WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.040 --> 00:00:05.080 Perhaps why I do that. Okay, all right, I'm just 2 00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:07.360 probably gonna do this at some point because I took 3 00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:11.560 one of your bags too. All right, are we good? 4 00:00:12.080 --> 00:00:17.079 Make sure you on vibrate mine's of my bad Okay, good, Yeah, 5 00:00:17.120 --> 00:00:22.679 we're all good. Okay, ready, ready, Welcome to Maria's Mutts 6 00:00:22.679 --> 00:00:29.079 and Stuff with me. I have Adrian and Kim from Nylabone. Yay, Welcome, Welcome, 7 00:00:29.160 --> 00:00:31.359 Welcome to Maria's Mutts and Stuff. And it's very special 8 00:00:31.399 --> 00:00:34.439 today only because and on top of because they're in 9 00:00:34.479 --> 00:00:37.399 the studio with me. So that's usually I just I 10 00:00:37.479 --> 00:00:41.439 do phoneers or a zoom. So welcome, say hi, Hi. 11 00:00:41.479 --> 00:00:44.280 Thank you, Hi, thank you. Okay. 12 00:00:44.320 --> 00:00:48.159 So, first of all, before we really get started started, Adrian, 13 00:00:48.240 --> 00:00:49.600 tell me what you do at Nylo Bone. 14 00:00:50.280 --> 00:00:53.079 So I am the senior marketing director of Nyla Boone. 15 00:00:53.240 --> 00:00:55.439 I've been with the company almost fifteen years now, so 16 00:00:56.039 --> 00:00:58.479 me on team are over the brand marketing for both 17 00:00:58.520 --> 00:00:59.679 our Nilebone. 18 00:00:59.240 --> 00:01:02.479 Toys and treats. Wow okay, and Kim. 19 00:01:03.039 --> 00:01:06.319 I am senior vice president of Marketing for Central Garden 20 00:01:06.319 --> 00:01:08.680 and Pet, which owns nilobone. So I'm over all of 21 00:01:08.680 --> 00:01:11.480 our brands at Central for our dog and cat business, 22 00:01:11.519 --> 00:01:14.640 which is for Pause Cadet and of course my favorite 23 00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:16.079 don't tell anyone else Nylophone. 24 00:01:16.280 --> 00:01:18.640 Yes, of course, and we also have Jane in the studio. 25 00:01:18.680 --> 00:01:19.719 Tell us what Jane does. 26 00:01:20.519 --> 00:01:24.280 Jane is amazing. Jane heads up our Nilobone Cares initiatives, 27 00:01:24.280 --> 00:01:27.920 which is really all of our philanthropic activities, all of 28 00:01:27.920 --> 00:01:31.319 our donations. She also works on all of our sustainability. 29 00:01:31.439 --> 00:01:34.079 So Jane is the soul of Nylo Bone and what 30 00:01:34.239 --> 00:01:34.519 we do. 31 00:01:34.799 --> 00:01:37.079 Yes, that's very sweet. Well, Jane's alone in the corner. 32 00:01:37.120 --> 00:01:38.879 We put her in the corner put because we're in 33 00:01:38.959 --> 00:01:41.840 a small studio. But we will get to more about 34 00:01:42.719 --> 00:01:45.640 the situation, not the situation, of what Jane does and 35 00:01:45.680 --> 00:01:50.319 what Nilobone is doing. Celebrating seventy years so this is 36 00:01:50.359 --> 00:01:52.599 really a big thing because Nylo Bone has been around 37 00:01:52.680 --> 00:01:56.560 obviously for seventy years from nineteen fifty five. And I 38 00:01:56.680 --> 00:02:00.439 just have to say I've been a Nylobone fans. I 39 00:02:00.480 --> 00:02:03.840 first like my first dog, which was in the early nineties, 40 00:02:03.879 --> 00:02:07.280 so that's probably like thirty five years. And to prove it, 41 00:02:07.480 --> 00:02:11.280 because you're celebrating seventy years, I found and since we're 42 00:02:11.319 --> 00:02:13.319 doing video. I'm gonna show and I can tell the 43 00:02:13.400 --> 00:02:18.639 listeners I found this dura chew of Nyla bone right 44 00:02:18.639 --> 00:02:21.120 and you can tell from the packaging it's like older packaging, 45 00:02:22.039 --> 00:02:24.599 and I was looking for and I'm so happy I 46 00:02:24.680 --> 00:02:28.360 remembered that I had this on top of my fridge. 47 00:02:28.400 --> 00:02:30.080 And those who were listening know that I haven't had 48 00:02:30.120 --> 00:02:31.639 a dog for a year, so they know I still 49 00:02:31.639 --> 00:02:32.960 have my dog stuff and I haven't gotten a new 50 00:02:32.960 --> 00:02:34.879 one yet. But okay, so I was looking for a 51 00:02:35.000 --> 00:02:37.199 year and I didn't see it. And on the top 52 00:02:37.240 --> 00:02:40.840 it said the leader in responsible PetCare for over fifty years. 