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Mod Dogs wear ModDog for fundraiser

Earlier this year our wonderfully creative friend Shannon of Shannonview Photography donated her time and talent to raise money to help rescue dogs. ModDog supplied our signature Ruffnecks and scARFs as fun props for the photo shoot. People brought their pets to the fundraiser and here are some of the fabulous photos Shannon captured.

All photos are copyright Shannonview Photography

Boy Scout Boomer!

Read about the adventures of Boomer the Jackapoo seen here wearing a ModDog scout bandana. What a face! You're sure to fall in love with this little guy.

ModDog featured in Modern Dog Magazine

ModDog's scout bandanas were featured in the summer 2010 issue of Modern Dog magazine.

Summer 2010 issue of Modern Dog magazine available now

Enjoying The Moment

Our friend Judy from Florida sent us these gorgeous photos of Trixie, her toy Italian Greyhound, modeling her new ModDog "dogpatch" sweater. These sweet photos were taken a few days ago by Nicole Geller Photography outside of Nicole's studio.

We thought Trixie was perhaps pondering treats but in truth she was simply enjoying the joyous song of happy birds. So as with Trixie let's be present and savour the moment. Thank you Judy, Trixie and Nicole for sharing.      

Come On Get Happy!

Photography by Nicole Geller Photography.

The Latest Scoop - New ModDog Dog Collars!

Introducing ModDog Collars!
Summer 2010 Collection


Special Introductory Offer become a ModDog fan and receive 20% off your new collar purchase for the month of April. See details below.

Free Spirit

Cherry Blossom

Flower Child

Big Bad Woof

Hot Dog

Nature Lover

Super Hero

Water Dog

 ModDog collars combine function with fashion. Our collars are made with high quality 1" nylon webbing, super durable hardware, and fun and unique premium fabrics shopped from around the globe. Proudly made by us with love in our studio.

Available in sizes Small, Medium and Large

Price $22.00 to $24.00 Canadian

To receive the 20% introductory discount on your collar purchase please go to the ModDog website, make your collar selection(s) and during step 2 of the checkout process enter the words ModDog Fan exactly as shown as the redemption code.

If you have any questions or don't see the size or pattern you want please e-mail us at info@moddog.ca

ModDog's Tails of Martha Stewart

WOW! 
Imagine our excitement
when we received that first e-mail from a producer of the Martha Stewart Show. They were asking us to send ModDog product for consideration for a possible fall dog fashion show. They had seen our vintage camp coat in the Fall issue of Modern Dog magazine and asked if we could send one to fit Martha's French Bulldogs, Franny and Sharkey, and one for a 38lb Spaniel Chow mix?

       

<---This is our coat in Modern Dog magazine's Fall 2009 issue

We were through the roof!

We gathered the measurements for Franny and Sharkey. 

Not so successful getting details for the Spaniel Chow mix. 

So we guesstimated on that one.


Franny and Sharkey----->

Eager to make the most of this wonderful opportunity we set about making pieces to send to Martha. Since most of our product is upcycled from vintage and recycled materials we first dug through our supply of old blankets, coats and sweaters to see what inspired us. We came up with a classic green and black plaid camp coat that we used to make a lumberjack coat for Sharkey. For Franny's coat we used a vintage car blanket that just happened to be in a Stewart Plaid! Kismet - a positive sign that this was all meant to be.

We also made ruffnecks for Franny and Sharkey. These are ModDog's signature pieces made from recycled sweaters and then accented with cool vintage buttons and fun trims. A recycled Norwegian cardigan was used to make a sweater coat for the Spaniel/Chow. And for good measure we included a scARF and an adorable little denim/corduroy coat we upcycled from a pair of pants. 

    
We gathered everything together and as the final piece-de-resistance we packed it up in a vintage tin picnic basket! 

That's sure to get Martha's attention!

And then we waited..... and waited.... and waited!

In fact a couple months went by.

Then we were contacted by Modern Dog magazine and told that the Martha Stewart show was planning a dog fashion show for December and could we send something for consideration?
Huh?

It seems the fall fashion show concept had been pushed to December. But now it was a definite go with an airing date scheduled for December 18th. And evidently our first shipment of product was misplaced. Martha Stewart Omnimedia is a very big corporation with a lot going on and sadly such things do happen. But what the heck. The important thing was we were still in the running for this most amazing opportunity for mega-exposure, the kind of opportunity that can take an obscure little company and turn it into the next success story.

So count us in!


The Martha Stewart Show needed product from us, and they needed it now! So we pulled an all-nighter and made up a coat and matching scARF for each of Martha's dogs. For Franny we used a vintage stadium blanket in reds and greens, a perfect look for the holiday season. We made Sharkey's coat and scARF from a striking black, cream and red plaid wool. When you're sewing for Martha you are very conscious that everything needs to be perfect. After a few hours sleep we drove into the city and sent our package off to New York via FedEx. Fingers crossed.

And then we waited.... 

The news came. The December 18th show was bumped. Now the plan was to have the dog fashion show in February to tie it in with the Westminster dog show.

That too didn't happen. There was talk about a possible April show but by now we had pretty much lost faith.

But last week we received this ----->

It was attached to a box that contained some,

but not all, of the ModDog product we had

sent for Round 1 and Round 2.

So for all our time and effort we received most

of our product back and we have this great

mailing label as a souvenir!

Would we do it all over again? 

Of course.

But next time we'll be sending our ModDog

product to

OPRAH!

All joking aside, we were thrilled that ModDog product caught the interest of the Martha Stewart show. We remain fans and still hope to one day have ModDog be a part of her show.  It's A Good Thing!