The Pre-Vet Club's 13th Annual Community Pet Show!!! The DETAILS...

The Pre-Veterinary Medical Association of Virgnia Tech (Pre-Vet Club) will be holding their 13th Annual Community Pet Show on Sunday, April 19th, 2009. The Pet Show will be held at the Virginia Tech Alphin-Stuart Arena from 12 pm until 5 pm. Registration will be from 11:30am to 12pm . Directions to the Alphin-Stuart Arena. The Pet Show is the club's MOST IMPORTANT philanthropic event!!! All proceeds will be donated to St. Francis of Assisi Foundation - a service dog foundation that the club has worked with continuously.

St. Francis of Assisi Service Dog Foundation is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) community based corporation dedicated to increasing the independence of persons with disabilities through the use of service dogs. In contrast to leader dogs for the blind, service dogs are specially trained to help people with severe ambulatory and other physical disabilities. They may be trained to perform over 100 different tasks such as opening and closing doors, retrieving dropped objects, pulling wheelchairs, turning lights on or off, and obtaining food from the refrigerator. Service dogs also give emotional support to their owners.

****All species of pets (dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, chinchillas, etc.!) are welcome for the events before the lunch break, but only dogs please for the after lunch events****

The Tentative Class Schedule for the Pet Show is as follows:

  1. 11:30am- Registration
  2. 12:00pm- Best Groomed Cat/ Dog
  3. 12:10pm- Hairiest Cat/Dog
  4. 12:20pm- Cutest Puppy/ Kitten
  5. 12:30pm- Heinz 57 (Most Interesting Mixed Breed)
  6. 12:40pm- Owner/Pet look-a-like
  7. 12:50pm- Best Costume
  8. 1:00pm- 2:45 Lunch Break and demonstrations
  9. 1:15 pm- Rosie with Hi-Di-Ho Dog Training
  10. 1:50pm- St. Francis of Assisi Service Dogs
  11. 2:15pm- Borris and VT Police
  12. 2:45pm- Best Trick
  13. 3:00pm- Best Fetching Ability (any toy)
  14. 3:20pm- Best Frisbee Catching Ability
  15. 3:40pm- Obstacle Course
  16. 4:10pm- Hurdle Race
  17. 4:30pm- Obedience Test
  18. 4:45pm- Best in Show (Selected from winners of each event)

****All species of pets (dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, chinchillas, etc.!) are welcome for the events before the lunch break, but only dogs please for the after lunch events****

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

DOWNLOAD and DISTRIBUTE our OFFICIAL FLYER!!! (Color Flyer)

Also, we are still looking for donations for this event! This could be in the form of money, gift certificates (if, for example, the donor owns/manages a restaurant or store), or pet-related supplies. If you are interested in donating either money or supplies/prizes to the pet show, then please contact Garrett Smith


Bring a friend and receive one contest entry FREE! Regular registration is $5.00 for the first event and $1.00 for each additional contest entry. Proof of rabies vaccination is required! Come out for a fun time with your pets! Also, don't forget that winners receive great prizes! Food and drinks will be available, and the "DEMO" periods will be conducted by St. Francis of Assisi, Hi-D-Ho Dog Training and the VT Police Department K9 unit.   

For more information contact: Garrett Smith : gps17 [at] vt.edu