Pet Expo 2009

EGAR · 04-10-2009 5:06pm #1

EGAR was invited to participate at the Petexpo 2009 next weekend and I am going to have a stand there as well

. So if you have nothing on, please come to the RDS and have a look! It will be a great day out for the family!

dee o gee · 04-10-2009 5:28pm

Il hopefully be going on the sunday so might pop over!

ghost_ie · 04-10-2009 11:24pm

Will be there on Saturday or Sunday, hopefully

giddybootz · 05-10-2009 4:23pm

do you have some more info or a link please?

DBCyc · 05-10-2009 4:59pm

http://www.petexpo.ie/

dee o gee · 05-10-2009 5:07pm

This is it: http://www.petexpo.ie/
Its in dublin in the rds this weekend, good day out loads to buy and loads of freebies!:D Very interesting and definetely worth a visit if you have a pet or thinking of one.

li-evo7 · 05-10-2009 5:37pm

Think im going on sat or sun. Cant wait! EGAR what is your stand??

toadfly · 06-10-2009 11:21am

Just seen the front of The Irish Examiner, the two yorkies look just like my Tilly so cute! Hoping to go up on saturday as well.

PetrovthePrat · 06-10-2009 11:27am

Myself and herself are going on Saturday. Any idea about parking there? Website says it's e6 for th whole day,but is there much space? So,lots of freebies? Nice one!

Orla K · 06-10-2009 6:00pm

I'm going, didn't know it was going on until I saw this. I went onto the website and saw mollys.ie best rescue, where you enter your rescue pet into it. I figured it would be mostly dogs so I email in my cat (the one with three legs) and they want her to go, she'll also be the only cat.

If it gets too noisy for her my brother lives across the road so she can camp out there. I might stay in his place over night and get someone to feed the other cat, while I'm away.

gidget · 06-10-2009 6:38pm

Did they ever find the turtle that got stolen last year?

bookerboy · 06-10-2009 9:12pm

Went last year with one of the kids and thought it was really good.
Going on Friday with both of the kids,can't wait.

EGAR · 06-10-2009 9:59pm

Think im going on sat or sun. Cant wait! EGAR what is your stand??

EGAR will only be there Sat and Sun as I can't manage Friday at all with all the animals and my son to look after.

The EGAR (East Galway Animal Rescue) stand will be at B8 near the agility ring.

This is the work I do:

http://www.egar.org

ca3nie · 07-10-2009 9:23am

I am hoping to go on Sunday myself went last year and had a brilliant day! There were alot of peoples pets at it last year when it states in the website you cannot bring your pet, so I dont know if I should bring my dog this year? I want to enter her in the 'fashion dog show' but there is notinhg on the website about it, does anyone know if they are holding it agian?

funlovintapir · 07-10-2009 10:43am

I'm looking forward to this but its a pity I can't bring my dog Virgil. I'll feel bad leaving him at home during it, he would just love it. You should be allowed if you've got proof of their vaccinations, it would be brilliant.

toadfly · 07-10-2009 10:49am

ca3nie wrote: »

There were alot of peoples pets at it last year when it states in the website you cannot bring your pet, so I dont know if I should bring my dog this year?

they had a competition on it, Cesar were running it, where you can enter your small dog into a draw for one of 300 passes. As far as I know they have been given out (Tilly got one!) but maybe email and ask if there are any left.

just wondering can I def buy tickets on the door for some reason I cant buy them on ticketmaster keep getting an error message. anyone manage to buy them?

Hellrazer · 07-10-2009 11:15am

Ill be bringing my lot on either Saturday or Sunday.

MaeveD · 07-10-2009 11:50am

Is this mainly for dogs and cats....?

I just have one little parrot at the moment, will there be any stands of interest to me?

PetrovthePrat · 07-10-2009 1:24pm

MaeveD wrote: »

Is this mainly for dogs and cats....?

I just have one little parrot at the moment, will there be any stands of interest to me?

I had a look at the website, www.petexpo.ie , there's a group with birds of prey and bird watching ireland if that ruffles your feathers,hehehe.

ThunderCat · 07-10-2009 3:24pm

MaeveD wrote: »

Is this mainly for dogs and cats....?

I just have one little parrot at the moment, will there be any stands of interest to me?

Same as that. Dont get me wrong, i do like cats and dogs but ill be going to see the different species of birds they have on display as I keep birds myself. Never been to one of these expos before but im really looking forward to it. Can you buy pets there by the way, or is it only pet products that are for sale??

ca3nie · 07-10-2009 3:51pm

TillyGirl wrote: »

they had a competition on it, Cesar were running it, where you can enter your small dog into a draw for one of 300 passes. As far as I know they have been given out (Tilly got one!) but maybe email and ask if there are any left.

