Saturday’s first-ever Northern Indiana Pet Expo, a fundraiser for the Allen County Society of Prevention for Cruelty to Animals, gave Sunshine, a somewhat patient and always pleasant golden retriever mix owned by this reporter, an opportunity to explore a new place.
Because she does not have opposable thumbs (or fingers), it is hard for her to type, so she dictated. Her thoughts are in italics …
All week long, I sat at home. Today, though, an editor suggested I check out the show. I don’t care too much for the exhibits. I’m looking for cats.
The first year of the expo seems to be a rousing success, at least in its early hours, according to SPCA Executive Director Sofia Rodriguez Mirwaldt.
Planning for the event began in earnest last October, and by the time the show opened, the SPCA had 87 booths rented, three short of full, Rodriguez Mirwaldt said.
Her enthusiasm for pets and the people who love them was obvious as she talked about the goals of the expo: education and outreach.
There were breakout sessions on dog psychology, a demonstration by the local dog obedience club and Frisbee-catching dogs.
The exhibit stalls were filled with a mix of offerings, from rescue groups specializing in the small dog (Boston terrier) to the giant (Great Danes), businesses specializing in invisible fences and water bowls designed to keep floppy ears dry.
The bare, and sealed, concrete floor made it a little tough to get good traction, which is probably a good thing, I guess, if the goal is to keep the dogs from chasing the cats.
But what fun is that, I say.
Mostly dogs milled about with their people. Every pet brought in needed proof of vaccinations and was given a “pet approved” tag when they came in at the gate.
Most of the dogs behaved, with only one relatively minor incident occurring early Saturday afternoon when a Scottish terrier nipped a much-larger Neapolitan mastiff on the nose. The terrier was ejected from the event, but the owner allowed back in.
Wide-eyed children, including a group from a local YMCA, pointed and giggled at the dogs, reaching out to touch them.
A little girl petted me. That was nice. Then her big person chased my big person down and asked whether she could give me a hug. That was even nicer. I like kids.
There are so many dogs that needed to be sniffed and checked out, but it so hard to get to them when their owners carry them in doggie strollers. I don’t get to ride anywhere. I shall walk, or lumber. Hmmm.
Michele Elrod’s two Yorkshire terriers, complete with bows in their hair, rode around the exhibit hall in a pet stroller, peering at the world through a screened cage-on-wheels.
Elrod, a Warsaw resident, said she has just started going to pet expos and was impressed with the Northern Indiana Pet Expo, given that it was its inaugural event.
“They have quite a bit of stuff,” Elrod said.
She said she goes to the expos to see what new products are available for her dogs, all the better to spoil them. She also likes to talk to the various rescue groups.
Joanne Barnett, with Great Dane Rescue Inc., said she comes to pet expos in part to educate pet owners and would-be pet owners about how to spot a reputable rescue organization.
The expo always enables potential dog owners to encounter different breeds, so they can see what type of dog would work for them and their lifestyle, Barnett said.
They can also make contact with good rescue organizations to help facilitate the acquisition of a dog in the future, she said.
My person really likes that dog, Gatsby, up for adoption at the SPCA. She even kissed him on the head and said she’d bring him home if she thought I wouldn’t care.
I do. I would. I would care. Don’t do it.
Rodriguez Mirwaldt said the event is open to everyone, but particularly pets and those who love them.
As she continued to describe the ev
Saturday’s first-ever Northern Indiana Pet Expo, a fundraiser for the Allen County Society of Prevention for Cruelty to Animals, gave Sunshine, a somewhat patient and always pleasant golden retriever mix owned by this reporter, an opportunity to explore a new place.
Because she does not have opposable thumbs (or fingers), it is hard for her to type, so she dictated. Her thoughts are in italics …
All week long, I sat at home. Today, though, an editor suggested I check out the show. I don’t care too much for the exhibits. I’m looking for cats.
The first year of the expo seems to be a rousing success, at least in its early hours, according to SPCA Executive Director Sofia Rodriguez Mirwaldt.
Planning for the event began in earnest last October, and by the time the show opened, the SPCA had 87 booths rented, three short of full, Rodriguez Mirwaldt said.
Her enthusiasm for pets and the people who love them was obvious as she talked about the goals of the expo: education and outreach.
There were breakout sessions on dog psychology, a demonstration by the local dog obedience club and Frisbee-catching dogs.
The exhibit stalls were filled with a mix of offerings, from rescue groups specializing in the small dog (Boston terrier) to the giant (Great Danes), businesses specializing in invisible fences and water bowls designed to keep floppy ears dry.
