It was around the holiday’s in 2014 when I decided a great present for my wife would be a shirt of our beloved dog, Barney. So I went online to one of those custom printed stores and uploaded a photo to have it printed on the shirt. It seemed easy enough, but I was no graphic designer, so I did the best I could. Then the shirt arrived and after just one look, all the excitement drained from the idea of giving this gift to my wife. It was just meh, it looked like some slapped a low-quality photo on a shirt and nothing more. However, since it was too close to Christmas, I had no choice, so I wrapped it.
On Christmas morning, I hesitantly handed the present to my wife. She opened it up and I could tell she was unimpressed with how it looked, but she put on a brave smile and said: “aww, how cute”. Later that day she tossed it in a drawer.
About a year later, we were going through all our old clothes to donate and we came across this shirt, we both looked at each other and knew she’d never wear it. So we threw it away.
That’s when it clicked, there had to be a better option out there.
A year later, lots of planning and another dog added to the family named Dude; Barney & Dude was born.
The mission of Barney & Dude is to offer custom printed pet apparel created by professional designers. When you get a shirt from us, we don’t want it to look like a picture of your pet was just slapped on. We take the time for each order to meticulously integrate the photo you choose of your pet so it looks like they are part of the design.
We spend hours crafting our designs so your apparel actually becomes part of your daily wardrobe, not just a pajama shirt you only wear when you’re alone.