53 00:02:41.240 --> 00:02:43.759 So this is this is like twenty five years old 54 00:02:43.840 --> 00:02:46.680 right now. I'm sorry, twenty years old, which is amazing. 55 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:49.240 But it's a great product. I, like I said, for 56 00:02:49.360 --> 00:02:52.400 my first dog. When friends of mine get puppies, I 57 00:02:52.400 --> 00:02:54.319 always give them a Nyla bhone because I just remember 58 00:02:54.319 --> 00:02:56.520 and all my dogs, I've always loved Nyla bone. And 59 00:02:56.520 --> 00:02:58.599 I'm not saying that because you're a sponsor, because it's 60 00:02:58.639 --> 00:03:01.759 really from the heart. So tell me how how did 61 00:03:01.840 --> 00:03:04.240 nylobone start seventy years ago? 62 00:03:04.719 --> 00:03:08.879 Seventy yeah, seventy long years ago. So Nyla Bone was 63 00:03:08.919 --> 00:03:11.599 actually one of the founding brands in the pet industry 64 00:03:11.599 --> 00:03:14.560 in the United States. So around seventy years ago, a 65 00:03:14.599 --> 00:03:17.400 bunch of companies came together and they created what's called 66 00:03:17.439 --> 00:03:20.560 the American Pet Products Association, and basically they started the 67 00:03:20.599 --> 00:03:23.599 industry to say, we want to make products for pets. Now, 68 00:03:23.639 --> 00:03:27.120 we're one of many, many companies in the APPA. It's 69 00:03:27.120 --> 00:03:31.360 actually APPMA now, but we were one of the founding companies. 70 00:03:31.439 --> 00:03:34.439 And we started with durable chew toys, high quality durable 71 00:03:34.479 --> 00:03:38.400 chew toys and just made here in New Jersey, New 72 00:03:38.479 --> 00:03:40.520 York right now, but made in New Jersey right in 73 00:03:41.360 --> 00:03:41.840 the USA. 74 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:43.560 Yeah, it's very important. 75 00:03:43.639 --> 00:03:47.520 Yes, So we made Nyla bones for dogs, durable chews 76 00:03:47.560 --> 00:03:50.800 that lasted a long time, in every flavor, shape, color 77 00:03:50.879 --> 00:03:53.560 you can possibly imagine. We took it seriously. We wanted 78 00:03:53.560 --> 00:03:56.800 to create a product that really entices dogs to chew, 79 00:03:56.879 --> 00:03:58.879 that gets that chewing need out of them so they 80 00:03:58.879 --> 00:04:02.000 don't become destruct of course, of course, and from there, 81 00:04:02.159 --> 00:04:05.319 you know what goes with toys, but treats. So we 82 00:04:05.639 --> 00:04:07.479 entered the treat market and we've got some of the 83 00:04:07.479 --> 00:04:10.599 best selling what we call long lasting choose in the market. Why, 84 00:04:10.719 --> 00:04:12.879 Because we know how to make a long lasting chew, 85 00:04:13.039 --> 00:04:17.519 right and really popular with dogs, highly highly palatable. And 86 00:04:17.560 --> 00:04:19.680 now we're one of the bigest chew companies in the country. 87 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:22.560 So it's been seventy years of true happiness, right. 88 00:04:22.600 --> 00:04:25.160 Oh, I do love that, yes, yes. 89 00:04:24.879 --> 00:04:27.560 And we're just delighted that we keep getting to work 90 00:04:27.600 --> 00:04:29.600 with dogs and shelters and folks like you. 91 00:04:29.800 --> 00:04:32.959 Of course, no, of course, I mean honestly, when something 92 00:04:33.000 --> 00:04:34.639 when a product is good, it's like I remember this 93 00:04:34.680 --> 00:04:37.600 from my grandmother. You know, if you have something that's 94 00:04:37.680 --> 00:04:39.959 it's better to have a few things that are good 95 00:04:40.079 --> 00:04:43.120 quality than stuff that's not made so well, you know, 96 00:04:43.279 --> 00:04:46.079 and that goes with you know, your pet toys and 97 00:04:46.120 --> 00:04:48.839 pet chews and pet food just as well, you know, 98 00:04:48.839 --> 00:04:50.319 in the fact that you're made in New Jersey and 99 00:04:50.360 --> 00:04:53.759 the fact that you know USA, and I just know, 100 00:04:54.079 --> 00:04:57.360 like from many many years ago, when like I guess 101 00:04:57.399 --> 00:04:59.160 it was, I don't even remember how long ago it was, 102 00:04:59.240 --> 00:05:01.680 but a lot of pets were dying because of the 103 00:05:01.680 --> 00:05:02.759 food from China. 