By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
RUSSELL — An 11-year-old from Russell is making some tasty treats with the hopes of helping some furry friends.
Kyleigh Funk, a fifth-grader, is a partner in Funky Sweet Treats. Her mom makes specialty cakes and cookies.
Kyleigh makes dog and cat treats. Fifty percent of Kyleigh's proceeds benefit the Humane Society of the High Plains. She made her first donation of 41 dog toys and 36 cat toys plus treats to the society over the weekend.
Kyleigh has two dogs and two cats; three of them were rescues from the humane society. Maddie is a lab and boxer mix. Chief is a mutt, and she has two cats Mater and Tater. Kyleigh said she wanted to help other animals.
She said her dogs really like both the dog and cat treats. The cats haven't been so wild about the cat treats.
Apple chicken or peanut butter dog treats are $7 a dozen. Tuna cat treats are $5 per bag.
The other 50 percent of Kyleigh's proceeds she plans to use on summer activities. She plays softball and football.
Kyleigh began baking with her mom when she was little. She poured the dry ingredients in a mixing a bowl that was bigger than she was and got to stir. She said she's always loved to bake and hopes to be a baker when she grows up.
"It's just kind of calming and fun to do," she said of baking.
Kyleigh cooks in her home kitchen with her mom with organic ingredients.
The treats come from simple recipes Kyleigh said her mom helped her find. They include whole wheat flour, eggs, baby food, and peanut butter or tuna.
You can contact Kyleigh's mother, Jennifer Funk, on Facebook to order cat or dog treats. You also can buy treats in-person at Korner K9 Canine Grooming, 1036 N. Fossil, Russell, or at the Russell Farmer's Market this summer.
