• by Teresa Buyikian , Yesterday

Dogs grabbing coffee with their owners can get a lot more than a pup cup at Dunkin’.

Appropriately announced on Aug. 26, International Dog Day, Dunkin’ and Bark’s now-yearly dog toy collaboration is available at Dunkin’ stores. Toy purchases benefit the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, which includes the Dogs for Joyprogram in children’s hospitals.

“[The toys are] a way for our guests to make a real difference during their next Dunkin’ run,” says Mollie Collum, director of the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation. “The success of this partnership helps us continue supporting new facility dogs.”

2025 marks the sixth year Dunkin’ has collaborated with Bark, known for its monthly subscription boxes as well as dog toys and other products. The Dunkin'-branded toys have generated over $12.5 million for the chain's charitable foundation since 2020.

This year’s four-legged customer offerings are the Dunkin’ Cold Brew, a plush toy with an oversized squeaker, fluffy stuffing, crinkle fabric and a whip-n-flip straw, and the Dunkin’ Chocolate Frosted Donut plush toy, with two squeakers and crinkle. The new toys are also available online at Bark.co/Dunkin while supplies last.

Both toys are available for a $16 donation, 100% of which goes toward the Childhood Foundation’s programs, which bring support to children battling illness and hunger.  Among these programs is Dogs for Joy, which places trained facility dogs in children’s hospitals  as comfort for kids during medical procedures.

The organization has supported 50 facility dogs in 33 hospitals across the country. The latest litter of 11 facility dogs-in-training were all named by Dunkin’ franchisees and hospital child life specialists.

The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation has given over $50 million to national and local U.S. charities since 2006.