This is a True Story:      

One drizzly morning I was walking our 1 year old siberian husky and our 10 year old schnauzer up in the woods behind our house.  Now just so you understand, our property backed up to an area known as Peppercorn Hill and Upton State Forest which is frequented by mountain bikers, joggers, dog walkers, hikers, etc... After living in Hopkinton, Massachusetts for about 2 years and kickin' around in these parts, never did I come across such a thing as I did that one morning.  Out of nowhere I heard a voice, "Hey lady!" Well low and behold what do I see before me but a man decked out in camouflage.   Now when I say camo, I mean camo.  This guy was not fooling around.  I swear to this day if I had asked to see his underwear, I'm sure it would have been camouflage.  He also had in his possession, a bow and arrow of sorts. Now I am not a hunter; I have nothing against it, I just don't participate.  So basically, I am naive about such things.  He said, "I almost shot your dog, that red and white husky looks like a fox."  My heart dropped and I quickly looked around to see if she was OK.  "You know its hunting season, right?"  I quickly replied, "uh, nope."  "Well, if I didn't see that huge Gator golf umbrella you were holding, I probably would have shot her.  You need to start wearing orange and putting something on your dogs like a bell or a vest or something like that."  He must have seen the odd face I was making and replied, "I'm not kidding you lady, its for your own safety."

As a fashion designer with about 15 years of industry experience, the wheels in my head started turning. I could think of nothing else for the next few days.  When I talked to my husband later in the day; I told him I was going to take a day off and sew up some fleece pullovers for the two of us and some neckbands for the dogs.  I immediately went online to the Malden Mills Retail Store and bought 5 yards of Blaze Orange Fleece. 

That was 5 years ago..........

Since then my husband and I have become part of the dogsledding community and we have acquired two more huskies. 

We spend our weekends in the spring and summer training the dogs, and we race them in the fall and winter.  We are outside all year long; either walking or training the dogs, running, hiking or just enjoying the great outdoors.  Every year we wear our orange pullovers and every year we get more and more interest from folks doing the same stuff we do.  More and more state parks and state forests are asking the public to wear at least 200 square inches of blaze orange as a precaution.

The bright orange fleece fabric provides high visibility and comfort when the days start getting shorter and the weather starts getting cooler.  I started making dog pullovers for my schnauzer as she was getting older and it became harder for her to stay warm.  I also started attaching a PetBlinker TM to her coat since she isn't as fast as she used to be and it helped me find her in the dark.  

We offer PetBlinkers TM as an "add on" to our pullovers and other products.  They are great  for additional visibility at night.  Malden Mills Polartec® in Blaze Orange is wonderful especially if you walk or hike in areas that are close to hunting zones. Polartec® is a very practical outdoor fabric that is easy to care for. 

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