Join us at the 9th Annual Edmonton Pet Expo! Bring your friends, bring your family, but please, for the safety of your own animals, as well as those at the Show, leave your own critters at home.

This will be an exciting event, full of critters of all shapes and sizes. With a petting zoo, cats, dogs, reptiles, and more, this will be a show for all ages! This will be an opportunity to interact with animal lovers, get information, and shop for you and your pet! Learn the behaviours and general characteristics of different breeds before choosing your pet or discover the new trends and interesting facts about pet ownership!

The Edmonton Pet Expo has some amazing attractions for the whole family. Our hope is that attendees will walk away as more knowledgeable and responsible pet owners, and with a renewed appreciation for the role pets play in the lives of individuals and within the community.

The Edmonton Pet Expo will again feature a Doggie Demo Area, this year bringing together a great line-up you won’t want to miss!

K9 Korruption will feature demonstrations that use a variety of skill levels and dog sizes to enjoy a good time while promoting the excellent sport of agility. This group evolved from dedicated and loving dog guardians with similar principles and beliefs that wished to encourage relationships between each other and their dogs, maintaining safe and healthy environments, educating the public to promote canine physical and mental conditioning, positive training, and stimulating game play.

Alberta Redneck Furry Fliers (ARFF) will be bringing the excitement of disc to life, showing off disc sport skills in freestyle and toss & fetch. This is a newer disc dog club aimed at promoting the sport of disc, in the disciplines of freestyle and toss & fetch. It hosts seminars throughout the year and at least one major trial during the summer. Last Fall it hosted the first Skyhoundz World Qualifier in Edmonton, with finalists traveling to Tennessee to compete against players from all over the world.

Bark N’ Mad Flyball Team is an active team that regularly travels the province, and has gone as far as Alaska, to attend tournaments. Since the sport is non-aggressive, it draws a variety of ages, breeds, sizes, and shapes that can all participate and have a good time. Come and check out the high energy of Flyball as the team’s members show off their skills.

Kristine Rooney, a Certified Pet Dog Trainer and Alberta SPCA Board of Directors member, will bring her educating and counseling experience to several topics on behalf of Dogspaw. Presentations will cover such topics as the Benefits of Spaying and Neutering Your Pet, How to Meet a Dog Correctly, Achieving Balance in Your Dog’s Day, and Why Take a Class (even if you have had dogs before).

Grand Paws is a home away from home for many dogs that come to enjoy a safe, nurturing, active environment, with one of the largest indoor-outdoor play areas around. This daycare also provides grooming and regular classes on agility, obedience, and flyball. Grand Paws will be presenting Spectrum Speed Dogsports, a group known for their fun and fast agility demonstrations. From the newbie’s to the elite, these dogs have personality, and it shows as they blaze around the course to the cheers of the crowd.

The Equine Demo Area will also be offering…

Dream It. Believe It. Do It. These are words that drive Susan Fyfe, equestrienne, motivational speaker, and one of the founders of the Rescue 100 Foundation. Susan will be sharing the stories of Rescue 100, a registered society that began out of an immediate tragedy and now steps forward, ready to continue their success in healing and rehabilitating rescued horses before adopting them out to forever homes.

Check our website often as we share with you what’s going to be happening at the Show! Mark your calendars and join us for the 9th Annual Edmonton Pet Expo on January 23rd & 24th, 2010.

Keep checking our website for more information on our 2011 Edmonton Pet Expo, it will be posted as soon as it becomes available.