Heeler and Hound

New Puppy = New Business

In September of 2023 the cutest littler of heeler/hound puppies was born at a friend’s farm. I knew right away that I wanted the one cute little male puppy in the litter and rather than asking my husband if I could have one, I asked him to name the little cutie. Being a Hot Wheels fanatic we agreed on Johnny Lightning. He joined our family in November of 2023 and has been a joy to have since then. Being a creative person, I started making things for him right away. Bows, bandanas, beds, and more. You name it, I was making it for him. It didn’t take long for the house to get overrun with pet items. In May 2024 we desided that Johnny needed a paymate so we went back to our friends farm and addopted a second Heeler/Hound puppy. We kept with the toy car theme and named this one Matchbox.

Having started Andrea Thomas Designs in 2012 I already had an Etsy shop that has had success over the years. After running some tests at a few shows, the decision was made. It was time to open a second shop and start selling our pet supplies. With our little pup (ok not so little now) in tow we started on our journey to Heeler and Hound. Slowly we are building up the business and adding new things to it as we come up and test new items.

All our items are handcrafted in our home and tested by not only Johnny and Matchbox, but our cat Martin, our senior small mix breed dog Minnie, and many of our 4-legged friends. I want to ensure all our products are safe along with being cute and fashionable. I have access to a lot of dogs and our products in many different situations to ensure they are safe for all animals. For example, our bows evolved from having elastic, to one piece of Velcro, to now they have 2 pieces of Velcro on each bow. We learned that Velcro was safer due to pets rough play and at times fights, as it can come off when things get out of hand.