The Pre-Vet Club's 12th Annual Community Pet Show!!! The DETAILS...

The Pre-Veterinary Medical Association of Virgnia Tech (Pre-Vet Club) will be holding their 12th Annual Community Pet Show on Sunday, April 6th 2007. The Pet Show will be held at the Virginia Tech Alphin-Stuart Arena from 10:00am until 3:00pm . Click here for 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.

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

  1. 10:00am- Registration
  2. 10:30am- Best Groomed Cat/ Dog
  3. 10:40am- Hairiest Cat/Dog
  4. 10:50am- Cutest Puppy/ Kitten
  5. 11:00am- Heinz 57 (Most Interesting Mixed Breed)
  6. 11:10am- Owner/Pet look-a-like
  7. 11:20am- Best Costume
  8. 11:30am- Licking Contest
  9. 11:40am - Barking Contest
  10. 11:45 - 12:45pm- Lunch Break and demonstrations
  11. 12:00pm- Rosie with Hi-Di-Ho Dog Training
  12. 12:15pm- St. Francis of Assisi Service Dogs
  13. 12:30pm- Hokie Dog and VT Police
  14. 12:45pm- Best Trick
  15. 1:00pm- Best Fetching Ability (any toy)
  16. 1:20pm- Best Frisbee Catching Ability
  17. 1:40pm- T-Shirt Race
  18. 2:00pm- Obstacle Course
  19. 2:15pm- Hurdle Race
  20. 2:30pm- Obedience Test
  21. 2:45pm- Best in Show (Selected from winners of each class)

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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 contact Maggie Trefney


Bring a friend and receive one class FREE! Regular registration is $5.00 for the first class and $1.00 for each additional class. Proof of rabies vaccination is required. Come out for a fun time with your pets! Also, don't forget that class winners receive great prizes! Food and drinks will be available, and the "DEMO" periods will be condcuted by St. Francis.   

For more information contact: Maggie Trefney : mtrefney [at] vt.edu