Hartford Pet Expo

BRING YOUR PET to this awesome event for all PET LOVERS and MEET SHORTY ROSSI and HERCULES, stars of "PIT BOSS" on ANIMAL PLANET & CELEBRITY DOG TRAINER and “NY Times” bestselling author, HARRISON FORBES! Admission is FREE! Don’t miss this SUPER EXCITING event for PET LOVERS on Saturday, October 4, 2014, from 10am - 6pm, INDOORS (and air-conditioned!) at the XL CENTER with FREE Admission! You’re welcome to BRING YOUR DOG or your bird or even your lizard – just make sure that you have proof of current age-appropriate immunizations (if applicable) and that your canine companion is on a non-retractable lead. MEET SHORTY ROSSI AND HERCULES, stars of the HIT SHOW “PIT BOSS” on Animal Planet, who’ll be SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS and TAKING PICS with fans from 10am to 5pm! Copies of his best-selling book, “FOUR FEET TALL AND RISING: A MEMOIR,” samples of Shorty’s new LUXURY CIGAR LINE and other “Pit Boss” COLLECTOR’S ITEMS will be available for sale too! All PROCEEDS BENEFIT SHORTY’S RESCUE, which works tirelessly to help relieve the suffering of - and PREVENT CRUELTY to - Pit Bulls through education and activism. Check out more than 75 PET-FRIENDLY EXHIBITORS and RESCUE GROUPS, see live demonstrations in LURE COURSING, AGILITY, OBEDIENCE TRAINING, PET CARE & ACTIVISM, great giveaways and PRIZES, amazing DISCOUNTS on your favorite pet products, talent contest and COSTUME CONTEST, fabulous RETAILERS and much more FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! PLUS, meet NATIONAL CELEBRITY DOG TRAINER and “NY TIMES” BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, HARRISON FORBES; a frequent guest on the “TODAY SHOW” (NBC) and “GOOD MORNING AMERICA” (ABC) as their featured resident DOG BEHAVIOR EXPERT, pet lovers can also benefit from Forbes’ expertise at the Hartford Pet Expo! Forbes will also explain how DOGGIE DNA TESTING can help you choose the right dog breed match for your lifestyle and offer advice on how to CORRECT PET BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS. And if you’re looking to ADD A NEW PET TO THE FAMILY, the Petfinder.com MEGA-ADOPTION event will have more than 150 pets available for adoption. Plus we’ll be offering FREE NAIL TRIMS and MICROCHIPPING for all the furry friends who need them! If you’re a pet owner – or want to be one – you’ll find everything you need under one roof, so you and your pet can PLAY, SHOP, LEARN or ADOPT in COMFORT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, visit us at http://www.hartfordpetexpo.com or join us on Facebook at (www.facebook.com/hartfordpetexpo) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/AmazingPetExpo), shoot us an email at expo@hartfordpetexpo.com or give us a call at 800-977-3609. View our website for directions, exhibitor list, entertainment schedules and tons more. Make sure you tell all your friends that ADMISSION IS FREE. See you there! Link to directions: http://www.hartfordpetexpo.com/directions.html