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Interview with Jace Kentner of Fan’s Best Friend

August 10th, 2009

We interviewed Jace Kentner of Fan’s Best Friend.  They manufacture dog houses with different sports themes.  A few pictures are below.  If you love pets and love sports, this is a great product for you!

K9 Cuisine: What is your story-how did you get into making helmet houses for dogs?

Jace: A team of professionals thought it up and decided to run with it since it was an amazing idea—bringing together two things people love most—their sports and pets.

K9 Cuisine: What is the secret to your success with the your business-how have you gotten to where you are today?

Jace: I would probably have to say the secret to our success is pig-headed determination and discipline. We have gotten where we are today by doing what’s right and sticking to it.

K9 Cuisine: What makes you different?

Jace: We truly care about this country as well as the environment. Helmutt Houses are made only in America. The helmet portion of the doghouse is made from molded 100% recycled plastic. The base is also crafted of 20% recycled Thermo Plastic Olefin (TPO). This is naturally UV resistant to provide pets and owners with years of trouble-free service indoors and out.

K9 Cuisine: What is it about dogs that you love?

Jace: What’s not to love? It’s hard to narrow it down, but if I had to mention just one thing I loved about dogs, it would have to be their loyalty.

K9 Cuisine: What is the neatest part about your work?

Jace: I would say that the neatest part of my job is bringing together two fun markets that almost everyone loves—sports and dogs.

K9 Cuisine: Where do you see the pet house industry going?

Jace: I see the pet house industry remaining very strong even during a recession. Dog owners are always looking to keep their dogs cool in the summer, warm in the winter, and sheltered all year long. Of course dog houses are perfect for outside dogs, but if you’re looking for a place for inside dogs to sleep, they work well inside the house too.

K9 Cuisine: How do you fit into that-what are your future plans?

Jace: We see ourselves remaining strong in pet house industry, especially with sports lovers. We really feel like we’ve found a niche that no one else has thought of before. In the future, we’re hoping to add more than 200 jobs to our community in Missouri. Keeping jobs in the area is one of our main goals, so we look forward to adding more people hopefully in the near future.

K9 Cuisine: How can people find out more about you and the your company?

Jace: To learn more about Fan’s Best Friend and Helmutt Houses, people can check out our website, www.helmutthouse.com. We have also joined the social media world with Twitter (@helmutthouse) and Facebook (Helmutt House). People can also view our YouTube video here.

K9 Cuisine: Tell us a little about you!

Jace: We are a hard working family from Missouri. We love our product and we know you will too.

Tags: dog, dog house, fun, helmutt house, sports
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Spring!

March 20th, 2009

Ahhh Spring. The time for flowers to bloom, birds to sing, and little puppies to frolic.
So what to do… what to do…

• You can take a trip to a beach or lake near you and have some fun in the water! Try catch in the water, it’s a blast! Just be sure to bring extra towels!

• You could go to the park and have a picnic! Bring some premium dog food and water so that there’s no begging. Get a ball or a Frisbee or, heck, just run! Your dog will love the exercise in this nice weather!

• Learn a new trick! Try teaching your how to make a circle! [With your dog facing you, take a treat and lead your dog's nose to the right and around your body. Let him follow the treat all the way around behind your back and around to the front. Give your dog the treat and praise him.]

Take advantage of this weather and have fun!!

Tags: circle, fun, spring
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