Pamela Mitchell

2 weeks ago | petsplusmag.com | Pamela Mitchell

Retailers were saddened Tuesday to learn that Mirage Pet Products will be halting operations as of Aug. 1. An email to retailers stated, “Our production will run normally until then, but imports and products where the raw materials run out will be removed from ordering as this occurs.”The multi-generation family-owned business, with Stephanie Davis as current owner and CEO, produces more than 200,000 different products for pets in its Missouri factory.

3 weeks ago | petsplusmag.com | Pamela Mitchell

IN THIS ISSUE’S Inbox (p.8), PETS+ Brain Squad member Roxane Cann of The Dapper Hound writes, “Community is how we all survive. Having a committed community that wants to see everyone succeed is how wheels keep moving forward. Comm-UNITY is PETS+. … Thank you for all the tips, tricks, advice and dedication!”You are very welcome, Roxane, and we couldn’t agree more about the importance of community. After all, it’s how we are able to publish PETS+.

2 months ago | petsplusmag.com | Pamela Mitchell

All American Pet in Springfield, OR, introduces Kitty Rocha, “The crunchy-on-the-outside, horrifying-on-the-inside snack your dog somehow thinks is gourmet.” Nautical Dog in Williamsburg, VA, launches Rex Bones, its “newest line of chews sourced from ancient history.” Southpaws Playschool for Dogs and Puppies in Austin, TX, introduces its Nap Nanny service, which you know more than a few pet parents would happily pay for. At Premium Pets in Jefferson City, MO, the Auto-Groom Wash Station...

2 months ago | petsplusmag.com | Pamela Mitchell

The PETS+ team arrives in Orlando, FL, this week for Global Pet Expo. We’ll be interviewing as many brands as physically possible Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and sharing our videos here on petsplusmag.com, on the PETS+ Facebook page and in our PETS+ Facebook Community. Subscribers to our daily ebulletin will also get a post roundup each morning. Visit and like and join to get all the Global Pet Expo news! And if you’re not already reading this as an ebulletin subscriber, sign up here.

2 months ago | petsplusmag.com | Pamela Mitchell

HEADING INTO A trade show, we try to get a sense of what product categories our retailer readers will be talking about — and shopping for — as they make their way up and down the aisles. We did exactly that in “The Buzz,” this issue’s lead story (p. 60). In it, indies share their shopping lists and expectations for Global Pet Expo, happening March 26-28 at the Orlando Convention Center in Orlando, FL. A selection of our brand readers also share in the story what they plan to promote during the show.