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NEWS INTERNATIONAL

American Pet Products Special Needs Pets Honoured in
Association Launches Calendar Contest
Business Bootcamp

hirteen animals from around the world have been selected by popular
Tvote to be featured in the 2021 Walkin’ Pets Calendar. The contest, now in
its sixth year, features pets using their Walkin’ Wheels wheelchair. The aim
is to raise pet mobility awareness and to celebrate the incredible strength

and spirit these animals have, according to officials from the Amherst,
N.H.-based company. This year’s contest featured the largest number of
submissions in the competition’s history, featuring entries from 27 different
countries around the world. 2021 marks the second year that Walkin’ Pets
merican Pet Products has selected a Walkin’ Pets Hero of the Year and Rescue of the Year.
AAssociation (APPA) CEO Steve
King announced that the Association
will be hosting the inaugural APPA
Business Bootcamp, a three-day World Pet Association

online program set to take place to Unveil Pet Grooming
November 10–12, 2020. The series will Credential
cover three major areas including
business basics, pet-industry specifi c
business acumen, and strategies he World Pet Association
for growth. The three-day program T(WPA) will launch the WPA Pet
will include a total of 15 sessions Grooming Credential, which will be
with more than three hours of awarded to professionals who pass
presentations per day, online panel proctored, core competency exams.
discussions, live Q & A after every Beginning in spring 2021, groomers
session, and a virtual networking across the country will have access U.S. With an anticipated spring
event. Once the Bootcamp course to a united and independent 2021 launch in nationwide testing
work is completed, participants will credentialing program to assess centers, pet stylists can request
also gain access to free resources to knowledge and best practices applications for testing in early 2021.
take a deeper dive into pet business applied by the nation’s top working Pet groomers may apply to take the
strategies. The course is $399 for pet professionals, WPA offi cials said. test based on experience, education,
APPA members and $550 for non- The WPA Pet Grooming Credential and knowledge of pet grooming
members and the Association is was developed through extensive practice. Content of the exams will be
offering a 25 percent advanced industry-wide collaboration. The weighed carefully for accuracy and
savings registration discount for exam will be available at computer- relevancy to a working pet grooming
those who register before Oct. 29. based testing sites across the professional.

Petco Launches New rewards, officials said in a statement. dogs at Petco grooming salons, $35

in PALS Rewards per vet exam (up to
The plan, which requires an annual
Subscription Service commitment and a membership cost two per year), $10 in PALS Rewards
of $19 per month, includes unlimited each month, and a welcome gift
etco has launched its ‘Vital Care’ veterinary exams at 22 locations of a free bag of pet food or $25 off a
Psubscription service, a paid (additional locations to come, vaccine through Petco. Details on

annual plan that aims to personalize according to officials), unlimited nail the Vital Care Wellness Plan can be
routine pet care, ranging from trims for dogs at Petco grooming found at https://www.petco.com/
veterinary and essential services to salons, unlimited teeth brushing for shop/en/petcostore/c/vitalcare.

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