26th January 2023 • The HERALD • Page 53 v THE HERALD - Your Community Magazine v ANIMAL MAGIC Caring for your animals when you can’t be there Vanessa Rouse ex-RSPCA Inspector Experienced & Insured 07742 848265 www.purlieuanimalcare.co.uk 07903 859960 rachel@littlerascalsdogcoaching.co.uk www.littlerascalsdogcoaching.co.uk Professional Dog Grooming • Est: 2006 07903 271342 beth@forestsidegrooming.co.uk www.forestsidegrooming.co.uk Mopley Dog Services Grooming and Home Boarding Now taking on new clients for 1-2-1 grooming Appointments Available Now! Qualified/Licensed/Insured NFDC HHHHH Contact Gail on 07852 828559 gail.cowell@hotmail.com FF @mopleydogservices Local Dog Wins Kennel Club Agility Stakes Local Pet Superstore Wins Prestigious Business Growth Award A leading pet superstore has won the 2022 Business Growth Award at the New Forest Brilliance Awards. Healthy Pet Store was awarded the Business Growth accolade for its incredible sales growth since launching in 2014. e pet store was recognised for its expansion, just two years a er moving into its current and newly refurbished store in Totton. During 2021, the growing pet store reached its £1 million revenue target and has become one of the county’s leading independent pet retailers of frozen meals for dogs and cats and unique accessories. To support the growth of the business Healthy Pet Store expanded its team, including appointing a new Operations Manager to oversee fundamental departments of the business such as purchasing, logistics and warehousing. Managing Director Deborah Burrows said: “Winning this award is a huge milestone for Healthy Pet Store. Since 2014, our vision has been to be the most approachable and most knowledgeable pet food and accessories retailer. We are very excited to continue building this vision. 2023 is going to be a really exciting year for us and I can’t wait to grow our brand, the team and our variety of products. I would like to extend my congratulations to the other finalists. We are all operating in an incredibly challenging environment and this is something all businesses should recognise and be hugely proud of. I am very excited for Healthy Pet Store to continue on this rollercoaster of a journey.” A local dog was recently crowned winner of the Kennel Club Agility Stakes at the London International Horse Show. e Kennel Club Agility Stakes nals, held in association with Skinner’s at The London International Horse Show, crowned ve pairs of dogs and their owners winners across ve di erent agility competitions, including Edit Ratkai from Southampton with her Malinois Belgian Shepherd Dog, Monkey by Nature, in the Large ABC (Anything but Collie) category. e Kennel Club Agility Stakes, which took place at London ExCeL, are one of the most prestigious agility competitions in the world. e event saw stars of agility who had earned quali cation in competitions throughout the year compete in the nals across small, medium, large, intermediate and large ABC (Anything But Collie) categories. Each competition was judged by Kennel Club Championship agility judge, David Isbister, with assistant judge, Dave Deaville. All ve winners of e Kennel Club Agility Stakes were: • Large ABC – Edit Ratkai with her Malinois Belgian Shepherd Dog, Monkey by Nature, from Southampton. • Small – Martin Reid with his Shetland Sheepdog, Get it With Eager to Work, from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. • Large – Mike Bendell with his Working Sheepdog, Lookylooky Blue Falcon, from Bristol. • Intermediate – Greg Derrett with his Border Collie, Nedlo Vice Girl Sproglett, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. • Medium – Dalton Meredith with his Border Collie, Ag Ch Fandabidozi Munchykin Jive, from Bristol. Ben Skinner, of Skinner’s, commented: “Many congratulations to all competing dogs and their owners for such fantastic performances in all events at this year’s Kennel Club Agility Stakes. We were pleased to support this prestigious competition which always brings a great level of excitement and demonstrates a world-class level of agility by all competitors. We’d like to wish every dog and their owner the best of luck for upcoming competitions in 2023.” Vanessa McAlpine, Events Executive at e Kennel Club said: “Congratulations to all dogs and their owners for demonstrating such excellence in agility across all competitions. Everyone who took part should feel very proud. The Kennel Club Agility Stakes bring tough competition and require dedication from all competing dogs and their handlers in the training and qualifying process” For owners interested in getting started in agility with their dog, e Kennel Club has created a guide which can be found on their website: thekennelclub. org.uk/newtoagility Monkey by Nature and owner Edit Ratkai in action! (Credit The Kennel Club - Yulia Titovets) Healthy Pet Store team celebrating with Phil Morgan (middle) sponsor of the Business Growth category (photo credit: Dave Dodge Photography) Sponsor of the Business Growth category Phill Morgan from GetSet Solent presented the team with its award. Healthy Pet Store is the biggest of its kind in the country by square footage and is recognised as the home of waggy tails across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTIyNzI=