ZiwiPeak News

Our Sunday News Competition has now come to an end and April’s lucky winners were Dexxter & Kessa with this lovely shot.

Their owner Pam writes “We are delighted to have won the April Photo Competion with Dexxter and Kessa. They are the best of friends, and have bought us a lot of pleasure. Kessa (the cat) is definitely the boss, and Dexxter knows it. Will definitely email you when the food arrives, and let you know how they are enjoying it.”

A ZiwiPeak prize pack is on its way!

The recent Pet Expo held in Helsinki was a huge success showcasing ZiwiPeak to the 58,000 visitors who attended the 2 day show. The visitors were mostly families with children so there was an enormous interest in finding out about the correct nutrition to feed their dogs and cats.

Sari Vahakoski said “ we met many old ZiwiPeak friends who have been feeding ZiwiPeak to their animals but most importantly we also introduced ZiwiPeak to a lot of new families who will now understand the importance of natural foods”.

Tuomas Jarvinen the Sales Manager in Finland was inundated with enquiries and he said “it was great to talk to so many people about the health issues that can be avoided by feeding the right food. Quite a few pet owners don’t realise the many bad problems that can be caused by feeding ingredients that a carnivore like the dog & cat are unable to digest.”

ZiwiPeak had 2 display stands at the Pet Expo, 1 located in the Cat section and the second one in the dog section. Pictured is Tuomas talking to some customers.

Jessie was the winner of the March competition with this beautiful photo of her sitting in her favourite fig tree (which has sadly now gone due to a storm).

Jessie and her owner Rod received a box of ZiwiPeak goodies, and they wrote in to say thanks:

“Thanks for the big box of ZiwiPeak products that Jessie won in the Sunday News Pet Photo Competition. Jessie and her sparring partner (Quincy) are tucking into the prize with gusto. 

Jessie is a Papamoa cat. A few years ago we called at a garage sale and this strange coloured kitten was marching around one of the sales tables. I picked her up and jokingly said to my wife ‘do you want to buy this’. The lady whose sale it was said – “You can have her, she arrived here 3 weeks ago and I have checked the SPCA and advertised her in the Lost and Found column of the BOP Times to no avail, we already have 3 cats”. How could we resist. We named her Jessie after GS (Garage Sale). If you drive around the early part of Papamoa you will see many cats with a similar look to Jessie (her father, brothers and uncles must be very productive sires).”

Rod and Jessie

ZiwiPeak were recently sole sponsors of the Mount Maunganui Dog Training Agility Competition. Sue Andresen, the Company Secretary writes: “Firstly on behalf of the Mount Maunganui Dog Club I wish to sincerely thank you and your company ZIWIPEAK for the generous sponsorship you provided for our recent show. We had a great show and a big part of what makes it great was the excellent ZIWIPEAK product prizes”. Hundreds of dogs and their owners competed in this annual event and the dogs just love it!

ZiwiPeak’s Singapore Importer and Distribution partner showcased the ZiwiPeak range of products in a fun exhibition held recently at the Beach. “This was a relaxed and fun way of introducing the ZiwiPeak brand and the many benefits of a natural healthy food to the many Singaporeans who attended this fun day out at the beach” said Caven De Silva, owner of TAC Link Marketing. “We spoke to many dog & cat owners about the importance of natural nutrition that fits with the carnivorous diet that the dog and cat needs to thrive on and to remain happy & healthy. Many pet owners don’t understand that their dog & cat can’t digest the high levels of non-meat ingredients that are in almost all of the pet food brands marketed in Singapore” said Caven. “ZiwiPeak stands out from all the others as it is totally natural and by feeding such good quality those that have converted have seen their vet care costs plummet and the condition of their pet improve significantly”. Caven also said that educating the pet parents about the right diet is the key to good health and it is not the cost of the pack that is important but the cost to feed each day. He is very positive about the future outlook in Singapore.

