Pet Pantry Warehouse Raised Thousands At New Canaan Event

From New Canaan Nature Center: New Canaan Dog Days presented by Pet Pantry Warehouse took place on Saturday, May 4 at the New Canaan Nature Center. Through sponsorships, vendor contributions, activity donations, and the inaugural Pet Pantry Paws Walk, the event raised fifteen thousand for their non-profit partners. Adopt-a-Dog and the New Canaan Nature Center.

"We're really pleased with this year's event", said Executive Vice President, Adam Jacobson. He continued, "For the first time the event was moved from our New Canaan store location to the New Canaan Nature Center making it possible for more families to attend. The move enabled us to offer more activities and entertainment for the community to enjoy. With the increase in attendees, we raised more money for our non-profit partners. We plan to continue growing this event each year".

This year's activities and special events started off with a Yappy Hour on April 26 at Gates Restaurant. The hugely popular Doggie Fun Zone returned for a second year and the Fur-tastic K-9's, a performance and stunt team from Texas, joined the fun. An animal communicator spoke with attendees in the tranquil Nature Center gazebo while other attending dogs got to do the Radar Run and have their speed clocked by a police officer. The kid zone had a face painter, caricature artist, and a bouncy house.

The NCDD Dog Spa featured top groomer, Kelly Arango from Spa Dogz, Kelly showed people how to properly brush and maintain their dogs. The staff from Divaz Salon of New Canaan and Spa Dogz were there to help prepare dogs to compete for "New Canaan's Top Dog Model Search". The winner received a $100 Pet Pantry gift card.

The famous Pet Pantry Bone Bar, with tuxedo-clad Bark Tenders, was back giving away quality treats and chews. This year's prize tables overflowed with beautiful pet beds, toys, pet supplies, leashes and collars; available to everyone who successfully completed the NCDD family scavenger hunt. A rescue village with area rescue groups; family and pet portraits with Venture Photography; and the areas' top veterinarians and pet services were also in attendance.

Funds raised through New Canaan Dog Days support Adopt-a-Dog's mission to save, socialize and secure loving homes for unwanted or abandoned dogs; and the Nature Center's mission to inspire people of all ages to respect, protect, and enjoy the world of nature.

"It was a fantastic event," said Bill Flynn, Executive Director at the New Canaan Nature Center. He continued, "New Canaan Dog Days brought over 1,000 people to our amazing animal sanctuary and we look forward to many more events with Pet Pantry Warehouse in the future. A big thank you to the team at Pet Pantry for including the Nature Center in this year's event.”

Sponsors include local pet food company, Earth Animal (earthanimal.com); Passage East Kennels (passageeastkennels.com); New Canaan Veterinary (newcanaanvet.com); Sparky's Pet Sitting Services (sparkyspetsittingservice.com); and New Canaan - Darien Magazine, Moffly Media (newcanaandarienmag.com). This is Pet Pantry's fifth consecutive year hosting the "ultimate FUN-raiser" for pet lovers and the whole family.

For more information please visit Pet Pantry Warehouse online (ppwpet.com) and follow New Canaan Dog Days on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NewCanaanDogDays/). #NCDD2019