M'Lee (a.k.a Emily) and now Olivia are the inspiration for all of our products. We look to them to help us develop elegant items which we cannot find in the marketplace. Our treats were based on M'Lee's favorite, healthy foods.

The History of DogChewz

Animals have always been my passion, and ever since I was a little child I had wanted to be a veterinarian. Instead I wound up working as a commercial artist, then a computer programmer and finally as a Director of web strategy.

DogChewz was started in April, 2000, on a part-time basis. I realized that I needed to develop my own products to build a business. I looked to my dog, M'Lee (a.k.a. Emily) for inspiration. She didn't like any packaged treats and had trouble chewing. There were no tiny dog biscuits available.  So I baked tiny one inch bone cookies with various recipes until there were cookies that she loved. As my job became less and less satisfying, I worked on developing more of my own products. Then September 11th caused me to totally re-think my life, and accelerated the need to make a difference in a positive way.

Leaving the corporate world to focus entirely on my own business to help abused and homeless animals became a priority. That was when the company materialized. DogChewz NYC donates product throughout the year to various animal rescue groups and shelters.

Olivia and Baby Boy.  M'Lee (R.I.P. 09/18/07). Sari and Olivia, Roxanne, Allison, Lian. Cats were adopted from Animal Haven and Olivia from Hua.org. Lian...a.k.a geese and Isabella aadopted from the Manhattan kill shelter. Allison adopted from Omaha, NE.