Kaly White was born and raised in Montreal and now live in Akwesasne, a Mohawk Reservation in Upper State New York.
She worked as a medical transcriptionist and did surgery bookings in Montreal hospitals. She began baking dog treats for local fundraisers in 2010, then more consistently when her dog Max started having seizures after eating certain commercial dog foods. When she was managing the community’s CATS Spay/Neuter Program in 2011 she had the idea of starting a homemade dog bakery and give a portion of the sales to this program, thus the logo representing the dogs helping the cats, with green leaves growing on top to show the "healthy" touch. Today this program is under their local animal shelter, the Akwesasne Animal Society, which this dog bakery donates to.
As she was researching about dog treats she met a group of people who lost their dogs to the Chinese jerky treats and were determined to make a difference, Animal Parents Against Pet Treats and Food Made in China. As she helped them administer their Facebook page she learned a lot about the sad consequences of poisoning and it became clear that starting her dog bakery would give dogs (and their owners) healthier choices and was a great opportunity to share and exchange knowledge about pet nutrition.
Akwesasne Puppy Style Dog Biscuits was born in 2012 and it became Puppy Style Treats & More in 2015. While still holding a day job, Kaly attends local vendor events and can see that pet owners have become more aware of what they feed their dog(s), they read labels and know what they are looking for. The bakery will offer pupcakes, homemade paw balms and dog soaps this summer.