Post by AmyJo on Sept 3, 2006 16:32:05 GMT 1
Coats to fit greyhounds, lurchers and whippets aren't readily available in pet stores and certainly rarely in a wide range of sizes and fabrics or at a reasonable price.
The Pet Craft Project largely came into being because members of a small, local community craft group, and who owned dogs, began making their own coats and other equipment in order to get the quality and styles they wanted for themselves.
After members found themselves frequently being stopped in the street or on walks with their dogs and being asked where they bought their dogs' clothing, it was decided to start making items to order and as a means to enable to group to donate additional items to benefit dogs in the care of rescue organisations.
In no time people with dogs were approaching the group's members to ask for special designs and made to measure items, as were some rescue organisations with dogs that had specific injury or operation sites. This led to additional designs being created - even some to supporters own specifications and drawings.
Initially the items made by the members of the project were offered for sale at local dog shows and events, also at car boot sales. These proved extremely popular, enabling the members (most of whom are older people, retired or with disabilities) to utilise their skills and the benefits of having something useful and worthwhile to do were soon felt by the members. Indeed, it is very rewarding to be able to contribute to worthwhile causes close to their hearts.
More recently the effects of long-term ill health has reduced the project's membership to just four people, although it is hoped to recruit more soon and also encourage other rescue centre support groups to form and to share patterns, designs and ideas, as well as resouces in order to aid more animals, especially dogs, that are in the care of rescue organisations within the UK.
PCP UK is based in South Wales and run by Al.
PCP Ireland is currently forming and is being run by Kelly (lovinggreys)
www.trpd.co.uk
The Pet Craft Project largely came into being because members of a small, local community craft group, and who owned dogs, began making their own coats and other equipment in order to get the quality and styles they wanted for themselves.
After members found themselves frequently being stopped in the street or on walks with their dogs and being asked where they bought their dogs' clothing, it was decided to start making items to order and as a means to enable to group to donate additional items to benefit dogs in the care of rescue organisations.
In no time people with dogs were approaching the group's members to ask for special designs and made to measure items, as were some rescue organisations with dogs that had specific injury or operation sites. This led to additional designs being created - even some to supporters own specifications and drawings.
Initially the items made by the members of the project were offered for sale at local dog shows and events, also at car boot sales. These proved extremely popular, enabling the members (most of whom are older people, retired or with disabilities) to utilise their skills and the benefits of having something useful and worthwhile to do were soon felt by the members. Indeed, it is very rewarding to be able to contribute to worthwhile causes close to their hearts.
More recently the effects of long-term ill health has reduced the project's membership to just four people, although it is hoped to recruit more soon and also encourage other rescue centre support groups to form and to share patterns, designs and ideas, as well as resouces in order to aid more animals, especially dogs, that are in the care of rescue organisations within the UK.
PCP UK is based in South Wales and run by Al.
PCP Ireland is currently forming and is being run by Kelly (lovinggreys)
www.trpd.co.uk