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Pet Expo Chicago – Niles, IL

May 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Pet Expo Chicago at the Golf Mill Shopping Center in Niles, IL is right around the corner.  You might remember about a month ago we talked about the Pet Expo Chicago 2011.  The same organization puts on a similar event this coming May 21st.  In case you missed our first post on the Pet Expo Chicago in Gurnee, IL then check out this link: Chicago Pet Expo.  Also, you can head on over to the official website here: Event Link.  Here are more details on the event:

Chicago Pet Expo 2011

EVENT: Pet Expo Chicago 2011
WHEN: May 21st, 2011
HOURS: 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm
WHERE: Center Stage
Golf Mill Shopping Center
239 Golf Mill Center
Niles, IL 60714

Pet Expo Chicago

Show Prices:

General Admission – $8.00
Children under 3 – Free

It’s not discounted, but here’s a link to online ticktes.

Here’s a little more information from the Chicago Pet Expos website.

Exotic animals are invading the malls of Chicagoland! Get ready for the biggest family outings of the year! That’s right….this is better than a zoo…you’ll have the chance to play with monkeys, pet a jungle cat, hold big snakes and other exotic animals. Animals After Dark – Rainforest Live! is coming to Gurnee Mills Shopping Center on Saturday, April 23rd and Golf Mill Shopping Center on May 21st. The ticket will get you a seat for the live presentations on the main stage and a chance to get up close and personal with the animals of the rainforest!

Did you visit the Chicago Pet Expo in Gurnee, IL back in April?  If so we’d love to hear what you thought about it.  If not, head on over to the upcoming expo in Niles, IL this weekend.

As I’ve mentioned before we receive over 12,000 visitors from Illinois and therefore have started working on advertising events across the United States to try and better serve our visitors outside of Southern California.  If you have an upcoming dog event please let us know about it and we’ll see what we can do to get your information posted up to our blog.

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Charlotte Pet Expo 2011

May 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The 2011 Charlotte Pet Expo is right around the corner and if you’re a pet lover living in the Charlotte, North Carolina area then this is an event that you don’t want to miss.  As we’ve mentioned for years we’ve been attending our own local America’s Family Pet Expo right here at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, CA.  This year we decided to scour the internet and try and find other pet expos in cities outside of southern California.  On the horizon is this months Charlotte Pet Expo!

Charlotte Pet Expo 2011

EVENT: Charlotte Pet Expo
WHEN: May 21, 2011
HOURS: Saturday, 10am – 6pm
WHERE: The Park Expo Center
800 Briar Creek Road
Charlotte, NC 28205

Charlotte Pet Expo Logo

Show Prices:

General Admission – FREE
Parking: FREE

If you have the opportunity to attend this years Charlotte Pet Expo a few things you’ll see at the event are:

  • Dog Agility Demonstration – Highland Canine Training will be doing an Agility for Fun demonstration. The dogs and handlers will demonstrate agility basics such as jumping over agility jumps and jumping through tires, negotiating a teeter, and driving through weave poles.
  • Pet Costume Contest – Show off your pet dressed in their best Howl-O-Ween costume for the super popular Pet Costume Contest!  If you’re looking for some ideas for great pet costumes take a look at our post on dog costumes.
  • Pet Talent Contest - Show off your pets amazing talent at the Pet Talent Contest.  Hmmm…if I were to enroll Stetson I guess we’d have to show off his sniffer dog skills!
  • Adoption Event News – A number of pet rescues will be participating in the Charlotte Pet Expo so if you’re looking to get a dog we highly recommend adopting a rescue dog.  We rescued our Australian Shepherd mix, Linus from the dog shelter several years ago.

As we’ve mentioned in the past this is the first year we’ve been trying to promote events outside of California and because we cannot attend these events we’d love to hear your feedback.  Now you might be wondering why we out here in Southern California are promoting an event all the way in Charlotte, NC?  Well, after reviewing last years web analytics report we noticed we received over 9,000 visitors from the state of North Carolina alone.  We therefore thought a number of our visitors would be interested in Pet Expos around the globe.

What do you think?  Have you attended the Charlotte Pet Expo in the past or do you plan on attending this year.  If so tell us about it in the comment section below.

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Santa Clarita Pet Expo USA 2011

May 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

So one Pet Expo in California recently ended and another one is right around the corner.  That’s right!  The Santa Clarita Pet Expo is coming May 14th!  Dublin’s Guide Dog School, Guide Dogs of America is a short distance from the upcoming Pet Expo USA in Santa Clarita, California.  In fact, GDA has an obedience class on May 14th and we might just head out to obedience class then drop by the Pet Expo in Santa Clarita right after wards.

Santa Clarita Pet Expo USA 2011

EVENT: Santa Clarita Valley Pet And Family Expo 2011
WHEN: May 14th 2011
HOURS: Saturday, 10am – 4pm
WHERE: Central Park
27150 Bouquet Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91350

Pet Expo USA

Show Prices:

General Admission – $10.00
Seniors 60 & over – $5.00
Children under 12 – $3.00
Family 4 pack – $20.00

We haven’t been to the Santa Clarita Pet Expo in years past, but I’m pretty sure we’re going to make it this year.  As I mentioned, Dublin has an obedience class at the GDA campus in Sylmar, CA on May 14th which is only about 15 miles away from the Expo.

I’m not too sure what to expect, but after taking a look at the flyer it looks like we can expect to see a few doggy celebrities.  Here’s some more information on the Santa Clarita Pet Expo USA:

  • Kyra Sundance and Acrobatic Stunt Dog Team – we first remember seeing Kyra and Chalcy on Show dog mom’s and dad’s years ago.  Since then they have released several DVD’s and books on doggy and puppy tricks
  • Exotic Animal Show
  • Rescue Doggie Fashion Show
  • Skateboarding Bulldog
  • Pet Adoptions and Rescues
  • Much More…

Since we plan on making this event we’ll report back what we actually do, see, and experience at this years Santa Clarita Pet Expo.

If you’ve attended this event in the past or if you plan on going on May 14th we’d love to hear your thoughts.  Leave us a comment in the comments section below.

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Columbus Pet Expo 2011

March 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Columbus Pet Expo 2011 is right around the corner will you be there? One of our favorite events of the year is the Orange County Pet Expo in Costa Mesa, CA. We attend the OC Pet Expo every year and this year we wanted to do our best to share all the Pet Expo’s across the country with all of our PuppyInTraining.com blog readers.

The Columbus Pet Expo 2011 is known as “The Greatest Pet Show On Earth!”   Over 100,000 square ft. of exciting of Pet Entertaiment , and exhibits! Find out about everything new in products for nutrituion, health and play for Dogs, Cats, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, Horses and all our other furry, finned or scaly friends. Here’s more information on the event:

Columbus Pet Expo 2011

EVENT: Columbus Pet Expo
WHEN: March 25, 26, and 27, 2011
HOURS: Friday, 12PM – 9PM; Saturday, 10AM – 8PM; Sunday, 11AM – 6PM
WHERE: Franklins County Veterans Memorial Stadium
300 W Broad St Columbus, OH 43215-2761

Columbus Pet Expo

Show Prices:

General Admission – $11.00
Seniors 60 & over – $8.00
Children 4-12 – $8.00
3 yrs and Under – FREE

Parking – $7.00

You can get discount coupons for the Columbus Pet Expo here.

Here are some more details on this show:

  • Shop till you drop – fun pet apparel, unique quality toys, the newest in organic pet treats, pet beds, aquarium set ups, information on Invisible Fence Systems, deals on Pet Services for everything from training grooming, boarding and more…
  • Show Motto: “Think Adoption First!” – Our goal this year is 500 applications for pet adoptions.
  • Meet the Amazing Acro-Cats – Chicago’s only trained domestic cat show.
  • That Guy With The Birds – John Lege – Educational Parrot Programs.
  • The Columbus All Breeds Training Club will have a demo ring in the West Hall.  Learn the fundamentals of everything from Basic Training to Exciting and fun Agility.
  • Ohio Air Dogs
  • Tony Hoard and his K-9 Crew!

Now you may be wondering why we out here in Southern California are writing about a Pet Expo in Columbus OH.  Well, originally we used to only write about America’s Family Pet Expo in Costa Mesa, California which is right around the corner from our home in Irvine.  However, after looking through our website analytics data from 2010 we realized that we reach more than just readers in Southern California.  In fact, last year alone we had over 9,500 visitors to our website from the state of Ohio.

As I mentioned we used to only write about the Orange County Pet Expo.  The OC Pet Expo is one of our favorite events of the year and we wanted to see what other similar events were held across the country.  If the Columbus Pet Expo is anything like the OC Pet Expo then I highly recommend all pet lovers in the Columbus, OH area to attend the event.

