Photo by: Tien Tran

Working from the Fantastic Artwork provided by artist Gina Burroughs, Dick has been able to create through digitizing, some amazing New Dog Designs, that can only be found on our Web Site. We have done logos for Car Racing Teams, Dog Training Facilities, Car Clubs, Dog Clubs, Schools, Small Businesses, and individuals. We pride ourselves on the flexibility for creating and producing "special design" requests for our customers, and on our prompt production and delivery time.

Marsha & Crystal  (2002)   Photo by: Pam Mark

"MACH4 Tasmanian Tiki"    

  Photo by: Terry Curtiss 

Photos by: Pam Marks       

     Photo by: Pam Marks  

If you would like a first hand look at our embroidered products, you can go to our Show Schedule page, and see which shows we will be attending in the future.

Marsha is the sewing expert behind the business. We started our business in 1999, knowing absolutely nothing about the Embroidery business. Mostly self taught, because there are not that many places to take classes on this type of business. We have expanded the business in many different directions, including Auto Racing and Dog Agility. Learning is done on a daily basis, because there are always new challenges to deal with. No matter how much you know, or how long you have been doing it, there is always someone that has something new for you to attempt, something that you have never seen or done before. And believe me, sometimes people can be very creative with their ideas. Marsha, Tiki and Winnie attend Dog Agility Trials almost every weekend of the year, mostly in the Southern California area, but sometimes traveling as far as Arizona. They set up a tented booth, and  sell pre-embroidered clothing, as well as compete in the Agility events.

Tiki (MACH5 Tasmanian Tiki, OF) came into our lives in March of 2004, she stole our hearts right away. Her name "Tasmanian Tiki" arrived by the way she growls when she runs on the Agility coarse.. Tiki is a Keeshond with the A.K.C - I.L.P.  Program (Indefinite Listing Privilege), and is an honorary member of the local Southern California Keeshond Agility Club. She is very tiny for a Keeshond, she actually measures under 14" at the shoulder, and only weighs 18 pounds, so we fondly refer to her as the "Pocket Kees".She is considered a wolf-sable in coloring.                           Tiki took to Agility amazingly fast. The first time she saw Crystal our Boxer, working the equipment, she said "I can do that" and has been ever since.

We started Tiki's training in May of 2004, and started competing in late September of the same year. She flew through  Novice, Open, and Excellent A, and moved up to Excellent B where she quickly earned her MXJ Title (Master Excellent Jumper) and her MX Title (Master Excellent).  On August 12, 2006 she earned her AKC Agility Title of MACH (Master Agility Champion) which is the highest title that you can achieve in AKC Agility.   In October 2007 Tiki earned her MACH 2, and had the honor of being entered into the Keeshond Hall of Fame for doing so. She is also the first Keeshond in California to obtain a MACH Title. She is now a MACH5 and working on adding up the next 750 points and Double Q's for her MACH6 Title. Tiki has also qualified in the Top 5 for Keeshonds, for the AKC Agility Invitational for 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009.  What an awesome little dog inside all that fur. 

When people comment to me, about how fast she moved up through the classes, I tell them that "Crystal was a really good teacher" because I really feel that Crystal had a lot to do with Tiki's love for Agility. She made it a fun game, all I did was add the finishing touches, everything else was Crystal's doing. Tiki has becoming our own little "Super Star". 

With Crystal's passing, Tiki has taken her place as my partner and Company mascot, although she is not really the "people person" that Crystal was, and does not care to sit in the Company chair. (In fact she would just as soon bypass all the people greeting, and get right on with the agility.) She is a really special little dog with lots of love to give me, and I to her, and I feel very lucky to have her in my life. 

  "Crystal"    (9/28/95 - 2/16/05)   

Eclipse's Crystal Image MX, MXJ, CGC, AAD, OAC, OGC-V, NJC-V

"My agility partner, my companion, my confidant, my protector and most of all my soul mate and best friend."

All About Crystal Below

     When we first started our business, my buddy Crystal (our Boxer) was my partner and co-worker. She stayed along side me all day while I worked, and went to all of the shows with me, to sell my Embroidered clothing. We also competed in the Agility Events, and got to be quite well know around the shows. Crystal made friends very easily, and was affectionate to all, so she was a natural draw for people. She would greet everyone when they would come by our booth, with a wagging tail, wiggly butt and lots of wet kisses to say hello. She spent the first 6 years of our business either lounging in her chair in our booth, or running Agility courses with me. In 2003, Crystal was the #1 Agility Boxer in the United States, AKC Standings. Which I am very proud of, as she was an amazing dog, and in my heart we will be partners forever.         It was both a challenge as well as a fantastic experience, living, working and training with Crystal. She was extremely intelligent, had a mind of her own, and was always thinking, which could be very amusing at times.  In our years together, she taught me that life is all about having fun, and not taking anything too seriously, as she found something to make me laugh everyday. I don't know if anyone understands the challenge of training a Boxer to do Agility, it takes patience, lots of patience. And Crystal taught me about patience in her own comical way.

Her sometimes wild Agility performances were exciting for all, and her love for jumping was astonishing. I can recall numerous times running courses, when all I would hear was a loud "gasp" from onlookers, when she would jump over the 24" triple, at least 2-3 feet higher than the jump itself. She was a real crowd pleaser, and loved to show off for people. She had many wonderful friends in the Agility community, that I know will miss her.

Thanks to Pam Marks and her wonderful talent as a photographer, Crystal has appeared in several issues of different magazines, including Dog Fancy - Oct 2006 Boxer issue, and the All About Boxers Magazine, as well as others. She has also had her picture in many many many dog calendars over the past years, the most current being the 2006 - 365 Days of Boxers, on Feb.16, and Aug. 23.-Browntrout Publications, and the New 2007 Boxer (EURO) Calendar, Pet Prints Publications, the Month of August is a full page picture of Crystal.

Crystal was more than just a dog to me, she was my agility partner, my companion, my confidant, my protector, my soul mate and most of all my best friend. I could never have asked for, or wanted for more from a 4 legged friend. She was my fur-child and a huge part of our family.

She was truly my "heart Dog" and I miss her deeply. She will always be in my memories and forever in my heart.

Marsha

We look forward to embroidering clothing for you, and hope that you enjoy our web site, and return to it often.