So many happy dogs tonight at “Dog Days of Summer.” See you next two Tuesdays for more treats and dog-friendly fun! July 19, 26 5-7 pm
90 Center Road, Essex, VT
Family Day at the Barkery!
Jacob brought his mom, dad, aunt, cousins and gram (all the way from Texas) to help in the Barkery this morning.
Jacob showed his family the ropes and they discovered it’s not as easy as it looks!
It was so great for Jacob’s family to see him in his work element as one of our Dog Treat Engineers!
#goodjobsgoodtreats
A rare sighting of the elusive Dog Treat Fairy!
Good Jobs, Good Treats!We are on a mission to provide meaningful vocational training and employment, empowering youth with disabilities.
Our ingredients are All natural, locally sourced, human grade and delicious. Our recipes include Cabot cheese, organic peanut butter, naturally shed moose antler powder, fresh veggies and are packed with essential nutrients.
Our treats come in 4 flavors and every single treat is handmade and makes a difference!
At BSDT we celebrate every 100 orders. This time around our “Celebration Team” also includes students from our Art Department who are making a giant Dog Treat Piñata filled with confetti and candy. We will also have sparkling juice and pizza of course.
At BSDT inspiration is a key ingredient to our success. Friendship, meaningful learning and sense of purpose are other ingredients that make for a positive culture.
BSDT is an inclusive workplace, employing people with and without disabilities.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 26% of adults in the United States have some type of disability. In today’s environment, more and more businesses are becoming aware of the importance of creating a conducive and accommodating work atmosphere for those with disabilities.
Building an inclusive workplace for individuals with disabilities can help businesses recruit and retain even more talented employees to aid them in growing their business.
Things that never get old…
1. Having fun in the Barkery
2. The Macarena
3. (You answer in comments!)
#goodjobsgoodtreats
Big March Madness basketball weekend.
LET’S GO!
Take advantage of our 10% off everything sale!
Use Promo Code:
MARCHMADNESS
Good Jobs, Good Treats, Good Basketball!
Monday Moves in the Barkery! A little Spice Girls to lift our spirits after feeling a bit tired from losing an hour of sleep to daylights savings.
#dancing #spicegirls #daylightsavings #funatwork #dogs #dogmom #dogtreats #madeinvermont #supportsmallbusiness #shopsmall
We love music at BSDT! We want to know your favorite song!
We build music into our workplace culture wherever we can. In fact, we have a dedicated team of students that create Spotify playlists for each different shift based on their music taste. We really enjoy learning what each other likes to listen to. It is a fun way to connect.
We would love to create a Spotify playlist from our followers. Please share a song that you think would be awesome to add to a barkery playlist!
Good Jobs, Good Treats, Good Music!
#musicforlife #music #playlist #spotify #favoritesong #song #musicislife #chihuahua
100th Order Celebration! At BSDT we decided we would have a special extravaganza every time we get 100 dog treat orders. Today was a 100 order day. Our celebration includes a confetti canon, sparkling cider in fancy glasses and pizza.
Our confetti cannon was a dud on the first shot and a bit more exciting on try number 2. Students mostly enjoyed making confetti angels to celebrate.
A big thank you to everyone at BSDT for making this success a reality.
With every purchase of Bellcate School Dog Treats you are supporting paid vocational training and employment, empowering youth with disabilities.
Please share this post with a friend to support our mission!
www.bellcateschooldogtreats.com
#confetti #sales #celebration #funatwork #dogs #dogtreats #dogmom #disabilityawareness #disabilityinclusion
A conversation with Nate.
Nate is a student in BSDT’s paid vocational training program. He is versatile in the barkery (mixing, cutting, packaging, sales and marketing, delivery and quality control.)
Beyond the technical aspects of the job, Nate is a team player and brings a positive attitude and a fun spirit into the workplace.
Outside of school and work, Nate enjoys spending time with his family, the outdoors, gardening and playing video games.
Good Jobs, Good Treats!
#dogs #dogmom #madeinvermont #supportsmallbusiness #shopsmall #disability #disabilityawareness #disabilityinclusion #vocationaltraining #vocationaleducation #specialeducation
We recently visited “Save A Sato” in Puerto Rico to learn how we can help. The devastating affects of Hurricane Maria have left over 1 million cats and 500+ thousand dogs homeless. This amazing organization has rescued over 50,000 animals over the past 2 decades. They provide food, shelter, medical care and lots of love. All of the animals and facilities are so well taken care of with very little resources.
These animals are rescued from the streets and supported to find forever homes. Gloria and her very small team are doing ALL of this without electricity or sufficient water! We aim to change that.
Please donate to “Save A Sato” in our link tree in bio so they can continue to do this important work with power and water!
Also please share this post with friends and family! Together we can make a HUGE difference!
#rescuedog #rescuedogsofinstagram #rescuecat #rescuedismyfavoritebreed #rescuedogs #rescuedogsrock #dogmom #dogmomlife
Barkery Blog is a regular post that showcases one of our student employees. Today’s Barkery Blog is an interview with Ben Kay. Ben is a new addition to our BSDT vocational program but a veteran at Bellcate School. Ben is quickly learning the ropes in the Barkery and is an asset to our team.
A big thank you to Ben for all of your hard work and dedication.
#dogs #dogmoms #madeinvermont #vermontbyvermonters #shopsmall #supportsmallbusiness #dogtreats #vocationaltraining
This is how we do it!
BSDT paid vocational programming involves our students in every aspect of our growing business:
Mixing, baking, packaging, labeling, quality control, sales and marketing, social media, shipping, delivery, and events!
The key to our success is creating an environment that is accepting, empowering, inspiring and fun, fun, fun!
#supportsmallbusiness #shopsmall #disabilityawareness #disabilityinclusion #madeinvermont #dogs #dogmom #dogtreats #ecofriendly #funwork
BSDT visited the Vermont Visitors Center in Montpelier today. We have been invited to showcase our treats and story at the center during April and May.
We made the trip to check out the location and to learn more about the Vermont Visitors Center. It is a very welcome and warm setting with a wealth of information about our Brave little state for tourists and locals alike.
Please stop in to see our display in the spring.
#vermont #vermontlife #vermontmade #vermonting #vt #vermontdogs #supportsmallbusiness #shopsmall #dogs #dogmoms #disabilityawareness #disabilityinclusion
First Golden Bell moment! BSDT added “the Golden Bell” to our Barkery to celebrate each and every valued order. It’s a Golden Bell party really.
And…every time we reach 100 orders we will shoot off confetti canons and have sparkling cider in fluted glasses. We decided that this is what special looks like.
Emmi got the first Golden Bell ring ever with her sale to a new store- Bolton Store. Fun fact, the Bolton Store knows Emmi and was so excited to hear from her.
#goldenbuzzer #sales #dogs #vermontdogs #dogmoms #celebrate #disabilityawareness #disabilityinclusion
A group of our students created the ABC’s of Bellcate that represents our culture and values from their perspective.
We could not be more proud to share their perspective!
#values #culture #whatmatters #community #together #acceptance #disabilityawareness #disabilityinclusion #specialeducation #schoollife
