Yes, I would love to see other pets, but the dark side of that is people inevitably end up bringing pets that are not well behaved. We’ve attended another event, America’s Family Pet Expo for 10+ years and they changed their policy to allow pets one year. As I recall their were many ill mannered pets at that event which made it less enjoyable for the majority. So, they tried allowing pets one year then discontinued the policy.

What a bummer! It’d be so much fun to go and see everyone’s pets. But I also understand, I’m sure having so many animals in a small area is a big liability.

I’ll see you next week! It’s my first time so I’m very excited. Do you have any tips for this newbie?

I’ll keep my eye out for hair ball remedies for your cats.

Linus didn’t like taking his glucosamine-chondoitin pill either. We would drop it in his food bowl and he’d find it and spit it out then eat the rest of his food. What worked for us was mixing dehydrated food (we used Honest Kitchen), hot water and kibble, break the pill in half (our pills had a line through the middle that made it easy to break in half with my fingers), then mix it in with kibble/dehydrated food. We also tried pill pockets, but that didn’t work with Linus. I’ll keep my eye out for any new inventions.

I’m not so sure there’s too much swag at this trade show. From the SuperZoo website: “Most exhibitors don’t offer samples and don’t sell single items (bulk orders only), so be courteous with your requests!”

From the SuperZoo FAQ page: “Are pets allowed in the exhibit halls?
Attendees are not permitted to bring pets to SuperZoo. Pets are permitted in the exhibit halls as a part of an exhibitor’s booth display. Animals used for Grooming purposes will be directed to specific entrances/exits.” So, unfortunately we are not bringing Stetson or any other pets to SuperZoo.