In This Issue
Exhibitor and visitor reaction to 10th PATS Sandown
All the action from PATS Sandown captured in pictures
PATS Sandown 2018 New Product Awards revealed
Pooch & Mutt's revolutionary Tetra wet food launch
PetQuip launch 2018 awards at PATS Sandown
New horizons for Naturediet
Anco's major re-branding a big success
Chuckit! partners with judging panel of pet industry pupstars for the Chuckit! Challenge 2018
Forthglade introduces full sales team at PATS
First-time appearance for Norfolk Industries...and a New Product Award to go with it!
Friendly but expert approach to pet nutrition market
Lintbells offers more for less at pet exhibition
Vital offered exciting experience for retailers at PATS
Exciting toys set for major launch at PATS Sandown
Get your own copy of Pet Trade Xtra
PATS presented with 10th anniversary cake
Pets at Home stops sale of rabbits during Easter Period
Introducing I AM Home: IAMS' charitable initiative
Pets at Home supports Rabbit Awareness Week with continued ban on instore museli sales
A new, fresh look to celebrate Cotswold RAW's PATS debut
First day at PATS Sandown hailed a huge success
Helping businesses to thrive in ever-changing pet market
Pawtato launches new purple dog chew
True Instinct gets its Nationwide launch
70th anniversary celebrations for herbal experts
ClipBox is welcome addition to Tick Twister
The best of the previous Pet Trade Xtra
Pet industry counts cost as country store chain goes into administration
Fire destroys Gardman warehouse at Daventry
Great stories behind Petface's Christmas 2018 collection
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Chuckit! partners with judging panel of pet industry pupstars for the Chuckit! Challenge 2018

As research conducted by Barkpost shows that owners post about their dogs on social media six times per week, Chuckit! is giving pet parents the opportunity to put their pet posts and pho-dog-graphy skills to the test once again with the return of the pupular Chuckit! Challenge competition. In a pawsome new twist for 2018 though, the brand is this time enlisting the help of some of the internet’s most influential furry faces.

 

Drawing great paw-ticipation from dog owners across the UK in 2016 and 2017 with over 1,000 total entries to date, the brand is this year looking to exceed its number of entrants again, while once again offering a host of fetch-tastic prizes. Courtesy of Forest Holidays, the crowned canine will get the chance to put their paws up and relax in a luxury log cabin on their £1,000 dog-friendly holiday in their chosen UK location.

 

Will Baggaley, UK brand manager for Chuckit! comments: “After the success of the Chuckit! Challenge in the last two years, we wanted to give our fans another opportunity to take part in the competition, and this time show off their dog’s skills in front of an amazing panel of hand-picked judges.”

 

This year, dog owners will have until the Summer to submit their dog’s most impressive action shots with their favourite Chuckit! toys to the brand’s Facebook and Twitter pages, using the hashtag #ChuckitChallenge. From there, entries will be judged by a selection of pet industry and social media pupstars, who hold an impressive combined social following of over 60,000: Finn for Change, the West Midlands Fire Dogs, Kim O’Meara from K9 Magazine, Dogs on Adventures and Bertie Lakeland.

 

TV favourite, pet influencer and veteran police dog hero, Finn for Change boasts an impressive 17,000 social media followers and is no stranger to being on camera with recent stints on National TV.

 

Owner Dave has revealed what he is looking for in the winning shot from this year’s canine competitors: “We are thrilled to have been asked to be on the judging panel for this year’s Chuckit! Challenge as myself and Finn are huge fans of Chuckit!. Finn likes to think of himself as the ultimate Chuckit! enthusiast, so we definitely know what we are looking out for and hope to see some creative and high energy shots of dogs who look like they are really enjoying themselves!” 

 

To find your nearest stockist, see http://chuckit-toys.co.uk or to learn more about the Chuckit! Challenge 2018, visit http://chuckit-toys.co.uk/blog/ChuckitChallenge2018/.

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