High Maintenance Bitch and The Lavish Pet Team Up to Offer High-End Pet Fashion Online

High Maintenance Bitch, HMB, and The Lavish Pet - San Francisco announce agreement to sell HMB products online.

Seattle, WA September 13, 2004 - High Maintenance Bitch, (HMB), and The Lavish Pet - San Francisco have partnered to offer premium pet fashions. The Lavish Pet -- a start-up online pet boutique -- is adding the HMB product line to keep up with the growing market in stylish pet accessories. The company is taking orders to begin delivery in October.

We love The Lavish Pet approach to business, says Lori Pacchiano, co-founder and principle designer at High Maintenance Bitch. The artists and companies who create the fashions are showcased along with their designs. We have creative input to how our products are presented which is hard to find in retail these days.

High Maintenance Bitch is the official sponsor for the upcoming Allure Magazine Emmy Award Event. At this special event for celebrities and the media, gift baskets will be presented offering items from many leading companies. Items from HMB, include Flashers, Escort Service (satin leashes), Ego Magnetic Diamond Earrings, Little Bo Peep Show (bows), and their signature Pet Feathers (boas) for dogs.

Working with High Maintenance Bitch has been wonderful, says Lisa Fleming, VP of Marketing for The Lavish Pet. From day one, our two companies have been on the same wavelength! As Lori says Love yourself, love your dog -- make no bones about it. We certainly agree with that. After all, you dont have to be Paris Hilton or Sharon Osbourne to spoil your pets rotten.

Both The Lavish Pet and High Maintenance Bitch believe in giving back to animals. The Lavish Pet is currently donating to two endangered species funds and will be choosing a charity for domestic animals very soon. A recent donation was made to the Predator Conservation Alliance for their 5th annual conference in October.

About The Lavish Pet - San Francisco
The Lavish Pet was founded in September 2003 as a private company. The co-founders and partners Michael Scharen and Lisa Fleming are devoted pet owners who desire to build a business that caters to discriminating pets and their owners. After months of painstaking research of other online offerings, The Lavish Pet online boutique was constructed with the blessings of many of their key vendors.

The Lavish Pet offers Designer Products for Dogs & Cats. These include high-end pet carriers and totes, luxury furniture, hand-painted personalized bowls, raised feeders, custom dog sweaters, frozen, organic gourmet dog food, and better-than-human grade cat treats.

For more information contact:
Lisa Fleming or Michael Scharen
http://www.lavishpet.com

About High Maintenance Bitch
High Maintenance Bitch, begun by brother and sister, Lori and Ryan Pacchiano in 2002, has grown to offer products in over 400 stores. Their cutting edge designs have been featured on the Fox Network in The Simple Life, on the Sharon Osbourne show, CNN, NBCs The Today Show, E! Entertainment Network and recently in the movie Mean Girls with Lindsay Lohan. The company continues to grow and is now offering franchise opportunities. Celebrity customers who have HMB products include Paris Hilton, Sharon Osbourne, and Ellen Degeneres.

For more information contact:
Lori Pacchiano or Ryan Pacchiano
http://www.girlmeetsdog.com

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