Ken Paves, the man responsible for the flowing fake locks of Jessica Simpson, Eva Longoria, and Lindsay Lohan, says that he has test subjects at home to try out his hair extensions, now available to the public through his Hairdo line. Paves claims his three Saluki dogs are perfect for trying out his hair and that they let him know if a piece is not worthy.

“I have three Salukis - Afton, Taj and Honorree,” he tells Life and Style. “The dogs test all my hairdo pieces first. That’s how they make it in the collection. The dogs love to play with the hairpieces and if they ignore one of them, I take it as a sign.”

[From Life & Style, print edition, December 17, 2007]

That makes so much sense. Dogs naturally know what kind of fake hair would best suit b and c-list celebrities. It’s surprising to me that Paves is making this trade secret known. All of his hair extension industry competitors are going to get dogs to try out their wigs and filler hair too.

Paves doesn’t have much to worry about. Simpson and Longoria are fiercely loyal to him, and are frequently seen out at events with him. Hairdresser BFFs can get away with almost anything, including an atrocious style now and then.

Here’s Paves advertising his hair line on HSN:

Jessica Simpson and Eva Longoria are shown out in June of last year in the inset image, which also features a photo of the Saluki breed from Canada’s Guide to Dogs. The other photos are from the Hairdo promo shoot in August of 2006.