Check out the latest pet industry event that American Pet Professionals has attended and hosted!
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Leigh Isaacson of DigDates at the 1st Pets & Money Summit in Austin, TX, December 2018.[/caption]
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Networking at the 1st Pets & Money Summit in Austin, TX, December 2018.[/caption]
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American Pet Professionals was proud to be a supporting organization of the 1st Pets & Money Summit in Austin, TX, December 2018.[/caption]
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Our first networking event in the Washington DC and Alexandria, VA area in October 2018 - co-hosted with APP Members the Pet Connect App![/caption]
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Talk all about Media with fellow APP Members, Dana Humphrey of Whitegate PR, Lauren Collier of Lauren's Crazy Pet Show and guest panelist Lucy Norris of OCP Media Training held in September 2018 co-hosted with APP members Lowell Kaufman of Well Informed Pet and NYC Pet Tech Meetup.[/caption]
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APP Founder Nancy Hassel speaking at the NeVetica launch in Baltimore, July 2018.[/caption]
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Dana Humphrey & Nancy Hassel at our 6th Annual NYC Re-Tails & Sales Pet Expo, May 2018![/caption]
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Presenting Media Sponsor, Pet Age Magazine at our 6th Annual NYC Re-Tails & Sales Pet Expo, May 2018! (l to r): Allen Basis, Publisher and Glenn Polyn, Editor[/caption]
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6th Annual NYC Re-Tails & Sales Pet Expo, May 2018![/caption]
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APP Founder Nancy Hassel speaking at Global Pet Expo, March 2018.[/caption]
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APP Founder Nancy Hassel speaking at Global Pet Expo, March 2018.[/caption]
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Tinkerbelle the dog visiting the APP booth at the Pet Age's first Pet Food & Treat festival in New Jersey, February 2018.[/caption]
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At the first NYC Pet Tech Meetup in January 2019[/caption]
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APP President & Founder Nancy Hassel with Rumor (BIS winner, Westminster 2017) at the First New York Vet show November 2018.[/caption]
With APP Members Dana Humphrey of Whitegate PR and Janer Harrell of 'cause Digital Marketing!
First Annual Pet Connections Expo, Proud Supporter and Contributor to the event!
Global Pet Expo 2017 Press awards with the one and only Bob Vetere of American Pet Products Association!
APP Members Dawn and Paula of Dogs Love Kale at Global Pet Expo 2017!
Celebrating our 8 year Anniversary with a fun networking party in February of 2017.
Always happy to be a supporter in the industry!
At the P3 Show in Chicago, August 2017 with APP Member Dawn Grana of Sophia Maxim Design!
Global Pet Expo in March 2016 where many members of APP were in attendance!
Having fun at the Global Networking event! Ann with A Pet with Paws, Jennifer, myself, Kim of Harbor Pet, Kim of Heyrex, Dana of Whitegate PR and Jackie of Whitegate.
APP Member Heidi Walker of Yorkie911 Rescue, Inc and myself (Nancy Hassel)
Nancy Hassel and APP Member Beke Lubeach of Pet Business Solutions
APP Member Kelly Ison of Einstein Pets- congrats on your very 1st Global!
One of the many excellent seminars at Global.
APPA President, Bob Vetere at the Media Excellent Awards at Global.
