Tampa Bay Pet Expo - Participant Feedback
It’s always fun seeing all of the dog visitors and the nice people we meet at the shows.
Elaine West, Rooterville A Sanctuary
The Tampa Bay Pet Expo is easily the best in the area. There are fun events for kids and pets, as well as great products for your pets that you can’t find in normal stores or supermarkets. This is a great place to find a forever friend and get him or her everything they need!
Emily Grulon, Tail Trackers
I have been working with Amazing Pet Expos in multiple cities for about three years. They always put on a great show for guests and vendors, especially in stage entertainment. They are AMAZING!
Katie Newman, Amazing Treat Diet
This was our first event and we had lots of traffic. We are very satisfied and will be back for 2016.
Amanda Miller, Best Pets Bakery
Great event, would highly recommend for our 30+ locations across the country! Helpful staff, happy consumers (pawsome dogs) and we spoke to a number of potential clients! Tampa Bay Pet Expo is Off Leash K9 Training approved!
Mary Burns, Off Leash K9 Training, Tampa Bay
Thank you for all of your hard work. As a 501©3 Animal Sanctuary, help getting the word out is great.
Deanna Green, Suncoast Primate Sanctuary
We always love performance and would be happy to do it again! We had fun!
Penny Noriega, Canine Funtimes
We had a blast!! Looking forward to next years!! Great vendors. Julius K-9 was my favorite.
Kim Fairbrother via Facebook
Networking with other professionals - I'm a groomer with Paw Wash Plus - Mobile Grooming.
Sharon Miner via Facebook
Lure chasing was the best!!
Kristen Gomez via Facebook
We were there. Great vendors. Shopped at Julius K9 and Christian Pets. Rocky got his shots and nails cut.
Lori Reyes via Facebook
Lure chasing... our dog didnt want to leave after doing it 3 times!
Angela Cahill Crawford via Facebook
We enjoyed ourselves! Just getting out with the dogs was fun. Our girls cheered on the lure chasers.
Nakaela Rose via Facebook
Loved all the rescues that where there, but the lure chasing was the best and meeting the General from Tanked!
Cynthia Velez-Sustache via Facebook
The Pit Bull Kiss Booth!
Diane Suarex Dow via Facebook
Loved looking at all the different breeds of dogs. Fuzzy buddies is a favorite of mine. Lots of dogs got adopted too so that was awesome. I had a great time.
Betty Carter via Facebook
I loved being there and getting to meet so many dogs! I will be the official photographer next year as well and am looking forward to it!
Lesley Davies, Lesley Davies Photography via Facebook
First time I participated in this event and everyone was super nice! The volunteers were the most helpful. My area was nicely set up and clean. Very much enjoyed the many contacts and the pigeons were a big WOW!
Pigeon Presentations
Overall we enjoyed the event. We hope to attend next year!
Alexis Huzzard
Everybody was very friendly. The venue had lots of traffic and was very clean.
GTE Financial
We were able to reach out to many possible customers and increase our product awareness.
Cherrycure for Pets
Pet expos is a great experience for vendors and pet owners. The interaction with attendees is great and the expo staff is very accommodating. I look forward to future events.
Hillsborough Animal Health Foundation
Very well organized and pleasant staff.
Greyhound Gang of FL
Great! Busy!
Tampa Bay Vet Emergency Svcs.
Sales staff was very helpful. We had special needs to our event and they were more than responsive. They visited us throughout the day to see how things were going and too offer support. A+!
Rover Done Over
Good crowd.
Alterna Scapes
This is my first expo, and I already signed up for 2014.
Pet RN
Well organized, clean and friendly and helpful staff.
Bull Terrier Rescue of SW Florida
I was very impressed with the turnout and the leads I obtained.
Black and Gold Premium Pet Food
This was our first event, but we will most definitely be back. We were very pleased that the staff took such good care of us all. Potty cleanup was almost instantaneous. We had a wonderful time, and can’t wait until the next expo.
All for the Animals
Very good overall.
Fuzzie Buddies Pet Resort
Great turn out! We had an excellent show this year, thank you!
Animal and Bird Hospitals of Tampa
From start to finish, my first show experience has been amazing. The staff was friendly helpful and a true pleasure.
