Baked Fresh Daily in Mt Holly

We don't just bake bread. We craft it.

Every loaf at The Dog Pound starts with a 48-hour cold ferment, stone-milled flour, and zero shortcuts. If it isn't worth pulling from the oven at dawn, it isn't on our shelves.

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48hr

Cold-fermented
every loaf

100%

Stone-milled
local flour

Signature

Sourdough Boule

Our award-winning
country loaf

Since 2018

Serving Mt Holly
with intention

Freshly baked sourdough loaf from The Dog Pound

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The Dog Pound bakery interior with fresh bread on display

Years baking
in Mt Holly

About Us

Baked with stubborn
good judgment.

The Dog Pound started as a weekend experiment in a home kitchen — a sourdough starter named Buster, a bag of whole wheat, and a refusal to accept that bread should taste like compressed foam. Five years later, we're still using the same starter, the same principles, and the same conviction: if you're going to feed someone, do it right.

Our bakery in Mt Holly produces small batches daily. We work with local mills for our flour, source dairy from nearby farms, and let time do what no machine can replicate. The result is bread with a crust that shatters and a crumb that tells the whole story.

Small-batch daily

Local mill partnerships

No preservatives

What We Make

From the oven,
straight to your table.

Every item is made in-house, every morning. What you see is what's available — and by 2 PM, most of it is gone.

Classic sourdough boule with a dark, crackling crust

Signature 48hr ferment

Country Sourdough

Our flagship boule — deep tang, open crumb, and a crust that sounds like autumn when you tap it.

Pastry Laminated

Butter Croissants

72 layers of French butter and patience. Flaky, golden, and hollow enough to hear the room through.

Hearty whole grain loaf with seeds and grains

Hearty Multi-grain

Harvest Loaf

Rye, spelt, and sunflower seeds folded into a dense, slightly sweet dough. Slices hold up to anything.

Sweet Weekend special

Cinnamon Roll

Brioche dough, brown butter cinnamon filling, and a tangy cream cheese glaze. Made Saturdays and Sundays only.

Classic French technique

French Baguette

Thin, shattering crust. A honeycomb crumb that catches butter the way it should. Baked twice daily.

Curated pantry staples including jams and honey

Pantry Local vendors

Pantry Selection

Small-batch preserves, local wildflower honey, aged balsamic, and sea salt — each one hand-selected from Carolinas producers.

Our Story

Started with a
starter named Buster.

In 2018, we bought a used deck oven from a closing restaurant in Charlotte and a jar of wild yeast from a farmer's market. That jar became Buster — our sourdough starter, still going strong.

We spent two years perfecting recipes in a home kitchen, selling at a single Saturday table at the Mt Holly market. The line around the block convinced us to open a proper shop. We moved into our current space in 2020 and have been baking every day since.

Today, The Dog Pound employs a small team of bakers who treat every loaf like it's the last one they'll bake that day — because honestly, it kind of is.

A baker pulling freshly baked bread from a deck oven at The Dog Pound

Years of
daily baking

What People Say

Loved by the
neighbors we feed.

"I drove 40 minutes out of my way after reading about the 48-hour ferment. Worth every mile. The sourdough has a depth I haven't found anywhere else in the area."

M. Thompson

Mt Holly resident

"The croissants are unreal. I bring a box to my family every Sunday and they disappear in ten minutes. My kids ask for the 'flaky bread' before anything else."

S. Ramirez

Huntersville

"As a chef, I'm picky. I came in skeptical and left with three loaves and a list of their pantry items to order. The honey is from a farm two counties over — you can taste it."

D. Park

Local restaurant owner

Visit Us

Come say hello.
The oven's on.

We're a walk-in bakery — no reservations needed. Arrive early for the best selection, or stop by in the afternoon for day-old bread at a friendlier price.

Address

22 Bite My Butt St
Mt Holly, NC 28120

Hours

Mon – Fri: 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Sat – Sun: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Phone

(704) 222-2222

We don't just bake bread. We craft it.

Baked with stubborn good judgment.

From the oven, straight to your table.

Country Sourdough

Butter Croissants

Harvest Loaf

Cinnamon Roll

French Baguette

Pantry Selection

Started with a starter named Buster.

Loved by the neighbors we feed.

Come say hello. The oven's on.

Fresh bread doesn't wait.Neither should you.

Baked with stubborn
good judgment.

From the oven,
straight to your table.

Started with a
starter named Buster.

Loved by the
neighbors we feed.

Come say hello.
The oven's on.

Fresh bread doesn't wait.
Neither should you.