Our hearts grew when we adopted Spanky, a 10-year-old blind senior. Despite the "bumpy ride" of brotherly jealousy at first, Spanky and Bodie became inseparable icons. Their adventures on Instagram (@bodiespanky) reached over 38,000 followers, but more importantly, they inspired us to launch Blind But Not and later Pug Mug Photo.

Through self-taught sewing and knitting creating pet blankets, pet pillows and handmade pug scarves, we set out to thank the rescue community. What started as a small goal has blossomed into over $84,000 raised for pug rescues, $1,000 at a time.