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Paco: Paco grew up on the mean streets of Oakland, California. Runty, wormy and mangy, he was looked down upon by the more popular pit bulls on his block. However, while they all aspired to starring in music videos, Paco dreamed of something more. That's when he met Ana Poe. Even at an early age, Paco could see the potential in this bright-eyed young woman, and decided that his place was as her mentor. Paco adopted Ana and made her his apprentice. After his success with Ana, Paco took on more protégées, and thus Paco Collars was born! Now Paco and his lackeys have dedicated themselves to spreading their love of fashion to both the canine and the human world. |
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Pirate: By day, Pirate is a mild-mannered Siamese who enjoys flirting with everyone she meets, singing for her supper and leisurely surveying any and all computer projects. By night, she leads Paco Collars' super-secret task force. Pirate roams the studio expelling insect intruders, whipping Paco's canine members into shape, and demanding attention during company meetings. She has defied death multiple times, making her a kind of superhero, even though she absolutely refuses to wear a cape. |
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Ana Poe: When Ana Poe was a little girl she dreamed many dreams: super powers, tame hippos, motorbikes, her beloved goats winning the best in show 4-H ribbon... It wasn't until she hit her twenties that pit bulls and leather appeared in the dreamscape (No, not like that!). It was the kind of "what if I could combine my love for my pets with art and somehow make a living?" type of dream. In 2002 Paco Collars got out of Ana's dreams and into her car, in a manner of speaking. And if you must know, that car is a super hot cream Mercedes running on bio-diesel. When Ana's not busy breaking hearts -- or the knee caps of Paco's enemies -- she can be found sketching out new collar designs, teaching her new cat old tricks, or pretzling herself up in hot yoga. Ana's been working professionally with dogs since 2001. She has a BA in art practice from UC Berkeley and is an all around smart cookie. Despite these fine achievements she insists on watching "All My Children" on a regular basis. Also she has a very fancy haircut. |
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Juliene Bartley: Juliene has been with Paco Collars since it's birth! When not shaking her fist angrily at the Mac, making pretty magazine ads and pretending to be listening in meetings, Juliene is a dog trainer and handler at Pride & Pedigree : Doggie Daycare, enjoys cuddling with her dogs, riding her horses, drawing, reading, nerding out over comic books, cheering on rodeo cowboys, learning to ride a motorcycle and working on her first fantasy novel. She may look fourteen, but she isn't; we think she may be a vampire. She's rarely seen without a cowboy hat, which may or may not be the only thing preventing her hair from consuming us all. |
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Paul Caluscos (a.k.a. Mr. Marioworld): Paul means business. You can find him at the flea market. Paul graduated high school. Paul writes great essays. |
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Tim Soldahl: Tim is the #1 Dork in Paco Collars (disputed title). He busies himself with the computering and papery side of collar making. He loves bike riding, cooking, train rides, and butchering the english language. Once he even rode his bike on top of a train while cooking an egg. His pride and joy which he values over everything else is his nerf gun collection, comprised of like tons of nerf guns. |
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"G": G wanted very little said about her. In fact, she wanted absolutely nothing written about her. Well, too bad. Rumor has it she's an excellent artisan, accomplished scholar, and will kick your ass with martial arts mastery if you cross her. So there. |
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