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4. I understand DEX was previously an online only shopping experience but you have now created a bakery here in Houston for pups and parents to shop. Tell us about that.

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» Reserved area

» Cake and candle

» Celebration bandana

» Celebration hat

» Decorative balloons

» Music

1. Tell us a little about The Doggie Express (DEX). The Doggie Express is a local doggie bakery where we offer treats that are glutenfree, grain-free, dairy-free, hand-decorated and baked fresh daily! We are locally, women and veteran owned by Marla Martinous, Kelly Long, and Cindy Long who all have a huge love for dogs. When Kelly's dog, Adam, became ill, she decided to use her nutritional background to develop healthier treats that we could all enjoy.

2. There are lots of doggie treats on the market. What makes DEX a bakery worth trying? We spent years taste-testing treats, verifying ingredients, and developing recipes. Our recipes are organic, gluten-free, grain-free, and egg-free (except our cakes). Currently, we offer decorated and undecorated treats, ice cream, cakes, jerky, dehydrated vegetables and fruit and other seasonally available items.

3. Wow, that is a lot of variety that you offer… very impressive!

Well, quite frankly the doggies are worth the time and love we put into our products.

We have spent the last several years building the brand, now we have settled at our new location and are ready to give the Houston area dog parents a place to shop and mingle. The DEX pack hopes the shop and dog park will become the place to go for events (local rescues and private) and Doggie Parties. We chose this space because of the potential and the versatility it offers. The store is located at 1402 W.34th St, Houston, TX 77018 and we would love for everyone to come visit!

5. That’s so awesome! With everything being at our fingertips of our phone or computer to shop, it is so refreshing to have an actual store we can take our dogs to visit and even have parties. Tell us about the doggie party opportunities. We have created a safe and happy play area for your pack to celebrate any occasion. You can rent the area by the hour and host your own party or we can do it all for you. All we ask is that you use our cakes and/or treats as part of your celebration.

6. Tell us about the subscription service. The service is a $30 Minimum and shoppers have two options:

A. Select your favorite DEX treats from our shop page, choose how often you’d like to receive your box (monthly or every two weeks) and then wait patiently by the door for your DEX Subscription box to arrive!

B. Let The Doggie Express do the work for you! We’ll put together a great selection of homemade, freshly baked treats for you so that you’ll open your box and be pleasantly surprised.

7. With so many choices of treats, it’s probably tough for customers to choose but tell us about what items are most popular.

A. Beautifully decorated mini, large, and xtra large treats - All treats are made from the dough produced in-house, handcut, and decorated by incredibly talented staff. Our bakery manager has culinary degrees from the Art Institute.

B. Cakes - Gluten-free cakes are available in a variety of sizes and flavors (honey, bacon, and peanut butter). Some of our cakes look like art projects.

C. Ice cream - Our ice cream is dairy-free. We make the almond milk for the base in-house. We offer 4 flavors.

8. In addition to the yummy treats, parties, and subscription, does DEX offer other products or services?

Yes! Party hats, bandanas, toys, leashes and collars, corporate yappy hours, rescue events and photo booth.

9. This all sounds so fun! Where can our readers learn more? We are on Instagram and Facebook: #dextreats.