104 00:05:02.680 --> 00:05:04.959 Melanine, the melanie issue from China. Yeah, I was in 105 00:05:04.959 --> 00:05:06.519 the industry at that time. It was terrible. 106 00:05:06.519 --> 00:05:09.240 It was awful. It was all terrifying, and you know, 107 00:05:09.519 --> 00:05:10.959 and you didn't I get. I think a lot of 108 00:05:11.000 --> 00:05:14.240 people sometimes don't realize when oh I'm gonna it's okay 109 00:05:14.360 --> 00:05:16.639 because it's a dog toy. Well look where it's made 110 00:05:16.759 --> 00:05:19.199 exactly know your dog is chewing it. So and I 111 00:05:19.240 --> 00:05:21.240 think there was like glue and all this other stuff 112 00:05:21.240 --> 00:05:23.240 in it. It was just you know. So the fact 113 00:05:23.279 --> 00:05:25.399 that you're made in the USA is like yay. 114 00:05:26.360 --> 00:05:30.720 Especially for treats right the past are incredibly important. Absolutely, Yeah, 115 00:05:30.759 --> 00:05:31.560 we take pride in that. 116 00:05:31.720 --> 00:05:34.879 Yes, no, which I think every pet owner because they 117 00:05:34.879 --> 00:05:38.160 are our children. It's very very important. Absolutely so now 118 00:05:38.160 --> 00:05:41.079 that it's seventy years, lots of stuff happening because it's 119 00:05:41.120 --> 00:05:44.519 a milestone. So what tell us what's going on? 120 00:05:44.680 --> 00:05:47.079 Well, Adrian, I think that you should talk about the 121 00:05:47.279 --> 00:05:48.199 wonderful things we're doing. 122 00:05:48.759 --> 00:05:51.800 I can celebrate our seventieth birthday, which is on November fourth, 123 00:05:51.839 --> 00:05:55.160 twenty twenty five. We are partnering with Best Friends Animal 124 00:05:55.240 --> 00:05:58.639 Society in our shoes for a good campaign. So we're 125 00:05:58.639 --> 00:06:01.839 really excited about this campaign. For every Nylo bone toy 126 00:06:01.959 --> 00:06:05.680 or treat that's purchased, consumers have an opportunity to upload 127 00:06:05.720 --> 00:06:09.560 their receipt to our micro site at nilebonecars dot com 128 00:06:09.839 --> 00:06:13.800 and they're entered into a chance to win a weekly 129 00:06:14.079 --> 00:06:14.839 gift card and. 130 00:06:14.800 --> 00:06:15.959 Also a grand prize. 131 00:06:16.319 --> 00:06:18.839 But what's even more exciting about the whole campaign is 132 00:06:18.879 --> 00:06:21.600 that for every receipt that's uploaded and purchased that's made, 133 00:06:21.600 --> 00:06:24.639 we're donating AHw toy to best Friends Animal Society for 134 00:06:24.720 --> 00:06:27.920 shelter dogs. And they have over five thousand no kill 135 00:06:28.399 --> 00:06:31.040 shelters across the United States. So they were here today, 136 00:06:31.279 --> 00:06:33.360 they were here today were beautiful puppies. 137 00:06:33.480 --> 00:06:36.639 I know, I know it's very tempting, but yeah, yeah, 138 00:06:37.160 --> 00:06:41.639 nothing changes anyone's mood, right, like like a puppy at work. No, 139 00:06:41.720 --> 00:06:43.759 but it's it's excellent and best Friends has been around 140 00:06:44.240 --> 00:06:47.199 many many years as well, so it's a great partnership. 141 00:06:47.240 --> 00:06:48.959 And I mean, and even if you go because if 142 00:06:49.000 --> 00:06:51.720 you go to nylobone dot com and right there it 143 00:06:51.759 --> 00:06:54.639 says by give win, it's like it it's right there. 144 00:06:54.720 --> 00:06:57.319 So it's very easy. And I know my listeners buy 145 00:06:57.720 --> 00:07:00.360 Nyla bones and this is even more reason that they should. 