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in NYC
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Beautiful Cane Corso about to enter the ring[/caption]
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Junior Handler - love seeing kids involved in the pet world! She handled this very large Great Dane just like, if not better, than any of the adult pros![/caption]
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Having fun in the press room with Dana Humphrey[/caption]
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View from the Press Floor on Best in Show night[/caption]
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Have to love the Working Dog Group in Best In Show[/caption]
NYC Pet Fashion Show 2016:
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APP Member Hope Garlick at NYC Pet Fashion Show 2016[/caption]
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One of the many dressed up pets at the NYC Pet Fashion Show[/caption]
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Having fun at the NYC Pet Fashion Show![/caption]
Long Island Bulldog Rescue Holiday Gala December 2015
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Long Island Bulldog Rescue Holiday Gala in NYC. (l to r) Stephanie Mattera of NYC Mayor's Alliance; Jill Rappaport of Best in Shelter & Today Show; Dana Humphrey of Whitegate PR and Nancy Hassel of APP![/caption]
NYC Re-Tails and Sales Pet Expo, October 2015:
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APP Member Cindy Dunston Quirk of Scout & Zoe's at NYC Re-tails and Sales Pet Expo![/caption]
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Andrea Arden of Andrea Arden Dog Training and Barry Berman of Grandma Lucy's & NexPet at NYC Re-tails and Sales Pet Expo[/caption]
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Editor of Pet Age Magazine Tom Mazorlig, Jill Rappaport of the Today Show at NYC Re-tails and Sales Pet Expo[/caption]
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LI Bulldog and Jill Rappaport[/caption]
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Nancy Hassel of APP, Patricia Hurley of Little Lucy's Pet Boutique and Dana Humphrey of Whitegate PR at NYC Re-tails and Sales Pet Expo![/caption]
American Pet Professionals In-Person Networking Event, October 2015:
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American Pet Professionals In-Person Networking Event, Oct. 2015[/caption]
BarkWorld 2015 - Atlanta, GA:
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Barkworld Expo November 2015 Altanta, GA[/caption]
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Speaking at BarkWorld Expo 2015, Atlanta, GA[/caption]
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Nancy Hassel of APP with Shorty Rossi at BarkWorld November 2015, Atlanta, GA[/caption]
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Having fun at BarkWorld 2015, Caroline Golon of Highpaw Media and Nancy Hassel of APP![/caption]
Purina's Better with Pets Summit 2015:
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Purina's 3rd Annual Better with Pets Summit in Brooklyn, NY - November 2015[/caption]
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Having fun at the Better with Pets Summit! Dana Humphrey of Whitegate PR, Nancy Hassel of APP and Tom Mazorlig of Pet Age Magzine[/caption]
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Better with Pets Sumimit[/caption]
American Pet Professionals 2015 Summer Networking Event and Fundraiser:
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Fun at our Summer Networking Event & Fundraiser for Baiting Hollow Horse Rescue! (l to r) Jewel Morris of Hamptons Pet Magazine & Pet Philanthropy Circle, Sharon Rubin Levine of Baiting Hollow Horse Rescue, Stephanie Mattera of NYC Mayor's Alliance and Nancy Hassel of APP[/caption]
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Robyn Elman of In Home Pet Services, Paul S. of In Home Pet Services and Deb Maffettone of Deb's Healthy Pet Center[/caption]
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Getting a tour of the horse rescue[/caption]
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The fine ladies of A1 Critter Sitters, Alessa Cahill and Theresa Cahill[/caption]
Global Pet Expo in March 2015 was an incredible show once again! You can see our Global Re-cap Video by clicking here.
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APPA President Bob Vetere awarding Xiomara González-Govea the Excellence in Journalism and Outstanding Contributions to the Pet Industry Award”[/caption]
NYC Pet Fashion in February 2015 show brings pet fashion designers from all over the world and right in NYC to strut their stuff down the runway for a great cause. Once again a very well attended event!
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These Chi's were all dressed up for the NYC Pet Fashion Show[/caption]
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Marie Malito famous NYC Radio personality and Gregg Oehler producer of the NYC Fashion Show and Hamptons Pet Magazine Publisher.[/caption]
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Dana Humphrey of Whitegate PR, fellow APP Member and me, Nancy Hassel, APP prez, having fun at the event![/caption]
Pet Industry 2014!
Woooeee - it's been a very busy and fun year in the pet industry - and a lot of travel! American Pet Professional headed to Atlanta to attend BarkWorld & MeowWorld - the petworking social media conference from October 31 - November 1, 2014. "As a speaker (Applying Journalism Ethics to Blogging) and attendee - it was wonderful to be back at BarkWorld!" ~ Nancy H. [caption id="attachment_2558" align="alignnone" width="900"]
Just another reason to love the pet industry, pets at our conferences![/caption]
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This kitten was getting a lot of attention from the Cat Writers Association writers that were there too![/caption]
Our most recent in-person networking event was held on Monday, October 27, 2014 on Long Island where we had a Expert Panelist roundtable session. Pet professionals came from across Long Island and Queens to meet and ask business and non-profit questions to our three panel experts, Tammy Severino of RPC Development, Dana Humphrey of Whitegate PR and Tom Killeen, Esq. of Farrell Fritz. Royal Canin was a co-sponsor of the event. 
APP headed to the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) Conference held in Hartfod Conneticut on October 18, 2014. The conference was four days and the annual conference for professional dog trainers.
