DESPITE the doom and gloom of the recession, pet lovers all over Ireland will be thrilled to learn that organisers of the annual Pet Expo, Ireland’s only dedicated consumer pet exhibitions have announced that they fully intend to return this year with a Summer show. The three day event will feature everything that is relevant to the ownership of a family pet but also boast plenty of exotic treats too.

Now in its fourth year, according to organisers, Pet Expo 2010 will return to the RDS, Dublin, as a three day experience open to the animal loving public with a wider variety of pets, pet products, service providers, entertainers, clubs and organisations that cater to pets.

The Expo decided to move to Summer show dates this year and this year’s consumer show will be taking place on Friday July 2 to Sunday July 4 2010.

Organisers believe that this change in timing of the popular family event for the nation’s Pet lovers, will add more outdoor activities and allow dog owners to bring along their own dogs and participate in more interactive activities.

Once again Pet Expo 2010 will feature the very best trained dogs in the country competing in front of the general public in numerous competitions.

Working dogs will also be well represented with some fantastic displays and demonstrations in the new outdoor agility rings.

Of course although very popular amongst dog owners, the event is not just for dogs but all types of family pets, with various different pets catered for including cats, birds, equestrian, fish, reptiles and other small caged exotics,. All of these animals can be seen on-site during the show for the attendees to interact with which is the perfect way to introduce children to the responsibility of owning a pet and how to handle them.

Organisers of Pet Expo 2010 have also promised that the Summer event this year will be bigger and better than ever before and with Dog ownership now at 1 in 4 of Irish families it’s not surprising that events like these continue to draw crowds.

One of the highlights from last year was the Crufts champions of dance Kath Hardman and Karen Sykes who performed daily in the  Agility Ring with their talents dogs, Fly and Spice and friends and this year organisers promise that there will be plenty of treats in store for animal lovers…