About Us

The Sylvan & Sons family of products were inspired by the company's name sake yellow Labrador retriever, Sylvan. Constant companion to company founder Linda Martuch, 'silly dog's' legacy was taken up by Labrador Annie, when Sylvan retired to the rainbow bridge in 1998.

Sylvan and Annie's dedication, faithfulness and companionship inspired our company's unwaivering dedication to innovative and quality products designed to improve our lives with dogs.

Manufacturing dog and cat collars, leashes, harnesses and collar bows in America for 20 years Sylvan & Sons has established a strong track record of excellence in product quality and outstanding service to retailers and consumers alike.

Although corporate customers have included most of the big names in pet retailing; New England Serum, PetsMart, Petco, and Pets.com, Sylvan & Sons now sells exclusively to independent chains and individual retail businesses as well as consumer direct websites. Our designer collars, leashes, bows, and harnesses can be found at many grooming shops, pet specialty retailers, boutiques, pet stores, and web sites nation wide and in Canada, Great Britain, Europe and Japan.

Sylvan & Sons first web site Sylvans.net was launched in 1999, created to satisfy a demand from consumers who were not able to find our products in stores near them. Our second website, GenuineDogGear.com was created shortly after we launched the Genuine Dog Gear product line of dog toys, leashes, and supplies for dog training and competition in dog agility, flyball and obedience.