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Trends & Products: Grooming
CLEAN AND HEALTHY The pet care market is home to a wide variety of products that are being designed for various tasks, including shampoos, conditioners, brushes and trimmers for home and professional grooming. As grooming styles change, brands are developing products to enable groomers and consumers to keep up with the current trends. And self-washing […]
Trends & Products: Dental Health
ORAL HYGIENE Oral care for dogs and cats is one of the most overlooked aspects of health care by pet parents. The AVMA recommends that a dog’s teeth and gums be checked at least once a year by a veterinarian to examine for signs of a problem and to help keep its mouth healthy. Not all consumers have […]
Trends & Products: Leashes, Collars & Harnesses
AN ESSENTIAL ACCESSORY Leashes, collars and harnesses make a major impact on pet safety thanks to reflective and waterproof materials, GPS trackers and Bluetooth systems. These essential accessories can protect pets both day and night, in any sort of weather conditions. In addition, they help to strengthen the human-animal bond, and any trainer will tell you that a pet’s leash, collar[...]
Trends & Products: Grooming
LOOKING THEIR BEST The pet care market is home to a wide variety of products that are being designed for various tasks, including shampoos, conditioners, brushes and trimmers for home and professional grooming. As grooming styles change, brands are developing products to enable groomers and consumers to keep up with the current trends. “On-the-go sprays […]
Trends & Products: Kennels, Crates & Carriers
AT HOME & ON THE ROAD Crates, carriers and portable kennels designed for dogs, cats and other small animals come in a variety of shapes, sizes and styles. Designed to keep a pet safe and comfortable at home or on the go, today’s crates, carriers and portable kennels are technologically advanced to the point where […]
Trends & Products: Natural Nutrition for Pets
Thanks to the humanization of pets, aspects of human life have crept into our companion animals. One area where this is obvious can be found in pet food. Pet parents are delighted whent they find a pet food recipe that is organic, sustainable or natural. While sustainability can be proved through transparency, and the term […]
Trends & Products: Travel Needs
TRAVEL NEEDS Prior to the pandemic forcing the public and their pets to remain in their homes, pet travel was a year round affair, with companion pets joining their owners on the road for a variety of adventures. COVID-19 made travel difficult, if not impossible, for much of 2021 and the start of this year. […]
Trends & Products: Small Animal Essentials
BET ON SMALL PETS According to the 2021-2022 National Pet Owners Survey from the American Pet Products Association (APPA), pet ownership has increased from an estimated 67 percent of U.S. households that own a pet to an estimated 70 percent. Millennials were also revealed to be the largest cohort of pet owners at 32 percent, […]
Trends & Products: Sustainability
CARBON FOOTPRINT CONCERNS Sustainability used to be viewed as concern about non-renewable energy use and overconsumption of natural resources. As the term morphs to include more practices, policies and procedures, research is showing that sustainability issues are becoming more important to pet parents. Consumers are paying attention to climate change and even the policies of […]
Trends & Products: Pet Cleaning
MANAGING THE MESS As any pet parent will tell you, cleaning products are a vastly under appreciated part of pet ownership. Poop bags, litter boxes and their appropriate accessories are essential purchases for consumers who own dogs and cats. And those who keep other companion pets – including birds, critters and herps – are constantly […]
Trends & Products: Bedding & Substrate
THE BEST BEDDING It might not be at the top of the list for exciting accessories for an aquarium, terrarium or critter environment, but the bedding and substrate for aquatic livestock, herps and small animals is vital to the companion animal’s well-being. Reptile and amphibian substrates serve several purposes, as bedding maintains humidity, promotes healthy […]
Trends & Products: Made in U.S.A.
NATIONAL PRIDE Pet product packaging has always been designed to attract consumer attention as brands attempt to catch the eye of discerning pet parents. The “made in the U.S.A.” category is stronger than ever, and it ranks among the leading categories for product label placement as brands seek to call out where their ingredients and […]
