ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — For almost six decades, a Rockford business has been making dogs happy one tasty treat at a time.

Rick Ruffolo is President and CEO of Phelps Pet Products in Rockford. He's been with the company for eight years.

"It's been great," he said. "Here in Rockford, we have more than tripled in size over the last eight years."

The company makes jerky treats out of meat and plants for dogs. Ruffolo shows us how they make their treats.

"What we're seeing here is the frozen meats first go from a 40 to 50 pound block through what we call a rotoclaw and broken into smaller chunks that make it easier when we add them to the bowl chopper to chop them up in a nice even smooth fashion," he showed.

"And then we add the liquid ingredients, along with the dry sifted ingredients, t

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