Poplar Grove store sells homemade, healthy treats

Lauren Randall, left, and her son Charlie Randall, 12, sit with four-year-old English Mastiff Liberty Bell on Thursday, March 24, 2022, in the Randall's new family store, Bark About It Animal Boutique in Poplar Grove.

Lauren Randall, left, and her son Charlie Randall, 12, sit with four-calendar year-old English Mastiff Liberty Bell on Thursday, March 24, 2022, in the Randall’s new relatives retail outlet, Bark About It Animal Boutique in Poplar Grove.

POPLAR GROVE — If you’re wanting for domestically made, all-all-natural merchandise and treats for your pets in a hometown location, then Bark About It Animal Boutique may perhaps be just the position for you and your furry good friends.

Proprietor Lauren Randall specializes in making her individual canine treats utilizing all-pure ingredients these kinds of as peanut butter, pumpkin, banana, cranberry, sweet potatoes and apples.

She prides herself in creating treats that are so secure that people could try to eat them.

“I do not definitely have an understanding of why we would feed our canines meals that we wouldn’t consume ourselves,” Randall claimed. “It’s not just all-pure. It’s human-centered. You could take in it.”

One more exceptional aspect to Randall’s small business is her concentrate on domestically-sourced products.

The catnip and vegan leather collars she sells are produced in Poplar Grove, as well, by a further area businesswoman and close friend, Jennifer Jones.

“It really is one more business in our little bitty local community out listed here,” Jones said about Randall’s new shop. “That’s essential. We have to have extra enjoyable factors out this way.”

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Randall begun her business enterprise in 2016, providing her doggy treats at space flea markets. Now, she has a spot of her individual. She held a grand opening celebration on Saturday.

“It was so fascinating. I consider I took almost certainly 13,000 shots,” Randall said.

The retail store also sells grooming solutions, pet toys and customizable clothing. Most of what Randall puts on the shelves is manufactured in Poplar Grove or northern Illinois.

Retailer several hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The retail store will be shut on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Bark All About It is positioned at 13534 Julie Push in Poplar Grove. Far more information and facts is offered on the Bark About It Fb site or by contacting 815-871-3069.

Shaquil Manigault: [email protected] @RRstarShaquil

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