Pet Protect and PitPat partner to help keep your dog healthy and happy
Added: (Wed Jun 16 2021)
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To all pet parents, we understand your furry family is everything to you and you only want the best for your dog. You treat them like your own family, and we understand how important it is to you keep your dog healthy and happy. We also understand it can be hard to know how to take the very best care of them – after all they cannot tell us when they may be feeling a little off.
We’re pleased to announce our partnership with PitPat, the UK’s leading dog activity monitor.
Combining our passion for happy, healthy pets and advanced technology, from today, all new and renewing Pet Protect dog insurance policies will include a PitPat dog activity monitor. With a PitPat device you can keep your best friend active and fit just like us humans by tracking their exercise levels, rest and weight – and importantly, letting you know when things may be a little off track so that you can prevent your furry loved one from developing illnesses which could otherwise be avoided.
Since the pandemic, technology has become an important part of our everyday lives, and we want to support you as a dog parent by introducing innovative tech for pets too. Over the last year, Pet Protect and PitPat have been working together learning a lot about each other’s business and realising that we are stronger working together in partnership to help your dogs be happy and healthy.
Caroline Coleman, Pet Protect Managing Director said:
‘’We’re thrilled to be partnering with PitPat, we believe 2021 is the year in which success in Pet Insurance will depend on innovations like PitPat and recognise that insurance forms an important part of addressing a much larger set of pet parent needs. At Pet Protect we want to help pet parents keep their dogs as healthy and happy as possible. It’s become the norm to keep track and improve your own health and fitness using a smart watch or activity monitor, and dog owners are now demanding the same thing for their pets. This innovative initiative is the first of many planned to ensure Pet Protect continues to lead the pack in pet insurance.”
Andrew Nowell, PitPat CEO said:
“We’re delighted to partner with an insurer like Pet Protect, who makes the health of pets their priority and shares our ambition for revolutionising traditional pet care with technology and data.”
PitPat is the UK’s leading dog wellness brand and the average dog wearing a PitPat gets 105 minutes of exercise a day, putting them in the top 15% of the nation’s most active dogs. The combination of PitPat’s wealth of data, customer intimacy and dog expertise and Pet Protect’s pedigree in insurance, passion for pets and underwriting will be used to help provide the best possible care for dogs and the best value for their owners.
Caroline Coleman joined Pet Protect in November 2020 and brings a wealth of expertise to the partnership, having lead businesses in the human and animal health markets for over two decades, including significantly growing market share in Pet Health Plans at Simplyhealth, a leading provider of preventive healthcare.
Caroline is passionate about new product development, innovation and new technologies supporting both pets and their parents.
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For photography, product images, spokespersons interviews or for further information please contact Sam Chilcott (Acting Marketing Manager, PitPat) - press@pitpatpet.com / 01223 967305 Gero Bertolone (Insights and experience Manager, pet Protect) – gero.bertolone@pethealthinc.om
About Pet Protect
Pet Protect is a specialist pet insurer passionate about pets and pet health. With a background in the veterinary profession, they have been providing flexible and affordable cover for over 35 years ensuring pet parents are provided with peace of mind should their pets become ill. They provide Lifetime pet insurance that offers extensive vet cover and benefits to help cover the cost of expensive vet treatment when pets need it the most. Pet Protect have helped the needs of over a quarter of a million new pet parents in the UK and are trusted by their customers supported by a rating of Excellent on Trustpilot.
About PitPat
PitPat is a fast-growing company headquartered in Cambridge, dedicated to improving animal health and wellbeing through the application of technology and data. The company designs and manufactures affordable products for pet owners and creates bespoke solutions for commercial partners. PitPat’s award-winning dog activity monitor is on sale through major retailers for £39 or dog owners can join their health and wellbeing club for just £3.99/month. More at pitpat.com