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MakersJuly 16

Family businesses, built around their dogs

Some of our favorite brands are not run by one person, but by a couple or a family who built the business around a dog they loved.
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MakersMay 30

Nobody made it, so she did

More than thirty of the brands we carry were founded by women who could not find what their dog needed, so they built it. Six worth knowing.

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