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BARRON'S HOUSE OF TREASURES LE DOGGIE BOUTIQUE

Featuring Barron's Special Collections Of Designer Couture Dog Clothing, Designer Signature Dog Couture, Luxury Dog Clothing and Designer Couture Dog Accessories From Around The World!

DESIGNER PET CLOTHES OF THE FINEST QUALITY!

BARRON SAYS, "MAKE IT A GREAT DAY, AND MAKE YOUR MEMORIES COUNT AS YOU ENJOY THE VIEW FROM YOUR WORLD!"

BARRON SAYS, "SUMMER IS HERE! START WATCHING FOR OUR UPCOMING FALL 2009 COLLECTIONS!"

DESIGNER PET CLOTHES FOR YOUR FAVORITE POOCH!

We specialize in the finest quality Designer Dog Couture Clothing - Designer Dog Couture Coats, Designer Dog Couture Dresses, Designer Dog Couture Sweaters, Designer Dog Couture Accessories, Designer Pet Clothes, Luxury Dog Clothing, Luxury Pet Carriers and Designer Couture Swarovski Dog Jewelry for the most pampered couture - fashion conscious dog!

BARRON'S HOUSE OF TREASURES LE DOGGIE BOUTIQUE IS PLEASED TO OFFER WORLD-WIDE SHIPPING FOR ALL DESIGNER PET CLOTHES AND MERCHANDISE PURCHASED.

We, also, feature our very special Signature Dog Couture Collections of "Couture Dog Coature and Accessories from Chien Coature," as well as, "Signature Couture Dog Clothing," and our latest addition to our Signature Dog Couture Collections - From Australia, "Bellatutu Dog Couture Collection by Downtown Doggy," From California, From Las Vegas, "Chien Vivant Couture Beds," "Christian Audigier Dog Couture," From New York, "Deni Alexander Canine Couture Designs," From Rhode Island, Internationally recognized, "Emma Rose Designs," From Dallas, "Hedy Manon," From Los Angeles, "Hip Doggie," "Monkey Daze," From Miami, "One Lucky Dog Couture," From New York, "Puppia," From Australia, "Jelly Bean Dog Couture by Downtown Doggy", and From Beverly Hills, "Ruff Ruff Couture of Beverly Hills" for the most pampered dog, that demands nothing but the very best for their Designer - Signature Couture Dog Clothing wardrobe!

In addition to the above, we also carry a vast selection of Designer Couture Luxury Pet Carriers that your doggie will just love to get carried away in! Designer Dog Leashes that add a wonderful addition to fancy Designer Couture Dog Collars. Designer Couture Dog Sweaters keeping the pet fashion world warm and toasty. Designer Couture Dog Raincoats protecting from those sprinkles but yet still adding glamour. Designer Couture Dog Coats in all styles and fabrics.

Swarovski Dog Couture Jewelry adding the sparkle to complete the look! Designer Couture Jeweled Dog Harnesses providing security along with luxury. Fabulous Designer Dog Beds-Chien Vivant Couture Beds offering luxury and comfort.

The Kitty Korner for those cats on the run! Fancy Couture Dog Collars adding glamour and elegance. Designer Pet Couture Fashions - Designer Pet Clothes for dog couture wardrobes. Barron's Couture Dog Fashion News keeping the pet world up to date on the news. Exceptional Designer Pet Furniture adds that finishing touch to the pampered pooch's bedroom suite!

***Prior to ordering any of our fine merchandise, please familarize yourself with our "POLICIES TAB" and the "DOG SIZING CHART" to access important information to enhance your shopping experience with us!

Featured below on our YouTube Video Player are a selection of 8 video clips from the 2008 Pet Fashion Week, which was venued in NYC, featuring an array of Designer Pet Clothes - Couture Dog Clothing modeled on the runway. But, the models strutting down the runway were of the four-legged variety! These glamorous pooches were accompanied by human models -- but the furry ones were getting all the attention. They wore feathers. They wore fancy hats. And of course, they wore fur. Enjoy!


