NW Companion Animal Fair

This past weekend I attended my first show as a vendor. I teamed with PetUtopia, the local Portland shop that handles my totes, by sharing a booth. It was a lot more work than I expected. Standing and selling for 2 straight days on cement flooring and talking can be very tiring!! But Annie was great! I now call her my "marketing manager" as she attracted quite a bit of attention in her little red "I'm Deaf" saddle coat. It gave me a chance to do quite a bit of education on lethal white Aussies and on living with a deaf dog in general. It was also great to see a group of hearing impaired individuals trying to talk to her in signs. Whoops! I've never taught Annie ASL, just a few of my own made-up signs. I was a bit embarrassed. I sold 10 totes for Amazing Aussies of Arizona. Now, back to the designing and sewing for my next show......

Annie looks lovely in her new saddle coat:


The morning before the show opened, with all my totes on display:

Material promoting Amazing Aussies:

I'm beat...time for a nap!!!!