Yeah I seen that competition thats for small dogs only, the competition they had last year was for any type or size of dog. i dont think my Shiba Inu would pass as small:)

Paul91 · 07-10-2009 4:01pm

ca3nie wrote: »

TillyGirl wrote: »

they had a competition on it, Cesar were running it, where you can enter your small dog into a draw for one of 300 passes. As far as I know they have been given out (Tilly got one!) but maybe email and ask if there are any left.

Yeah I seen that competition thats for small dogs only, the competition they had last year was for any type or size of dog. i dont think my Shiba Inu would pass as small:)

i don't know, they are classed in wiki as a small dog

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiba_Inu

EGAR · 07-10-2009 8:46pm

Although I am there in official capacity as an animal rescue, I am hoping to have a chat with poultry peeps as I am thinking about adding a few chicken to my menagerie and also a have a look at the fish.

It's not just about dogs and cats, there will be LOTS to chose from!

petchums.com · 08-10-2009 1:02am

See you there, warning! I'll be the one wearing the pink hippo mascot costume!! mortified already... ha ha

bookerboy · 10-10-2009 9:39am

I was at this yesterday with the kids.Small enough show but really top quality.If you like dogs,go.Really impressive mutts around the building.
On the downside.Admission for adults €12(can live with that),kids €8(a bit steep)The real killer is the parking charged by the RDS €6(rip off Ireland comes to mind)
Well done to the organisers and i appreciate you have big costs and was more than happy to pay.I did feel i got good value for money when leaving the show.
<snip>I'm sure they charge the organisers enough to use the hall.

funlovintapir · 10-10-2009 3:10pm

i went there this morning, its totally rubbish, i left after an hour. there's not many dogs at it even, the website says "Dog Breed Village" as if they have lots of different types, there must be representatives for less than 10 types scattered around the place. plus there's a whole lot of things on sale that are tacky cheap stuff and have nothing to do with animals, like shoes and clothes. the food was overpriced, and the even the charity christmas cards were really expensive, what a rip off, one of the only good things was the photographers who were taking free photos of pets, well you're not even allowed to bring your dog unless you win a a competition so its no use. i wanted to buy toys and treats for my dog, there was hardly any variety, i ended up just buying him a rain coat because he hates getting soaked, which was good value from the Outward Hound stall for 10 euro. i wouldnt recommend it to anyone though, unless you know someone who has a stall or something, the whole thing is so amateur.

Vel · 10-10-2009 3:21pm

I agree, it was totally rubbish and a complete rip off for what was on offer. Way too many non animal related stalls and I felt there wasn't enough variety with the animal stalls. I couldn't believe how small it was too. I was expecting another room full of stalls. We did a circuit of the place in less than 10 minutes. €30 for entrance fees and parking equals the biggest waste of money I have spent this year :mad:

YOURFACE! · 10-10-2009 3:58pm

I'm just back from Pet Expo after being excited about it all week. I needed to get a few things for the brats so held off to buy them today. I was unfortunately disappointed though

I was under the impression that it was going to be a wonderland of all things pets but it wasnt. There wasnt alot of varity as one poster just said. I needed to get a collar and lead as Kula has grown out of hers (well the collar!) and I wanted to get a lovely set but there was nothing really there

There was a few cool things though! I loved the dancing dogs, that was great fun! We got some fantastic toys from a few stands, which the dogs are playing with right now and they're totally hyper! Of course I made my usual donantions to EGAR, Guide Dogs, The Donkey Sanctury and a few others so I guess not a total waste of a day. Lets hope next year will be better.

Our man in Havana · 10-10-2009 4:35pm

So the same as last year then? I don't get them allowing non animal related stalls in. It is Pet Expo not some sort of causal trading arena for clothes and shoes that can be found in any reasonable sized town in Ireland.

I was approached last year about having a stand there and based on their rules and costs I certainly would not be bothered with them. Obviously it is making them money each year and hence it has not gone away.

funlovintapir · 10-10-2009 5:38pm

the more i think about it the more offensive it is. it ended up costing me 30 euro to get in, and then they're selling things like framed michael jackson pictures

FAYESY · 10-10-2009 7:02pm

As bond has said we were approached for the first pet expo because they wanted us to bring our exotic animals & have them on display - I was worried about security as my pets are my babies & I would hate to leave them alone over night in the stables! Coming home each night is not an option.

The stalls were also very expensive & not good value for smaller businesses like ours. One day I will go & have a look for myself.

Pet Expo 2009

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