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Over 900 dog trainers were in attendance - this is just a few![/caption]
On Thursday, October 16th, 2014, retailers, media and vendors joined together at New York’s Hotel Pennsylvania for the second NYC Re-tails and Sales Pet Expo. Brought to you by Nancy Hassel of American Pet Professionals and Dana Humphey of Whitegate PR, this event showcased vendors with natural and Made in the USA pet products. Over 200 people from the New York City and surrounding areas attended to meet the makers of fabulous American-made pet products! Jill Rappaport from the Today Show was there with her PIES4PAWS Challenge and Pet Age Magazine was our Presenting Media Sponsor! To learn more go to www.RetailsandSalesPetExpo.com.
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Jill Rappaport meeting our vendors.[/caption]
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Lee-Ann Germinder, one of our sponsors of the event (Good News for Pets) kindly took a Pie in the face from Jill Rappaport to benefit the NYC Mayors Alliance Feral Cat Initiative.[/caption]
The 2nd Annual Better with Pets hosted by Purina was held in New York City on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 and brought pet industry thought leaders, inspirational and educational speakers to an audience of pet influencers, bloggers, media and pet professionals. Of course we were there again! If you missed it, you can watch the entire summit here. 
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Dr. Stan Marks telling the incredible story of Bean.[/caption]
Back in Chicago! American Pet Professionals headed back to Chicago for Total Pet Expo trade show held September 19 to 21, 2014. See our top picks coverage by clicking here.
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Nancy Hassel speaking at two of the Smart Zone sessions at TPE. Thanks to Pet Age Magazine for this picture![/caption]
55 Miles for a good cause? Yea we did it! The MS bike tour around the Hamptons on September 7, 2014 - we raised nearly $500 for the MS Society.
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Dana Humphrey of Whitegate PR and Nancy Hassel of American Pet Professionals at biked the MS tour of the Hamptons.[/caption]
On August 21, 2014 we hosted a Boat Cruise and Cocktail Party on the East End of Long Island, NY. Pet Pros were able to mingle, get to know each other, and enjoy the incredibly beautiful east end of LI waterways (between the North Fork and the Hamptons!). We even had a stop at our own private island during the boat cruise. It was a fantastic way to end the summer.
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Listening to our naturalist talk about the surrounding wildlife.[/caption]
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Having fun - we love the Pet Industry![/caption]
American Pet Professionals had our premier in-person networking event in Chicago on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 hosted at ReelPaws Productions offices! Thirty pet professionals from all over the area attended the event including pet product manufacturers, pet industry educators, pet food companies and we were honored to have Total Pet Expo's trade show Director Colette Fairchild there too! Incredible networking took place and many new connections made. Thanks to Andrea Fischetti and Alex Machlin of ReelPaws for hosting us!
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Andrea Fischetti of ReelPaws, Colette Fairchild of Total Pet Expo and Nancy Hassel of American Pet Professionals[/caption]
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Listening to intros and everyone clapped and cheered each other on![/caption]
Top2Top Pet Conference hosted by PIJAC was held at the Omni Resort in Amelia Island, Florida from April 22, to April 24, 2014. This pet conference brought industry leaders from many pet organizations including APPA,PIDA, United Pet Group, H.H. Backer Associates, American Pet Professionals to name a few. Many topics were discussed during the conference that affect our industry as a whole.
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Opening reception at Top2Top Conference[/caption]
Global Pet Expo held in Orlando, Florida, March 12-14, 2014. This was the biggest Global Pet Expo yet, with 4 miles of trade show floor to walk, nearly 3,000 booths and about 7,000 buyers in attendance. In addition celebrities like Jill Rappaport of the Today Show and Kathy Ireland and a lot of members of the press! 
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Having fun with the awesome crew from Pet Age Magazine, Reel Paws and Whitegate PR at Global Pet Expo![/caption]
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(l to r) Me! Nancy Hassel, President & Founder of Long Island & Amercian Pet Professionals with Bob Vetere, President & CEO of Ameican Pet Products Association.[/caption]
For more pictures from Global click here and for an article re-cap click here! NYC Retails & Sales Expo featured Made in the USA Pet Products held on February 19, 2014 at Honda of Manhattan. Hosted by Long Island Pet Professionals and Whitegate PR and sponsored by Pet Age Magazine and Made in the USA, Certified!
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(l to r) Dana Humphrey of Whitegate PR, Michelle Maskalay Editor in Cheif of Pet Age Magazine, and Nancy Hassel of Long Island Pet Professionals.[/caption]]]>
