Why we started Tahoe Bark Co

I’m Thomas. My girlfriend, Sam, and I share a golden retriever named Ocean. He comes with us pretty much everywhere.

Thomas, the owner, photographed on a coastline at sunset.

Ocean

I found Ocean on Craigslist. He’d been kept for breeding and spent his days in a cage. When he came home, he was underweight, scared of nearly everything, and unsure what to do with a toy.

These days, he comes with me pretty much everywhere. He’s the dog in the photos and the reason this shop exists.

Tahoe’s dog rules change from one beach or trail to the next.

Dog friendly Lake Tahoe, the whole guide

Ocean, a cream golden retriever, sitting and looking up at the camera in a small felt hat.

Thomas

I’m a photographer and mechanical engineer in Reno. Tahoe is where Ocean and I spend much of our time outside.

I’ve spent eight years photographing Tahoe and Northern Nevada. The lake photos on this site are mine, and the places in them are places I keep going back to.

You can see more of my photography at thomas-beach.com.

Tahoe Bark Co is run by Thomas Beach in Reno, Nevada.

Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe, ringed by pines under grey light.
Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe Photo: Thomas Beach
The Martis Peak fire lookout on a snowy, rocky summit above miles of pine forest, a lake far off in the haze.

How it’s made

Tahoe Bark Co sells clothes for people and gear for dogs.

The designs. Designed for Tahoe Bark Co in Reno, Nevada.

The making. For now, print-on-demand partners make and ship every order. Nothing is made locally yet.

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What’s next

When the business can support it, I want to move production to the Reno/Tahoe area and donate 10% of profit, after business expenses, to animal shelters.

Donations haven’t started yet. I’ll name the shelters and give the details here when they do.

The Lake Dog design on a tee, worn by a model, from the back.

Lake Dog

Tee • IvoryUnisex and Women’s fit

$38

The Both Hands design on a leash, held in a hand above a dog.

Both Hands

Leash • Lake Blue

$44

The Private Lake design on a dog bowl, in front of a long-haired dachshund.

Private Lake

Dog Bowl • Pine

$52

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The list

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Sunset over Lake Tahoe seen through pines from the East Shore, boulders in the water below.

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