
Marching Band
For years, Wolfdog Printing has been proud to support music programs—not just across Metro Detroit, but nationwide—with custom apparel made to bring people together.
When we first partnered with these programs, online stores were a game-changer. They replaced paper order forms and made ordering easier for organizations, members, and families. But over time, those stores became more than just a convenience. They helped build unity, raise funds, spread awareness, and connect supporters to the programs they care about.
As online stores evolved, so did expectations. Programs wanted more options, more styles, and more flexibility. While that growth was exciting, it also created challenges behind the scenes. Some companies responded by limiting choices or keeping stores open all year with overwhelming options—essentially recreating the same problems online stores were meant to solve.
We didn’t believe limiting creativity or choice was the answer. We’re a custom apparel company—and customization should make things better, not harder.
So we made a change.
Instead of a one-size-fits-all online store, we now focus on creating a more personalized experience for each organization. That starts with meeting face-to-face and building a custom plan—not just for one order, but for the entire year.
By breaking apparel into seasonal sections and opening them at the right times, we’re able to offer more relevant products, simplify ordering, and reduce stress for everyone involved.
The result? More flexibility, better organization, and a smoother process from start to finish.
This approach allows your program to get exactly what it needs—when it needs it—without sacrificing choice, quality, or ease.
And that’s how we’re making custom apparel easier than ever.
Band Camp.

Here we start off with all the items needed for camp. This section would be available to make a purchase usually around the first summer rehearsals. If you go to band camp in the second week of August, we will want to start taking orders either at your first summer practice or right before school comes to an end for summer. In this section, we have some simple shorts for the hot days in the sun and water jugs to stay hydrated. These jugs do come with a hooked handle so you can keep them off the ground. We can also add in some very simple light-colored inexpensive T-shirts and hoodies. You will also see we have listed a hip pack, or better known as a fanny pack. Many people poke fun at the fanny packs, but for a person that is running around a field all day with an instrument in hand, it doesn’t make it easy to hold on to items such as valve oil, dot books, or pencils to make edits in your dot book. A small hip pack will make it easier to have those items with you and not on the sideline. These items are not intended to be expensive or flashy, just something easy to get through the week. We added the blanket in there because sometimes those nights get a little cold.
Show shirts
This section is all about show shirts. We have the usual items listed here like T-shirts, long sleeves, crewnecks, and hoodies. We can change the items and add one or two more. However, four items for one print are about the limit you would want. This section can be used in different ways. Some programs choose to make a bulk order for show shirts for the students, deliver the shirts to the students at camp, and then open the online store to offer the show shirt design on other items to parents and volunteers. Or open the online store for students to order shirts while also offering the other items at the same time. The beauty of this is you have a choice in how you offer these items.

All things BAND

Here is where we start to have a little fun. This is the section where we can have volunteer apparel, spirit wear, accessories like the blanket and stadium seats. We can start to experiment with different images to be sold to the members or supporters of the program, see what sells and does not sell, and make changes throughout the year. This section can be opened multiple times throughout the year, starting with your first meeting for incoming freshmen. This would be the incoming freshmen and parents’ first introduction to the online store and the process, also giving current membership a look into what is new for this year and a chance to place an order in time for the upcoming season.
Section Shirts
This area is all dedicated to the different sections of the ensemble. Often, we are contacted just before everyone heads off to camp to quickly get the trumpet section shirts done before they leave. We say quickly because the group leaves for camp on Saturday, and whoever has been charged with the task of getting the shirts ordered has decided to wait until Monday before everyone leaves to contact us. Generally, this is being handled by the students, so naturally they would wait until the last second to get this done. Once again, we want to make this a better experience. Most sections will oversee their own shirts and artwork, so to make this happen, we can set up a time to meet with all the student leadership to instruct each section on how to get their artwork to us or how to get the design process started. Once we have finalized each section shirt, we can open this portion of the online store. This timeline can also be the same as the band camp portion of the online store.

