Wordless Wednesday - Cute Collar Customers
America's Next Top Dog Models
If I had to pick, I'd say English springer Maggie is Cabana's favorite gal pal at the park. Cabana and Maggie are always so happy to see each other and can roughhouse endlessly. The humans get such a kick out of watching their antics, sneaking up on each other for a surprise attack, playing leap frog, or biting on the others' hind legs.
So when Maggie's owner asked us to watch her for a few hours earlier this week, I didn't hesitate to say yes.
Plus, it was a great opportunity to utilize Maggie's cuteness to showcase my handmade dog collars for my Etsy shop.
Cabana is a fabulous model, patiently posing for me in our photo shoots--but I welcomed the chance for variety. And some colors look so much nicer against Maggie's gorgeous black and white coat.
I gave this collar to Maggie in payment for her modeling services. I just love the red and silver against her coat--stunning!
These collars and others have been posted in my Etsy shop. Blog readers can receive FREE SHIPPING, just enter OURSFORAYEAR in the coupon box.
Phew, modeling is hard work. Good thing we have two spots for sunbathing on the carpet!
Toucan Treat Pouch
Yesterday, a customer who purchased one of my dog training pouches uploaded this photo onto my Facebook page. I'm now in the toucan training pouch business! When the Toucan Lady placed her order and requested an orange pouch, I never dreamed it was to match her bird's amazing eyes and beak. What an incredible creature--I'm so tickled by this photo!
It doesn't really make logical sense, but the toucan photo prompted me to make a special logo for my dog-related products, even though it's obvious from the photo above that they aren't strictly dog-related products! Still, since my heart and sewing machine seem to veer ever more toward our canine companions, I figured it was a good thing to have a logo ready. Sheekoo is a Korean word that is loosely defined as "family", so I kind of like that Sheekoo Dog means "family dog".
I have a holiday show coming up this weekend, and I made a bunch of dog collars to sell, in addition to training pouches and people products. Here's my Sheekoo dog modeling a fall collar in fall colors! I like the retro-ish look of the ribbon and the way the colors complement Cabana's fur. After the show, I hope to post any remaining collars in my Etsy shop.
Wordless Wednesday - Halloween Decor
Handmade Dog Collar

Here's Cabana, sporting the new collar I made for her today. Making a dog collar is instant gratification--a fast, easy project that you can customize for your individual dog's size and coloring. I'm formatting the instructions, with step-by-step photos, into a downloadable PDF so you can make one, too. I hope to post it in the next day or two, so keep an eye out for it!