BARRON WELCOMES TO LE DOGGIE BOUTIQUE - FROM MIAMI "ONE LUCKY DOG COUTURE"

One Lucky Dog Couture was founded by designers Brenda Glaser Baranek and Katie Horberg. As longtime best friends, they have always shared a love of style and fashion. Inspired by their love for their own dogs- Tucker, Keats and Montana- they set out to create a designer couture line combining funky and chic, yet sweet. Their line includes couture doggie clothes and accessories that are comfortable enough to go with the life of an active fashion conscious dog. Unique designer couture combinations include exclusive prints, designer fabrics, swarovski crystals, unique appliques and fanciful trims which are always appreciated by posh pups and their mom and dads alike. Started in Miami Beach, in 2006, they quickly began selling to local boutiques and are now available nationwide, and Barron's House of Treasures is introducing them internationally! With hip funky styles, your little fashionista is sure to find something exciting and unique from One Lucky Dog Couture.


BARRON WELCOMES FROM LAS VEGAS, NEELY NEU, DESIGNER OF CHIEN VIVANT COUTURE THE CREATOR OF THE WORLD'S MOST EXTRAORDINARY COUTURE BEDS FOR DOGS & WHO ALSO UNIQUELY OFFERS HER MOST DISCERNING CLIENTELE FULL SIZE MATCHING BEDS!

With years of interior design expertise and with sensitivity to fashion and style, these idea's were born out of necessity.

Neely Neu, the founder & designer of Chien Vivant Couture, is once again charting new territories in an ever changing landscape in design. Chien Vivant Couture plays a lead role in chien's fashion for LAVISH beds and EXQUISITE accessories.

Always a few steps ahead in fashion and style, Chien Vivant Couture tops the unexpected in the world where beauty and style expresses unspeakable value through its latest introduction of magnificent new haute couture for chiens LAVISH bed's, bedding, and EXQUISITE accessories.

The Summer 2009 Collection presents a brilliant statement with strong designs. Chien Vivant Couture collection is dedicated to the fanciest of dogs with the use of lavish fancy fabrics, and solid bed structures. Resulting from indepth research and forecasting market change. Always respecting chien's needs for comfortable and exquisite with creativity, innovation, and quality in each individual bed. This exquisite pleasure of color, texture, and elegance found in the unusual collections of fabrics from the most exotic places on the globe including but not limited to Brazil, India, and Italy. These beds are for the privileged chiens and for those who care deeply for there furry friends. Take pleasure that you alone have the privilege of satisfying your most discriminating tastes for your chien.

The iconic "CVC" is unmistakably the signature of Chien Vivant Couture.

It was January 2009, a late Tuesday evening, when my son, Tom, appeared at my door with a black cocker spaniel. He looked at me and said, "This is for you mom." I was so surprised, I never have had a dog before. To make me feel good, my son told me, "this is the same dog that Oprah has." I then decided to name my chien "Koko". My first thought was great he is black and fits perfectly with my home decor, but then my second question, and natural thought, for my son was, where will Koko sleep? Immediately I started searching for dog beds that would fit with my home and decor. Needless to say I was not able to find a bed that could fit with my decor or design. My son then told me, "why don't you design Koko a lavish glamorous bed like you always design for your clients" using the exquisite fabrics, colors, and textures that my clients always love so much. The rest as we all say is history. The result, Chien Vivant Couture was born.

Christian Audigier Dog Couture is here and the hottest thing to hit both the Human and Canine fashion industry from L.A. to N.Y. Grab your loot while it's HOT! Have your pet be coutured in the most extravagant stylish fashions from this world reknowned Designer Dog Couturier!

Pet fashion! All the rage as owners bark, "What recession?"

NEW YORK (AFP) -It's definately a dog's life during hard economic times! But Chihuahuas in a tutu? Pugs in designer tank-tops? Dachshunds draped in Swarovski bling? It's all part of the trend.

This was the scene at the third annual Pet Fashion Week in Manhattan held recently, where despite a ongoing US recession, the world's dog-loving fashionistas gathered to share ideas, market their products, strut a canine catwalk and raise money for charity.

At a time when department stores are suffering from shrinking sales of clothing, shoes and accessories such as handbags, those in the pet fashion industry are thriving, thanks to dog-loving elites and the desire of millions of other pet owners to pamper their pooches.