146 00:07:00.439 --> 00:07:02.680 And it's just very easy because they can enter and 147 00:07:02.759 --> 00:07:05.079 it's win win all around, and you know, you're helping 148 00:07:05.079 --> 00:07:07.439 out shelter dogs because, as we say over and over 149 00:07:07.480 --> 00:07:10.399 and over, you know, animals that wind up in shelters 150 00:07:10.720 --> 00:07:14.120 aren't damaged. Yes, no, there's so many people are other 151 00:07:14.160 --> 00:07:16.959 than the but people are learning. I think it's taking 152 00:07:17.160 --> 00:07:20.199 it's still taking time. But you know, I feel like 153 00:07:20.240 --> 00:07:22.560 a broken record. But I mean I still talk to 154 00:07:22.560 --> 00:07:24.399 people about puppy mills and they don't know what a 155 00:07:24.399 --> 00:07:26.480 puppy mill is. Yeah, and it's like, well it's twenty 156 00:07:26.480 --> 00:07:29.360 twenty five, Okay, it's okay, let me, let. 157 00:07:29.199 --> 00:07:30.399 Me teach you, you know. 158 00:07:30.439 --> 00:07:32.560 And it's the same thing like and this is you know, 159 00:07:32.680 --> 00:07:36.720 Nylamone is a huge organization. It's a huge company. And 160 00:07:36.800 --> 00:07:39.600 the fact that you're saying, you know, shelter pets, sheltered 161 00:07:39.639 --> 00:07:42.079 dogs and cats, they are okay, they just happen to 162 00:07:42.120 --> 00:07:43.279 find themselves there. 163 00:07:43.120 --> 00:07:45.399 Absolutely, and they're in need of a loving home. 164 00:07:45.480 --> 00:07:46.360 That's all they need. 165 00:07:46.439 --> 00:07:48.480 I have I have cats and I have dogs, but 166 00:07:48.560 --> 00:07:51.480 my cats came from the shelter, and there's not two 167 00:07:51.519 --> 00:07:54.959 more loving cats in the world. Like they're they're not damaged. 168 00:07:55.000 --> 00:07:56.720 They just need a good home. And once they have it, 169 00:07:56.920 --> 00:08:00.000 the joy you see in them is just incredibly satisfied. 170 00:08:00.279 --> 00:08:05.240 Yeah, of course, of course. So with the prizes that 171 00:08:05.399 --> 00:08:09.600 the person when they buy their nyhlabone product and then 172 00:08:09.600 --> 00:08:12.199 they upload their receipt and you know, maybe they can win. 173 00:08:12.639 --> 00:08:14.120 Can we talk about some of the things that they 174 00:08:14.120 --> 00:08:15.560 could win over there? 175 00:08:15.639 --> 00:08:18.519 So depending on where they make their purchase, whether it's 176 00:08:18.560 --> 00:08:21.600 at a retailer online, when they upload their receipt there 177 00:08:22.160 --> 00:08:25.160 entered into a chance to win one hundred dollars gift card. Wow, 178 00:08:25.360 --> 00:08:28.959 that would be where they purchased the Nihli one product. 179 00:08:29.000 --> 00:08:29.839 So oh that's nice. 180 00:08:29.839 --> 00:08:32.440 And that's one hundred weeks, so one hundred dollar winner 181 00:08:32.600 --> 00:08:35.799 every week of the contest through the entire contest. So yeah, 182 00:08:35.919 --> 00:08:38.799 if you win that week and you uploaded your receipt 183 00:08:38.840 --> 00:08:41.759 from Amazon or Target or Walmart, you get a hundred 184 00:08:41.759 --> 00:08:42.320 dollars gift card. 185 00:08:42.360 --> 00:08:44.360 That's a lot and then you can use that to 186 00:08:44.639 --> 00:08:47.600 spoil your pet right exactly exactly? And how and is 187 00:08:47.639 --> 00:08:50.759 this going on throughout the year until you hit the 188 00:08:50.960 --> 00:08:53.679 actual date November or till the end of twenty. 189 00:08:53.440 --> 00:08:55.759 Five runs through the end of the calendar years. 190 00:08:55.840 --> 00:08:58.039 Wow, that's a long time, a long time and the 191 00:08:58.080 --> 00:09:00.919 most exciting part of the contest is definitely towards the end. 192 00:09:01.080 --> 00:09:03.240 So at the end of the year there will be 193 00:09:03.279 --> 00:09:07.000 one grand prize winner and the grand prize is thirty 194 00:09:07.080 --> 00:09:10.039 thousand dollars. Wow. So you could spoil your pet, you 195 00:09:10.080 --> 00:09:12.919 could spoil some shelter pets, you could spoil everybody. 196 00:09:13.159 --> 00:09:15.000 Wow, spoil yourself. 197 00:09:14.679 --> 00:09:15.080 If you want. 198 00:09:15.720 --> 00:09:18.759 It's amazing thirty thousand bucks for a grand prize because 199 00:09:18.759 --> 00:09:19.960 you bought a Nylo bone. 200 00:09:19.840 --> 00:09:21.720 Exactly right, and you helped a shelter dog. 201 00:09:21.759 --> 00:09:24.399 And you helped a shelter dog. So there's really no excuse. 