats, fruits, and vegetables. All Ingredients are locally sourced and our meals are formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all stages of life.
Before the final mixing of our meal ingredients, we add our homemade nutraceutical formula. This proprietary blend is chock full of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fish oils as well as multiple vitamins and minerals.
Our dog meals are flash-frozen and can stay in your freezer for up to a year. Once defrosted, Barkin’ Creek meals can be served to your pooch warmed-up or cold.
Want to try out our meals, baked snacks, or bark?
Visit our online store!
Switching Dog Food
When you make the decision to switch your dog to a new food, it is necessary to gradually add the new food over a period of time to prevent stomach upset. This even includes switching between any of our recipes.
To ensure a smooth transition, we recommend the 20% Transition Rule and suggest transitioning over a period of 5 days. If your dog has a sensitive stomach, the transition may take 7-10 days (adjust percentages accordingly).