The bare, and sealed, concrete floor made it a little tough to get good traction, which is probably a good thing, I guess, if the goal is to keep the dogs from chasing the cats.
But what fun is that, I say.
Mostly dogs milled about with their people. Every pet brought in needed proof of vaccinations and was given a “pet approved” tag when they came in at the gate.
Most of the dogs behaved, with only one relatively minor incident occurring early Saturday afternoon when a Scottish terrier nipped a much-larger Neapolitan mastiff on the nose. The terrier was ejected from the event, but the owner allowed back in.
Wide-eyed children, including a group from a local YMCA, pointed and giggled at the dogs, reaching out to touch them.
A little girl petted me. That was nice. Then her big person chased my big person down and asked whether she could give me a hug. That was even nicer. I like kids.
There are so many dogs that needed to be sniffed and checked out, but it so hard to get to them when their owners carry them in doggie strollers. I don’t get to ride anywhere. I shall walk, or lumber. Hmmm.
Michele Elrod’s two Yorkshire terriers, complete with bows in their hair, rode around the exhibit hall in a pet stroller, peering at the world through a screened cage-on-wheels.
Elrod, a Warsaw resident, said she has just started going to pet expos and was impressed with the Northern Indiana Pet Expo, given that it was its inaugural event.
“They have quite a bit of stuff,” Elrod said.
She said she goes to the expos to see what new products are available for her dogs, all the better to spoil them. She also likes to talk to the various rescue groups.
Joanne Barnett, with Great Dane Rescue Inc., said she comes to pet expos in part to educate pet owners and would-be pet owners about how to spot a reputable rescue organization.
The expo always enables potential dog owners to encounter different breeds, so they can see what type of dog would work for them and their lifestyle, Barnett said.
They can also make contact with good rescue organizations to help facilitate the acquisition of a dog in the future, she said.
My person really likes that dog, Gatsby, up for adoption at the SPCA. She even kissed him on the head and said she’d bring him home if she thought I wouldn’t care.
I do. I would. I would care. Don’t do it.
Rodriguez Mirwaldt said the event is open to everyone, but particularly pets and those who love them.
As she continued to describe the event, visitors, many with their pets on leashes or in their arms, continued to head into the hall.
Rodriguez Mirwaldt said the expo gave the animals a place to hang out too.
ent, visitors, many with their pets on leashes or in their arms, continued to head into the hall.
Rodriguez Mirwaldt said the expo gave the animals a place to hang out too.
Because she does not have opposable thumbs (or fingers), it is hard for her to type, so she dictated. Her thoughts are in italics …
All week long, I sat at home. Today, though, an editor suggested I check out the show. I don’t care too much for the exhibits. I’m looking for cats.
The first year of the expo seems to be a rousing success, at least in its early hours, according to SPCA Executive Director Sofia Rodriguez Mirwaldt.
Planning for the event began in earnest last October, and by the time the show opened, the SPCA had 87 booths rented, three short of full, Rodriguez Mirwaldt said.
Her enthusiasm for pets and the people who love them was obvious as she talked about the goals of the expo: education and outreach.
There were breakout sessions on dog psychology, a demonstration by the local dog obedience club and Frisbee-catching dogs.
The exhibit stalls were filled with a mix of offerings, from rescue groups specializing in the small dog (Boston terrier) to the giant (Great Danes), businesses specializing in invisible fences and water bowls designed to keep floppy ears dry.
The bare, and sealed, concrete floor made it a little tough to get good traction, which is probably a good thing, I guess, if the goal is to keep the dogs from chasing the cats.
But what fun is that, I say.
Mostly dogs milled about with their people. Every pet brought in needed proof of vaccinations and was given a “pet approved” tag when they came in at the gate.
Most of the dogs behaved, with only one relatively minor incident occurring early Saturday afternoon when a Scottish terrier nipped a much-larger Neapolitan mastiff on the nose. The terrier was ejected from the event, but the owner allowed back in.
Wide-eyed children, including a group from a local YMCA, pointed and giggled at the dogs, reaching out to touch them.
A little girl petted me. That was nice. Then her big person chased my big person down and asked whether she could give me a hug. That was even nicer. I like kids.
There are so many dogs that needed to be sniffed and checked out, but it so hard to get to them when their owners carry them in doggie strollers. I don’t get to ride anywhere. I shall walk, or lumber. Hmmm.
Michele Elrod’s two Yorkshire terriers, complete with bows in their hair, rode around the exhibit hall in a pet stroller, peering at the world through a screened cage-on-wheels.
