After the questioner is through staring in disbelief, snickering, then looking around as if in search of the poor soul who must surely be our keeper…they generally ask again; “You have a Spokes-What?” Of course there’s a story……
In 2006, being the owners of 3 gas guzzling 4×4’s, we decided to ditch 2 of them in favor of a MINI Cooper. We found that the rear of a MINI is the size of an XL dog crate…which worked out nicely for our Great Dane.
Our MINI sales rep, Darby, shared the story of a couple who purchased a MINI and brought their pet duck to pick up their new car! A few days later she sent pictures of Stuart to us. When we saw his face for the first time it occurred it to us that JinglePets™ might need a Spokes-Pet!
One of the cornerstones of our business is to have fun with animals. Just how much fun could we have with our very own Spokes-Duck? A LOT!
We emailed Stuart’s Mom and Dad to see if he might be interested in modeling for us, to which he replied; “QUACK QUAAACCCKKK” which means, “I would love to be a star!”
Stuart signed on as the Official JinglePets™ Spokes-Duck in summer 2007. He hopes to one day be bigger than the AFLAC duck. For ALL THINGS STUART, you can visit his photo gallery or see what’s happening on his blog page.
More about Pekin ducks: http://www.centralpets.com/animals/birds/domestic_birds/dbd4850.html
Later…
The Jinglepets Gang
We’ll be posting regularly about all kinds of studio projects and animal activities.
The idea for JinglePets™ collars was born almost a year ago and it certainly has been a fascinating process. Tons of research, product development/testing and putting the collars out into test homes has resulted in what we think are some of the coolest pet collars around!
We’ve had a lot of fun working with our pet models designing the look and getting the fit just right for a variety of body types and personalities. We wanted to offer a collar design that would be just plain fun, which ended up as our Charm Collar series, but also wanted to create a sleek sophisticated style…Chainmaille weaves for pets and “The People Who Love Them!”
It has been very interesting to get the animals and pet owners’ reactions to our charm collars. In the beginning we thought the sound of the charms jingling might drive folks a little batty and sort of held our breath after the first few collars went out to test homes. We were delighted to discover that our test models and their families loved the sound…and so did their friends, their vet’s office staff, and even people out in public settings!
We’re very excited about donating a percentage of our sales to animal advocacy and rescue groups across the country. We’ll be featuring a group on the website every month at ”Featured Animal Groups“. We’ve selected 6 groups that cover almost every kind of animal that needs help and/or sanctuary. We hope you’ll visit our site as the animal groups change each month.
Until next time!
The JinglePets Gang