"I've always loved dressing up dolls and Barbies, and I wanted to take it into something else that I loved, and I love pets," pet-fashion designer Kameron Westcott from Dallas, Texas told AFP as her five-year-old Yorkshire terrier, Louis, peeked out of a canine carry bag designed by luxury fashion giant Louis Vuitton.

"Dogs need to be cute when they go to parties as well," quipped Westcott, who runs an Internet web site hawking a range of Brazilian-made clothes and accessories for dogs.

"They want to feel elite and posh, just like we are."

These dogs were really having their day. All five floors of the exhibition center in lower Manhattan were crammed with dozens of stands marketing an unbelievable range of pet beauty products, clothes accessories and services.

Palacial doghouses on display stood covered in lush drapes, filled with cushions bearing Swarovski jewels (price: 9,000 to 15,000 dollars) and other jewelry; while other vendors were peddling the "must-haves" of the moment: all things environmentally friendly and recyclable.

Newly-popular green items ranged from cardigans knitted out of Andean Alpaca wool to a line of bamboo-only products by "Pet Duti," a brand which offers items aimed at easing the unfashionable modern-day necessity of cleaning up after one's dog outside.

Pet Fashion Week proved to be a runaway success, although one woman was disappointed. "You can't stop me, I want my money back," shrieked a lady on the verge of a meltdown after having been barred from one of the events Saturday morning for having the wrong ticket.

"No, you paid for the evening charity show. This one is for buyers, designers and the media," a hostess responded, unruffled.

The show's stars came out amid an elaborate and ominous backdrop of oil drums and abandoned jerricans meant to evoke the "scary situation" reflected by today's energy crisis, according to organizers.

Bulldogs paraded the runway wearing tight wool knits, elegant Afghans sauntered by clad in "Hermes", all led by human fashion models as sumptuously outfitted as their four-legged friends.

Chihuahuas skittered about in tutus, and a trio of tank-top-wearing pugs were pushed down the makeshift catwalk in a shopping cart.

Swedish designer Tania Fylking, seeking a new outlet for her flair for fashion, made the trip to New York at the suggestion of a friend.

"I flew from Stockholm and I do not regret it, I hope to find an agent for my brand," said Fylking, who specializes in producing exotic leather goods favored by several Hollywood celebrities for their pets.

According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA), 63 percent of American homes -- some 71 million households -- have pets. They include 88 million cats, 75 million dogs, 142 million goldfish and 13 million reptiles.

Spending on pets rose in 2007 to 40 billion dollars, compared with 28.5 billion in 2001, including 17 billion spent on food, 11 billion on veterinary care, 10 billion dollars on medicines and 3.9 billion on pet toys, clothing and "dog-sitters."

On its website, the association says doctors claim that "pets help to lower blood pressure, reduce stress, and prevent heart disease, that lower healthcare costs and fight depression and loneliness."

Barron's House of Treasures Le Doggie Boutique is now proud and pleased to be featuring our latest couture designer, From New York, Deni Alexander Canine Couture Designs

Deni Alexander was a theatrical costume designer in the New York City Area. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree and received her Master of Fine Arts, Theater Degree from the Suny Purchase Conservatory Program in Purchase, New York. While enjoying the costume design process, Deni decided to translate her love for dogs and creative notions about clothing into one-of-a kind dog wear designs

Her mission is to design fun, original and creative dog fashion with a strong commitment to fit and comfort for our best friends. She strives to create original designs while maintaining the happiness and comfort that our pets deserve. Many times we can find cute garments for our dogs, only to purchase them, get them home and be disappointed that they do not fit. Deni has spent years fine tuning and perfecting designs and patterning that will achieve both beauty and function.

Deni Alexander's Storyline

"I am," Deni Alexander, she says, "a recovering Costume Designer. After many years of dealing with crabby actors and divas alike, I started tinkering with patterning for the canine set. The problem: Nothing I bought commercially seemed to fit my rather curvaceous pugs, especially through the chest. The mediums were too tight, the larges were too large. After three years of doodling and tweaking, I realized a custom type of dog patterning that really seemed to suit most breeds of dogs. I do not let the fact that these garments are for dogs limit my ideas about color, form and creativity. I have an absolute passion for creating original designs that are sure to bring a smile to many pet owners, but most importantly, I love dogs, and want them to feel fabulous in their clothes, with an eye to fit and comfort. Who is your dog wearing?" she asks rhetorically!

