Kia ora. We are Laura and Steph - two friends on a mission to create the best pet treats humanly possible.
Fellow Kiwis, we lived and worked together while travelling and have stayed friends ever since.
Gourmate Pet Treat Co. is grounded in the values of the absolute best quality food, natural nutrition, and sustainable practices - the kind of food we want to eat, to buy, and to share with our family members, whether they have two legs or four. That’s why our treats are sourced and made to human food grade standards.
Our dogs are the most loving, steadfast, funny and spectacular beings in the universe - why wouldn’t we treat them as such?
Our Fur Families
Laura, Archie & Margot
I have always loved animals.
I grew up with Kimba, a Rhodesian ridgeback cross and Sunny an SPCA special cat who had a personality complex and loved most things typically associated with dog behaviours. Sunny would chase rabbits on our rural property, go for car rides and chase us on our bikes. He was active and one of a kind.
Kimba was a sweet natured family dog and really sold the breed to my mum who then adopted Ruby, a purebred ridgeback. I looked after Ruby and her fur-sister Bella after the Christchurch earthquakes, a time I absolutely treasured.
When we were settled enough, and felt grown up enough, Dave surprised me with Archie. I had always adored weimaraners for their incredible looks, their wits and goofy personalities. We loved Archie so much we adopted Margot. Archie and Margot are treasured members of our family and live the lush life as official treat testers.
Steph, Pikelet and Dexter
I shared my childhood with Bailey the gentle labrador x beagle, Sam the crazy genius red border collie, and chill Braxton the border collie.
I’m that adult asking to pet your dog at the crossing and hanging out with the best dog at a wedding.
Having already shipped our SPCA kitty Pikelet across the Tasman and back, on moving back to NZ getting a dog was top of my list. Dexter is a Humane Society Special and is so far doing a great job learning, growing, sniffing, snuggling, and being the bestest boy - and of course testing all the treatos!