<P> Mascots based on the PAW Patrol characters have appeared at events across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom . They joined an "Etch A Sketch Day" celebration at Spin Master's office in Toronto on July 26, 2016 . The characters, along with replicas of the Lookout tower from the program, were included as part of the Nick Jr . Play Date Tour in autumn 2015 . Marshall and Chase made appearances at shopping malls throughout Nottingham, Suffolk, and Somerset in the U.K. in the summer of 2016 . Multiple meet - and - greet events attracted far more attendees than expected, with some reaching over 5,000 visitors . They appeared for the first time in Northern Ireland at Glenarm Castle on July 13, 2016 . They are scheduled to appear regularly in a Nickelodeon - themed area of the Thurrock's Lakeside Shopping Centre located on the outskirts of London, England . </P> <P> Unauthorized productions and events featuring the show's characters have attracted the attention of the shows distributor . In February 2016, several Greene King pubs in the U.K. scheduled breakfast events with costumed characters modelled after the pups . Nickelodeon forced the chain to stop every event by threatening a lawsuit if they went ahead . There was some consumer backlash as a result, but the events were not held . </P>

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