ILLINOIS RETIREE IS ONE-WOMAN DOG SWEATER FACTORY

ILLINOIS RETIREE IS ONE-WOMAN DOG SWEATER FACTORY

ROCKFORD, Ill. (Wireless Flash) -- A 64-year-old retiree in Illinois is gaining a reputation as a one-woman dog sweater factory. Nancy Nelson churns out about 10 dog sweaters a week and then sells them at the Geezer.com website and on eBay. The spunky senior says she was motivated to make the doggie duds a few years ago after her dog Abbey scratched off all her fur and needed a sweater to stay warm. Although she makes dog sweaters with trendy touches such as beading and decorative buttons, Nelson says she doesn't follow fashion. She also says she's had several requests to make sweaters for humans, but says she'll stick to mutts because "...dogs don't complain."