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Pretty Rugged selected as one of this year's Oprah's Favorite Things

ALBANY, NEW YORK, 2018 – Pretty Rugged announced today that the pet blanket is included in this year’s Oprah’s Favorite Things holiday gift list featured in the December issue of O, The Oprah Magazine and on OprahMag.com.

As Oprah says in the December issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, “Being in cars with pets can be chaotic, but unroll one of these faux-fur throws (with monogrammable zip pocket for treats and toys) and your dog will become an easy rider.”

“We just celebrated our first anniversary and we’re over the moon for this honor to come so early in our journey, it’s something we could have only dreamed of!” Says Tracy Slocum, Founder and President of Pretty Rugged. “When we created our original blanket, customers kept telling us that their pets would steal it and curl up in them. It was a no-brainer for us to make a blanket just for them,” Tracy continues.

The Oprah’s Favorite Things annual list is a must-have holiday shopping guide that features the most decadent desserts, ingenious gadgets, and finest finds in home, fashion, and beauty. Pretty Rugged’s pet blanket will be available for purchase at www.prettyruggedgear.com, and in the Oprah’s Favorite Things storefront on Amazon at amazon.com/oprah or on the Amazon App anytime, anywhere. New this year, shoppers will also be able to shop the list via shoppable video content streaming from their Amazon Fire TV devices by opening the Amazon Shopping App on their Fire TV device and selecting Oprah’s Favorite Things to browse video content.

The pet blanket, like all of Pretty Rugged’s blankets, features faux fur on one side and RuggedTexTM fabric backing - making it waterproof, windproof and durable. It’s the perfect addition for carriers, crate, the floor, cars, boats and so much more. Available in eleven colors with custom monograming, it is the perfect gift for anyone who loves their pet.

Twelve lucky readers will have the chance to win every item, including the Pretty Rugged’s pet blanket, on Oprah’s Favorite Things List in the 12-Day Give-O-Way Sweepstakes (www.oprah.com/12days), which runs from November 28 through December 9. One additional winner will have the chance to win all 107 items with the Instant Win Code (www.oprah.com/instantwin18) found in the magazine kicking-off on December 10 and ending on December 14.

To see the full list of items please visit www.oprahmag.com/favorite-things.

The December issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, featuring Pretty Rugged’s pet blanket on this year’s list, hits newsstands nationwide on November 20.

Pretty Rugged

In 1898, Joshua Slocum became the first person to sail around the world alone. He had a love of water that would be engrained in the Slocum family forever. More than a century later, Slocum’s family can still be found spending much of their time on the water. It was here that Tracy Slocum, Joshua’s great-great granddaughter, would come to create the Pretty Rugged blanket out of the need for a functional, yet aesthetic, way to keep warm in the open air.

The company began in late 2017 and now offers three different blankets for the whole family.