Ruffwear, the Oregon-based supplier of outdoor performance gear for dogs, has signed AF distribution for its sales in Costa Rica, effective from the beginning of this year. Bomber, a local distributor from Argentina, is also on board from the beginning of this year. During the first half of this year, Ruffwear opened an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for product development and design. Three employees will support the local production partners, who manufacture 98 percent of Ruffwear's product line. The U.S. company increased its sales by 23 percent in the first half of this year.