Our story
What happened, and why it still matters.
Saoirse (SEER-sha)
2011
Where it started
Her name means freedom in Gaelic. The family adopted her at about six years old and 110 pounds, and helped her get healthy. Then she got sick from store-bought treats that were later recalled over poor-quality imports. She didn't make it.
Maggie and Bruce
Soon after
Maggie was a retired chef who had worked in food her whole life. She grew up helping run her family's steakhouse, the House of McLoughlin in Roslyn, New York, so she knew her cuts. She started making single-ingredient treats at home with one rule: nothing she wouldn't feed her own dogs.
New York Post, May 2017
The East End of Long Island
Friends asked for bags. Then neighbors, local shops and a table at the Sag Harbor Farmers Market. Maggie and her husband, Bruce, built Talk Treats To Me side by side, in small batches, with no shortcuts.
Michaela and Sam
2020
Maggie passed away in 2020. Rather than let the business go, her daughter, Michaela, took it over.
A new chapter
Michaela moved Talk Treats To Me to North Carolina, where she runs it full time. New address. Same standards.
The full lineup
Today
Same single-ingredient treats. Same small batches. Same reason it started.
A note from Michaela
My mom started this because she believed dogs deserved better than what was on the shelf.
Keeping it going is how I keep her close. Every bag is still made the way she made it: one ingredient, small batches, no shortcuts.
Thank you for being part of her story.
All my love,Michaela