WHY BUY DESIGNER COUTURE DOG CLOTHING FROM BARRON'S HOUSE OF TREASURES LE DOGGIE BOUTIQUE?

THREE REASONS: QUALITY, VALUE, AND FASHIONABLE!

QUALITY

The Designer Couture Dog Clothing we feature is designed to ensure quality. The fabrics are carefully chosen to withstand wear. They are tested and pre-washed to make sure they do not shrink. And, they are carefully designed to fit properly.

VALUE

If you purchase Designer Dog Clothes that do not last or do not fit properly, the value is lost. We strive to offer you the best possible product at an affordable price. If the clothing last longer, and can be worn with pride, value is gained!

FASHIONABLE

The merchandise we feature are all professionally designed by top dog couture designers. The designs are in keeping with current fashions, and are constantly improved. New designs are available for each season and new year by year.

We specialize in the finest Designer Dog Couture Clothing - Designer Couture Dog Coats, Designer Couture Dog Dresses, Designer Couture Dog Raincoats, Designer Dog T-Shirts, Designer Couture Dog Sweaters, Designer Couture Dog Accessories, Designer Dog Carriers, Designer Couture Leashes, Swarovski Couture Dog Jewelry, Couture Dog Harnesses, Exceptional Designer Dog Beds, Fancy Couture Dog Collars, Barron's Couture Dog Fashion News, and Swarovski Dog Hairpins with quality, value, and fashion in mind for the couture - fashion conscious dog!

We, also, feature our special "Luxury Le Doggie Boutique" Signature Dog Couture Collections of "Couture Dog Coature and Accessories from Chien Coature." As well as, "Signature Couture Dog Clothing," and our latest addition to our dog couture collections, - "Bellatutu Dog Couture Collection by Downtown Doggy," "Chien Vivant Couture Dog Beds by Neely Neu," "Christian Audigier Dog Couture," "Deni Alexander Couture Designs," "Emma Rose Design," "Hedy Manon Dog Couture," "Hip Doggie Dog Couture," "Jelly Bean Dog Couture by Downtown Doggy," "Monkey Daze," "One Lucky Dog Couture," "Puppia," and "Ruff Ruff Couture of Beverly Hills" for the most pampered dog, that demands nothing but the very best for their Designer - Couture Dog Clothing wardrobe!

"The Designer Couture Dog Jewelry we feature is handmade, and we offer a wide variety of Couture Dog Jewelry and Jeweled Dog Collars".

BARRON, EXTENDS A VERY WARM WELCOME TO REBECCA BISSI, OF "CHIEN COATURE, FROM WISCONSIN!"

CHIEN COATURE makes stunning luxury Couture Dog Coature and Designer Couture Accessories for small dogs. All of our Couture Dog Coature and Designer Couture Accessories are made of luxury fabrics such as Italian lambskin and embossed velvets, and are embellished with embossed velvets, and are embellished with CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Elements, freshwater pearls, or sterling silver rings. Each Couture Dog Coature is lined in a colorful brocade fabric. To complete the look, CHIEN COATURE offers coordinating collars and leashes as well as matching walking bags.

CHIEN COATURE products are both functional and stylish, keeping your dog warm and fashionable! Each piece is expertly crafted by hand in the United States. Feel free to browse through our unique and beautiful products, picturing your small dog making more than a fashion statement.

Our philosophy at CHIEN COATURE is that your precious pooch can never be too spoiled!

As a purveyor of luxury Designer Couture Dog Coats, Collars and Leashes, CHIEN COATURE strives to satisfy the needs of our canine consumers with the highest quality of fine fabrics, beautiful beads, and of course, stunning embossed velvets, and are embellished with CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Elements.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DESIGNER, COUTURE, OR CASUAL DOG CLOTHING?

Designer Dog Clothing is all of the above, offering high fashion, one-of-a-kind or custom clothes for your pet. The difference between Couture and Casual Dog Clothing is often the type of fabric and design, with both considered as Designer Dog Clothing. Couture Dog Clothing is made with expensive fabrics, such as organza, tulle, and has a formal flair such as we would dress for a formal occasion. The casual line is cotton and knit dog clothes.

