Time to start planning: it’s the trade show season!
Start the new year with some nice plans. For example, mark the most interesting trade shows for the pet industry in your agenda, such as ANIDO in February and Interzoo in May. Chances are that you will meet us there!
What does ANIDO offer?
ANIDO calls itself the trade fair for the pet care industry in the Benelux and Northern France. This year they celebrate their 21st edition. At the bi-annual trade fair you will find products, accessories and services from more than five hundred petcare brands. For each edition, the ANIDO team looks for new and innovative companies and each edition also receives the New @ Anido prize for the best new innovation. This year the competition is all about the ‘Natural & Sustainable’ theme and there is a special award for the most natural and sustainable product.
• when and where? Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th of February 2020 at Kortrijk Xpo.
• admission: Free is you register before the event via this link
• meet-up? NOHO agency will be at the show on the 16th of February.
What will Interzoo bring this year?
At the world’s largest trade fair for the International pet industry, manufacturers, wholesalers and service providers from more than 60 countries show what they have in store. And you can touch and try it all. At Interzoo you will find leading innovations and their inventors from all over the world. That makes the fair an almost inexhaustible source of inspiration. This year Interzoo also offers space to interesting startups. Here newcomers can present their products and make new contacts. DOG Copenhagen and Owney Outdoor are also presenting their new collections at Interzoo.
• when and where? Tuesday the 19th till Friday the 22nd of May 2020 in Nuremberg, Germany.
• admission: 23 euros for 1 day or 37 euros for 4 days. You can buy a ticket via this link.
• meet-up? NOHO agency will be all over the fair on the 19th of May, on the 20th of May you will find us at the DOG Copenhagen stand and on the 21st of May at the Owney Outdoor stand.
Please note! At a large exhibition such as ANIDO and Interzoo, chances are that all hotel rooms in the near proximity will be fully booked fairly soon. Therefore it is wise to register quickly for the exhibition and arrange a comfortable place stay as soon as possible.
Talk to us?
Want to catch up on the plans for the new year during ANIDO? Or are you curious to hear most interesting innovations at Interzoo? Give us a call at +31 (0) 6 109 104 63 or send us a mail at info@noho.nl and we will meet there.
7 tips to make Christmas ‘dog proof’
Unpacking presents with friends and family around the Christmas tree, the dog certainly should be part of these festivities. But dogs and Christmas don’t always go together. Curious dogs will check out the Christmas decorations, Christmas wreaths, tea lights, light cords, Christmas gifts and – of course – the gourmet set. How to prevent this? No worries: with these tips you and your dog will have a stress-free Christmas.
Tip 1: Anchor the tree
In the movies the Christmas tree is always tipping over. But in real life too. Something can be done to prevent this: anchor the tree. For example, buy a Christmas tree with a root ball and place it in a large container with soil. Or use a heavy Christmas tree stand as a Christmas tree foot. Cheating is always allowed; use a fishing wire to also secure the tree at the top.
Tip 2: Wait with decorations
Most dogs (and cats) find a bare Christmas tree in the livingroom very exciting. Therefor it is wise to let the tree undecorated for a couple of days, so that the dog can sniff extensively. Interest disappears after a few days. Then you don’t have to worry as much that a curious dog’s nose is trying to push the Christmas balls out of the tree.
Tip 3: Pay attention to the tail
A broken Christmas ball is not only a sin, but it’s also dangerous. Your dog can stand on it or get shards in his mouth. And that can lead to very dangerous wounds. Therefore make sure that the most beautiful, fragile and most special balls hang higher than the dog’s tail height. At the bottom of the tree – or everywhere if you have a very wild dog – hang plastic balls. And make sure that the tail cannot get entangled in a Christmas garland.
Tip 4: No food in the tree
Chocolate is definitely not a good idea for dogs. And hanging these treats up high in the tree makes little sense for most dogs: their nose can certainly pick up this smell in the room . Therefore, do not hang those nice Christmas chocolates in the tree, but place them in a safe place where the dog cannot reach them – especially when you are distracted with unpacking Christmas presents.
Tip 5: Faking it
At Christmas we all bring a piece of nature into the house and that is not always handy for your pet. The needles of a Christmas tree are fortunately not toxic, but they are sharp and they can pierce the intestinal wall. So make sure your dog does not take a bite out of the Christmas tree – for non-listening dogs you might better opt for a fake tree. A Christmas star is also not toxic, but it seems that you can get red spots from the juice on the skin and that the leaves cause digestive problems. Holly leaves are not toxic, but the berries in large quantities are. And with the mistletoe that is exactly the other way around.
Tip 6: Keep those presents out of reach
A nicely decorated Christmas tree with a big pile of presents at the base is how everybody imagines a perfect Christmas. But those presents are all play objects for the dog. And maybe there is something in it that he is not allowed to eat or can easily break. So store those presents somewhere safe until Christmas morning.
Tip 7: The right height
What applies to tea lights and candles, also applies to the food and the gourmet set: always place it high enough so the dog cannot reach it. Also pay attention to a wagging tail and think how high and far your dog can reach when he is standing on his hind legs. Everything properly measured and placed out of reach? Then your dog is less likely to be tempted to misbehave and ruin (his) Christmas.