Shop! Adopt! Be Entertained!

What are you doing next weekend? How about the World of Pets?

Shop! Adopt! Be Entertained!

Pet Expo

Next weekend marks the 18^th year (and we have attended most of them!) that the largest consumer pet show on the East Coast has taken place in Timonium, MD, (just north of Baltimore off 83 at the state fairgrounds’ huge Cow Palace). Free parking (slight admission fee).

For kids of all ages, 1 to 100.

World of Cats, World of Birds, World of Reptiles, and Horseland

Think of a state fair for dogs (cats, llamas, reptiles, horses, birds, mice, gerbils, pocket pets, etc.)

but indoors, replete with all that wonderful state fair food like pretzels and lemonade and crab cakes and cotton candy and . . . . .

Hundreds of exhibits: pet products, services (ask-the-vet), information, rescue dogs, educational seminars, entertainment, demos, workshops, art work.

This year will have more horses than ever before, ponies and miniature horses, too.

Cheer, Laugh, Ride, Watch, Buy – Even Adopt

Cheer at the dock diving competition. Or agility. Laugh at the Muttville Comix. Stop by the Petting Zoo next to Bunnyville. Ride a pony. Watch the cat show. The MD SPCA Adoption Mobile and the BCAS Adoption Express (with Cuddle Shuttle) will be there.

Show your dog (cat, horse, parrot, etc.) you love them by bringing Fido/Fluffy/TweetyBird home a new toy or a new leash (collar or harness) or a special homemade treat.

Get the Answers

Do you have questions about your deaf or blind dog? Want to know more about socialization? How big is a miniature horse? Can horses be therapy animals? Want to know how to groom a poodle and watch one being groomed? What is BSL – Breed Specific Legislation? What is a service animal or therapy pet? Do dogs really want to dominate us? Learn about nutrition. Meet the Bird Whisperer.

Teach your dog some tricks! Get all your questions answered in one place while having fun, shopping and eating.

Win!

Enter your pet in the Pet Costume Contest. Maybe you can win the Cutest Pet or Smallest Pet or Most Original Costume contest! Entries taken at 11 am Saturday for the noon event.

Sponsors

Brought to you by Freedom Fence & Deck, Vacation Village Resorts, Baltimore Floor Works, Maryland Pet Gazette, Mitsubishi, Maryland DOG Magazine, the Baltimore Sun, PetConnect, 100.7 Baltimore’s Classic Rock Station, and the Four Seasons Sports Complex.

See you there!