A Marine, a white Lab, and one walk home that changed everything. This is how BAYDOG began.
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Barton O'Brien served as a United States Marine, including three combat tours in Iraq. After that came years working in finance in London and New York. Long hours, big cities, and no room for the thing he wanted most.
Bart quit his job with nothing but a feeling that life should look different.
The very next day, he brought home a white Labrador puppy named Walter.
The two of them left the skyline behind for the water. Annapolis, Maryland has been home ever since.
Bart and Walter were heading home from the park. Three things went wrong before they made it to the door.
Soaked in slobber, and it was taking up his only free hand.
Cheap plastic. It snapped right off the leash.
Scattered down the sidewalk. Every last one.
"I can fix all three of these problems with one product."Bart O'Brien · Founder
That product became the Pack-N-Go Bag. Bart took it to a pet industry trade show, where it won the Incubator Award for Best New Product. BAYDOG was born.
Life on the Chesapeake shaped everything we make. So every piece of BAYDOG gear carries the name of a bay, from the one in our backyard to the ones our dogs dream about.
Founded by a Marine veteran who brings the same standards to everything we make.
If it doesn't work for you and your dog, we'll make it right.
You'll never find us on Amazon or Chewy. We stand behind the independent pet stores in your town.
Walter is the reason BAYDOG exists. Your dog is the reason we keep going.
See you on the next walk.
