About Us
Charley Chau is a small British business founded by two crazy dog ladies, sisters Christine and Jenny Chau in 2010, inspired by our gang of Italian Greyhounds. We specialise in designing luxury dog beds that are super-comfy, stylish and made to perform over time.
Christine and Jenny Chau, co-founders with Mabel, Tino, Charley and Anna, our original gang of Italian Greyhounds
When we sat on the sitting room floor one afternoon in 2010, hand-sewing a Snuggle Bed for Charley and Anna, we had no idea that it would lead to founding Charley Chau.
We posted photos on Facebook of what is now our signature Charley Chau Snuggle Bed, and we were inundated with requests. That's how Charley Chau was born. No shiny business strategy, no big shiny plan – just a quirky little hobby, born out of love for our dogs, that we thought might be good fun in our spare time.
As two sisters who accidentally ended up running a small business, imagine our surprise and delight when we were named UK Family Business Entrepreneurs of the Year 2018 at the Natwest Great British Entrepreneur Awards!
Our customers only want the best for their dogs
More than ten years on from that fateful afternoon on the sitting room floor, and our ‘accidental' business now has customers in over sixty countries around the world. Our customers vary from ordinary dog folk just like us to baronesses and billionaires, but they all have one thing in common – they want the absolute best for their dogs and that’s why they buy a Charley Chau.
Exclusive design and unique construction
Charley Chau doesn't design or make for any other brand. Unlike most companies selling dog bedding (including many that position themselves as "luxury"), we don't outsource design and production to a mass manufacturer that makes the same old dog beds for multiple different brands with different fabric on the outside.
We’re nerds. An awful lot of thinking goes into designing Charley Chau's dog beds to ensure that they are genuinely comfortable and made to stand the test of time.
Proudly made in Britain
Charley Chau is a proud supporter of British manufacturing, and accredited by Made in Britain. Firstly, we're a British brand and we want to support other Briitsh businesses, but making in Britiain is also how we maintain the highest standards in the quality of our beds and blankets. All Charley Chau fabric-based beds and blankets are made in England with love.
