My name is David Slabaugh, and I’m the inventor of the products found within PawsFurEver. I am an avid animal lover. Growing up, my family enjoyed 9 dogs, a hamster and fish. I read a ton of books on animals and enjoyed classes such as zoology and biology in school. If I could have done the math I probably would have become a veterinarian.

To be honest, I actually stumbled across “PAW” shaped products. I was trying to invent a product to memorialize pets. I thought that humans had keepsake boxes and picture frames to capture memories of loved ones, but pets didn’t have memory products that were designed especially for them.

After a number of focus groups and market surveys “Friends FurEver” pet memory products began to take shape. After working with design engineers and much prayer, I came up with the “PAW” shape idea and asked my patent attorney to research how many paw shaped products were on the market. After learning that there weren’t any paw shaped products on the market, I decided to move ahead and started to design PAW shaped items, which are now either patented or in the process of being patented.

As I became more familiar with the pet industry, I began to realize that pet owners were not only interested in creating memories, but also in displaying and having fun with their living pets. It was at that time that I switched from Friends FurEver to PawsFurEver and focused his efforts on living as well as deceased pets.

As PawsFurEver were introduced to the pet industry, other potential markets also began to take notice. Did you know there are over 300 division 1, 2, and 3 schools of higher education that have a “pawed” mascot such as a lion, tiger, cat, wolf, dog or bear? In addition to these universities and colleges, there are thousands of high schools that have “pawed” mascots as well as middle schools and elementary schools that feed into those high schools.

Another market that surfaced was zoos or wildlife sanctuaries. There are over 580 zoos in the world? And that more people annually visit zoos than people going to NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB games (annual attendance combined). Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My, that’s a lot of people!

The PAW is the one thing that all of these markets have in common. Hopefully PawsFurEver will help animal lovers to create everlasting memories. Don’t we have a wonderfully great God for making animals for us all to love?

SLACO Marketing and I would like to thank you for visiting our web site. Our home office is in Omaha, Nebraska and if you are ever in the neighborhood please stop by and say HI. Known for Boystown, the College World Series and friendly people, Omaha is a great place to raise a family. And it’s the pawfect place to make PAW shaped products.

My wife Ann and I have been married for over 23 years, and we enjoy our four sons and our Black & Tan Coon Hound named “Izzy.” Like many of us, our lives are busy, but we are finding peace in our Lord Jesus Christ.

David Slabaugh
Owner
SLACO Marketing, Inc.

PS. I would like to encourage any of you that have a dream, to follow it. Yes, there is risk of failure, but you will learn so much during the journey. Also remember that during that journey you are not alone, Jesus is always there and all you have to do is ask Him for help.