Maiden Montana Pet Treats

Maiden Montana Pet Treats is a Lewistown, Montana pet treat company built around one plain idea: pets with sensitive stomachs do better when the ingredient list is short. Trey and Marie Gacke started the business after their German Shepherd, Abbey, developed a serious poultry allergy. The fix was not a complicated supplement stack. It was simple, freeze-dried beef liver.

The ownership trail checks out. Maiden Montana’s own about page describes the company as a multi-generational, veteran-led, family-run business and names Trey, Marie, Abbey, and Bob in the origin story. The Lewistown News-Argus identifies Trey and Marie Gacke as the owners. A Montana Department of Agriculture Food and Agricultural Development Center success story also lists Maiden Montana Pet Treats as a veteran- and family-owned business founded in 2022, with Trey and Marie Gacke in Lewistown. We found no corporate parent, acquisition record, or match in the corporate-parent exclusion list.

The current product line is narrow in a good way. Maiden Montana focuses on freeze-dried beef liver treats and food toppers for dogs and cats, using Montana-sourced beef liver without grains, fillers, additives, or preservatives. The treats are pre-cooked, hand-cut, freeze-dried, and packaged in small batches.

That specificity matters in pet food. Most treat aisles are packed with vague “natural flavor,” starches, sweeteners, and multi-ingredient formulas that make allergy troubleshooting harder. Maiden Montana gives pet owners a cleaner starting point: one animal protein, one source, one use case.

This is still a young company, so the catalog is limited. That is fine. For families trying to replace mass-market pet treats with something easier to understand, Maiden Montana is a verified independent option with a clear founder story and a product line that does not need much translation. The restraint is part of the appeal: fewer products, fewer claims, and fewer places for mystery ingredients to hide.

Products

• Freeze-dried beef liver treats for dogs and cats
• Beef liver pet food toppers
• Larger treat bags for multi-pet homes
• Small-batch, Montana-sourced single-ingredient snacks

Why We List Them

• Veteran- and family-owned Montana business founded by Trey and Marie Gacke
• Ownership verified through company, local news, and Montana Department of Agriculture sources
• Single-ingredient beef liver treats with no grains, fillers, additives, or preservatives
• Built around a real pet allergy use case, not generic “premium pet” positioning
• No corporate parent or acquisition record found