Yesterday our obedience club held a Dog Expo. Using our club's dogs, we had obedience, rally, agility, freestyle & carting demos. We also had a Meet The Breeds area & did two big breed parades over the day. Seminars on nail trimming, grooming, pet therapy, pet massage and pet rehab were offered multiple times over the day. A wide variety of vendors participated, plus rescue groups, my 4-H club, etc. A club member's Greyhounds were in the movie Charlie Wilson's War, so we even had a movie star area! Kate & I got to do a very successful book signing. Our 4-H club has some giant stuffed (actually kinda cute) parasites & the kids answered questions plus had handouts on parasite control.
There were many handouts, class info & lots of club members to answer questions. All of this was free to the public. We did stress no spectator dogs which was a good idea.
The weather was less than ideal - temps in the single digits & some blowing snow but we have a nice building we rent so everyone was warm & comfortable inside. This was a HUGE hit with the public & better timing for our area than the traditional September Responsible Dog Owner's Day.
Kate's Corgi Flash was a huge hit with her little cart & my Terv Dani provided much amusement showing some utility exercises - carefully demonstrating how NOT to do things first, then doing them correctly. Both the girls plus young male Terv Hokey had fun in the breed parade. Great fun for all - I am still exhausted & so are the dogs!
Deb E
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