Since pumpkin is good for dog digestion, Robin uses it in many of her recipes, like mini muffins. | Rob Dicker~Sun-Times Media

The Original K-9 Cafe recently opened in downtown Libertyville. Owner Robin Segal had been looking at store fronts for two years, waiting for something to open. Robin uses a small bone-shaped cookie cutter to make pumpkin-peanut butter | Rob Dicker~Sun-

Robin weighs out some of the chicken breast and brown rice for a customer. | Rob Dicker~Sun-Times Media

Looking good enough to eat, the cookies might look like food for humans, but they are all K-9. | Rob Dicker~Sun-Times Media

Robin moves some freshly baked mini-pizzas to cool, before putting them in the display case. | Rob Dicker~Sun-Times Media

Robin stirs a huge bowl of chicken breast, brown rice and veggies. | Rob Dicker~Sun-Times Media

What could be better than red, white and blue dog treats for the 4th of July? | Rob Dicker~Sun-Times Media

The menu board may look like a typical cafe, but that says "muttballs" and "muttloaf". | Rob Dicker~Sun-Times Media

Lori Young makes her first visit to the shop and looks for a treat for Marzipan, her three-year-old rescued mix breed. | Rob Dicker~Sun-Times Media

Lori Young offers Marzipan one of the freshly baked pumpkin/peanut butter treats. | Rob Dicker~Sun-Times Media