Specialty Pet Store in Columbus, Ohio, Announces Winner of "Bad Pet!" Contest

    COLUMBUS, OH, December 21, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Speciality pet store, Moochie & Co., announced the winner of its viral contest that gave a $100 gift card to the person who had the best bad pet story. Courtney Koehn, a senior at Ohio State University, is the lucky winner who posted a story about her cockapoo, Griffin. Participants, like Koehn, entered the viral contest via the Moochie & Co. Facebook page - where they shared their best "Bad Pet!" story. People could vote for the best story posted on the site, and Moochie & Co. determined the winner based on what story earned the most "Likes."

Koehn shared the story of when her dog, Griffin was a bad dog and pulled dirty, and embarassing, items out of the trashcan. Despite 16 entries on the Facebook page, the story about the bad cockapoo stood out among the rest. "Griffin is always getting in to some kind of trouble," Koehn said. "It was so disgusting the night he came running in to the family room with dirty items from the trashcan, but I'm glad he earned me $100 to Moochie!"

Thanks to her "Bad Pet!" story, Koehn earned a $100 gift card to Moochie & Co. She plans to use the money on Griffin's Christmas gifts, and on her mom, who keeps the dog when Koehn is away at OSU.

This viral campaign was largely successful; Moochie & Co. now has 136 Facebook fans on the contest page. To learn more about Moochie & Co. and future contests and events visit www.moochieandco.com.

Moochie & Company, Inc. was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 2004 and currently operates nine stores in Ohio: Easton Town Center and Polaris Fashion Place in Columbus; Kenwood Towne Centre in Cincinnati; The Mall at Tuttle Crossing in Dublin; The Greene in Dayton; Belden Village Mall in Canton; Southpark Center in Strongsville; Beachwood Place in Cleveland; and Summit Mall in Akron. There are also two stores in Indiana: Castleton Square Mall in Indianapolis, and Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood. The specialty store sells gifts, toys, treats, apparel, health and beauty products, accessories, neckwear, dinnerware, carriers, and beds for dogs, cats and the people who love them. www.moochieandco.com.

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