Elrod, a Warsaw resident, said she has just started going to pet expos and was impressed with the Northern Indiana Pet Expo, given that it was its inaugural event.
“They have quite a bit of stuff,” Elrod said.
She said she goes to the expos to see what new products are available for her dogs, all the better to spoil them. She also likes to talk to the various rescue groups.
Joanne Barnett, with Great Dane Rescue Inc., said she comes to pet expos in part to educate pet owners and would-be pet owners about how to spot a reputable rescue organization.
The expo always enables potential dog owners to encounter different breeds, so they can see what type of dog would work for them and their lifestyle, Barnett said.
They can also make contact with good rescue organizations to help facilitate the acquisition of a dog in the future, she said.
My person really likes that dog, Gatsby, up for adoption at the SPCA. She even kissed him on the head and said she’d bring him home if she thought I wouldn’t care.
I do. I would. I would care. Don’t do it.
Rodriguez Mirwaldt said the event is open to everyone, but particularly pets and those who love them.
As she continued to describe the ev
Saturday’s first-ever Northern Indiana Pet Expo, a fundraiser for the Allen County Society of Prevention for Cruelty to Animals, gave Sunshine, a somewhat patient and always pleasant golden retriever mix owned by this reporter, an opportunity to explore a new place.
Because she does not have opposable thumbs (or fingers), it is hard for her to type, so she dictated. Her thoughts are in italics …
All week long, I sat at home. Today, though, an editor suggested I check out the show. I don’t care too much for the exhibits. I’m looking for cats.
The first year of the expo seems to be a rousing success, at least in its early hours, according to SPCA Executive Director Sofia Rodriguez Mirwaldt.
Planning for the event began in earnest last October, and by the time the show opened, the SPCA had 87 booths rented, three short of full, Rodriguez Mirwaldt said.
Her enthusiasm for pets and the people who love them was obvious as she talked about the goals of the expo: education and outreach.
There were breakout sessions on dog psychology, a demonstration by the local dog obedience club and Frisbee-catching dogs.
The exhibit stalls were filled with a mix of offerings, from rescue groups specializing in the small dog (Boston terrier) to the giant (Great Danes), businesses specializing in invisible fences and water bowls designed to keep floppy ears dry.
The bare, and sealed, concrete floor made it a little tough to get good traction, which is probably a good thing, I guess, if the goal is to keep the dogs from chasing the cats.
But what fun is that, I say.
Mostly dogs milled about with their people. Every pet brought in needed proof of vaccinations and was given a “pet approved” tag when they came in at the gate.
Most of the dogs behaved, with only one relatively minor incident occurring early Saturday afternoon when a Scottish terrier nipped a much-larger Neapolitan mastiff on the nose. The terrier was ejected from the event, but the owner allowed back in.
Wide-eyed children, including a group from a local YMCA, pointed and giggled at the dogs, reaching out to touch them.
A little girl petted me. That was nice. Then her big person chased my big person down and asked whether she could give me a hug. That was even nicer. I like kids.
There are so many dogs that needed to be sniffed and checked out, but it so hard to get to them when their owners carry them in doggie strollers. I don’t get to ride anywhere. I shall walk, or lumber. Hmmm.
Michele Elrod’s two Yorkshire terriers, complete with bows in their hair, rode around the exhibit hall in a pet stroller, peering at the world through a screened cage-on-wheels.
Elrod, a Warsaw resident, said she has just started going to pet expos and was impressed with the Northern Indiana Pet Expo, given that it was its inaugural event.
“They have quite a bit of stuff,” Elrod said.
She said she goes to the expos to see what new products are available for her dogs, all the better to spoil them. She also likes to talk to the various rescue groups.
Joanne Barnett, with Great Dane Rescue Inc., said she comes to pet expos in part to educate pet owners and would-be pet owners about how to spot a reputable rescue organization.
The expo always enables potential dog owners to encounter different breeds, so they can see what type of dog would work for them and their lifestyle, Barnett said.
They can also make contact with good rescue organizations to help facilitate the acquisition of a dog in the future, she said.
My person really likes that dog, Gatsby, up for adoption at the SPCA. She even kissed him on the head and said she’d bring him home if she thought I wouldn’t care.
Rodriguez Mirwaldt said the event is open to everyone, but particularly pets and those who love them.
As she continued to describe the event, visitors, many with their pets on leashes or in their arms, continued to head into the hall.
Rodriguez Mirwaldt said the expo gave the animals a place to hang out too.
ent, visitors, many with their pets on leashes or in their arms, continued to head into the hall.
Rodriguez Mirwaldt said the expo gave the animals a place to hang out too.
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