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Something very cool and historic
Anyone from Oklahoma or the surrounding area is familiar with a venue in Tulsa called Cain's Ballroom that's been an ...
Is this how this happens?
I’ve been doing Dog Tired as a business since 2013. And when I say “business”, I mean a venture that pays taxes, has ...
Hell hath no fury...
To paraphrase William Congreve:
Hell hath no fury like a luthier whose finish has been molested.
To say that I’ve bee...
Art and Criticism
I was on one of the guitar forums I frequent when a discussion broke out about the pricing of another builder’s guita...
The wheels keep turning, and I owe a lot to a lot of people
It’s been a long time since the last post, but things have really been moving at DT. It seems the closer a dream gets...
My plan for world domination is taking shape
The beginnings of the Dog Tired World Empire have begun to take shape. Another retailer just agreed to carry my strap...
Fun stuff
We’ve been having a lot of fun at Dog Tired recently, and our work is getting noticed. The local magazine (Stillwater...
Who knew this would be so hard... or rewarding
When I started thinking about doing this as a business, I made a mental nod to the fact that it would be hard, but my...
Straps are on the way, and running your own business is hard
No one ever opened their own business because they thought it would be easy — at least no one who hoped to be success...
It's been a big week at DT
This week has been kind of a whirlwind for us. We launched our new guitar strap, then Denise’s bass was featured as B...
They're Here!
When I began talking to my friends about opening Dog Tired as a full-blown production and retail facility, I got many...
Welcome to Dog Tired
I’m a firm believer that everyone has a story. We’ve all been shaped by what we’ve been through, and we’ve all seen s...