The special couture collections of "Bellatutu Dog Couture Collection by Downtown Doggy," "Lavish Dog Beds from Chien Vivant Couture," "Couture Dog Coature from Chien Coature," "Christian Audigier Dog Couture," "Deni Alexander Couture Designs," "Emma Rose Design," "Hedy Manon," "Hip Doggie," "Jelly Bean Dog Couture by Downtown Doggy," "Monkey Daze," "One Lucky Dog Couture," "Puppia," "Ruff Ruff Couture of Beverly Hills," and "Signature Couture Dog Clothing" are our "Luxury Doggie Boutique" Signature Couture Dog Collections. These high fashion Signature Couture Dog Clothes are crafted with high quality fabrics and entail hand sewing and usually hand beading. These Signature Couture Dog Clothes are usually very limited to the design or are often one of a kind. These Signature Couture Dog Clothes are the finest Signature Couture Dog Clothing that Barron's House of Treasures Le Doggie Boutique offers.

Browse through our special couture collections of "Bellatutu Dog Couture Collection by Downtown Doggy," "Couture Dog Coature from Chien Coature," "Exquisite Dog Beds from Chien Vivant Couture," "Christian Audigier Dog Couture," "Deni Alexander Couture Designs," Designer Dog Couture Clothing, "Emma Rose Design," "Hedy Manon Dog Couture," "Hip Doggie Dog Couture," "Jelly Bean Dog Couture by Downtown Doggy," "Monkey Daze," "One Lucky Dog Couture," "Puppia," "Ruff Ruff Couture of Beverly Hills," "Signature Couture Dog Clothing," Exceptional Designer Dog Carriers, Designer Couture Dog Collars and Leashes, Kitty Korner, Exceptional Designer Pet Furniture, Swarvoski Jeweled Collars, and much more that compliments your dog's couture clothing wardorbe!

BARRON, WELCOMES FROM BEVERLY HILLS, "RUFF RUFF COUTURE OF BEVERLY HILLS", TO HIS EXCITING "LUXURY DOGGIE BOUTIQUE" FEATURING THE FINEST THERE IS TO OFFER IN COUTURE DOG CLOTHING!

It all started in November 1999, when Francis, a gorgeous rescued Italian Greyhound joined the Pergament family. Without a wardrobe to call his own, they set out to find something appropriate for the handsome hound to wear. With very short hair and very little bodyfat, simply going nude was not an option. The search for stylish clothing was long - and seemingly impossible. Francis was forced to wear fleece and ill-fitting sweaters just to keep warm. 8 months later, Daphne a spunky Italian Greyhound with a passion for fashion was adopted. Not as patient as her mellow brother, Daphne looked miserable in fleece and the ill-fitting sweaters. And that's when the realization finally set in for designer Jaimie Glasson Pergament.

A former model and fashion television executive, Pergament decided that the only way her dogs were going to look fashion-forward was if she designed the clothing herself, and thus Ruff Ruff Couture was born. First as a line of limited edition vintage couture coats, the brand quickly expanded to include t-shirts and dresses. Now five years later, the Ruff Ruff Couture brand is sold around the world and includes dresses, tanks, t-shirts, hoodies, jackets, coats, rain-slickers, sweaters, blankets, jewelry, bowls, toys and travel carriers. Inspired by the fashion runways from around the world and the many places she visits, Pergament continues to work hard to think of the next great must-have items for your pampered pooch.

Always combining glamour and pure fashion with a sense of humor, Ruff Ruff Couture of Beverly Hills is for the ultra-chic doggie who wants to stand out from the pack.

WHY SHOULD A DOG WEAR DESIGNER COUTURE DOG CLOTHING?
There are three reasons: Attention, Warmth, and Pride.

ATTENTION: No one knows better than an owner how much your pet loves attention. Cute T-Shirts catch peoples eyes. They stop and pay attention to your small dog who love it. They are friendlier when they get attention and they are happier pets. When you have your pet dressed up in Designer Signature Couture Dog Clothing, and go for a walk, it is amazing how many people you meet and how many new friends you can make. Something as simple as a Dog T-Shirt gets attention. Also, if you really want attention, try a Mink Coat, or a Mink Laminated Sweater or even Designer Couture.

