THE STORY OF ZOOKEEPER
ZooKeeper USA is a family-owned business based in Washington
state that engineers, tests and builds high-quality products for dogs with drive. My name is Spring Faussett and I’m the founder and inventor of ZooKeeper USA products. We’ve owned three rambunctious cattle dogs, all with an obsession to stay busy. They are also really rough on toys so we are dedicated to making
products that last as long as possible.
The product that started it all is our ZooKeeper bet barrier. I was out for a country drive in my 1989 2-door, hatchback Mustang and my lovely “little” 60-pound cattle dog was driving alongside me in the passenger seat. Suddenly, a yellow jacket flew into the car, stung Desmo and next thing I know he jumped into my lap. He hit my steering wheel causing my car to veer across two yellow lines into oncoming traffic—all
in about 5 seconds or less—giving me no time to react. Luckily for both of us, there were no cars in the oncoming lane.
After telling my husband this story, and my frustration with pet barriers that just didn’t work in 2-door cars like my Mustang, we went on a mission to develop a pet barrier that would work in any type of car – 2-door, 4-door, minivan, SUV, trucks, etc. It’s because of Desmo, The ZooKeeper was born.