In This Issue
Secrets of success of an award-winning pet store
Break the mould with Hill's Ideal Balance
Easy-Tie is an ingenious dog accessory from Happy Paws
Seven major prizes up for grabs at the PetQuip 2014 Awards
Killer diet threat to millions of UK pets
Fat cat Bailey is double the weight of a healthy cat
Pet Fit Club 2013 winner Jack Russell terrier Ruby sheds one-third of bodyweight
Funky and colourful pet bowls are a winner for PetDreamHouse
Ceva launches national TV advertising campaign for Feliway
Retail outlook for pets market is positive
Stocking Stone’s snack bars lead the way in the active dog market
Pets At Home appoints Paul Moody as Non-Exec
Special offers on pond fish from Prestopets
Product Brochure for Animal Instincts range from Pedigree Wholesale
Ceva’s sponsorship of Crufts to boost sales of Adaptil
Motorola's pet monitoring system proves a hit
BirdMat is a simple away to attract garden birds
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Secrets of success of an award-winning pet store
Behind the scenes at The Pet Centre, Minehead, voted Pet Shop of the Year by the Pet Product Retail Association



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...

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Break the mould with Hill's Ideal Balance

Hills launched their new Ideal balance range at PATS Sandown...
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Easy-Tie is an ingenious dog accessory from Happy Paws


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...
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Seven major prizes up for grabs at the PetQuip 2014 Awards


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...

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Killer diet threat to millions of UK pets
Junk food and fatty treats causing misery, says PDSA



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...

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Fat cat Bailey is double the weight of a healthy cat
 
Fat cat Bailey (6) from Dagenham, Essex, tips the scales at 8.8kg making him double the weight of a healthy cat...
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Pet Fit Club 2013 winner Jack Russell terrier Ruby sheds one-third of bodyweight


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...
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Funky and colourful pet bowls are a winner for PetDreamHouse


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...
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Ceva launches national TV advertising campaign for Feliway
 
Ceva Animal Health is launching a national TV advertising campaign to highlight the benefits of the UK’s leading veterinary behaviour product Feliway among cat owners...
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