Pet Boss Nation Launches Inaugural Trade Show Awards

(PRESS RELEASE) GALESBUR, IL — Pet Boss Nation announced, the winners of the inaugural Pet Boss Trade Show Awards, a new annual recognition celebrating the people, products, and booths that stood out at SUPERZOO 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The awards debut alongside a milestone moment for the company: episode 250 of the Pet Boss Podcast, hosted by pet industry veteran Candace D’Agnolo. Now in its fourth year, the podcast ranks in the top 2% of all podcasts globally and has surpassed 200,000 downloads, with an audience spanning pet retailers, brands, sales reps, groomers, daycare owners and more.

“I know how much time, money, and care goes into the production and creation of these items, and also the time, money, and care given by the buyers who leave their businesses to go walk the show floor,” said D’Agnolo. “These awards gave us an opportunity to celebrate all of that, and share what makes these great through our unique perspective at Pet Boss Nation.”

The Pet Boss Trade Show Awards were built on two tracks: a Crowd Vote category set, nominated and voted on by the Pet Boss Nation community both online and live at a Pet Boss Party on the SUPERZOO show floor, and the Pet Boss Picks, hand-selected by D’Agnolo and team member, Morgan Seabloom.

A Few of the 2026 Winners

• Best Booth Experience — Benebone
• Independent Retailer Champion — Fromm Family Foods
• Rookie of the Year — Giddy Kitty
• Best New Dog Product — BiomeBone by MuttGut
• Best Dressed — Native Pet

The complete list of all sixteen 2026 Pet Boss Trade Show Award winners is covered in episode 250 of the Pet Boss Podcast, available now on all podcast streaming platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify. See the list and listen directly here.

About Pet Boss Nation®

Pet Boss Nation® is a professional development company, coaching local pet business owners how to grow their business and reclaim their life. With clients across the USA and Canada, many award winning, they’ve helped small businesses in the pet industry generate hundreds of millions dollars with their resources, tools and community!

About Candace D’Agnolo

Candace D’Agnolo is the founder of Pet Boss Nation®, a tradeshow speaker, columnist, consultant, and one of the pet industry’s leading educators for independent pet businesses. After starting, scaling, and selling three successful pet businesses, she opened her newest venture, Dante & Dory’s Pet Emporium, in Galesburg, Illinois.