Best Buy is once again tying in to May’s designation as “National Pet Month,” this year spotlighting a wider assortment of pet gadgets.The retailer is inviting consumers to share photos of their furry friends on Twitter to vie for one of 15 vacuums designed for pet owners. Five randomly selected grand-prize winners will receive one Dyson V6 Animal vacuum; five first-prize winners get one Hoover Pro Pet vacuum; and five second-prize winners will score a Bissell Powerfresh Lift Off pet vacuum. The sweeps kicked off on May 9 and will conclude on May 22. Entries must include the #techhappypets and #sweepstakes hashtags. Minneapolis-based Gage Marketing Group administers. Twitter updates support.Vacuums from all three aforementioned brands were also the prizes for last year’s effort, which was structured as a contest with public voting determining the winners rather than a random drawing.This year’s sweeps places more emphasis on the variety of pet tech available at Best Buy. A “Pet Tech Products” hub within bestbuy.com offers details on the sweeps and corrals the entries. It also links to e-commerce pages for related products as well as various video tutorials for the GoPro Fetch dog harness within bestbuy.com.A May 11 email presenting new workout tech included the Whistle GPS pet tracker and linked to a Geek Squad video that describes the product’s functions and benefits.In-store support is generally limited to an endcap outfitted with a header depicting a child and a dog and merchandising Bissell pet vacuums. The GoPro Fetch harness is stocked among other accessories within the brand's permanent in-line displays, which play a video reel that includes shots captured using the harness. The Whistle tracker is only available in select stores.