Back in 2013, Jesse and Aiden Emilo went for a walk with their dogs under Wyoming’s big blue sky. The pups were decked out in handmade, cool-looking goggles. Many people they passed stopped them to ask questions. “No,” Jesse and Aiden said, “They’re not for fashion.” The goggles were to protect their pups’ eyesight.  Â
That was the beginning of Rex Specs, the company the couple co-founded. In 2013, their dogs Yaz, an Alaskan husky, and Tuckerman, a German shepherd, developed eye problems. Just like humans, dogs can get eye diseases that worsen with long exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays. Their vets suggested using something like sunglasses. Jesse and Aiden searched online but couldn’t find exactly what they wanted. That’s when they decided to make goggles themselves.
In 2013, Jesse and Aiden Emilo took their dogs for a walk under Wyoming's big blue sky. The pups were wearing cool-looking goggles. The Emilos made the goggles themselves. Many people stopped to ask about the goggles. "No," Jesse and Aiden said, "They're not for fashion." The goggles were to protect the dogs' eyesight.   Â
That was the beginning of Rex Specs. The couple founded it together. They did it for their dogs: Yaz, an Alaskan husky, and Tuckerman, a German shepherd. Both dogs had both developed eye problems. Long exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays could make their conditions worse. Vets thought the dogs should wear something like sunglasses. Jesse and Aiden searched online but couldn't find exactly what they wanted. That's when they decided to make goggles themselves.Â