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Walker: Sweet Paws by Five Dot Post will launch in every Petco

Jess Walker · Advice Line with Alexa Hirschfeld of Paperless Post · Feb 26, 2026 · at 9:30

Jess Walker, founder of Five Dot Post, discusses the retail rollout of her joint pet sympathy brand partnership on How I Built This.

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“We won three golden tickets at Walmart's open call, and in a few weeks, we're gonna be launched at every Petco nationwide, so.”

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The claim, plainly

The Sweet Paws by Five Dot Post partnership won three golden tickets at Walmart's open call and will launch in every Petco store nationwide.

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Assessment

The claim bundles two distinct assertions. The first leg is confirmed: Sweet Paws received three golden tickets at Walmart's 12th Annual Open Call in October 2025 for its Modern Pet Parent Collection. However, the second leg—that the Sweet Paws x Five Dot Post collaboration would launch in every Petco store nationwide within a few weeks—did not materialize as claimed. While products from the line were listed on Petco's online storefront and on-demand delivery channels, there is no evidence of a nationwide physical rollout across all Petco brick-and-mortar retail stores by the stated spring 2026 timeframe or through September 2026.

Sweet Paws was awarded a Fast Pass at the April 3, 2025 Los Angeles stop and subsequently won three golden tickets at the October 7–8, 2025 Walmart Open Call.
Sweet Paws x Five Dot Post products appeared on Petco's online store and third-party delivery platforms beginning in late 2025 through mid-2026.
No public announcements or trade reports confirm a physical nationwide rollout across all Petco brick-and-mortar locations.

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[1] walmart.com [2] walmart.com [3] hibtrecaps.com [4] target.com [5] facebook.com [6] shipt.com [7] ubereats.com [8] petco.com

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