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The Tailgate Collection — chef-crafted dog treats made for licking the bowl clean

The Chef Series

Real recipes. Real chef. Two very opinionated dogs.

These aren't Pinterest pulls we found at 2am. Every recipe in this cookbook came from a real Southern kitchen, taste-tested by professionals — one with a culinary degree, one with extremely strong feelings about blueberries.


Chris Schmidt

Chris Schmidt

The Chef

A real Southern chef who built every recipe in this cookbook. Dog-safe ingredients, doable on a Tuesday, pretty enough that you won't mind making them.

Monkey the chihuahua

Monkey

Chris's Taste-Tester

A loyal chihuahua with strong opinions and a permanent spot under Chris's prep counter. Approves only the recipes that make it into print.

Sophie the mini doodle

Sophie

Our Taste-Tester

A mini doodle with strong opinions and a soft spot for the blueberry muffins. (She'd like us to mention that she got seconds.)

If your pup ends up with strong opinions of her own, we'd love to hear which one she begs for.

One more thing

Get more recipes.

There's a whole library where these came from — frozen treats, chef-made bites, and seasonal collections for every kind of pup.

Browse the Recipe Library →

They’re in The Doghouse Dispatch. Come get ‘em.

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