Danelle German is an American

United States

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 business

Business

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woman and author

Author

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 who is known for her creation of cat

Cat

The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...

 and dog

Dog

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 handbag

Handbag

A handbag, or purse in American English, is a handled medium-to-large bag that is often fashionably designed, typically used by women, to hold personal items such as wallet/coins, keys, cosmetics, a hairbrush, pepper spray, cigarettes, mobile phone etc....

s. She later founded the National Cat Groomers Institute of America

National Cat Groomers Institute of America

The National Cat Groomers Institute of America is an American organization devoted to training and certifying people in the grooming of cats. Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, it was founded in 2007 by Danelle German, the organization's current president.-Purpose:Dog grooming courses...

 (NCGIA) located in Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville, South Carolina

-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...

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Cat breeder

From 1999 to 2005, German bred

Animal husbandry

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 Persian cats for Cat Fanciers' Association

Cat Fanciers' Association

The Cat Fanciers' Association was established in the United States in 1906 and is the world's largest registry of pedigreed cats and the predominant pedigreed cat registering association in North America...

 (CFA) shows, earning several regional awards for her cats, completing her show career in 2005 with a third place premiership (spayed our neutered cats over eight months old) for her cat, GC, GP, NW Chantilylace Groucho Marks of Bara, DM. In preparation for the CFA shows, German and her husband had built a cattery

Cattery

There are two types of cattery, boarding cattery and breeding cattery.A boarding cattery is where cats are housed temporarily when they can't stay at their owners' home...

 and grooming operation for her Persians in their home. At the request of The Cat Clinic of Greenville (South Carolina

South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

), German opened her doors to the public in January 2001 to create The Catty Shack.

The Catty Shack

By 2003, the business was so successful that German moved The Catty Shack to its current location in neighboring Simpsonville

Simpsonville, South Carolina

Simpsonville is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,352 at the 2000 census, and estimated at 17,778 in 2009...

 (located southeast of Greenville). German sold her business to Morgan Reynolds in December 2009 to focus on the NCGIA in Greenville which she founded in May 2007.

While at The Catty Shack, German created a side business that created handbags for cats and dogs. This was done out of the cat hair that was shed at her South Carolina office on a daily basis. It led to the creation of Catty Shack Creations, a handbag business that would be mentioned on the Persians part of Animal Planet

Animal Planet

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's Cats 101

Cats 101

- Plot :Cats 101 features different cat breeds per episode, which feature many experts, ranging from veterinarians to animal trainers, telling facts, origins, and looks of the breeds. Cat owners of a specific breed also speak of life-changing events that revolve around their cats. It is shown on...

in December 2008. The comments varied from interesting to disgusting.

National Cat Groomers Institute of America

Prior to the NCGIA's founding in 2006, German had presented seminars regarding cat grooming. By late 2006, German realized the need to train people to properly groom a cat. This was evident in the amount of phone calls and e-mails received from frustrated groomers and disappointed cat owners alike. This resulted in German creating the NCGIA, the first feline-specific grooming instruction of its kind to be formed. Since the NCGIA's formation in 2007, German is one of three instructors in the Certified Feline Master Groomer (CFMG) as of 2010 and one of only seven Certified Feline Creative Groomers (CFCG) as of 2010.

German is also an author on cat grooming called The Ultimate Cat Groomer Encyclopedia. This encyclopedia focuses on the cat grooming business, CFA-approved cat breeds, feline behavior, grooming and handling techniques, feline health, and case studies on cat grooming.

Personal

German is married with five children. Her oldest daughter, Olivia, works on the staff of The Catty Shack. With her husband, German developed the patented CattyShack Vac drying system which is used to dry a cat once they are washed.