Meet the Breeds in NYC!
You’ve probably heard of the AKC (American Kennel Club) and the CFA (Cat Fanciers Association). Have you heard of Meet the Breeds?
A few weeks ago (October 17 & 18), some of my co-workers were at the Javits Center in New York City (wish I had been able to go!) where they attended the AKC-CFA Meet The Breeds sponsored by Pet Partners, Inc. This really cool weekend event allowed people to “meet” 160 dog breeds and 41 cat breeds. Each breed had its own designated space that was designed and decorated to reflect the breed’s attributes, characteristics, history, and heritage. People attending the event were able to pet the dogs/cats/puppies/kittens and to question and talk to breed experts. What a great way to learn about different breeds of dogs and cats!
My buddy, Jason Taylor (from our External Relations team), was there to present a contribution to two outstanding organizations, the Bulldog Club of America and the Winn Feline Foundation.
Munch looks on approvingly as Jason presents a check for $10,000 to Evelyn Heath of the Bulldog Club of America's Charitable Fund. To Munch's left are Adam and Deirdre Nardelli, Munch's owners.
Have you seen the Iams dog and cat ads we’ve been doing lately that call attention to the fact we’ve added prebiotics to our pet foods? The two breeds starring in these ads are the Bulldog and Cornish Rex. In fact, the canine star of the ads — Munch the Bulldog – was at Meet the Breeds!
Everybody at Iams fell in love with Munch when we first started looking at his photos and video. He has such personality! That Saturday at Meet the Breeds, Jason and Munch presented a donation to the Bulldog Club of America. We know that they will put our contribution to good use to support the breed.
Janet Wolf, the executive director of the Winn Feline Foundation receives a check for $10,000 from Jason. On the left is David White of the CFA holding Artie the Cornish Rex.
The next day, it was Artie’s turn to shine. Artie is a Cornish Rex, and he is a magnificent example of his breed—sleek, healthy, and beautiful. The Cornish Rex is the breed of cat featured in our new marketing campaign for Iams Cat food. That Sunday, Jason and Artie presented a donation to the Winn Feline Foundation, to help honor and celebrate the unique Cornish Rex breed.
What an incredible event!
Thank you for writing about the generous donation Iams made to the Winn Feline Foundation and the Bulldog Club of America. Winn is truly grateful for the commitment Iams continues to make to feline health.
Susan Little, DVM, DABVP
Past President, Winn Feline Foundation
Thank you for bringing even more attention to this fabulous dog breed. And thank you to iams for supporting bulldogs and donating to the Bulldog Cklub of America. Bullies are great!
Thank you for making this wonderful donation to the Bulldog Club of America. I have really enjoyed watching Munch in the Iams commercials, he is a lovely dog and a credit to our breed.
Thanks again.
Kay Gray
Graybull Bulldogs
What a thoughtful idea to donate funds for research to help the future health of the buuldog breed. We love them and Munch is a great example of the health and temperment you would like in a bulldog. Way to go Munch!!! We love to see his commercial on TV.
Thank you for caring about our bulldogs and for your generous donation. You have captured my heart with your commercial with Munch. My favorite commercial with my absolute favorite bulldog. Thanks, Doris
Thank you for your generous donation to help with the research of health issues concerning our wonderful, four legged friends, the BULLDOG!! Thank you again so much for your generosity. GO BULLDOGS and GO IAMS!!!
Thank you for contributing to the Bulldog Club of America’s Charitable Fund. Iams has recognized our favorite breed and Munch, our Ambassador. It is wonderful to know that Iams is working to improve the health of dogs and cats through quality foods.
This is wonderful. As a beloved Bulldogger, thank you, Iams, for contributing such a generous gift to the Bulldog Club of America Charitable Fund. We so appreciate your support!
As a fellow bulldog owner and a huge fan of Munch, I would like to personally take the time to thank IAMs for the generous contribution to the Bulldog Club of America. This is an amazing donation to a wonderful organization.
Thank you again,
Alison Silver
From a bulldogger I want to take the time to THANK YOU so much for your generous gift to The Bulldog Club of America .
Munch is such a doll-baby! He’s just adorable! Be sure to check out his photo albums on his FaceBook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Munch/187869644459?ref=ts#
Iams,
Thank you so much for your generous donation to The Bulldog Club of America. Bulldogs are a great breed, once you own one you will never be without a bullie.
