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Polka Dog Bakery is our tribute to Pearl, our late one-eyed Puerto Rican Boxer. Found as a stray outside San Juan, Pearl came to us as we were cementing our own relationship that had stretched for months across miles and lands. Though we only agreed to keep her one night, when she wiggled her backside through the front door, there was no turning back. We were hooked.

Pearl took her name from the fact that she had only one eye, which gave her the funny habit of moving her head from side to side whenever she would greet you. And if her front end shook with passion, her rear end squirmed with delight. She did a little sort of polka to everyone she met. And she met
a lot of people. There was much rejoicing.

So Pearl became the Polka Dog, and danced her way into people’s hearts.
Hard living had left our gem in need of a little extra nurturing, and to spoil her properly, the two of us eventually took to preparing her meals and baking her gourmet treats. We used the finest ingredients we could find, mixed and matched different recipes, and baked a little love in every bite. Pearl was a good taster, a patient palette, and an honest critic, and from that seedling, the Polka Dog Bakery was born.

We still use the finest ingredients, and bake and prepare all our delicacies by hand. The store is our way of honoring her. Our way of keeping alive the sprit and joy Pearl gave so unconditionally to everyone she met. A place where everyone is welcome. Where magic happens. And where the lights are always on.