A tiny icon (Picture: SWNS)
This is Willow, the one-year-old chihuahua who works as a model and has a wardrobe full of bespoke outfits.
Even though she’s still so young, her devoted owner, Leone Galler, 56, has already amassed a collection of clothes for her beloved dog worth £2,000.
Leone welcomed long-haired chihuahua, Willow, into her home in July 2022, and has loved being able to spoil her ever since.
Leone, who’s a full-time manager for her pampered pooch, said: ‘Willow has become the little fashionista of the family – I enjoy being her full-time manager, and it’s not about the money.
‘Any money we do make goes to Battersea Dogs Home.
‘She’s tiny compared to her brothers but has managed to take over both of their modelling gigs – she currently models for the luxury dog brand Furdrobe – and she’s used to being spoilt with clothes and accessories.’
Behold: Willow (Picture: Leone Galler / SWNS)
She’s got a wardrobe full of clothes (Picture: Leone Galler / SWNS)
Willow, Reggie and Romeo (Picture: Leone Galler / SWNS)
‘She’s done really well for herself’ (Picture: Leone Galler / SWNS)
Très chic (Picture: Leone Galler / SWNS)
Leone, from Kent, and her husband Steve, 45, a plasterer, used to manage the careers of her two older chihuahuas – Romeo, six, and Reggie, seven.
They both went on to become award-winning models, with Romeo taking home Best Handsome Chihuahua and Chihuahua of the Day at Windsor Racecourse in August 2019, while Reggie won third place in Fabulous Family.
Even though apparently they still want to have their photos taken two times a week, the brothers are now semi-retired.
While little Willow joined the family less than a year ago, she’s already scored photoshoots with independent dog fashion brands like Specs of Sass and Ream Leads.
But neither Willow or Leone get paid for their time, with Leone saying: ‘It’s not about the money.’
‘She’s done really well for herself.
‘Our photos even got her featured in a front-page photoshoot for Dogue Magazine in Los Angeles.
‘She’s so good at having her photo taken – she has her special photoshoot stool and she’ll pose on it for about 10 photos.
‘When she’s tired – or not interested anymore – she’ll bow her head and we’ll take a break.
The wardrobe (Picture: SWNS)
The boys are former models too (Picture: SWNS)
‘It’s not about the money’ (Picture: SWNS)
Romeo wearing a £3000 jacket (Picture: SWNS)
Leone Galler with Willow (Picture: Leone Galler / SWNS)
‘One of my favourite photoshoots we did was dressing Willow up like Bridget Jones – from the scene in Bridget Jones’ Diary where she’s riding in Daniel Cleaver’s convertible.
‘She was gifted a headscarf, sunglasses and purse from Specs of Sass.
‘Except in the photoshoot, she didn’t look as messy and windswept as Renee Zellweger.’
With much of her wardrobe having been donated by brands, Leone thinks that the pooch’s wardrobe could be worth over £2,000.
Willow’s fashion vibe is ‘all very pink and luxurious’, with Leone saying how much she loves buying dresses for her after raising two sons and previously having only boy dogs.
Willow also has a two-step self-care regime that Leone swears by.
She said: ‘We don’t take Willow to the groomers because, as a long-haired chihuahua, we’re worried they’ll trim around her ears.
‘But she does have a beauty regime which involves us bathing her in the sink. She’s far too small to sit in the bath.
‘We use the Lauren Stone conditioner on her fur – and spray her with the same brand of perfume afterwards. She’s so good, and she absolutely loves it.’
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But it’s not all work for Willow, who loves to spend her downtime on weekends at the beach with her brothers.
She said: ‘Willow needs her downtime too, so we take her for walks every day and spend full days out on the weekends as a family.
‘They like to run around the beach, and I’ll buy the dogs a Mr. Whippy to share between them.
‘Don’t be fooled by her modelling photos – Willow is definitely not a lady! She likes to dig around in the dirt, mud and sand just like any typical dog.’
Just a tiny icon.
