Caps for Sale - and Shirts, Too!

Hey there, puppy raisers! We have some embroidered baseball caps and polo shirts leftover from GDB Fun Day that we'd like to offer to our readers. All proceeds go to support our puppy raising group in purchasing supplies and crates for our raisers and harnesses for graduating dogs.

Here, Cabana miserably models the navy hat with her yellow Lab likeness embroidered on the front. The back has "Guide Dogs for the Blind" embroidered around the opening. This cap is also available in khaki featuring a black Lab.

Almost but not quite as miserably, my husband models the clover green shirt, embroidered with a black Lab and "Guide Dogs for the Blind". Thank you, kind and helpful husband!! This shirt comes in men's and women's sizes, and it also comes in navy, embroidered with a yellow Lab.

We also have a very limited number of navy and brown t-shirts and sweatshirts from past years. To order any of these items, please contact Cassie at pup4gdb@gmail.com.

PRICE LIST:
baseball caps, navy or khaki - $12 (normally $15)
embroidered polo, mens XS to 2XL, womens XS to 2XL, navy or clover green - $15 (normally $20)
silkscreened t-shirts, limited sizes, navy or brown - $12 (normally $15)
silkscreened crewneck sweatshirts, limited sizes, navy or brown - $12 (normally $15)
silkscreened hoody sweatshirts, limited sizes, navy or brown - $15 (normally $20)
silkscreened zippered sweatshirts, limited sizes, navy or brown - $20 (normally $25)

all orders, regardless of quantity - $5 shipping

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A Full Dog Day

The day started as all good days should--with a trip to the fields for Cabana to run and play with her friends.

After dropping Cabana off at home, I headed over to Buster/Seamus' house! Buster was our previous foster dog, and his new owner asked me to stop by and give a little lesson to her 7-year old twin girls. They love Buster but don't always know how to play with him in ways he likes. I did some research online, mostly using the Liam J. Perk website that I heard about through Martha's blog, as well as the ASPCA site. I put together some photos that show dogs in different postures, to help the girls recognize some cues that Buster is probably giving them. I'm sure it was mostly stuff that their parents had already told them, but sometimes, it has more meaning when it's coming from someone else.

It was so great to see Buster, and he definitely still remembered me. He looked great, his fur was glossy, and he seemed very settled and happy. I told his owners again that I was more than willing to dog sit anytime they needed me.


After that, I drove over to the embroidery place and picked up these sample sew-outs. I think the lab design came out fabulously, and I'm really excited about the polos and hats for Fun Day.

Then, finally with the 10-day quarantine period over for Francie, I drove over to the shelter and brought her home to start her foster period at our house. So far, things are going okay. I wish I could say that Cabana and Francie adore each other, but that's just not the case. I have a hard time understanding Francie's body language, but I think she's being a combination of pushy and playful. Cabana just ignores her or stays very still while Francie makes sudden jerky movements. Mostly, I've been keeping Francie on tie-down or in her crate, while allowing Cabana total freedom. I want Francie to know that this is Cabana's house and that we will decide the rules on what Francie can do and not do. She'd easily take over the place if we gave her an inch. My husband described Francie well, saying that she's a mixture of very sweet with slightly crazy.

Phew, I'm exhausted! Is it time for bed yet?

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What Can Brown Do for You?

Brown may not be doing much for Cabana, at least not in the form of mud splatters. But I did laugh WITH her when she got herself bespeckled (surely, none of us ever laugh AT our dogs). She was having a good time with a chocolate lab, which made me grateful that I can at least tell where the mud is to clean her off. With a chocolate lab, I may not know until it's too late and he's rolled all over my beige carpet.

But I digress....Mud and chocolate labs aside, if brown is YOUR color, you're in luck! We will be releasing our fabulous Guide Dogs "Born to Lead" design in a tonal brown color scheme. As always, proceeds will go to help purchase harnesses for graduating dogs from our puppy group and their partners.

Click on the hunky dude for high-res version. Please note that this is a mock-up. Actual colors and placement may vary slightly.

By pre-ordering, you can also choose to have the design printed without Guide Dogs for the Blind at the bottom. Click on the item name below to view measurement specs, fabric content, and garment care information.

T-shirts, $15
Crewneck sweatshirts, $20
Hoody sweatshirts, $25
Full-zip sweatshirts, $30 (design on back)
Shipping within US, $5 (any quantity)

If you'd like to place an order, please send me a comment with your email address (comment moderation is enabled, and I will not publish your email address), or email me at the address on my profile. We will take orders for about 2 weeks. Orders will be ready to ship in 3-4 weeks.

Thank you for respecting my daughter's artwork by not copying, reproducing, or otherwise pirating her design.

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Fun Day Shirt Update

CURRENT ORDER INFO: If you'd like to place an order, please send me an email (see profile). We have t-shirts in adult and youth sizes, as well as adult hooded sweatshirts and full-zip hooded sweatshirts!

Guide Dogs' Fun Day in San Rafael is only 3 weeks away! Our puppy group will be selling t-shirts as pictured above (mens/unisex S-XXL and youth S-XL) AND hoody sweatshirts (mens/unisex S-XXL). The shirts are $15, hoodies are $25. All shirts/hoodies are in navy. Quantities are limited so stop by our booth early!

My family, Cabana and I will NOT be able to attend because we'll be out of town. Sorry to miss the opportunity to meet some of you!

Proceeds from our shirt sales will go toward harnesses for graduating pups. I'm HOPING that Cabana will have need for one of those harnesses someday....

Pictured in the photo above is my Daughter A who designed the shirt. Yay, A! I can tell Cabana is very sleepy in this photo--her ears hang low when she's tired!

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Shirt Design for Fun Day

The information in the post below is outdated! We are not taking email orders for shirts at this time. Please CLICK HERE for current information.


I asked my talented 16-year-old daughter to design a t-shirt for our puppy group to sell at Guide Dogs' Fun Day. I wanted something that could be worn by men, women, or kids of any age. And she came up with this beautiful Labrador design. It is based on the style of artwork by Shepard Fairey, who designed the famous Obama "Hope" poster. Isn't it fabulous?!

We will have these shirts available at GDB Fun Day on August 16, 2009. However, we are taking pre-orders now. For pre-orders, we are offering t-shirts in men's, women's, and youth sizes ($15), as well as unisex crewneck sweatshirts ($20) and unisex hoody sweatshirts ($25), plus $5 for shipping. All garments will be navy blue. At Fun Day, we will ONLY have t-shirts in men's/unisex sizes.

If you pre-order, you can also get the shirts without Guide Dogs for the Blind at the bottom, for those who are raising for other organizations.

All proceeds will go to our puppy group in order to buy harnesses for graduating dogs.

**Please respect my daughter's hard work. Please do not copy, reproduce, display or use her design without permission. Thank you very much!!

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