As you all know, I was able to go to BlogPaws and while I was there I got to meet up with some pretty ah-mazing companies. One in particular really stood out to me though, it was BePawsitive.

BePawsitive is pretty much like Toms, but for dogs. Whenever you buy a bag of their treats, a bag goes to an animal shelter. Pretty cool right? I was going to go on and on and on about just how awesome BePawsitive is when I came home from BlogPaws, but I thought it would be pretty fun to interview BePawsitive so you guys good learn more about the company straight from them!

 - As I said before, I was lucky enough to be able to meet you all at BlogPaws, but for readers who may not know about Be Pawsitive, could you tell us a little bit about your company? 

Be Pawsitive is a monthly subscription box of dog treats. Our treats are all natural, USDA certified organic, made in the USA, and we have 8 unique flavors that dogs absolutely love. We also run our business on a Buy One, Give One platform, meaning each treat box you receive provides a treat box we give to help dogs in animal shelters and rescue organizations around the country. We want to provide the highest quality oven baked dog biscuits for your dog and help dogs waiting for new homes at the same time.

-I have said this so many times to so many people, but I seriously love Be Pawsitive so much. I honestly think it is an ah-mazing way to help dogs in shelters, and I just love everything about it. So I have to ask, how did the whole idea for Be Pawsitive start? 

Last year I adopted my dog Lola and got to see for the fist time the animal shelters process and could tell that they could use some help. Almost all shelters rely on donations and volunteers to maintain their business so I decided to come up with a way for people to help. The One for One business model was the perfect solution. Allowing people to buy something for their dog that would also provide something for dogs in animal shelters. We found that the treats can really help increase the adoption rates. They provide a great ice breaker between a person looking to adopt and the dogs. Some dogs are a little shy but seem to open up to new people holding a treat! They are also used for obedience training to help get the dogs ready for new homes. So basically I have Lola to thank.

-My personal favorite thing about Be Pawsitive is the fact that not only are the treats that you are getting are going to shelter, but it’s also a monthly subscription service. So every month our dogs will get a new flavor treat delivered, right? 

Thats right, each month will be a new flavor. Right now we have 8 different flavors and are working to create more. Dogs really love our treats and with flavors like Pizza Party, Banana Split, and Pumpkin Pie even some humans have been known to try them (the pumpkin pie one is good). You can check out our full list of treat flavors here. We are also partnering with some great companies that have other cool dog products to be able to add some extra goodies to our monthly treat box. This months treat box will come with a $25 gift card to rover.com. Right now we have plans to have at least one extra goodie in all of our treat boxes to make it even more exciting when you receive a box each month.

-I know as a dog owner that I am super picky about what I feed Ralph. So for other dog owners that may be just like me, could you tell us a little bit about the treats themselves?

The treats are all natural and certified organic by the USDA. The USDA certification is a big deal, you won’t find very many treats that are actually certified organic. They might say organic but we are USDA certified. We have carefully picked our ingredients from sources within North America, with the exception of our extra virgin olive oil (Spain or Italy) and our bananas (Central America). Our ingredients are simple and wholesome so even dogs with sensitive stomachs like them. We baked them in smaller batched to insure quality control and maintain the high standards our customers expect of us. Also all of our treats are WHEAT FREE except our original flavor that has organic whole wheat flour. Our fist box (if you sign up in june) will be our Original Flavor but after that every treat box shipped out will be wheat free.

- What shelters are Be Pawsitive currently working with now? And is it possible for others to recommend other shelters to you all? 

We are based in Dallas,Tx so right now we have a few local shelters like Operation Kindness and Austin Pets Alive (Austin,Tx) that we are donating treats to. We want to expand our donation network and I really think that will happen quickly and organically through our customers. If you work for a shelter or rescue organization you can email me directly at travis@bepawsitive.com to get on our list of recipients, but we have also added a field on the checkout page that allows customers to recommend a shelter or rescue organization for us to donate to.

- I know Be Pawsitive has just started, but is there anything that you all are looking forward to doing with Be Pawsitive? Or something that you all have been able to do that has been something that you all really enjoyed doing? 

I am looking forward to building a interactive community of members. Beyond our amazing dog treats, people love the idea of helping out and Be Pawsitive provides a way to do that. I am hopeful that in the future, the people that are involved with Be Pawsitive will be able to come together to do great things for animal shelters.

-We always have to ask every person we interview about their pets. Could you tell us a little bit about your dog, Lola? Is she your official taste tester for Be Pawsitive?

Lola is the CTO (chief treat officer) and yes she taste test all our treats and seems to love her job. She is probably spoiled now and has even been know to turn down other treat brands of lower quality. She has had quite the journey from abandoned shelter dog to CTO of Be Pawsitive.

-And finally, if there was anything that you wanted people to know or take away from your company, what would it be?

We are a fun company and want to pass that along to our customers. It’s exciting getting that treat box delivered each month and its fun to open it up and reward your pup. We also want to show brighter representation of shelter dogs. Dogs love treats and we hope that our treats will bring out the happiest side of your dog and dogs in shelters!

Thanks again so much to BePawsitive for letting me interview them! If you want to order some yummy BePawsitive treats for your dog and help dogs in shelter, you can order yours today here ( as always it’s not an affiliate link, I swear.). Also make sure to follow BePawsitive on Twitter, Facebook , and check out their Triberr page so you can stay up to date with what they are up to!