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And, what she did resulted in a $250 donation to the animal shelter with $250 more on the way.
Katie, a Coventry resident, looked through a cookbook and found a recipe for gourmet dog biscuits.
She explained that with the help of her mother, Judy, she would go to the store to pick out the all-natural ingredients.
Katie used whole wheat flour, corn meal and uncooked oats to create a dough that would take about an hour to rise.
She cut the biscuits with cookie cutters into shapes like dogs, bones and hearts.
"Then I'd pop them in the oven for 45 minutes," she said. "I make flavors like pizza, peanut butter, veggie, beef and bacon, maple oat, chicken and cheese, and apple cinnamon. I sell them at the Summit General Store."
Katie checks the store every-day to see if more dog biscuits are needed. She will continue to sell them there until she reaches her goal of raising $500 for the animal shelter.
The West Greenwich Animal Hospital and a veterinarian in Wickford may soon have the biscuits for sale, Katie said.
Jason Whitford, council vice-president and animal shelter liai-son, said that on behalf of the shelter, its staff and volunteers, Katie's efforts were very much appreciated.
"It's a sign that the purpose of the shelter is to maintain it for future generations," said Whit-ford. "It's nice to see future gen-erations from in town and out of town helping out."
Katie said that one day she would like to be a veterinarian. At home she has seven cats, two dogs three ferrets and one ham-ster.
But, for now the soon-to-be fourth grader at Western Coven-try Elementary School will con-tinue to "pay attention to my pets, scrapbook and do things that have to do with arts and crafts."
