Being passionate about pets and offering a friendly service are key ingredients in any independent pet store, according to Peter Dimambro, owner of the award-winning The Pet Centre in Minehead, Somerset. Fresh from picking up a prestigious PPRA award at PATS Sandown, Peter explained how he caters for a growing number of customers...
One of the most talked about new product at the recent PATS Sandown was the Easy-Tie dog accessory from Happy Paws, a simple device that allows owners to secure their animal easily, safely and quickly without taking the lead off the collar...
Pet retailers, suppliers and wholesalers are now being urged to enter the second PetQuip Awards which will take place later this year at PATS Harrogate. There are seven categories, including Supplier of the Year, won by Natures Menu (pictured above) in 2013...
Take-aways, biscuits, chips and even alcohol – are all fuelling an ongoing obesity crisis for British pets, whose collars are bursting at the buckles due to our addiction to high-calorie, fatty diets. According to vet charity PDSA, more than 10 million pets are getting fatty treats, due to owners sharing their own unhealthy eating habits with their pets in a well-intentioned but misguided attempt to make them happy...
Last year’s Pet Fit Club winner was Jack Russell terrier Ruby, from Sunderland, who shed an impressive one-third of her bodyweight. When she started the six-month diet and exercise programme back in May 2013, she tipped the scales at 9.1kg (1st 6 lb), making her morbidly obese and more than 50% overweight...
PetDreamHouse is a pet product supplier focusing on well-designed funky pet products, and its range of colourful feeding bowls certainly caught the attention of visitors to PATS Sandown...
Ceva Animal Health is launching a national TV advertising campaign to highlight the benefits of the UK’s leading veterinary behaviour product Feliwayamong cat owners...
There was a real buzz at PATS Sandown this year, according to Carina Evans of Dog Rocks, with visiting retailers seemingly in a positive mood about 2014...
Newly-listed retailer Pets at Home has strengthened its board with the appointment of former Britvic Chief Executive Paul Moody as a Non-Executive Director...
Prestopets, the wholesale suppliers of tropical, ornamental fish and aquatic plants to UK retail customers, have announced special 'price reduction' offers on pond fish.
Ceva Animal Health’s recent sponsorship of Crufts is set to boost sales of the UK’s leading veterinary behaviour product, Adaptil,among dog owners and breeders...
The Scout 1 pet monitoring system from Motorola attracted a lot of interest at PATS Sandown, including recruitment specialist Lynda Ward, who has now bought one to keep an eye on her two Border Terriers...
New from the experts behind BeeMat, the BirdMat is a simple solution to help families bring nature to their own back door and start to learn the song of a robin or the colours of a blue tit.
Pet retailers, suppliers and wholesalers are now being urged to enter the second PetQuip Awards which will take place later this year at PATS Harrogate. There are seven categories, including Supplier of the Year, won by Natures Menu (pictured above) in 2013...
