Dog Ice Cream Truck Coming To Park Slope

Park Slope NY

25 March, 2022

2:30 PM

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PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN —A doggie ice cream truck is coming to Park Slope's ethical pet product boutique this weekend. Anyone can eat The Pupper Cup's sweet treats, but — as its name suggests — the truck caters towards dogs, serving "ice cream" made from a base of coconut and guar gum in six different canine-friendly flavors: bacon (the most popular), peanut butter, salmon, blueberry, carrot, and pumpkin. From noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday the truck will park in front of Gone to the Dogs, an ethical boutique for dogs that recently opened on Seventh Avenue, selling fair trade canine products (like leashes and sweaters) hand-made from recycled materials by international female artisans. Co-owners Jenn Wong and Santos Agustin told CBS that the business combines their ethical and sustainable fashion values (the pair met while working in the fashion industry, and now design the sweaters at their store) with their love of dogs. Also a woman-owned business, The Pupper Cup was founded by Kelly Crook, who loves ice cream and wanted to share the joy of visiting an ice cream truck with her four-legged friends — save from dairy, gluten, or added sugars. "I wouldn't put anything in The Pupper Cup that isn't something I would eat," Crook said in a video posted to the company's website, featuring her sampling all of the ingredients that go into the doggie ice creams. Ingredients include handmade peanut butter made from 100 percent peanuts, wild caught pacific salmon, and fresh blueberries and carrots — all of which is mixed by Crook into the base in order to create the different flavors. "It's really good," she says sampling the ice cream base, and feeding the rest to her dog. Patch tried to find out how much The Pupper Cup's ice cream costs but representatives didn't respond and the information isn't on the shop's website. The Pupper Cup will be parked in front of Gone to the Dogs, located at 103 Seventh Avenue on the corner of Union Street from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday.