We’re still recovering from an extremely hectic four days at Crufts. We had literally hundreds of visitors to the stand - we gave out over 700 free dog walk books (thank you Iams) all stuffed with National Pet Month information. Thanks to everyone who came to see us - have a look at the info and see how to get involved!
We also had a great little competition going which appealed mainly (but not exclusively) to children. Back in March last year I went along to the launch of the Equine Welfare Strategy at Lea Valley Riding School, and the Horse Trust stand had 4 large fur-covered ‘feely boxes’ into which people were thrusting their hands to guess the identity of the hidden objects at the bottom, which related to responsible horse ownership. Perfect, we thought, for dog owners too - and the Horse Trust very kindly agreed to lend us the boxes for Crufts. We hid 4 things which related to our top tips for responsible pet ownership, and invited visitors to relate the object to the tip.

The passing dogs were amused too as they tried to unearth the dog food (provide a balanced diet!) and dried spaghetti (worm your dog!) from inside.

I think everyone thought it was great - except the poor taxi driver we asked to take us back to the car at the end of the show who after a 75min wait in the queue missed a £200 fare to Heathrow as we had to bring the boxes out of the exhibition hall in two batches!! He was not impressed with our £10 ride to the North car park!
We’ve notified the winners, and I hope they’re happy with their prizes - particular thanks to Mikki here who gave us some great grooming kit to give away.
I’ve included a couple of pictures from the stand - I will put some more onto Flikr soon so if we snapped you - keep looking at the site.