Our Story

TOP Dog Studios (previously known as That One Pink Dog Studios) started as a business run solely by Cass, an artist and aspiring fursuit maker who wanted to bring their work to life. In 2019, a huge health scare forced Cass out of a job and their only choice was to pursue their career as an artist and see what would happen next. Little did they know, it would sprout and grow into something enormous! Cass now works alongside their partner, Jack, in creating merchandise and fursuits for all walks of life for clients all over the world!

Meet the TOP Dogs!

Cass (CassMutt) - They/Them

Handpaws by Kemonokapi

Cass is the Main Owner, Fursuit Maker, Artist & Manager (Social Media, Marketing, Manufacturing, Main Point of Contact) of TOP Dog Studios. Cass has been drawing since they could hold a pencil, and has been creating fursuits since 2018! They have done thousands of art commissions in their career and had built 21 fursuits all on their own before their partner joined the team. Now working alongside Jack, Cass has more time to focus on more than just fursuits! Cass has been featured as a Guest of Honor and a Convention Artist for multiple conventions, and now currently works as a Board Member and Convention Chairman of AnthroExpo.

Jack (JackTudyks) - He/Him

Jack is the Spouse, Co-Owner and Fursuit Making Partner of Cass at TOP Dog Studios. Jack used to work a casual day job until the pandemic hit. Cass had offered him a full time position and come July 2020, he decided to take up their offer and join the team. Since then he has helped produce over 20 fursuits alongside Cass, including making at least 1 fursuit all on his own! Jack has been featured as a Guest of Honor at Arizona Fur Con in his career. His special interest is Martial Arts, in which he has featured his own Self Defense panels at more than 5 conventions. If you ever need any tips on how to defend yourself, Jack is your man!

Art by baixuea on Twitter

Faulty (FaultyArts) - They/Them

Art by FaultyArts

Faulty is the Concept Artist of TOP Dog Studios, and is responsible for helping create reference sheets and concepts of clients and premades for Cass & Jack. These reference and concept sheets help Cass & Jack with being able to eligibly view the characters as fursuits, and is drawn in the TOP Dog Studios fursuit style which helps clients see what their fursuit could potentially look like when it's complete! Faulty runs their own company called FaultyArts which creates Fursuits & Artwork for the community. You can find Faulty on Twitter, Telegram and Ko-Fi!

Smokey (2004-2021)

Smokey is one of the mascots of TOP Dog Studios alongside Cass the Pink Dog. Smokey was Cass's emotional support animal throughout 2016 to 2021 before she unfortunately was diagnosed with an invasive cancer and could not make it. She now watches over the studio and has had multiple merchandise items made of her to commemorate her memory and the impact she made on both Cass & Jack throughout her time with them.

Chowder & Charlie

Chowder & Charlie are the absolute gremlin children of Cass & Jack, and are a good boost of morale for TOP Dog Studios. They are responsible for cheering Cass up when times are tough, and being an absolute distraction when work needs to get done. Chowder & Charlie are now mascots of TOP Dog Studios alongside Cass & Smokey, and they're living it up in the spotlight!

Chowder pretends to be the Head of Security, whereas Charlie pretends to be the Head of Human Resources. They're doing the best they can.