Danelle German
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Danelle German is an American businesswoman and author who is known for her creation of handbags made from cat and dog hair. She later founded the National Cat Groomers Institute of America (NCGIA) located in Greer, South Carolina.
From 1999 to 2005, German bred Persian cats for Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) shows, earning several regional awards for her cats, completing her show career in 2005 with a third place premiership (spayed or neutered cats over eight months old) for her cat, GC, GP, NW Chantilylace Groucho Marks of Bara, DM.[1] In preparation for the CFA shows, German and her husband had built a cattery and grooming operation for her Persians in their home.[1] At the request of The Cat Clinic of Greenville (South Carolina), German opened her doors to the public in January 2001 to create The Catty Shack.[1]
The Catty Shack
By 2003, the business was so successful,[2] that German moved The Catty Shack to neighboring Simpsonville (located southeast of Greenville).[1] German sold her business to Morgan Reynolds in December 2009 to focus on the NCGIA in Greenville which she founded in May 2007.[3][4]
While at The Catty Shack, German started a side business creating handbags and tote-bags, crafted from cat hair shed at her South Carolina grooming-parlor on a daily basis.[5] This project eventually led to the birth of Catty Shack Creations, a handbag business highlighted during the "Persian Cats" segment on Animal Planet's Cats 101 in December 2008.[6]