How about you?  Are you going to attend the Columbus Pet Expo 2011?  If so, we’d love to hear what you though about the show.

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Green Bay Pet Expo 2011

March 19, 2011 By 2 Comments

The Green Bay Pet Expo 2011 is right around the corner and if you’re a pet lover living in the Green Bay area then this is an event you can’t miss.  One of our favorite events of the year is the Orange County Pet Expo in Costa Mesa, California.  After attending the OC Pet Expo for the past few years we decided we’d  like to do some research and find out if there were other Pet Expo’s across the country.  We came across many websites and Pet Expo’s and we are now doing our best to share information on Pet Expo’s with our PuppyInTraining.com readers.

Green Bay Pet Expo 2011

EVENT: 6th Annual WBay Pet Expo
WHEN: March 25, 26, and 27, 2011
HOURS: Friday, 3PM – 8PM; Saturday, 10AM – 6PM; Sunday, 10AM – 4PM
WHERE: WBAY Expos at the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena complex

Green Bay Pet Expo

Show Prices:

General Admission – $7.00
Seniors 62 & over – $6.00
Children 6-12 – $2.00
5 yrs and Under – FREE
Weekend Pass – $10.00

Here are some more details on the 6th Annual Wbay Pet Expo:

  • Marc Morrone, seen often on the Martha Stewart Show and host of Pet Keeping with Marc Morrone.  Don’t miss his presentation: Why Animals Do What They Do and What it Means
  • Lou Mack and Cool Dog Productions will perform a high energy acrobat dog show in the entertainment arena!
  • See the beautiful and talented Rhia with her horse trainer, Derrick Dupler while she performs her amazing horse love talents! Rhia will be a feature in our Family Fun Zone sponsored by Petco. Kids can color pictures with her and visit with her all weekend. A very special animal that we are very proud to have in our show.
  • The Petco Family Fun Zone will also feature a petting zoo and education area provided by local 4H kids and their families, as well as our ever popular Creature Teachers hosted by “Dino” . Last year this reptile and exotic animal specialist amazed crowds with his expertise and advise on reptiles and exotic birds.
  • Kaytee will be offering bird feeding activities for kids in the Zone as well!
  • See the largest Critter trail ever at the Family Fun Zone! See if you can find our critters!!
  • Hamster Derby hosted by Petco
  • Over 75 exhibits including the latest in pet supplies, gear, nutrition and more!
  • Local rescue organizations onsite will fund raising and taking applications should you be interested in adoption of your new best friend!
  • United Pet Group – environments for reptiles, fish and other aquatics.

So now many of you might be wondering why we, down here in Southern California are writing about a Pet Expo all the way in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  Well, as I mentioned earlier we love our own America’s Family Pet Expo in Costa Mesa, CA and we are now doing our best to share information on Pet Expo’s across the US.  Also, after analyzing our statistics we noticed that we reach a much bigger audience then just southern california alone.  In fact, in 2010 we had over 4,500 visitors visit the PuppyInTraining.com website from the state of Wisconsin.  That’s quite a large number and that is why today we are sharing with you the Green Bay Pet Expo 2011.

Are you going to the Green Bay Pet Expo this year?  If so we’d love to hear what you thought of this event.

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Reading Pet Expo 2011

March 14, 2011 By 1 Comment

You’ve probably noticed that there has been an onslaught of Pet Expo information posted to this blog including today’s post on the upcoming Reading Pet Expo 2011.  In case you’re a new reader we recently have dedicated ourselves to sharing information on the many pet expo’s across the country…and why the enthusiasm for these events?  Mainly because our local Orange County Pet Expo is one of our favorite events of the year and we wanted to do our best to share information on similar events across the country.

Without further adieu here’s are the details on the upcoming Pet Expo Reading, PA:

Reading Pet Expo 2011

EVENT: Reading Pet Expo
WHEN: March 18th-20th, 2011
HOURS: Friday, 4AM – 9PM; Saturday, 10AM – 8PM; Sunday, 10AM – 6PM
WHERE: Greater Reading Expo Center
2525 North 12 Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19605

Reading Pet Expo

Show Prices:
General Admission – $12.00
Children 11 and under – $5.00
3 yrs and Under – FREE

Friday night only is Family Night.  Children 12 and under are admitted FREE!

Click here for a two dollar discount coupon to the Pet Expo Reading, PA.

Here are some of the goals and activities going on at the Reading Pet Expo this year:

  • Promote responsible pet ownership and care at a family event
  • Bringing together manufacturers, distributors, retailers, breeders, hobbyists, clubs, veterinarians, and animal care professionals
  • Petting Zoo
  • Pony Rides
  • Animal’s of All Kinds!
  • Pet Photo Contest
  • Educational seminars and Demonstrations
  • The World of Dogs Program
  • Rainforest Reptile Shows
  • Piggyville
  • Cat Show
  • Ferret Show
  • DiscDogsA2Z
  • T & D’s Cats of the World
  • The Alpaca Area
  • The Friskies Cat Habitat and Cat Team
  • Rarities Rare
  • Ancient Breeds Dog Show
  • The Horseworld Arena.

Sounds like a great time.  Now you may be wondering why I would be writing about a Pet Expo in Reading, Pennsylvania when I’m all the way out here in Irvine, CA.  Well, it has come to my attention that we have a larger audience then just the state of California.  In fact, after reviewing my website statistics I found out that we had 11,803 visitors to our website in the year 2010 alone from the state of PA!  That’s quite a few people that I might be interested in this years Reading Pet Expo! And because the OC Pet Expo is one of our favorite events of the year we thought why not try and share all the Pet Expo events happening across the United States through the power of our blog.

Do you plan on attending the Pet Expo Reading, PA?  If so, let us know your thoughts on the event in the comment section below.  Also, we’re doing our best to collect information on Pet Expo’s across the United States so if you’re in charge of promoting your local Pet Expo then please send us your information by filling out our contact form.  Thanks everyone and I hope you have fun at this years Expo!

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Twin Cities Minneapolis Pet Expo 2011

March 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Twin Cities Pet Expo Minneapolis Pet Expo 2011 is right around the corner…literally.  If you live in the Minneapolis, MN area then you’re in luck because next weekend is the two day Pet Expo extravaganza.

Now you might be wondering why we here in Southern California are writing about a Pet Expo in Minneapolis, MN.  Well…first of all the Orange County Pet Expo is one of our favorite events out here at the Orange County Fairgrounds.  So we did two things:

  1. We looked to see how many people visited our site in 2010 from the state of Minnesota.  Over 5,400 people visited our site from MN last year!  We thought that was pretty significant and decided we’d like to let you (folks in MN) know about things that might be happening in your area.
  2. We love our own OC Pet Expo and did a little online research for other pet expo’s that may be happening around the country so we could share our enthusiasm for these awesome events.

Twin Cities Minneapolis Pet Expo

Here are the details for the Pet Expo Minneapolis, MN:

EVENT: Twin Cities Pet Expo
WHEN: March 12th and 13th 2011
HOURS: Sat 9am-6pm; Sun 10am-5pm
WHERE: Minneapolis Convention Center
Hall A 1301 2nd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN

Twin Cities Pet Expo

Admission
Adults: $9
Children (3-12): $5
Parking: Varied

Activites At Twin Cities Pet Expo

I haven’t been to the Twin Cities Pet Expo, but it sounds very similar to the OC Pet Expo back here in Orange County and I’m glad to see that there will be rescue groups at the Pet Expo in Minneapolis.  Here’s a list of other things from their website.

  • Ultimate Air Dogs
  • Cock-A-Doodle Zoo
  • TICA Cat Show
  • Minnesota Disc Dogs
  • Outrun Flyball Team
  • Minnesota Herpetological Society
  • Rescue Groups and much more

I haven’t been to and probably won’t be able to attend the Minneapolis Pet Expo/Twin Cities Pet Expo any time soon.  If it’s anything like the OC Pet Expo then I’d have to say it’s a can’t miss event if you live in the Minneapolis area.  I’d love to hear if any of you have been Pet Expo Twin Cities in the past or plan on going to it in the future.  Please let us know in the comment section below.

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Global Pet Expo 2011

March 5, 2011 By 1 Comment

I was doing some research on Pet Expo’s and found out that they Global Pet Expo 2011 will be held from March 16th-18th.  After visiting the website I was quite surprised and thought could the Global Pet Expo be larger then our own Orange County Pet Expo?  The OC Pet Expo also known as America’s Family Pet Expo is touted as the World’s Largest Pet and Pet Product Expo.  So, I guess that would mean that the Global Pet Expo can only be second best.  However, as I mentioned it sounds like it’s a pretty huge event…here are some of the details:

Global Pet Expo 2011

Global Pet Expo

EVENT: Global Pet Expo 2011
WHEN: March 16-18th, 2011
HOURS: Wednesday, 9AM – 6PM; Thursday 9AM – 6PM; Friday, 9AM – 5PM
WHERE: Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, FL

A few stats on the 2010 Global Pet Expo:

  • 803 Exhibitors
  • 2,250 booths
  • 3,000 new product launches
  • 4,495 pet product buyers

3,000 New Product Launches!!!  Wow!  We’re always looking for new puppy and dog products to review.  I’d love to get my hands on some new products and let Stetson, Linus, and Dublin put them to the test!  Back to reality…we’re in Orange County California not the other side of the country in Orange County Florida so we will not be able to attend the Global Pet Expo this year.

By the way, in case you were wondering why we, out here in Southern California are thinking about Pet Expo Florida there are two main reasons.

  1. I love our Orange County Fairgrounds Pet Expo in Costa Mesa, CA.  If you’re a pet lover it’s definitely a can’t miss event.  If you live out here with me in Southern California I highly encourage you to attend.
  2. We get a lot of visitors to our website from Florida.  I took a look at our 2010 statistics and last year we had over 15,500 visitors from the state of Florida!  So not only would we like to go to the Global Pet Expo in Orlando, FL we also suspect that a lot of you would like to go as well.

As we mentioned, we’d love to attend the Global Pet Expo Florida, but we are on the other side of the nation.  However, the next best thing would be to hear what you have to say about this years Pet Expo.  If you plan on attending the Global Pet Expo in Orlando Florida this year or if you’ve attended last years event please leave us a comment and tell us what you thought about the show.

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Orange County Pet Expo 2011

March 1, 2011 By 18 Comments

The Orange County Pet Expo 2011 is one of my favorite events of the year and it’s right around the corner!  If you’ve been following my blog for a while then you may have caught some of my glowing reviews of the OC Pet Expo.  This event is held every year in the middle of April at the Orange County Fair Grounds in Costa Mesa, CA.

We don’t have all the details yet, but two of our favorite organizations are usually at the Pet Expo in Orange County.  Guide Dogs of America usually have a booth and in our 2010 OC Pet Expo blog post we had a map of the exact location.  However, I’m not yet sure where the GDA booth will be this year.  I’ll try to get a another post up on the blog when I have that information.  Dublin and I will most likely volunteer to man the booth for at least a few hours on either Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.  We’ll keep you informed on that as well.

Our other favorite non-profit organization is Cuddly Canines.  We volunteered as foster parents several years ago and still keep them close to our heart.  Hopefully some day in the future we can help them again.  They usually has a booth at the Pet Expo and I’d expect to see them again this year.  They rescue puppies and their mothers mostly from the Riverside Animal Shelter

Orange County Pet Expo 2011

EVENT: America’s Family Pet Expo
WHEN: April 15, 16, and 17, 2011
HOURS: Friday, 10AM – 6PM; Saturday, 10AM – 7PM; Sunday, 10AM – 6PM
WHERE: OC Fair and Event Center
88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Show Prices:

General Admission – $12.00
Seniors 60 & over – $10.00
Children 6-12 – $6.00
5 yrs and Under – FREE

They have a 2 dollar discount if you order your tickets online.  Here’s a link to the two dollar discount.

Tons of cool stuff happens at the OC Pet Expo including Splash Dogs, K9 Demo, Dog Rescues and Adoptions, Pet Products, Dog Breeds, Therapy Dogs, Assistance Dogs, Guide Dogs, Service Dogs and those are just a few things I can remember off the top of my head.

We love the Orange County Pet Expo and highly recommend you attend if you live in the Southern California area.  Some of our favorite Dog Products have come from past Pet Expos including several of our travel dog bowls, dog toys, dog collars, and many other great pet products.  Don’t just trust us go see the Pet Expo in Orange County for yourself.

Hopefully we’ll see you there and remember Dublin and I plan on working the Guide Dogs of America booth so pay us a visit if you decide to make the trip to this years Orange County Pet Expo.

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Update To America’s Family Pet Expo

June 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Unfortunately, I misread the information on America’s Family Pet Expo in Pomona, CA.  The information was for June, 2005.  As far as I can tell there is not Pet Expo scheduled for June 2008.  Here’s a link to my updated article:

http://puppyintraining.com/dog-puppy-events/americas-family-pet-expo-2008-pomona-ca/

Once again sorry for the misinformation.

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