Meet the Team

Whilst Charley Chau has happy customers in over 60 countries around the world, we're a tiny family-run British business. Sisters Christine and Jenny co-founded Charley Chau in 2010, inspired by our beautiful (and naughty) gang of Italian Greyhounds.

Christine & Jenny

Christine Chau of Charley Chau holding an Italian Greyhound dog in her lap and laughing.

Christine Chau

Christine is a self-confesssed crazy dog lady and designs all of the beautiful beds and blankets in the Charley Chau collection. Slightly OCD and is totally obsessed with the details of designing beds that are uber-comfy, gorgeous and made to perform over time.

Jenny Chau, co-founder of Charley Chau wearing a black and white stripey t-shirt.

Jenny Chau

Another self-confessed crazy dog lady, Jenny looks after all of our customers so that their dogs always end up with the perfect Charley Chau. If you call us or drop us a line on email, it's Jenny who you're likely to be chatting to.

The Charley Chau Doglets

Blue Italian Greyhound dog with white markings with his mouth open standing on grass with a blurred background.

Tino - Performance Expert

AKA Little Ninja Dog - possibly the bounciest dog ever born and Mabel's best friend. Tino spends most of his days cleaning Mabel's ears but he's also in charge of performance testing as he likes to scrabble at beds!

Theo - Top Dog Model

Our top dog model, the original American Boy who came to us all the way from the Washington State, USA in 2012. You will see Theo all over this website as he genuinely loves the camera! Theo is about as cuddly as any dog could be.

Black Italian Greyhound dog with white markings standing on a green carpet on a fine black show leash competing at Crufts Championship Dog Show, with a blurred background.

Brutus - Mr Handsome

Our little show star. The UK's Top Italian Greyhound 2023 and Top Male in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025! Brutus is a UK Champion and a US Grand Champion, and still the only IG in history to win the US Champion title in one day. He's a bit special!

Mabel - Queen of Cosy

Mabel is quite simply gorgeous and goofy! Mabel spends most of her days dreaming about hunting for food whilst lounging elegantly on Charley Chau beds - the absolute Queen of Cosy. Also rather good at bossing the boys.

Fawn and white Italian Greyhound dog with a bright pink collar sitting indoors.

Ray - The Office Junior

The baby of our gang, our own little ray of Californian sunshine who joined us all the way from LA in December 2024. Ray debuted in the showring in 2025 and finished the year as Top IG Puppy Bitch in the UK. What a start!

In Memoriam

Charley

The one and only. Our first IG, who we named the company after. Charley changed our lives forever and I will be eternally grateful to my beautiful boy.

In Memoriam: Charley >

Anna

Anna Bananna - the most beautiful and gentle girl in the world. Anna crossed the rainbow bridge at the ripe old age of 16 and is still so, so missed.

in memoriam: Anna >