Welcome back to The Official Dog Blog. Aim To Beginn, LLC is documenting the creative concept of the Official Vick Dog Chew Toy through the internet. There are many stories about how the concept was created, but there is only one way to know the truth: listen to the inventor of The Official Vick Dog Chew Toy!
Thank you for coming back! It has been a few weeks since our last blog entry featured actual and factual stories of The Official Vick Dog Chew Toy. I apologize for the layoff. We have been very busy with the Official Vick Dog Chew Toy Bark for Awareness Campaign.
When I have a choice between promoting the original and ongoing vision and mission of the Official Vick Dog Chew Toy and Aim To Beginn, and telling the story of the Official Vick Toy, I will always choose to promote the current efforts. When I have an opportunity to further the awareness and promote the Toy for the greater good of which was the initial intent, I will always favor the give back route. This goes to the core of my initial intent. To put first what can be told later instead of what can be done now would not support and would contradict the ongoing mission of the Official Toy. Those that have been writing and waiting for further entries concerning the history and story behind the Official Toy: I hope you understand and support the choice.
Now, with all that said, let’s get back to the true stories of the product and how the Official Vick Dog Chew Toy came to life! We have some time between organizational promotions, so let’s take advantage.
When we last spoke of the Official Vick Dog Chew Toy I published, for the first time ever, the preliminary cast mold of what would later become the Official Vick Dog Chew Toy. The reason for my publication of the copywrite images is documented in the blog entry titled, “Official Vick Dog Chew Toy – MAKE ME!” So, let’s move on to the next step.
Make Me Now! So, we have a mold and we have a product that resembles exactly what we initially promoted, which was very important to me. We now have to find a manufacturer that could produce this product.
Using our previously established contact, we shipped our mold with the hopes of having a product by September 2007. I was told this product manufacturing and delivery would not be an issue, and I communicated this through the website. A few Dog supporters were growing tired of not having their product when we initially advertised, and we directed any and all that were no longer interested to our refund option through Paypal. A few did request and were granted a refund, but more just wanted the satisfaction of communication as to the status of their order. Very few refunds were requested as a result of the initial delay.
I do not remember what day it was, but I believe it was in late August of 2007. I distinctly remember the early story on the morning news: “Major China manufacturers shut down due to lead paint concerns”.
Could this impact Aim To Beginn’s efforts? A quick message hit me that major toy manufacturer imports, such as Mattel and others, were being suspended. At first: shock and disappointment. However, upon later evaluation of the situation we found that this was a blessing in disguise. Aim To Beginn, LLC would never want to produce a product that could potentially harm those that we are working hard to represent and protect. If the toys could not be delivered with an official certification of safety, we do not want them. I told the manufacturer exactly that. Development and all manufacturing were canceled at my request and the official mold of the product was put on the shelf. Cannot guarantee safety? Cannot make my product. HALT PRODUCTION IMMEDIATELY was my immediate communication.
So what next? Our next entry will detail how we found a new manufacturer and will also feature the critical evidence of safety that you need in order to promote your product with integrity and confidence that it is completely safe.
I appreciate your interest in my story.
