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No Bones About It Dog Treats

Dog Treats Made by Young People on the Autism Spectrum

A neighbor of mine, Ella, is enrolled in a work readiness program designed to help teens and young adults on the autism spectrum and with developmental differences learn real world job skills. Ella and her fellow students are learning to be bakers.

And what are they learning to bake?

Dog biscuits!

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Consulting the Recipe

These No Bones About It Dog Biscuits are all-natural, low fat, high fiber, gluten and wheat free dog treats. They’re made with sweet potato, which means they’re great for dogs’ digestion (any regular reader of Urban Dog knows sweet potato is our “go to” prescription for minor stomach problems for Bodhi.) They also have parsley and dill in them, which will freshen your pooch’s breath after each bite.

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No Bones About It Dog Biscuits

I was very lucky when Ella’s mom invited me to visit the kitchen one afternoon. Watching these kids and young adults in action made me realize it’s not the ingredients that make these treats special, it’s all the hard work and love these up-and-coming bakers pour into each batch of biscuits!

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Ella reaching for Ingredients

The baking program is run by an organization called Invictus. “Invictus” is the Latin word for “unconquerable” or “undefeated.” Founded by television executive Molly Sebastian and educator and autism expert Alison Berkley, the New York City-based organization is dedicated to helping young people on the spectrum find fulfilling careers.

“We believe that adults with autism can succeed in demanding jobs given the right kind of training and technological tools. We find viable, profitable businesses that have a process that can be broken down into steps, craft artful modifications, teach, train and empower independence within our own, curated workplace.”

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Measuring Ingredients

Baking is the perfect fit for their mission statement because the process of baking can be easily broken down into steps.

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Mixing is… MOOSHY!

Molly says ultimately they’d like to have their own bakery: “Yes! the goal is our own bakery: a training and work center. We have started the search for a cool bakery space where we can train and grow and produce product – our own and co-pack for others.”

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Thomas Rolls out the Dough

Molly adds that a bakery would also be an environment for bakers who might be left out or find it difficult to integrate into more traditional workplaces for one reason or another. A bakery of their own would be a space where the bakers would be “accepted, included, valued, and enabled to be productive.”

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Two More Treats to Go!

Each treat is handcrafted by the bakers. Then they’re popped in the oven.

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Into the Oven

And then they’re packaged for sale. Here’s a link to see Invictus salesman extraordinaire, Oscar, in action.

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Dog Treats!

Invictus Enterprises is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. To learn more, go here.

All profits from sales of the treats go toward job training and employment.

With the holiday season rapidly approaching, what better gift for the dog or dog lover in your life?

I know what Bodhi wants in HIS stocking!

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Mr. B Enjoys his No Bones About It Dog Biscuit
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Sean Sheer

Sean is a passionate dog lover and the proud owner of Urban Dog’s Official Spokes-Dog, Bodhi the Weimaraner. His family has always owned dogs, but Bodhi is the first he's been fully responsible for since puppyhood… and he couldn't be more doting. As a longtime New Yorker of more than 20 years, Sean knows what a dog's and dog owner's lifestyle is like in NYC. Besides being a doggy dad and top dog at Urban Dog, Sean also has a "real job" experience as co-owner of a Palm Beach, Florida-based private investigative firm, and as a licensed (pet friendly) Real Estate Salesperson with Douglas Elliman in NYC. Sean also exercised his creativity and business sense as an award-winning journalist, producer, TV marketing exec, and private investigator. When not blogging, working, or playing with Bodhi, he is an avid adventure traveler who has circumnavigated the world, bird-watched on all seven continents, safari-ed in Africa, and SCUBA-dived in exotic waters.

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2 comments
  1. Nancy Preston says:
    November 30, 2018 at 4:42 pm

    What a delightful story! This sounds like a great org that loves people and dogs…I want more!

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  2. Catherine Gigante-Brown says:
    December 1, 2018 at 9:24 pm

    Love this! Our neighbor Eric is one of the Invictus bakers. I’m going to buy a bunch for doggie Christmas presents. Thank you for doing this!

    Reply

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