202 00:09:24.480 --> 00:09:25.240 What's better than that? 203 00:09:25.440 --> 00:09:29.039 Nothing is better than that. Nothing is better. So okay, 204 00:09:29.120 --> 00:09:31.000 so let's talk a little bit more in detail about 205 00:09:31.039 --> 00:09:32.759 the products that Nylo bon because I know we hit 206 00:09:32.799 --> 00:09:35.320 on it just a little briefly before, so that we 207 00:09:35.399 --> 00:09:39.120 definitely have the Nylo bone choose. But let's talk about 208 00:09:39.120 --> 00:09:42.759 the toys. So I actually and I have to and 209 00:09:42.879 --> 00:09:45.480 for those who are listening, sorry you're not seeing this, 210 00:09:45.600 --> 00:09:46.960 but you'll just have to go look for it in 211 00:09:47.000 --> 00:09:50.200 the store. But for the video, I just happened to 212 00:09:50.240 --> 00:09:52.960 grab this bag. I wish I could play with this. 213 00:09:53.480 --> 00:09:56.120 How cute is this? It's broccoli. It's like a stalk 214 00:09:56.279 --> 00:09:58.360 of broccoli. And it's really funny because I made this 215 00:09:58.440 --> 00:10:00.720 dish last night with broccoli, and I'm like, oh my goodness, 216 00:10:01.519 --> 00:10:04.200 it looks like when I was chopping up exactly it. 217 00:10:04.279 --> 00:10:07.360 This is great And I'm you know, power chew because 218 00:10:07.360 --> 00:10:11.440 we all bacon and cheese flavor. I just I love it. 219 00:10:11.559 --> 00:10:13.879 I love all the you know, all the different toys, 220 00:10:13.960 --> 00:10:16.720 and so tell us more of the different kinds of 221 00:10:16.759 --> 00:10:18.519 toys that you have that are similar to this. 222 00:10:19.200 --> 00:10:22.879 Yeah, So broccoli chew toy is one of our newer designs, 223 00:10:22.960 --> 00:10:25.759 and all of our chew toys are designed with how 224 00:10:25.840 --> 00:10:28.879 dogs chew in mind. So this line is definitely a 225 00:10:28.919 --> 00:10:30.799 lot of fun. There's a lobster in the line. There's 226 00:10:30.840 --> 00:10:34.240 a doughnut, there's a s'more. Oh I saw the s'mores too. Yeah, 227 00:10:34.320 --> 00:10:35.919 there are a lot of fun. But they really are 228 00:10:36.000 --> 00:10:39.679 designed not only to be fun and colorful and definitely 229 00:10:39.759 --> 00:10:41.960 instagram worthy, because it doesn't like to take the pictures 230 00:10:42.000 --> 00:10:44.320 of their dogs chewing on these yes, of course looking toys, 231 00:10:44.320 --> 00:10:47.799 but they are designed with purpose so sure that we 232 00:10:47.840 --> 00:10:50.279 take into consideration how the dog holds the chew toy 233 00:10:50.600 --> 00:10:52.279 that they can really kind of chew with their back 234 00:10:52.320 --> 00:10:54.559 teeth and really get in there. And they're designed for 235 00:10:54.600 --> 00:10:55.919 powerful tours like that one like. 236 00:10:55.879 --> 00:10:57.639 This one, yeah, extreme chewing style. 237 00:10:57.919 --> 00:11:00.440 Yeah, it's of textured on end, so that really kind 238 00:11:00.480 --> 00:11:03.120 of engages them and draws them in and gets them chewing. 239 00:11:03.559 --> 00:11:06.399 It's true. It's amazing because I'm not sure if we've 240 00:11:06.440 --> 00:11:09.320 all had dogs that were extreme chewers, but I definitely 241 00:11:09.320 --> 00:11:12.120 had one. And every time, you know, when he was younger, 242 00:11:12.159 --> 00:11:14.039 when he was a puppy. It's a couple of dogs ago. 243 00:11:14.240 --> 00:11:17.759 I would come home and like actually hold my breath 244 00:11:17.759 --> 00:11:20.200 before I opened the door because like, what did he 245 00:11:20.559 --> 00:11:22.840 you know? And I gave him exercise and left him with, 246 00:11:23.159 --> 00:11:25.279 you know, treats inside one of those things that you 247 00:11:25.320 --> 00:11:26.720 play with and he has to like fight for the 248 00:11:26.759 --> 00:11:29.960 treats and like what would I find whether it's uh, 249 00:11:30.399 --> 00:11:33.240 you know, whether it was my rug. The best was 250 00:11:33.240 --> 00:11:35.679 one time I came and was potting soil and I 251 00:11:35.720 --> 00:11:37.960 didn't realize and I picked He must have moved it, 252 00:11:38.000 --> 00:11:39.919 I thought, and I picked it up in the two 253 00:11:40.000 --> 00:11:42.759 or three holes, and the potting soil just all like 254 00:11:43.080 --> 00:11:47.519 kind of seeped out, and I was like extreme chewer. 