In 1996, Spencer Williams, purchased a small pet toy company in Livingston, Montana. Growing up on a ranch a few hours away, animals had a special place in his heart - especially stray dogs and cats. So, with five full-time employees, and an impressive team of home-sewers, they set out to make some of the world's safest and highest quality dog and cat toys. Four years later, the company outgrew its facility so all 15 employees packed up and headed west to Bozeman. Instead of outsourcing manufacturing to Asia, Spencer decided to invest in local talent and built a state-of-the-art, eco-friendly manufacturing facility where West Paw Design® still operates from today.