Over the last 3 weeks Dr Ian Dunbar has held a series of Dog Training and Behavioural seminars in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland. ZiwiPeak was the major sponsor at all events in both Australia and New Zealand. Attendees from all dog professions were at each seminar to learn from the world’s most experienced dog trainer and behaviourist. Vet’s, vet nurses, dog trainers, behaviourists, government agencies and others went away astounded by Ian’s enormous depth of knowledge and his training tips on how to get the dogs doing what you want without leashes and other usual paraphernalia. Ian’s view on the food and treats to use as rewards was a simple but clear message “If you don’t use the best food and treats how can you expect to get the dog settled and working well for the rewards? ZiwiPeak is the only brand to use as it is the best training treat and food. It is the perfect size and the quality is unquestionable.” Nigel Woodd, one of ZiwiPeak’s Directors attended the Auckland seminar and had this to say “I never considered how important the appeal of the ZiwiPeak product was in the training environment and the huge impact that the treat has on getting the dog to behave for the vet or trainer. Now I have seen it in practice I know that the ZiwiPeak brand is on the right course for the future. Ian’s knowledge is like a bottomless well and he is a pleasure to support and be involved with.” Following is a selection of photos from Auckland and from Ian’s visit to Mt Maunganui.

Here are the 3 winners of the latest Pet Photo competition sponsored by ZiwiPeak. Their owner Polly writes: “My Three All Blacks in Training” Left to right “WEPOO”,”KAYNO” and “M’Claw”. Congratulations to you all, and a prize pack is on its way!

Lots of pets around the country are getting their pictures published in the Sunday News ‘My Pet’ photo competition.  The winner receives a prize pack of ZiwiPeak and our congratulations go to the latest winner Maisy who writes: “Thank you very much for the box of goodies you sent in reward of me winning the “my pet” competition last month, the food will keep me very healthy and happy, I have already had a taste and think it is really yummy!” Here’s the lovely photo which caught the judges’ attention – Maisy playing Mum to a litter of 6 week old kittens:  

Latest news from Jinty, our UK “Ambassadog” and her Mum Jeanna: What a busy time we have had this Autumn! Flyball came to an end for the season, with the flyball team having an amazing holiday away being placed at every show and even competing in the British Flyball Championships. Our team, the Dizzydawgs, came second in our division. No bad for our first ever Championship!  We’ve taken part in many companion and fun dog shows with lots of placings. Jinty has been saving up all the treats and toys she had won at these shows to donate to our local dog shelter this Christmas. We even won a cup for “Best Non-Pedigree”, as well as winning “Best Non-Pedigree in show” at another competition.  Jinty won a beautiful blanket and entry to Discover Dogs with the Charley Chau companion dog awards for the dog that has improved their owners life. We were very proud and enjoyed lots of shopping at Discover Dogs.  Our obedience is also doing well – we’ve been chosen to compete in the indoor league with our club! Watch this space. We also competed in our first limit show and got the “special” rosette. We have plenty to work on!  We have also begun Heelwork to Music, and passed Level one at our club in November. We really enjoy the challenges and variety this sport brings!  We have also completed our second workshop in Scentwork with Talking Dogs which is so much fun. Jinty is a natural and loves hunting out her scented toys. We’ve got workshop 3,4 and 5 booked up next year!  

A note from our Distributor in Poland; Piotr Obraniak from Modern Pet: Modern Pet was the main sponsor of the International Cat Show in Warsaw, December 1st-2nd, 2012.  423 cats and thousands of visitors. The line of people waiting to buy the tickets to enter the show was around 100 meters long, and the line to our stand (and the cashier’s desk) was often up to 10 meters long. Our stand had 45 square meters and no other brand/company was even close. This was the “cat year” – 2013 is going to be the “dog year” for ZiwiPeak. We have achieved a great success in the cat’s owner’s world – now it’s time to win the dog owners. One of the vet clinic’s owner who happily sells ZiwiPeak products told us that when we had started with ZiwiPeak a year and a half ago, the whole business gave us the nick name “Mission Impossible” – nobody believed that we can sell such a pricey pet food to anyone. Now, nobody laughs any more….:):):)