255 00:11:47.840 --> 00:11:49.679 And he also chewed on nil of boats too. So 256 00:11:50.200 --> 00:11:52.519 I have one of those extreme chewers at home myself. Yes, 257 00:11:52.639 --> 00:11:55.919 and she is definitely a nylepone dog. Yes, yeah, I mean, 258 00:11:55.960 --> 00:11:56.919 but they're dogs. 259 00:11:57.240 --> 00:12:01.840 You know, it goes critic your dog. She is, but 260 00:12:01.960 --> 00:12:04.279 not all dogs are aggressive chewers. So to build off 261 00:12:04.279 --> 00:12:06.279 what Adriam was saying is we have our power chewes. 262 00:12:06.279 --> 00:12:09.159 We have strong chees which are not quite as hard 263 00:12:09.279 --> 00:12:11.720 as a power chew because some dogs aren't as aggressive 264 00:12:11.759 --> 00:12:14.720 as as Molly, our test dog. And then we also 265 00:12:14.799 --> 00:12:17.080 have flexi chews that are great that are more soothing 266 00:12:17.120 --> 00:12:20.279 where you know, they very easy to chew, easy on 267 00:12:20.320 --> 00:12:22.039 the teeth. So if you have an older dog or 268 00:12:22.080 --> 00:12:23.480 just a dog that likes to kind of nibble a 269 00:12:23.480 --> 00:12:25.600 little bit but is an aggressive chewer. So we really 270 00:12:25.600 --> 00:12:28.480 have something for every dog, every weight of dog, every 271 00:12:28.559 --> 00:12:31.720 size of dog. We've tried to meet all the needs 272 00:12:31.720 --> 00:12:33.240 of dogs across. Yeah. 273 00:12:33.320 --> 00:12:35.519 No, and it's true. I mean dogs are like people. 274 00:12:35.639 --> 00:12:38.000 Cats are like people, right, they are there. Everybody's different, 275 00:12:38.000 --> 00:12:41.120 it's there, Each breed is different, each one is different, 276 00:12:41.200 --> 00:12:42.360 you know, So it makes sense. 277 00:12:43.080 --> 00:12:44.720 And of course we have a full puppy line. 278 00:12:45.200 --> 00:12:49.159 Yes, let's talk about Yes, absolutely, Yes, let's talk about 279 00:12:49.159 --> 00:12:50.279 a little bit about the puppy line. 280 00:12:50.320 --> 00:12:53.320 Yeah, we have a very wide assortment of chew toys. 281 00:12:53.639 --> 00:12:56.759 They are designed and specifically made for puppies. So really 282 00:12:56.799 --> 00:13:00.639 it's important to get puppies chewing unappropriate in the beginning, 283 00:13:00.679 --> 00:13:02.519 that's true, talking about the destructive chewing. 284 00:13:02.679 --> 00:13:04.200 Yeah, they've got those little. 285 00:13:03.960 --> 00:13:06.320 Puppy teeth, and they go through the whole teething period 286 00:13:06.399 --> 00:13:09.039 just like babies, where they lose their puppy teeth, and 287 00:13:09.600 --> 00:13:11.960 they're kind of trying to look for ways to soothe 288 00:13:12.279 --> 00:13:14.480 and ease all of that teething pain. So they're looking 289 00:13:14.799 --> 00:13:16.840 for things to chew on. But we want them not 290 00:13:16.919 --> 00:13:20.200 chewing on our remote controls and our furniture. No, of course, 291 00:13:20.279 --> 00:13:24.080 my puppy definitely tried doing so, redirecting them to the 292 00:13:24.240 --> 00:13:26.559 appropriate things to chew on. So that's really what's behind 293 00:13:26.559 --> 00:13:29.919 our whole puppy line, and we've got everything from extra 294 00:13:29.960 --> 00:13:33.200 small to extra large for all sized puppies and really 295 00:13:33.240 --> 00:13:36.639 to get them chewing appropriately from the very early stages. 