It all began in the summer of 2006, when the Godfrey family got a wonderful golden doodle we named JAZZ. Rather that training her using standard behavioral model used, I decided to try the Dog Psychology method. During this time I began to see the simplicity and organized structure of a dog's life. I realized that this process of training was very zenlike for both Jazz and myself.

While vacationing in Florida my husband and I were talking about how important it was to stay on track with JAZZ and her training. I said to my husband, You need to be Zen, you know, be the dog. From there we talked about what a great life they lead. We compared their priorities to ours, and discovered how we could benefit and learn from them. From there we attached dog behaviors, like Be The Dog... get the ball, or Be The Dog... take a nap. I said, Wouldn't that be great on a shirt!I wrote down some ideas in a notebook and drew a stick figure dog to go with it. The notebook got put away but, the T-shirt idea stuck. In the summer of 2008 I began to think of my idea again simply by watching my dogs behavior with other dogs. That woke up the T-shirt idea again, I wrote the mission statement and began to make an extensive list of potential taglines. I began to throw around ideas for a logo, and also about what style of shirts I would wear. In the winter of 2009 the logo was developed. I just couldn't stop there so I decided to just keep going and start my own t-shirt company.

So, ZENDOG was born. Since then, I have printed nineteen taglines and have created over 100 different taglines waiting in the wings to reflect your connection with you and the life lessons that can be learned from your dog. This concept would have never come into fruition had it not been for my baby, Jazz. Thank you for your inspiration and love. Mommy loves you.