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October 3, 2018
Minority & Small Business Week
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Inspired by and having a longing for fashionable dog toys,
prolific Portland-based designer Angela Mendlin created
‘House Dogg,’ a non-toxic and fashionable dog accessory
company. Some of the featured products include comfort
leather leashes and tug toys.
Designer Turns
Skills into Business
C ontinueD from p age 6
er just do that,” she said. “I
always had like a side thing
when I was working and so
now I’m just doing that full
time and it’s no different for
me. But if you’re not that per-
son who wants to work 14-16
hour days then it’s probably
not going to work out. And I
think in order to be to create
something amazing you have
to believe in what you’re do-
ing. You can’t just do it for the
money.”