296 00:13:36.799 --> 00:13:39.399 Sure, I mean, and I think I feel like nylabone 297 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:43.720 is definitely preventing many animals from being dropped off at 298 00:13:43.759 --> 00:13:47.159 shelters because I think sometimes I mean not everybody, and 299 00:13:47.159 --> 00:13:48.759 it's just it just the way it is, Like if 300 00:13:48.799 --> 00:13:51.799 you don't know anything about having a dog, or you 301 00:13:51.879 --> 00:13:54.000 never had one, and you get a dog and you 302 00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:57.879 don't realize it's it needs your attention. It's not gonna 303 00:13:57.919 --> 00:13:59.879 be you know, like Lassie or whatever dog you see 304 00:14:00.039 --> 00:14:03.080 you saw on TV growing up, And I think, you know, 305 00:14:03.440 --> 00:14:05.919 if it gets destructive or it has accidents and then 306 00:14:05.919 --> 00:14:08.519 it winds up back in the shelter because it why 307 00:14:08.600 --> 00:14:10.759 did that happen? Well, it chewed my wall. Okay, but 308 00:14:10.879 --> 00:14:13.240 that happens, you know, it happens, and I feel like 309 00:14:13.320 --> 00:14:15.720 Nylophone helps avoid that from happening. 310 00:14:16.000 --> 00:14:19.200 That's destructive. Chewing is definitely one of the leading causes 311 00:14:19.200 --> 00:14:22.039 why dogs are returned to shelters. So getting them to 312 00:14:22.200 --> 00:14:26.559 chew appropriately and exact things is really important, exactly, So, 313 00:14:26.559 --> 00:14:28.240 so Nylo Bone to the rescue. 314 00:14:27.879 --> 00:14:29.399 That's right, our reason being. 315 00:14:31.080 --> 00:14:33.720 So okay, So you so now we're getting into May, 316 00:14:34.240 --> 00:14:37.360 and well it's May, and we have the rest of 317 00:14:37.399 --> 00:14:42.919 the year, you know, until your celebration is done. What's 318 00:14:42.919 --> 00:14:45.159 on what's in store for like the next few months 319 00:14:45.200 --> 00:14:47.080 for you for the rest of the year. I'm sure 320 00:14:47.120 --> 00:14:49.840 there's a big plan and other things going on. 321 00:14:49.960 --> 00:14:52.600 So there's a there's a ton of things going on there. Yes, 322 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:54.960 we've been quite busy at I think so. Yes. Yeah, 323 00:14:55.039 --> 00:14:57.840 So the the promotion Choose for Good goes through the 324 00:14:57.840 --> 00:15:01.279 rest of the years we talked about, but to celebrate 325 00:15:01.279 --> 00:15:05.000 our seventieth birthday, we decided we needed a makeover. So 326 00:15:05.039 --> 00:15:09.200 we also refreshed our packaging for all Nylophone products. Okay, 327 00:15:09.240 --> 00:15:11.679 so you'll start to see that hit the shelf within 328 00:15:11.720 --> 00:15:13.960 the next few months. And we came up with our 329 00:15:14.000 --> 00:15:16.600 new tagline, which is Trusted Choose with Heart and Purpose 330 00:15:16.600 --> 00:15:17.799 since nineteen fifty five. 331 00:15:17.879 --> 00:15:18.320 I love that. 332 00:15:19.080 --> 00:15:20.799 It really is who we are. And you know, as 333 00:15:20.799 --> 00:15:22.960 we went into our seventieth birthday, we thought about what 334 00:15:23.000 --> 00:15:24.279 do we want to do. Do we want to throw 335 00:15:24.320 --> 00:15:26.960 a big party for ourselves? Do we want to you know, 336 00:15:27.000 --> 00:15:28.960 do a big ad campaign. Of course, we always want 337 00:15:28.960 --> 00:15:31.480 to do an ad can he said, you don't want 338 00:15:31.519 --> 00:15:33.519 to give back? That's what we want to do this year. 339 00:15:33.639 --> 00:15:35.759 So you know, we're partnering with a lot of shelters. 340 00:15:36.080 --> 00:15:39.200 We do donations across a lot of different shelters where 341 00:15:39.240 --> 00:15:43.120 we give product for our Nylophone treats into shelter packs 342 00:15:43.159 --> 00:15:44.679 that go home with adopted dogs. 343 00:15:44.799 --> 00:15:45.879 Nice yeah, so as ducks. 344 00:15:45.879 --> 00:15:48.120 And it actually has a nylobhone toy coupon as. 345 00:15:48.000 --> 00:15:49.000 Well, so perfect. 