WARMTH: Big and small, pups and little dogs get cold. That's why they like to lay in the sun and be outside on sunny days. That's why your puppy like to cuddle up next to you. Designer Couture Dog Clothes are designed for warmth, or show, or both!

PRIDE: An owner takes pride in showing off their pet. Just try dressing up yourself, and dress up your pet, and go for a stroll. Maybe even take your Pet Accessory Stroller . You will feel much better and so will your dog! It's not just the exercise that you both get, but the feeling of pride and the attention you get will develop a friendlier personality in both of you.

Barron's House of Treasures Le Doggie Boutique is now proud and pleased to be featuring our latest couture designer, From Seattle, Idawg, for our Larger Sized canine customers wanting Designer Pet Clothes!

Idawg offers fashionable, hip Couture Dog Clothing for your big dog. Idawg realizes that big dogs come with "big dog personalities" and with that they need Dog Clothing that reflects there bigger presence. No longer does big Dog Clothing have to be plain and unfashionable. Idawg promises high quality fabrics and detailed fabrication to offer the ultimate sporty, comfortable fit for your dog through the rain and cold. Take comfort in knowing your big dog is warm and dry on those cold winter walks - and looking pretty darn hip while at it - in the finest Designer Couture Dog Clothing! Idawg fits down to a large pug and up to a Great Dane!

*Please refer to their own special size chart on their respective pages.

BARRON SAYS,"THIS IS A GREAT ARTICLE ON OUR "SIGNATURE COUTURE DOG CLOTHING" DESIGNER FROM RHODE ISLAND, CAROL BLANCHETTE-EMMA ROSE DESIGN!

Pooch Couture
Dog Couture fashion designs for the discerning furshionista
by Nicole Feliciano (Highlights Taken from the Original Article)

Carolina Herrera, Donna Karan, Stella McCartney. These are typically the female designers we think of when conjuring up visions of jaw-dropping gowns. Add a new name to the list: Carol Blanchette the creative force in dog couture. But this designer isn't dressing Angelina or Penelope or Jen for a night at the Oscars. Instead, Blanchette caters to the doggie elite.

Sewing appears to be in Blanchette's blood. She learned the craft from her mother and in turn taught her own daughter to sew. Over the years, her sewing machine has rarely stopped. That is until 1995 when Blanchette took a self-imposed hiatus from needle and thread.

Retirement didn't sit well with Blanchette. She quickly bored with life away from fabric and fashion. Thankfully, Emma, her beloved poodle served as a source of inspiration. One winter when Blanchette thought Emma looked cold, the seamstress set about sewing her dog a spiffy coat.

What started out as a small functional project, soon took on a life of its own. "The dog clothes sort of snowballed," says Blanchette. Her daughter, Sherry Raposa, got into the act and Raposa's dog, Rosie, began to dress like a starlet too. When the dogs and owners went out on excursions they attracted plenty of attention. As interest in the doggie designs grew, Blanchette and daughter began to take commissions.

What exactly does "doggie couture" mean? Most dog clothes are readymade at a large sewing factory. Unlike these mass-produced garments, couture designs are cut, pieced and sewn by hand. According to Blanchette, these dresses and coats are made to specific measurements to fit a particular dog with style and panache.

Headquartered far from the hustle and bustle of New York City's fashion district, all the work is done in Blanchette's 1800-square-foot Rhode Island home. There aren't any forms or patterns in the studio - just sewing machines and yards and yards of fabric. Since Blanchette and her daughter don't use patterns, basic sewing can take days. On average each custom piece requires two days of work. Despite the time investment, Blanchette refuses to outsource any of her garments' production.

As Blanchette tells it, fabric is crucial in the construction of the collections. Blanchette says she moves around the fabric and touches it - then the inspiration comes. To find the best materials, Blanchette and her daughter scour New England estate sales hunting for vintage treasures (the duo vow never to order from overseas).

The designer turns up her nose at the fashions found in large-box retailers where most of the clothes are mass-produced in China. In addition to fine fabric, Blanchette believes in sweating the details.

For the more intricate work, such as beading, Blanchette uses a large magnifier. With thread in hand, she'll work for an hour at a time, hand knotting each crystal Swarovski bead onto a wedding gown.

