|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
10-03-2014, 01:31 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Texas
Posts: 9,685
| Shark Tank tonight--sling for dogs Shark Tank has someone on tonight that is showing a handmade wearable sling for dogs.
__________________ "Betty Boop" The light of my life & the joy of my living! |
Welcome Guest! | |
10-03-2014, 04:10 PM | #2 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
Posts: 9,462
| I love Shark Tank, but they are clueless about dogs and the popularity of anything dog! The men will nod and smile and bail with that look of wise indignation at such a ridiculous idea....the women MAY hang in there but my favorite, the real estate lady, will go out politely.....perhaps, maybe Laurie may hang in there as it can possibly be a hit on ....what does she do? QVC?? I HOPE if it is a good idea, they will bite....I always try to get any name they throw out and see if I can get them on line. |
10-03-2014, 04:59 PM | #3 | |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Texas
Posts: 9,685
| Quote:
I love Shark Tank, too. I can't wait to see the sling. I can't say that it's a new idea, though. How many different ways can you make a sling? I just know that Laurie holds a lot of patents and I guess that makes her a lot of money. Mr. Wonderful is a shrewd business man. It is sickening to see him kiss the real estate lady. LOLOLOL I also like the guy that sits at the far right, the imiigrant's son. Let me know what you think of the sling. I'm recording it so I may not watch it until tomorrow.
__________________ "Betty Boop" The light of my life & the joy of my living! | |
10-03-2014, 05:39 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA
Posts: 4,285
| Just saw it on Shark Tank. Good idea, she markets it as apparel in addition to a pet carrier and from my perspective it does not have a finished enough look. That, of course, could be fixed in future production. Will be interesting to see where it goes. You are correct about folks getting the message that the pet industry is mega!
__________________ . Cali , and Cali's keeper and staff, Jay No, not a "mini" Yorkie - She loves to motor in her Mini Cooper car |
10-03-2014, 06:38 PM | #5 |
YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: FL
Posts: 389
| I just watched it! Heart Pup is the name of her company. I thought the idea was great, especially that there's a section for your personal accessories. Not a bad idea. |
10-03-2014, 06:51 PM | #6 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: NJ
Posts: 1,354
| The slings are nice, but not $118 nice. The design looks so simple I think it would be very easy and cheap to make it myself. The max I'd pay is $50. HEART PUP DOG CARRIER on SHARK TANK by Anastasia of HEARTPUP | HEART PUP on Shark Tank |
10-03-2014, 07:08 PM | #7 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 25,041
| I have not seen a lot of Shark Tank, but I believe one of the reasons pet items may not be a big draw for the sharks is that there is so much on the market. The bar is set really high for unique and well made products. The couple of times I have seen hopeful entrepreneurs on the show with pet items, the products did not wow me.
__________________ Kristin, Max and Teddy |
10-03-2014, 08:02 PM | #8 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
Posts: 9,462
| She had the most adorable little long hair Chihuahua....looked just like my dear friend Dianne's little Holly that passed last year at 17.....the sling did not appeal to me fashion wise....I liked the idea of places to put a few items that you normally carry in your purse....but it certainly was not worth what she was selling it for....the seamstresses on here could do every bit as well if not better.....needs to come down a pretty good notch in price I think. "Slouchy look" does not really appeal to me....I like a more structured look to my pup carriers.....more purse like..... |
10-03-2014, 11:15 PM | #9 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: King County, WA
Posts: 3,817
| She was using some fancy material that added to the cost a bit. I think Dameon took her on for 40% of her business. I'll have to throw something like that, probably just one shoulder/cross chest, together with denim or ??? when my old guy get's too feeble to hit the trails with me. I figure I have another year or three. These walks a few times a week just wouldn't be the same with out him so I figured months ago I'd just carry him when the time came. Another 3 miles today at a pretty good pace for a 5 pound pooch! Over half of that was off leash. |
10-05-2014, 05:25 AM | #10 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Massachusetts/Florida
Posts: 2,614
| There are a TON of dog slings for ebay around the 20$ mark. I can't see paying 118$ for this.
__________________ LD that's me and Pasquale "If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving is definitely not for you!" |
10-06-2014, 04:03 AM | #11 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: King County, WA
Posts: 3,817
| |
Bookmarks |
|
|
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart