Pet Expo next weekend...

baby and crumble

Hey guys, anyone going to be going to the Pet Expo in the RDS this weekend? I got a groupon ticket a few weeks back, will probably be only able to make it to the Sunday... If anyone else is there fancy a mini meetup? I caught up with SillyMango last year and met Dude and Peaches (!!!!) so BEAT THAT ANIMAL & PET ISSUES!!!!!

rannerap

I'm thinking of going mostly so I can see if they'll let me hold the micro pig

baby and crumble

Sarannewrap wrote: »

I'm thinking of going mostly so I can see if they'll let me hold the micro pig

HOLD THE PHONE THERE'S A MICROPIG???? :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

SingItOut

I was going anyway but oh my god micro pig?! :eek:

*breath taken* ... Myself and the other half are going on the Saturday, it's his first time there and my third. He's going to bring his red and white Siberian husky so say hi if you see us! We're all friendly

tk123

baby and crumble wrote: »

HOLD THE PHONE THERE'S A MICROPIG???? :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Yep they have pigs, goats etc in a little pen - I was a bit annoyed last year that the owner of these animals seemed happy for dogs to have their faces up to the pen/barking at the animals and freaking them out when in a farm situation the dogs could be shot for what they're doing! :rolleyes:

Not sure if I'm bothered going. I went last year more for socialisation with Lucy being a baby but really there's not that much in it that I'm interested in? It's also always full of unsocialised freaking out which I've grown a bit weary of lol!:o

VonVix

I'll be there but working on the day.

FurBabyMomma

I'm thinking about going but dunno if it's madness to travel up with 3 dogs and a baby!!! How much are the tickets do you know?

tk123

FurBabyMomma wrote: »

I'm thinking about going but dunno if it's madness to travel up with 3 dogs and a baby!!! How much are the tickets do you know?

I wouldn't travel far to it tbh... I live in Drumcondra and don't think it's worth the hassle of driving 30 mins to it lol :P


Did anyone see their FB post the other week when the web summit was on? It ended with something like no geeks allowed - they were flamed and deleted it lol :pac:

FurBabyMomma

tk123 wrote: »

I wouldn't travel far to it tbh... I live in Drumcondra and don't think it's worth the hassle of driving 30 mins to it lol :P


Did anyone see their FB post the other week when the web summit was on? It ended with something like no geeks allowed - they were flamed and deleted it lol :pac:

Oh really? Thanks for the input as I'd be travelling 90mins and I'd hate to be disappointed.

tk123

Have you been to it before? It's loads of stands - some pet related like dog food manufactures with discounts/samples, some selling toys and accessories, stuff like guide dogs, therapy dogs and some rescues etc. They have some animal displays - like farm animals or reptiles too. There's also loads of non-pet related stuff which nobody seems to go to(:p). They usually have a ring in the middle for displays or talks. It can get very very busy so if you were going I'd go early to avoid the crowds and also to get a parking space outside

A friend had a stand for their business one year with a jar of lollipops on the table... he caught a woman trying to tip the whole jar into her bag lol!!! :pac:

baby and crumble

Yeah, probably not madly worth it paying full price and travelling loads... Crufts it ain't! But I really enjoyed it last year, and this year as we're getting ready to get our first cat I'm looking forward to having a wee wander- I've had cats in my family home growing up but they were outside countryside cats so didn't have to worry about litter trays etc. I loved getting to hang out with some rats and guinea pigs last year since I don't have my own and my hamster is lazy as!

anniehoo

VonVix wrote: »

I'll be there but working on the day.

Me too....working the Saturday

tk123

anniehoo wrote: »

Me too....working the Saturday

I met 4 boardsies last year AND saw 3 boards cats!! Couldn't get too close to them with the dogs lol!:P AND we met Lucy's sister too lol!

VonVix

anniehoo wrote: »

Me too....working the Saturday

Now that makes me REALLY curious haha!

SillyMangoX

The famous kitties won't be there this year as I'm working/have rehearsals at the weekend BUT there's a cat show taking place during it this year which I'm excited about. I just seriously hope they're holding it upstairs, with this format of cat show the owner has to carry the cats from the holding pens to the judging pens so I could imagine cats getting freaked out easily. Though saying that, I had Dude out on my lap nearly all of the Sunday last year and he was happy out with his lead and harness on, and his blankie to suck Gonna miss meeting some of you boardsies again though, it was nice to put faces to the names

Knine

I will be there in my usual spot for both days with the Border Terrorists! Things a bit hectic in Knine's house as I am in the middle of a house move!

anniehoo

VonVix wrote: »

Now that makes me REALLY curious haha!

Ha well if you figure it out come over and say hi! I'll be on a big yellow and blue stand

Raminahobbin

I'll be swinging by on Sunday morning, can't wait

VonVix

anniehoo wrote: »

Ha well if you figure it out come over and say hi! I'll be on a big yellow and blue stand

When I get the chance to do a bit of shopping (who am I kidding, most likely a lot of shopping) I'll keep that in mind! I might be knackered from running around though. :P

tk123

Now I'm tempted to go for socialization for Lucy because missed the dog thing in Cloughran in June lol!... Only thing is that if I see my friend they're going to go MAD to see her and make a show of me Every year I go I say it'll be my last then end up going again!

SingItOut

Is the expo in the main arena or Simmons court this year? The site won't work for me to check

tk123

SingItOut wrote: »

Is the expo in the main arena or Simmons court this year? The site won't work for me to check

The main arena again.

SingItOut

Great thanks, I wasn't sure because the christmas expo thing is on in the RDS at the same time. I wasn't sure which location

baby and crumble

SingItOut wrote: »

Great thanks, I wasn't sure because the christmas expo thing is on in the RDS at the same time. I wasn't sure which location

The website says Simmonscourt...

Whispered

I was tempted to go, but not sure, then I read the posts saying that the Christmas Expo is there too! :eek:

How can you NOT go. Pets and Christmas. The worlds best things!

tk123

baby and crumble wrote: »

The website says Simmonscourt...

You're right - it says RDS and then Simmonscourt... That would actually be better for parking lol! :pac:

RDS site says the toy/xmas thing is in Hall1 and Expo site says they're in Simmonscourt

http://www.rds.ie/venuemap

I went one year and carried vetbed and 2 bags of food from the main hall back to Simmonscourt - i thought my arms would break... That was also the year Bailey poo'd in the ring during a demo lol :eek::p:D

tk123

Went along - €6 parking was a bit steep I thought :mad:. Anyways it was the usual Pet Expo. I got a few samples, entered a few draws and touched a snake lol. Next year I'll save my €20 and buy a treat for the dogs I think. They were both very good - Bailey of course went mad when we saw some of his favourites but settled down. Lucy was amazed by the birds and ESPECIALLY the ducks and geese - more so with the smell of their poo than anything else lol!! I sussed out Anniehoo's stand but was too shy to ask "Are you Anniehoo??"

Most annoying thing was the old lady who asked if she could give them a biscuit...and gave them each a dentastix! >_< Bailey couldn't really chew it standing up and was walking around with it in his mouth guarding it which was dangerous - I was lucky when a child asked first before petting him(!).. so had to take them to a corner and wait for him to eat it. I gave them both probiotics when I come home so hopefully they're not sick!

baby and crumble

I quite enjoyed it. Glad I got the 2 for 1 tickets. The cat show was enjoyable, especially the American judge who explained how and what she was judging for. Enjoyed seeing the Irish Therapy Dogs, definitely want to do that when we get ourselves a dog. Which hopefully will be a rescue greyhound, I love seeing the guys from the specific greyhound rescues! 😄

SingItOut

We had a great day out, we didnt bring the husky after. We got the dogs and catss some treats and bandanas for their collars. I met allis sister! So pretty but of course i would say that the baby papillon was the cutest little thing!

We didnt have to pay as a friend working there got us free passes luckily. The cat world was fascinating! And the baby african greys were so cute!

anniehoo

I really enjoyed it, met lots of people I should have met a long time ago and it was less crowded than the last time I was there. Tomorrow will be jammers.

Met the lovely Knine and her 2 beauties too.

The cat village was my biggest surprise. So much better than the last time I was there.

TK there's only so much you can do with these types of expos. You can't go OTT with anything like this. What else would you like to have?

The 'petting' area I dont understand though. Alpacas in a pen and various avians at ground level I don't get.

I met lots of lovely people and had a good conversation with the Cavalier stand as their poster actively states 'ethical breeding'.

VonVix

I cuddled a Border Terrier in the breed village! My thought was "I bet you're a boardsie!" but I didn't say anything because I was sure I was smelling of badly of ham.