Blanchette seems to have an infinite store of ideas. There are more than 300 items in the collection and new ideas pop up every day. Special requests are greeted with a can-do attitude. They've matched up wedding gowns for human brides who want their fur families involved in wedding ceremonies, from simple to elaborate.

Blanchette says she is delighted to work with owners on dreaming up canine wedding attire in tulle, silk and organza, such as the Candlelight Dog Bridal Gown fashioned from English netting and featuring a removable train.

From a $20 casual chic dog harness to a $12,000 one-of-a kind gown, purchasing a couture design means an investment in quality and an acknowledgement that dressing your dog should be fun and fantastic. As Blanchette says, "Our designs set you and your pooch apart from the masses."

Still despite all the effort she puts into her work, Blanchette remains slightly amazed by the demand for her creations, "This is the craziest thing I've ever done... now I'm starting to think it's normal for dogs to wear a $500 dress."

On May 28th During the Wedding Series the Today Show modeled The Glass Slipper a pink Couture Dog Dress as a flower girl's dress and a summer Boy Dog Tuxedo with ring bearer pillow. Click the link to see the video.

msnbc.com video: Doggie wedding wear

"Charmin," the Sealyham wins Cruft's 2009 crown

Owned by Marjery Good of Pennsylvania, USA, Charmin fought his way from the Terrier category to victory to achieve Best in Show. He beat off competition from six others, including a Standard Poodle, Hungarian Vizsla, Papillon and a Pharaoh Hound to take the title.

Held at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre a record of 28,000 animals took part in this year's extravaganza, according to organisers. But this victory required the Terrier's dogged determination, and that made it all the more sweet for this newly-crowned USA-owned champion, called "Charmin." The Sealyham Terrier won the Cruft's crown last night, ending months of controversy for the world famous show.

The cloud of controversy that hung over this year's Cruft's Show resulted after a damning documentary aired in the United Kingdom last year that claimed that Cruft's are alleged to have allowed damaging and dangerous breeding practices that caused disease and deformities to the species.

His delighted owner Marjery said "I am very excited to have won Cruft's. I'm feeling very pleased!" she said, "It has been a very exciting evening for both Charmin and me!" The Sealyham was initially popular in dog shows but has declined in recent decades and has been added to the Kennel Club's list of vulnerable native breeds. Only 60 Sealyham puppies were registered in 2004 and numbers continue to reduce, annually.

The Sealyham Terrier is a Welsh-breed dog named after Captain John Edwardes of the Sealyham Estate in Pembrokeshire, Wales, who created the breed in the 19th century.

A Standard Poodle called "Donny" took the Reserve prize in the show, which was held at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre.

Stump the Sussex spaniel named "BEST IN SHOW" at Westminster 2009!

Dog, 10, comes out of retirement to become the oldest winner ever at the Westminster Kennel Club show


Stump, a Sussex Spaniel, sits with its handler Scott Sommer after winning the best In show award at the 2009 Westminster Dog Show on Tuesday in New York.

NEW YORK - This old dog certainly taught the 2009 Westminster a new trick.

At 10, a Sussex spaniel named Stump became the oldest Best In Show winner at America's top canine competition, coming out of retirement last week, and taking the biggest canine prize this past Tuesday night.

A nearly capacity crowd in Madison Square Garden cheered loudly when Judge Sari Tietjen pointed to the new champion. Maybe the fans knew Stump's backstory, that he left the show ring in 2004 and later nearly died from a mysterious medical condition. Only the vets at Texas A&M saved him. The rest is, as they say, history!

With floppy ears and a slow rolling gait, the golden-red Stump beat out a magical final field. Sommer, his handler, guided him past a giant schnauzer, that too was the nation's top show dog, a much-favored Brussels griffon, a Scottish deerhound named "Tiger Woods," a standard poodle with an impressive 94 Best In Show wins, a Scottish terrier and a Puli.

After he won, a joyous Stump showed off his one trick - he danced on his hind legs - as if he was begging! He didn't have to, he was already TOP DOG, Number One.

Stump won the sporting group at Westminster in 2004, then headed into retirement. It was supposed to be easy but it was not! Soon after, he nearly wasted away and spent 19 days in the pet hospital suffering a mystery ailment.

2009 was the 133rd edition of Westminster and the dogs came in 170 breeds and varieties. Stump beat them all!

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