Neighborhood Pet Show

[Cecelia]

I just wanted to tell all of you about the neighborhood pet show that our family holds every year in our backyard.We have around eleven animals come every year.Last year we had fourteen.This year our prizes and classes are a bit different.We're inviting a lot more people too. So I was wondering if anybody had any ideas of more classes or a way to raise for our local Humane Society.(they sorely need it) I don't want people to have to pay to get in but maybe we could have a donation box for the humane society.Or maybe we could sell stuff for your pets.I don't know the whole point is to have some fun!
Here's our big guest list

Dogs
Mitzi - pomeranian/poodle cross
Cuddles- toy poodle (my dog!)
Nibby- Heinz 57
Maizy-boxer
Tasha-weimeraner
Spike- hairless Chinese Crested
Scrappy- powderpuff Chinese Crested
Katie- Heinz 57
Emmy- mini dachsund
Heidi- mini dachsund
Shadow- I forget what breed he is
Mylo-German Shepherd
Zeus- Saint Bernard/Collie cross
Gidget: Wirehaired Fox Terrier
Emily- cocker spaniel
Chase-black lab
Max-English Mastiff
?- max's mini dachsund friend
Snoopy- basset/beagle mix
Chloe-boxer
Ruby- Yorkie

Cats
Moon- black female
Midnight- black with hite markings female
Dutchess- tortoiseshell female
Butterscotch: orange male
Nadi- white male

Rabbits
Sugarbaby- agouti male mixed breed
Darla- brown and white Netherland female
Millie- white New Zealand female
Blossom- white New Zealand female
Dudley- cinnamon Mini Rex male
Smudge- brown and white Mini Rex male



Goats
Mouse- gray male


I think that's all.


Classes
Youngest Participant
Golden Oldie
Congenial pet (audience votes)
Agility
Obedience
Best Dressed
Happy Hopper
Hungry Hopper
Beautiful Bunny
Friendliest Feline
Finest Feline
Finicky Feline




Got any more ideas?
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[Cecelia]

Nobody have any comments? Have any of you done anything similar before.This is our fifth year doing it.Some people we don't even know come stand outside of the fence and watch.I guess the loudspeaker draws them in.The agility is one of the really fun parts.Hardly any of us know what we're doing.Gidget is the only dog that is trained in agility.She teaches the other dogs what they're supposed to do.Will somebody please reply? I don't type very fast and that took a while!

[Dude12]

Maybe yu could have a little stand with dog treats, leashes, or other stuff?

[Cecelia]

That would be a good idea but where would we get the stuff?

[Des_and_Tay]

Go to a cheap place and get a ton for cheap; wholesale is god's greatest gift. Use it! Add your own little touch to it, or get some people involved by having them ecorate a leash as long as you supply the...ahem...supplies.

People will pay big buckaroonies for a 'one of a kind, custom-made' leash that benefits charity

[Cecelia]

I'll definitely buy some thanks Des! That is after the house is clean so the people with fancy houses don't dislike our house blah blah blah. That's the main thing Mom thinks about lol

[Cowgirls Rule]

You could sell dog treats, cat nip (planted in an egg shell half, pm me for more about that), what-ever you think goats like, if you have bunnies, sell like grass bouquets (so that each bunny feels like a winner, lol). Also, if you have access to a camera, and a quick printer, and a laptop or computer where you can easialy(sp) print out pictures, use that, and set up a stand where you take photos of the animals while in the show, and when they have a small intermission, just print out the pics, and sell them for like $2.50 for a pack of 6 photos of thier choice, and $5.00 for a 14 pack of photos of thier choice, and so on. Also, take footage of each part of the show, like each class, and put the footage on C-Ds, and sell them for like $1.00 per C-D, and $5.00 for footage of all 12 shows. You could also sell like smoothies, hot coffee, candy, cat toys, goat toys, bunny toys, and doy toys, and also, you could sell fresh baked cookeis, kept warm in a thermas, or you could sell soup and such.

[ChocolateGal]

Hummm... maybe you could.... umm.. offer a pet wash at the pet SHow for people that needed there animals washed for the pet show???

[greenpen]

You could offer certificates to say like for eg. 'This is to certify that Max has taken part in the Neighborhood Pet Show!' Or something like that...
Then they could have their pets name writen onto the certificates.

[Cecelia]

Thanks you guys.
Cowgirls: interesting ideas.I don't want to sell the pictures since we've always given them away to the people in the past but videotaping it is a great idea.I just need a video camera and to get the invitations out.A grass boquet for the bunnies would work out great and maybe a portrait of their pet if I could pay someone on here to do it. hmm...
ChocolateGal: maybe the afternoon before the pet show we could do that but I'm still in school at that point so I don't know
greenpen: they get one of those if they win a class but maybe everyone should get one good idea!
Btw we are inviting a llama named Dove and two baby miniature goats to come also! Yay

[Dumbledore]

Instead of selling why not have everyone donated a can or bag of pet food?

Years ago my church your-th group was in Houston,TX and one place we visited changed a can of food for the homeless to get in., and libarary near me has a thing where for each can of food you donante something like a 1.00 is taken of your overdue fines, but that's only during National Libaray Week.

[MCM_Raine]

[Cecelia]

Thanks for the input.I might consider donations along that line Dumbledore. MCM_Raine I don't think that we could do a bake sale we normally just have a potluck and I think charging money for food or entry would turn people off.I forgot to post that we have a best trick contest also but most of the animals are too excited to cooperate lol Donations would be a good idea as Dumbledore mentioned.Canvasing the neighborhood would be a good idea also if I can get someone to go with me. I would love to hand out articles about feline leukemia or spay and neuter but I don't know where I can get the fliers from.Anyways there have been some great ideas posted please don't hesitate to show more. btw a groomer has offered 3 kennels for us to borrow for some of the animals to stay in while they're not competing. They will probably be used for the cats.

[Dumbledore]

If you have a good printeror access to one, you could make your own flyers.

[Cecelia]

I don't have a printer but our local library will let you use for 50 cents per colored copy.