Pup'parel

This month, we have lots of BIG NEWS!  We'e GROWING!!!!   We have 3 new human additions to the Pup'team .... Jessica, to help with production, Joe, will be taking care of facility stuff, and Melanie will be doing marketing.  These new folks will help us to process orders faster, commuicate better, and ensure that everything is running smoothly!  You might have noticed that our human workers don't have titles... that's because our executive team is comprised completely of dogs, from Razzy our CFO (Chief Food Officier) to Bozie our Shop Floor Manager, Xamidoo the Director of Marketing, and Snowball the Executive Secretary.  It's the Pup'parel pups that run the show ... the humans, (including Lisa, the Pup'mom) all serve this canine executive team as equals.

We also have even BIGGER news!  The Pup'parel Pup's are proud to announce that we've purchased a property in Somerset, KY that will be our new Pup'Shop!  It's an older home that we are renovating so that it will accomodate the technology we need to run computers and embroidery machines, and be a suitable showroom for all our Pup' and People Stuff!  Because Somerset is a small town, Pup'parel will share our space with "Logoware Extraordaire" -- the newest addition to the Darnigold Forest family (Darigold Forest is the founder of Pup'parel).  Logoware Extraordinaire will provide logoed apparel and accessories, baby blankets, monogramed apparel, etc in embroidery or any of several different printing processes.  We expect to have our grand opening on Labor Day weekend!  Here's a picture of the new Pup'Shop:

Because of all the new stuff going on, we've not had a whole lot of time to work on new designs, but we do have a couple: 

At the request of one of our feline friends that is a kitty that does pet assisted therapy as part of a Cat Therapy team, we modified our Emotional Support Cat patch to be a "Therapy Cat" patch.  We've also modified our Star of Life patch so that it is more suitable for smaller breeds -- it is now available in both a 2.5" Round and a 3.5" Round size. 

We'd also like to remind everyone that Pup'parel is not just a "what you see is what you get" sort of business.  We get lots of questions of "Can I have this patch with the text in a different color?", and "Can I have your "Medical Alert Dog Rainbow Patch" but with "In Training" in the rainbow?"  The answer is always "Yes!"  Most of our patch designs will allow you to choose "custom text"  or "text color" as part of the selection.  To do custom text or custom colors, it sometimes takes a little longer and cost a little more, but we are happy to make your patches pretty much any way you want them!  All you have to do is select the color you'd like, and maybe tell us a little bit about what you want in the comments section.  We'll call you or email you if we have any questions.  It really is that easy!

 Last, but not least, we have exteneded our sale on our Awesome Boucle Pullovers are now just $35.99, reduced a full $20 each because they have been discontinued, and the colors/sizes we have left in stock are limited.  The 2nd sale item is our Paw-Print Hand Towels, reduced 50% until the ones we pre-made are gone!  (As of 6/1/08, we're out of purple pre-embroidered hand towels, and only have a couple hunter green ones left.  Royal Blue is also running low, so get yours before they disappear -- these are WONDERFUL gift items!