Behind it All

We design exclusively for petite dogs

MORE THAN CLOSE

DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SMALL DOGS

MORE THAN CLOSE

FOR SMALL DOGS

WHAT ELA TEILA STANDS FOR

TAILORED PRECISION

Nothing is placed without reason.

RESPECTFUL STYLE

It doesn’t ask for attention.

EFFORTLESS FUNCTION

So nothing interrupts the moment.

LASTING PRESENCE

It stays, even when unnoticed.
Two small dogs resting together on a white sherpa blanket in warm afternoon light

WHY WE DESIGN THIS WAY

After years with both large and petite dogs, one thing became clear: petite dogs need more than smaller versions of what already exists. Different bodies, different ages, different stories — each one deserves the same attention to comfort and fit.

THE STORIES BEHIND ELA TEILA






Grikis, a long-haired chestnut Russian Toy Terrier with a greying muzzle, standing on a cream sherpa blanket and looking upward

GRIKIS — Who Almost Cost Me My Job

Kiapis, a small black and tan Chihuahua with large upright ears and clouded eyes, sitting on a cream sherpa blanket

KIAPIS — 9 Months on London's Streets

Kira, a small cream-coloured Yorkshire Terrier, lying on a white sherpa blanket with her head tilted and ears upright

KIRA — Before She Owned the Room

A note on precision

Rita Domkute, founder of Ela Teila, sitting in a garden with her German Shepherd and three small dogs

I have spent twenty years in aviation and my whole life with dogs. One taught me that details either hold, or they don’t. The other showed me which details actually matter.

Ela Teila came from that meeting point — precision shaped by experience, and care shaped by a life lived with dogs.

Ela Teila is designed for petite dogs and the people who keep them close — with attention to proportion, comfort, and the details that make everyday life feel easier to move through.

So you can think less about what doesn’t work — and notice
more of what does: the pause, the look, the small moments you almost missed.

Rita Domkute
Founder · Ela Teila

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