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THE BERNARDS-RIDGE CONNECTION
JUNE 2013
411
King George Road, Basking Ridge
By: Joanne Kleinle
There is a saying that if you want
someone to love you forever, buy a
dog, feed it and keep it around. No
one understands this better than
dog owners. Dog owners under-
stand the loyalty, unconditional
love and support that our four
footed friends give to them every
day. Dogs are not really pets – they
are companions, part of the family.
Paul and Belinda Puglisi, the owners
of the new “Barkery,”
Pupcakes
and Pawstries
in Dewy Meadow
Village in Basking Ridge, are dog
people. Their dogs are part of their
family and their shop treats your
dogs as part of the family as well.
Pupcakes and Pawstries Bark-
ery and Shoppe
is a unique sort of
store for dogs. They stock a wide
array of dog food, treats, fresh
baked goods, raw frozen meat,
supplies and toys for dogs. From
the moment that you walk into the
Shoppe, you can feel what makes
Pupcakes and Pawstries
different
from other pet shops. Paul stands
behind a counter of fresh baked
treats with fun decorations – just
like a bakery counter. The show-
room is homey, like a family room,
with hard wood floors, a large
screen television and even comfy
arm chairs surrounded by even
comfier dog beds, of course.
The Puglisi’s developed the con-
cept of a Barkery after rescuing
their German shepherd, Ranger.
Ranger is a very picky eater and it
took them weeks of trial and error
to find foods and snacks that he
liked. They discovered that he
would only eat homemade treats
and chuck roast. As they made
more and more special treats for
Ranger, they shared them with
friends whose dogs could not get
enough of the healthy, tasty diet.
They thought of making these treats
available to the public and
Pup-
cakes and Pawstries
was born.
The mission of
Pupcakes and
Pawstries Barkery and Shoppe
is
to bring healthy, all natural food to
dogs. Dogs do not need large bulk
amounts of processed treats. Like
humans, they are much better off
eating smaller amounts of food
and treats that are made from
wholesome ingredients. All of the
food at
Pupcakes and Pawstries
is of the highest quality. The Bark-
ery has treats either made by the
Puglisi’s themselves or by a special
bakery in Staten Island with locally
sourced ingredients when they are
available, organic products and
whole food – no imitation pow-
ders, flavourings or fillers. Just like
with people, a better diet helps to
combat illness and disease in dogs,
weight gain, and gives them better
energy and digestion.
Get the word out! If you have a
dog, you have to come by
Pup-
cakes and Pawstries Barkery
and Shoppe
in Dewy Meadow Vil-
lage in Basking Ridge. Give your
dog the love that he needs to keep
his tail wagging by filling him with
food and treats made with natural,
wholesome ingredients. A portion
of their profits are pledged to help
local charitable organizations and
rescues so you know that you are
doing good with every purchase.
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