Darius said he now makes about 10 bow ties a week, each taking 15 minutes to complete. “I work with all kinds of material, but it has to be washable since dogs like to roll around a lot,” he said.

I also sell my dog bow ties and if I receive a big order, my sister and my mom will help me, but otherwise, I make the bowties on my own. So I have to stay on top of my time management. If I have ...

The 12-year-old Newark, New Jersey, native uses his organization Beaux and Paws to donate self-made bow ties to shelters so animals look spiffy for adoption ...

By Sydney N. Walton, CNN (CNN) -- It started four years ago with a small donation. Darius Brown dropped off about 25 handmade bow ties at New York City's ASPCA animal shelter.

A 13-year-old from New Jersey has embarked on the cutest mission ever. He sews tiny bow ties for cats and dogs to help them get adopted. Sir Darius Brown came up with the idea in 2017.

Darius Brown is a teen on a mission — a paw-some mission, that is. The 14-year-old student from Newark, New Jersey, makes bow ties by hand for shelter dogs in need of permanent homes.

NEWARK, N.J. — Shelter cats and dogs might be cute enough, though not all get adopted at first glance. Sir Darius Brown had an idea. In the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma in 2017 ...