Founded by a single (dog) mom with a dream:to prioritize dogs’ wellness and quality of life above all else,while reimagining dog products as artful design objects.

Why We Exist

The Stick exists to meet you at the intersection of design & devotion.

Devotion

We create products that put your dogs' well-being above all else. Every item we make is thoughtfully designed and tested to support the health, safety, and enrichment of our fluffy babies. Because they deserve nothing less.

Design

Our dog products are highly design considered, carefully curated art objects. In a world where standard dog products all too often detract from the look and feel of a home, our aim is to redefine expectations for how stunning and additive dog products can be to thoughtful, artful home design.

About Our Founders

The Stick was founded by Lauren Galea, alongside her rescued shepherd mix, Lady. Together, they have shaped The Stick into a brand where exceptional design meets exceptional care for our pets.

The Stick's Founders, Lady Galea & Lauren Galea

Lady's Story

 

Lady is a rescued shepherd mix, and the path to where she is today was not an easy one — Lady experienced severe abuse and neglect prior to her rescue. But through courage, optimism, and grit, she willed her way from a hard start to the life she has today. Now she lives with Lauren in Venice Beach, where her days are built around sunny naps in the garden and daily zoomies on the beach. She loves running and playing in the sand with new friends, barking at the ocean, and guarding the house against any and all mail carriers. Eating chicken remains her greatest ambition and passion in life. Her wildest dream is to one day catch a squirrel.

 

Lady is the muse and inspiration behind The Stick, embodying the care, sophistication, and joy the brand was built around.

 

Lauren's Story

 

Lauren's dream since childhood was to be an artist, though for most of her professional career she worked in business consulting and marketing. Now, The Stick is Lauren's lifelong creative dream come true. Her guiding belief is simple: the objects we choose for our dogs should be as design-considered and optimized for well-being as the objects we choose for ourselves. That belief, paired with a deep commitment to living by her core values, shapes every decision behind the brand. Creating products that genuinely improve a dog's health or enrichment matters to her every bit as much as the creative process and aesthetic behind them — one doesn't come at the expense of the other, but rather, they each inspire the other.

 

This devotion extends to all aspects of product design, including material science: many dog bowls on the market — including popular ones found online — are made from 201 or 202 stainless steel, a non-food-grade and corrosive metal, while even the best brands stop at 304 stainless steel, the entry-level grade for human food contact. Lauren went further, asking, what is the BEST available material for dogs health, which lead her to sourcing 316, surgical and marine-grade stainless — the first of its kind in a dog bowl — to address the risk of heavy metals leaching into your dog's water over a lifetime of use.