346 00:15:49.039 --> 00:15:50.799 We can't give away the toys because you know, size 347 00:15:50.799 --> 00:15:53.559 and shape right at our time, but we're sending them 348 00:15:53.600 --> 00:15:56.440 home with great information on how to bring this puppy 349 00:15:56.519 --> 00:15:58.440 or how to bring this adopted dog into your home, 350 00:15:58.759 --> 00:16:02.159 and we're giving that donation. The other thing with our makeover, 351 00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:04.679 going back to our packaging, is not only did we 352 00:16:05.000 --> 00:16:06.919 make ourselves look better at least we think we did, 353 00:16:07.200 --> 00:16:10.440 we remove plastic from our packaging. So we're saving about 354 00:16:10.480 --> 00:16:13.480 forty tons of plastic a year. Yeah. Yeah. With our 355 00:16:13.519 --> 00:16:17.879 new packaging, we're part of the Pet Sustainability Coalition. We're 356 00:16:18.240 --> 00:16:21.559 accredited as a sustainable company, so we're really focused on, 357 00:16:21.919 --> 00:16:24.279 you know, reducing our footprint or our pawprint as well, 358 00:16:24.320 --> 00:16:26.480 right to say, and just doing better for the world. 359 00:16:26.519 --> 00:16:27.559 So we've had that's amazing. 360 00:16:27.600 --> 00:16:30.080 Yeah, we've that's amazing too. I mean it's proof because 361 00:16:30.159 --> 00:16:31.879 my mind from twenty years ago. 362 00:16:32.360 --> 00:16:36.039 It's old packaging, yeah, you know, but pretty still standing 363 00:16:36.080 --> 00:16:38.200 and it's i know it's not amazing. 364 00:16:38.399 --> 00:16:41.240 I know it's amazing, but let's talk. Let's I want 365 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:43.320 to show some of the let's talk about what's in here. Sure, 366 00:16:43.879 --> 00:16:45.399 you know in your bag of trick, we have a 367 00:16:45.440 --> 00:16:47.200 bag of tricks, so well, I have a couple here, 368 00:16:47.639 --> 00:16:50.360 so oh, and I've given these as gifts. So this 369 00:16:50.840 --> 00:16:53.120 is a natural nubs which you can see and you 370 00:16:53.200 --> 00:16:56.639 b z edible dog chews with real chicken. We have 371 00:16:56.720 --> 00:16:58.759 these here so and these I guess come in different 372 00:16:58.759 --> 00:17:02.399 flavors as well, so for those so for those who 373 00:17:02.399 --> 00:17:05.640 are listening, and of course I took a bag that 374 00:17:05.799 --> 00:17:08.440 just a couple of days. That's okay because I'm still 375 00:17:08.480 --> 00:17:09.400 stuck on the broccoli. 376 00:17:09.519 --> 00:17:12.960 You know. I'm so glad you have the broccoli. 377 00:17:13.759 --> 00:17:17.599 Me too. It's so cute, but so okay. So that's 378 00:17:17.640 --> 00:17:19.480 what's happening for the rest of the year. And you 379 00:17:19.559 --> 00:17:22.079 probably cannot think of what's going to happen next year 380 00:17:22.119 --> 00:17:23.759 because it's too soon. 381 00:17:24.400 --> 00:17:26.640 A little bit it's a little bit more exciting things. 382 00:17:26.680 --> 00:17:28.559 I'm not sure next year, you know. Of course, our 383 00:17:28.599 --> 00:17:33.000 philanthropic activity will continue. We actually are partnering with Walmart 384 00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:36.160 and Best Friends Animal Society in May for Pet Months 385 00:17:36.160 --> 00:17:39.240 So Pet Month at Walmart is this May, and we're 386 00:17:39.279 --> 00:17:41.799 doing about seven different events across the country, so it's 387 00:17:41.839 --> 00:17:45.720 on site adoptions out Walmart's across the country and we'll 388 00:17:45.759 --> 00:17:48.799 be participating in that as well. So we're really focused 389 00:17:48.839 --> 00:17:51.720 on getting continuing our give back to these pets, and 390 00:17:51.759 --> 00:17:53.480 we really just want to get dogs out of shelters. 391 00:17:53.480 --> 00:17:55.240 And of course, I mean we want them to be. 392 00:17:55.279 --> 00:17:57.799 Nil bhone dogs for life of course, yes, of course, 393 00:17:57.880 --> 00:18:00.440 but also we want them in good forever homes of course. 394 00:18:00.480 --> 00:18:03.960 I mean. And that's what's so cool about nilobone because it's, yes, 395 00:18:04.039 --> 00:18:07.279 it's a company that's a business, but it's really kind 396 00:18:07.279 --> 00:18:09.559 of directed by what's in all of your hearts. And 397 00:18:09.599 --> 00:18:12.039 it's obvious to me, you know, at the heart, we're 398 00:18:12.079 --> 00:18:15.400 pet people exactly. Just yes, it's like people who are 399 00:18:15.480 --> 00:18:18.640 vets because they love pets absolutely, and that's what I 400 00:18:18.680 --> 00:18:22.000 feel like. Nylabone is a company that loves pets, and 401 00:18:22.319 --> 00:18:25.799