{"id":7495,"date":"2012-05-17T19:00:15","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T23:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devwp.davison.com\/blog\/?p=7495"},"modified":"2017-08-21T10:27:41","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T14:27:41","slug":"dare-to-invent-takes-it-to-the-dog-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/blog\/dare-to-invent-takes-it-to-the-dog-house\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDare to Invent\u201d Takes it to the [Dog] House!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6848 photo\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sharon-Cool-Cot-House-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Davison Inventor\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" \/>It\u2019s time again for another innovative \u201cDare to Invent\u201d webisode premiere and this week, we\u2019re really in the dog house!<\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s webisode is the eighth in our 13-episode series and features Sharon Jones, inventor of the Cool Cot House, along with our talented, and often hilarious, team of Creationeers!\u00a0 Join the \u201cDare to Invent\u201d house party on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/davison\">YouTube<\/a> and at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/webisodes\/\">Davison.com<\/a> now!<\/p>\n<p>Sharon, a small-town homemaker and self-published poet, got tired of seeing pets in stuffy, dirty doghouses or, worse yet, out in the rain and sweltering sun, where there was no comfortable spot to stretch out on.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The animal lover, who often took her pet cats on walks and even camping trips, devised her own way to protect Fido, Lassie and Fluffy Kitty from bad weather and stinky shelters.<\/p>\n<p>She brought her innovative idea for a comfortable, portable \u201ctent\u201d to Davison, where our team began working on an extreme pet home makeover that resulted in Sharon\u2019s Cool Cot House!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7523 photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SHARON_DARED_TO_INVENT-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"Cool Cot House\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" \/>Equipped with a comfortable raised pet bed that can be used indoors and out, the Cool Cot House is lightweight, portable and features a heavy-duty, water-resistant canvas cover with mesh vents to protect pets from the rain, while increasing air flow.<\/p>\n<p>The end result?\u00a0 Pets stay cool and dry!<\/p>\n<p>Sharon\u2019s Cool Cot House was licensed by Hugs Pet Products and has sold in SkyMall, Sam\u2019s Club and several other retailers.\u00a0 Sharon and her product were also featured on Lifetime&#8217;s &#8220;The Balancing Act.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Find out why Sharon says our team \u201cwent above and beyond the call of duty.\u201d\u00a0 Tune in as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/webisodes\/\">Sharon \u201cDares to Invent!\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><em><strong>A typical project does not get a royalty agreement, sell in stores or generate a profit.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s time again for another innovative \u201cDare to Invent\u201d webisode premiere and this week, we\u2019re really in the dog house! 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