#FlashbackFriday for our 4 year anniversary

Today marks four years since our very first pop-up with Haus of Harley so we took a look back for a cheeky comparison to how we look now.

It’s been a kick-ass four years – thanks for all your support!

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Our ‘SIDESHOW’ Dog Collar included on Pretty Fluffy’s Top 10

We’re pretty stoked that Pretty Fluffy hand-picked our SIDESHOW Collar for inclusion on their list of 10 Colourful + Cute Dog Collars for the current season.

Sideshow Collar from Haus of Harley

SIDESHOW has been a hugely popular design – for both collars and leads – since we introduced it at Dog Lovers Show in Melbourne earlier in 2015 and its wonderful to see it being recognised alongside such stunning, international dogwear brands.

Dog Lovers Show – Sydney 2015

We don’t even have words to say how blown away we are by the response to our stand at the 2nd annual Sydney Dog Lovers Show! We’re beyond pleased that visitors not only enjoyed the shows, information and dogs, but that so many visited HOH and grabbed a bargain with our show-exclusive $5 Pop-up Silicone Bowls – or one of our new collar and lead designs.Haus of Harley - Dog Lovers Show Sydney August 2015

Though we were flat-out busy, we managed to squeeze in some catch-ups with our colleagues from Personalised Pet, The Sophisticated Pet, Gourmet Dog Barkery, Appealing Images, Paws for Thought Rescue, Wooftastic Tasty Treats, Pods4Pets, PawsonalitySave Our Strays and RSPCA NSW. We have to thank these guys for the love and support too!

Ku-ring-gai Council Dog’s Day Out 2015

Wow – what an epic Sunday! Haus of Harley took part in the annual Ku-ring-gai Dogs’ Day Out at St Ives Showground. This is one of our favourite events as it’s always so much fun to see so many puppies walk away with some new HOH swag.

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A few even we’re lucky enough to win themselves a Barking Basics collar and lead set.

We were also at Eat Shop Love at Macarthur Square where our Darby’s Doggie Delights free-range Chicken Jerky treats were a hit with the Campbelltown doggies. It was awesome to see so many shoppers out embracing the day despite how chilly it was!

Darby's Doggie Delights Chicken Jerky

Taloodles Dog’s Day Out Charity Fundraiser

I think most involved in the pet industry know that it can be a very exciting and fast-paced one  – and also quite competitive (we are running businesses after all). The team at HAUS OF HARLEY spend a good deal of our time bringing our product to customers via shopping centre pop-ups, trade shows and boutique market events and we absolutely love doing this – but it can be a bit “business, business, business” at times. That’s why we get so excited when invited to charity fun days like the excellent Dogs’ Day Out at Boronia Park, Epping to raise funds for Taloodles.

Taloodles is a relatively new non-profit devoted to acquiring and providing training for Labradoodles to act as therapy and assistance dogs for people suffering from cognitive, intellectual, neurological or physical impairment. These special dogs can be trained to perform specific tasks but a lot of their “assistance” comes from providing unconditional love and companionship to their companions. Each dog undegoes six months of training at a cost of around $7000 and Taloodles then provide these wonderful animals free-of-charge to those in need.

We couldn’t be happier to support such an awesome cause and help to raise further funds to allow Taloodles to do what they do and the added bonus is getting out in the sunshine and up close and personal with all the four-legged shoppers! It’s very easy to get stuck in a number-crunching headspace when you run a micro-business but Dogs’ Day Out certainly reminded us why we love doing what we do!

Here’s a pic of just one of the cuties we helped dress on the day! The ‘ALEXIS’ Ruffle Party Dress was our most popular item of the day – and it’s no wonder when the purple and pink colours stand out so well on the dogs!

Haus of Harley Dogwear Taloodles Dogs Day Out 2013