Pet Expo

Yesterday we went to a Pet Expo put on by the county we live in. It was kind of like a county fair (for lack of a better word) but all centered on pets. It was really fun and the best thing is that everything was free - except for, of course, buying stuff.

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Let me backtrack really quick. My parents have a dog, Max. He is 150% my dad's dog. My dad calls Max his Home-Boy. When my parents got married (technically my dad is my step-dad) they had 5 (That's right...FIVE) dogs. It was a yours and mine situation. My mom's dog was a border collie mix named Cassidy. She was my mom's very best friend. She was her companion through my mom's divorce and so many other trials. Six years ago Cassidy died. She was the first of the five to go. My mom still gets choked up over how much she misses Cassidy. Bruno, one of my Dad's Rottweilers, died later that year. (It was a house full of geriatric dogs by that time). My sister then got married and took her Hailey (who is a fat, ill-tempered beagle) with her so the house was then down to two dogs: Tasha (Bruno's daughter rottweiler) and Roxanne (my collie mix). Tasha died a few years ago leaving Roxanne alone. Within 6 months of Tasha's death my parents inherited Max from my dad's parents because they were way too old to take care of a young black lab. This past summer my Roxanne finally died. So...long story short my parents are down to one dog. The only problem is that Max is really lonely so my mom has really been strongly recommending to my dad that they needed to get Max a friend. My mom also really wants a friend like she had in Cassidy. Friday night, the night before the Pet Expo my dad finally agreed that Max needed a friend.

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Wow...that was a big side note!

So anyways, Saturday morning we got the girls up and got ready to go to the Pet Expo. We left 1 1/2 hrs early and by a series of circumstances still managed to be late! The place was only 30 minutes away! Funny how that happens. It was really fun because they had about 5 different 4H groups there with their animals (Goats, Ducks, Chickens, bunny rabbits...).

M had a really fun time feeding the goats. Look at the Goats. They don't have ears! Apparently they are bread that way.

These Great Danes were part of a Dog Training booth. The one on the left weighed 180 lbs and the one on the right weighed 160 lbs. Talk about BIG dogs. M loved all the dogs. She kept saying "Doggie," "Doggie," "Doggie!"

There was even a Wolf Rescue Group there! You could pay to go inside this huge cage with these 4 wolves, but I didn’t want to spend the money…nor was I really comfortable with putting my daughter in a cage with wolves. They may be tame…but to me they are still wild animals.

So, going back to my major side note, my mom found a dog she wanted to adopt. It's a little female mix. She's a really pretty dog. Adopting a dog is a lot different from how it use to be. She had to fill out an application and someone is going to interview her over the phone, we have to have a house visit, and they are going to call her vet to see how she cares for her current dog. Holy cow, what a process. I guess we'll see if she actually gets the dog. That will be for another post.

By the way, the dog's name is Molly.