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Pet Industry Awards 2014 Announce Finalists

The Pet Industry Federation has announced the finalists in the sixth annual Pet Industry Awards. This year’s entries were particularly high-calibre and the judges will now focus on narrowing these finalists down to winners. This year’s finalists are: Grooming Business of the Year – sponsored by Jelf Dogs Delight, Chiswick,…

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Strictly no cats allowed

A unique breed of dog store has opened in Wilmslow that is sure to get local tails wagging.   Barkers, a brand new shop exclusively for dogs, now occupies the former Blockbusters store on Alderley Road and is a must-visit shopping destination for dogs and their owners.   The shop…

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Dog care company wins national business award

Teresa Bowers has won the award for Woman Franchisee of the Year at the Fourth Annual EWIF (Encouraging Women into Franchising) Awards, sponsored by NatWest. Teresa, who runs the Oxford and Reading franchises of dog boarding company Wagging Tails, received her award at a ceremony attended by over 150 guests…

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Dog care business owner shortlisted for franchise award

Teresa Bowers, owner of dog boarding company Wagging Tails Oxford and Reading branches, has been announced as one of four Finalists for Woman Franchisee of the Year at the 2013 EWIF (Encouraging Women into Franchising) Awards. Now in their third year, the EWIF Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of…

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Dog man completes half marathons for charity

Wagging Tails’ Jim Suswain dressed as his company’s mascot as he undertook two half marathons in as many weeks to raise money for the Hounds for Heroes charity. Dressed as ‘Bernie’, Suswain braved the elements during the races, which took place on 3 March and 17 March respectively, to raise…

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Wagging Tails lands Franchise Marketing Award

Wagging Tails won the Best Franchisee Marketing Support prize at the recent 2013 Franchise Marketing Awards. This latest accolade continues a successful start to 2013 for Wagging Tails, during which time it has received a re-tweet from Theo Paphitis as part of his #SBS initiative and seen its website win…

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KONG lends helping hand to canine blood bank charity

Pet toy manufacturer KONG has pledged its continued support to Pet Blood Bank UK (PBBUK) throughout 2013 with quarterly donations of dog toys. Last year, KONG gifted approximately £5,000 worth of its toys to the charity – the only one of its kind in the UK. PBBUK holds weekly collection…

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Dragon gives Wagging Tails Twitter boost

Hampshire-based pet care company Wagging Tails recently received a business boost from Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis. Wagging Tails’ MD Lisa Suswain ‘tweeted’ Theo to tell him about her business during his weekly ‘Small Business Sunday’ initiative. Paphitis re-tweeted the message to his 300,000+ followers, resulting in hundreds more followers…

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