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!

Creativity is something that often comes out when you desperately need it. Often, you find that you can do amazing things when absolutely needed. That is exactly what I found when trying to come up with a prototype. My previous Official Dog Blog entry conveys the physical compound and make up. This entry covers the challenge with production.

Once both are worked out, a prototype is necessary. A prototype, or “mold”, is required by any manufacturer in order for them to create a cast iron prototype of which the product will be constructed. This is it! Once submitted there is no turning back. You may own the prototype, but the product produced will be the exact replica of your efforts and submission.

There are two critical steps within this process, of which neither can be dismissed:

1) YOU have to create something that closely resembles the likeness of your intent. If you advertised a product, you better have a prototype that closely resembles what you advertised. Anything less will simply not cut it! This is your idea and represents your concept.
2) Unless you are an artist, familiar with clay, paper mache, or some other element, (I failed 6th grade art class), you better find a way to create the product that you plan to submit to the public. It does not have to be perfect, your manufacturer can often help, but it MUST be close to what you want.

At this time I spent many long nights working on the concept. Once that was created, I immediately sought out the assistance of the company that committed on delivery of the product I submitted.

I had a pretty good mold; one that represented the original advertised product and one that we thought would catch on good with the advertising that we initially constructed. More importantly, one that we thought would have staying power. I cannot stress this enough: I invented the Michael Vick Dog Chew Toy to raise awareness and create a dog chew toy that would outlast the public outcry. My efforts were geared around keeping the awareness of animal abuse in the public mind, far beyond the troubles that the news was presenting.

I HAD IT! The Official Vick Dog Chew Toy was born! A dog chew toy that all could be proud of, one that was exactly as advertised and most importantly one that would last beyond the temporary attention given to this situation by the media.

The images you are about to see are the first ever published. I have never before presented the prototype models of the Official Vick Dog Chew Toy. I present these images for three key reasons:

1) I want the public to know that I was the original inventor of The Official Vick Dog Chew Toy. I created and own the mold.
2) I want you to see how closely the original prototype is to the product that we presented as The Official Vick Dog Chew Toy. Sell only what you can produce.
3) You will notice slight differences in the prototype vs. the final chew toy concept. For instance, the position of the ball. This is where a quality manufacturer comes in to play. The suggestion to move the ball in to the body of the toy was both safer for the dogs that would enjoy the chew toy and cut costs on manufacturing. Critical feedback that a novice dog chew toy inventor would and did value.

Here is the original Vick Dog Chew Toy mold submissions:

This is the very first mold ever created for any version of the Official Vick Dog Chew Toy

Next step: Ship it to our manufacturer and let’s get this dog chew toy made so that we can fulfill the demand. BUILD THE MICHAEL VICK DOG CHEW TOY!

I appreciate your interest in my story.