The Kitty Hooch Story
Kitty Hooch is actually a happy accident. Animals have been a part of
our lives since our earliest memories and our cats have become a special part of our lives.
Seeing as how we love our cats we enjoy seeing them happily at play. So we bought some
catnip toys at the store. We were very excited bringing them home and presenting them
to our cats. Unfortunately the furry little ingrates looked at them and then at us as if
to say "I hope you didn't pay good money for this boring thing".
From this we concluded our cats didn't like catnip. Then when we were living on Bald Peak we saw a plant one of our cats destroyed and discovered it was catnip. Later we got some catnip plants for fun. It quickly became apparent that Lacey was addicted and prone to violence against the innocent plants. So we took precautions to mature them. We filled old socks with dried catnip and lo and behold they both loved them. The next year we had another planter and gave away some catnip socks. Our friends raved about them, asked for more and seemed not care about our protests that we would have to charge more than the stores.
So we set out to do some research. We went to the store and checked out catnip and catnip toys. Suddenly we realized the absurdity of current marketing to owners of illiterate felines. The toys were colorful and cute, just like on kitty's favorite TV show maybe... when you squeezed them they were cushy. With one toy we asked the store manager to help us find the catnip. In fact there seemed to be a pinch in a pouch behind the wad of rayon. Then we smelled some "fresh" catnip in a pet shop. It smelled like Oregono. Catnip is in the mint family. It dawned on us that maybe it was time for a premium catnip toy.
We met with our master seamstress, Anita Gilham, and discussed plans. We designed toys with a lot more thought of the cats than just hooking cat owners. We decided on no sewed on buttons for eyes that cats could swallow and a size that would pack the right amount of catnip. We focus on durable materials, stitching and design. Our toys have been tested by cats known for their destructive tendencies. Our entire focus has been on quality products.
Kitty Hooch has been a resounding success with the people we have shared it with. That was friends, family, neighbors, a cat show, some Christmas bazzaars and the Hillsboro Farmers Market. Now we've added more markets, more shows and over 100 stores. So tell your friends. Kitty Hooch is... The Ultimate Catnip toy.
We would like to express out sincere gratitude to our early customers who were willing to spend a few dollars more for the very best... because they love their cats too. Their encouragment helped us to see what we had with Kitty Hooch.