I love the Munch commercial, he’s a credit to our breed. Thanks again for your generosity!
YAY for you IAMS!!!! and a even bigger …. YAY for you MUNCH !!!!!!
Thank you IAMS for your generous donation and for your support for our luv-a-bull breed…
and thank you MUNCH for the smiles you have brought to me and my family EVERY time we see your commercial…..
YAY for you IAMS !!! and an even bigger… YAY for you MUNCH !!!
Thank you IAMS for your generous donation,support and recognition for our
luv-a-bull breed..
and Thank YOU MUNCH for all the smiles you have brought to me and my family EVERY time we see your commercial..
Way to go buddy !!! Nice to know a celebrity !! thank you Iams for your support
YAY for you IAMS !!!! and an even bigger YAY for you MUNCH !!
THANK YOU IAMS for your generous donation,recognition and support for our LUV-A-BULL breed..
and THANK YOU MUNCH for putting a smile on the faces of me and my family…EVERY time we see your commercial…
way to go buddy… nice to know a celebrity…. Thank you IAMS… for your help and support for all us bulldogs….
YAY for you IAMS !! And a bigger YAY for you MUNCH !!
Thank you IAMS for your generous donation,recognition and support of our most LUV-A-BULL breed.And Thank you MUNCH for all the smiles you bring to the faces of me and my family every time we see your commercial
Thank you IAMS for the generous donation to The Bulldog Club of America. As all Bulldog owners know, they are a very special breed, and once you go Bullie, you never go back. Munch – you’re the greatest!!! Congratualtions!
As a bulldog owner and friend of Munch and Deidre, I would like to thank IAMs for the generous contribution to the Bulldog Club of America. What a wonderful donation to a terrific and much needed organization. You have a great commercial, product and apparently a good and generous heart. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for your generous gift to the Bulldog Club of America. As a memeber,a long time advocate of responsible breeding and proponent multiple health testing/screening for any dog that is used for breeding to improve not only bulldogs but all dogs, I extend my thanks to your organization for recognizing the hard work the BCA does in trying to breed and maintain healthy well nourished dogs.
Sincerely,
Lorraine Eyth
As owner of several bulldogs and member of the BCA, I would like to thank you for your generous donation to The Bulldog Club of America. And, thank you Munch for being such a wonderful ambassador for breed. We love the commercial!
Iam’s this is truly a wonderful, GENEROUS, donation, and i thank you on behalf of myself and my family. Deidre, you are an inspiration among dog owners and breeders. Thank you, and THANK YOU MUNCH……. you warm our hearts every time we see you in one of your many commercials…… keep um comin’ !
We are bulldog owners the past 20 years and fans of Munch, (a great personality). WE sincerely thank IAMs for their generous contribution to the Bulldog Club of America. Thank you IAMS for your generous donation.
OH YEAH!! I forgot to tell you what good taste you had in choosing Munch….he is too adorabull isn’t he….er… I meant ‘handsome’ Munch!
We can express our great appreciation to Iams and their more than generous gift to the Bulldog Club of America. We love Munch and his commercial (we all have big smiles on ours faces when we see it). Deidre is a fabulous woman who serves a model for all bulldog breeders. She is always there, always helpful and has an unconditional love for bulldogs. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
As President of the Bulldog Club Of America Charitable Fund I would like to thank Iams for there generous donation. We will put it to work on health studies that will make our Bulldogs healther and hopefully help other breeds at the same time. And thanks to “Munch” for an out standing job of representing our breed.
I thankyou for the cute dog commercials you have for your dog food. I was looking for another dog to add to our family and the more I seen Munch on your commercial the more I fell for the breed of the english bull dog. He is truly an adorable dog and after researching and looking for a healthy bulldog I found Diesel a 11 week old bundle of love and joy and new member of our family. Thankyou Munch and Iams for the commercial and opening my eyes to a wonderful breed of dog to enjoy for the next 10 or more years.
Hello Gail and thanks for stopping by! Congratulations! Diesel (what a great name!) is a very lucky dog to have found his way to you and your family! Even though I’m partial to Bichons, I must admit that Bull Dogs–and Munch in particular–have claimed a special corner of my heart! Be sure to call us (Iams Consumer Relations)–800-675-3849–and request your free puppy kit. It has great tips for new puppy owners, along with some great coupons!