Pug Fairy Tales 

Laurren tells us she has been dressing her dogs up for most of her life. It's not just for fun - it was and still is a way to create that human-animal bond which is so important to those of us who love our pets. While you and I were dressing up our Barbies, Laurren was dressing up her little rescue pug. And loving every minute, even though she was probably regarded as the 'strange girl' in the neighborhood.

Her series of Pug Fairy Tales not only delight children, they are great for a chuckle and a trip down memory lane for those of us who remember reading fairy tales as a kid. I was big into fairy tales, so these books make me smile for more reasons than just their whimsical content. 

Understand that this all came about as a result of Laurren's son (who races cars now - real cars, not matchbook cars) encouragement to write a book about the old-fashioned nursery rhymes she would tell him as a child, substituting the names of their pug dogs. 

He thought it was hilarious to make fun of Inky & Sarge and Benji in that way. Then, one day, he said, “Mommy, you should write a book with these rhymes in it.” I thought to myself, “Hmmm…. Would creating a book interest him enough to want to read and stick with school?”

What followed was a yearly pug book, including the 25 books created in 2019. And, the Pet Fashion Guild where the mission is:

The mission of the Pet Fashion Guild is to inspire, innovate, and invigorate professionals in the pet fashion industry.  We do that  by providing knowledge, resources, and opportunities to pet fashion professionals globally.  Our vision is to be the most highly regarded, thriving, go-to organization in the pet fashion industry through our one-of-a-kind knowledge-base, invaluable networking opportunities, and premier joint ventures that are of benefit to our membership.

It's a Business Folks, not a Hobby

While we do talk fashion, and pets, and the pet fashion guild - founded by Laurren - we also talk business. Women in business. How to manage all the things a Mom, business professional, and wife have to manage when creating a business that is run out of one's home. Like myself, and many of you, Laurren works her magic from  her home. It means she wears a variety of hats: publisher, writer, Mom, life coordinator, wife, grocery shopper, and so on.

One of the best pieces of advice in the conversation is this: Ladies, you don't have to go it alone. Laurren found other women to spend time with, to engage with, to be with; women who give of their time and energy to be there for her. As she is there for them. 

I'm here to say Laurren is there for you. I am there for you. We believe in building each other up, not tearing each other down.

Find Laurren's pug books and more here at Leftpawpress

The Pet Fashion Guild is found at this link. 

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