The Testing Department

Here at Custom Pet Boutique we strive to develop products that will interest and amuse your pets. We maintain an in-house panel of test advisers to participate in the product development process.

Our testers have been specifically selected for their ability to understand the needs of a cat. They also encompass a diverse heritage to ensure that a broad spectrum of expertise is applied when evaluating our products.

Their testing parameters considered:

Mental Stimulation
Material Durability
Tactile Qualities
Appetizing Flavor
Aesthetic Value
Nasal Stimulation
Ergonomics
Portability
Ease of storage
Pride of Ownership
Enhanced bonding with toy operator
Pleasing Experience

We are please to present our team of Purrfessional toy testers:

Calgary Office

Manager and Team Bully– PurrydeRoc Eric The Red, Supreme Grand Champion (AKA Mr. McNaughty Pants)

Breed: Maine Coon
Identifying Marks: Castration Scar
Background: Pitstop enroute to Hollywood & Stardom
Date of Birth: March 2, 2007
Special Skills: Posing for camera, begging like a dog
Weaknesses: Girly Girl & feathers, all cat toys, bottle caps, pens, anything loose (like Girly Girl)
Favorite Foods: Chicken Cat Nuggets
Sexual Preference: Again, Girly, Girl
Pet Peeves: Having baths, going to the vet, incarceration
Motto: I me me mine!

Token Girl on the Team – NightRox Cleopatra, Quad Champion (AKA Girly Girl)

Breed: Somali
Identifying Marks: Drop dead gorgeous, almond eyes, petite
Background: Queen of DeNial
Date of Birth: October 31, 2007
Special Skills: flirting, stealing cat toys, running away
Weaknesses: Deerhair cat toys
Favorite Foods: Chicken and rice
Sexual Preference: No Thanks
Pet Peeves: Pushy food hogs, i.e. all boys at mealtimes
Motto: Look, don’t touch

Health, Safety & Environmental Officer – Chatandoll Teddy (AKA Mr. President)

Breed: Ragdoll
Identifying Marks: Beauty mark smack between the eyes
Background: I’m handsome
Date of Birth: April 5, 2006
Special Skills: I’m handsome
Weaknesses: All cat toys on “Slow”
Favorite Foods: All of them
Sexual Preference: What?
Pet Peeves: Baths, late breakfast
Motto: Nobody moves, nobody gets hurt!

Zoe

Breed: Somali
Date of Birth: Feb 18, 2012
Identifying Marks: Permanent baby face
Background: Wraps all who meet her around her little paw
Special Skills: always appears where she is not supposed to be
Weakness: head / chin scratches and a warm lap
Favorite Foods: cheeeeeeze
Sexual Preference: Not Allowed
Pet Peeves: humans move too much – don’t they know they are my bed?
Motto: Keep calm and suck in another human

Dexter

Breed: Ragdoll
Date of Birth: Oct 4, 2013
Identifying Marks: Unique mismatch ears
Background: Everyone loves the baby
Special Skills: keeping his human on her toes
Weakness: shiny objects / toys
Favorite Foods: ice cream
Sexual Preference: what’s that ?
Pet Peeves: being locked out of a room that my human is in
Motto: No matter what you did wrong, always blame the dog!