I don't know where we first got the idea for our Cocoa and Luca's Handmade Dog Accessory range, I think we had started making our fleece tug toys, platting and knotting happily away and my husband then went on from there, the idea evolving probably after seeing Bear Gylls hanging off a cliff edge and saving himself with his paracord bracelet and being impressed with the paracord (not Bear Grylls!)And so he started weaving with the paracord, learning the different knots and designs, what combinations work well, which colours sit well together and finding out in the meantime that the paracord does offer a strong, durable dog collar but also it’s flexible too. Different weaves working better for different dogs,...
In my opinion you can never have too many dog leads, long dog leads, short dog leads, Slip Leads, Clip Leads, show leads, every day dog leads, I have a vast supply and yes I use different ones for different occasions, depending where I am and what we are doing. The show leads don't get used that often because now I come to think about it, I never show any dogs! The one I love and use most of all is my trusty rope slip lead.I like slip leads, I know they are not everybody's cup of tea but for me they work, they are easy to slip on and off, hence the name, for those quick in and out...
Fleece Tug ToysOur Cocoa & Luca's Handmade Fleece Tug Toys are hand made by US, we use quality anti-pill fleece making them very soft, but they are very durable. They come in five different sizes so we have one for any size of dog. We also have a version with a Chuck-it Ball attached to it, Chuck-it Balls are extremely tough DOG TOYS, they are just about the best DOG BALL on the market, Spike and Luca have not destroyed their Chuck-it Balls yet, nearly a year later! All types of dogs seem to love our Fleece Tug Toys the agility dogs love them, they are very handy for use in training. Water dogs love them as the Fleece Tug Toys with...
I hate to sound a bit of a know-it-all and I generally I don't think I do, however there is one area that I do think I know a little bit about as past experience taught me a very expensive lesson, and that's chewing. Spike is a Bulldog, their jaws are renown for being extremely strong, originally they were bred to bring bulls down, hence their name, and Spike has proved no exception to the rule. Visiting many shows with our Tuffdogs Stuff stand I find I have the following conversation a lot........Customer: 'My dog Bert chews'.Me: 'Oh dear, that's not good, I know what that's like, what has Bert chewed'?Customer: 'He chewed his bed'.Me: 'Yes, Spike had a lovely...
I love getting out and about every weekend to different shows, meeting all types of different dogs and of course their owners. One product we always take with us which is guaranteed to cause a few laughs are dog boots and dog socks. The general comments are 'oh how sweet, look at the little doggie boots' or 'who would have thought it, trainers for dogs', but that's not why we stock them, as they do have a serious purpose and multiple uses.We first started to use the Ruffwear Polar Trex Boots on Cocoa in Spain because she had a problem with getting so many different things stuck in her paws. Small ball thistle type things, pointy grass seeds, all very difficult to see...