Sass-N-Duets
Great! Patti was the best. Very nice and very helpful.
Global Pet Products
Amazing!
Dog Moms Rock
We had a great experience. The pet expo is very organized. Great venue.
Florida Shar-Pei Rescue
Great show and lots of fun!
Bri's Eye Photography
One of the best expos I have done.
Swheat Scoop
The traffic was constantly high all day! Had a great time meeting the tail waggers of Tampa Bay!
Eileen Proctor - America's Smoochiest Pooch/Top Dog
Event was organized exceptionally well.
The Pit Bull Crew Dog Rescue
We enjoyed the show. It is well organized and draws a large crowd.
Tampa Bay Beagle Rescue
Staff extremely, crowds wonderful. Fellow exhibitors are our kind of people. Well done!
Sillydogcollars.com (Dog of Fame)
Met a lot of very nice people, I believe it was a great opportunity to educate people about horse rescue.
Hope Equine Rescue
Great place to show off your stuff. We had a great time and the humans had fun too!
Manatee County Adopt A Bull
Great exposure.
Husky Humane of Florida
Great exposure with lots of interest!
Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay
The was a great way to market our rescue and meet other rescues.
Sunshine State - AMBA
We had a great time! Lots of potential new customers.
Bow Wow Boutique
We are so impressed with the turnout, not to mention the number of pitbull lovers! Just as the South Florida show was, this was absolutely excellent for us. Thanks for the job well-done!
PitbullShirt.com/Tommy Pop Art
We had a lot of adoptions!!!
Rugaz Rescue
Lots of traffic & excellent staff.
Crazy 4 Canines 4-H Club
Loved that Shorty was as event to promote awareness. Also allowed to meet & greet other venders personally. Set ups for venders were nice & chairs could have been more comfortable, but overall a great experience & exposure!
Camp Bow Wow Tampa Airport
Office staff—Katie was fantastic. Very responsive, helpful, great upbeat personality. Went out her way to assist—get us in & accommodate! Way to go!!
Free Child Safe Kit
We at Green Arrow Nutrition valued the opp. to exhibit at the Tampa Bay Pet Expo. The event was well organized and the venue selected was excellent. We had opp. to connect with hundreds of pet owners and learn about what they are looking for in vitamin and supplement products. Thank you.
Green Arrow Nutrition
We had a great turnout & hope our information will benefit the visitors to our booth.
Hillsborough Animal Health Foundation
Was a great opportunity to showcase our practices, educate about pet care and grooming. Was very nice to see so many dedicated pet owners.
Big Bend Animal Hospital and Animal Emergency Clinic of Brandon
Good opportunity to get your pet products and retail items before a large, diverse crowd.
SPCA Florida
Great time; attendees had a great time.
Dog Training Club of Tampa
Amazing Pet Expos was a great way to gain exposure and make new relationships!
Scan My Pet Pls!
attendee TESTIMONIALS
"Penelope liked winning a toy!"
"Stella loved the lure chasing. After she ran it, she watched from outside like a meerkat!"
"We had lots of fun! Wish the Poodle Rescue came"
"All the meets and greets, the lure chasing was Awesome and Linda Blairs Presentation was informative and an eye opener!! We need more TRUE advocates like her!!"
"Nice mix of booths. Really nice to meet Linda Blair. The dogs and owners were well behaved."
"All the vendors were so generous!!!! Thanks guys."
"The Florida English Bulldog Rescue so awesome...."
"Great group of vendors... all were very friendly and helpful."
"Loved the lure coursing! Marvel took a little while to catch on to the idea, but after her turn, we stood outside the ring and watched and she tried to go thru the barrier to have another go at it! We'll be going to the Celebration of Pets next month so she can do it again!"
"Everything! It was so great to see the mixture of dogs and their owners. The Lure Coursing was great, Wisdom Panel and the super low price DNA tests, all the toys, treats and meeting Linda Blair as well. She is so nice!"
"The lure coursing was our favorite!!! There was a vendor there that had a bunch of handmade heavy duty leashes and collars, but I forgot to grab a business card. Do you have any idea where I can find that info? I looked at the exhibitor list and couldn't find anything obvious!"
"Everything was awesome - very well planned and organized. I was especially grateful for the incredibly low priced DNA testing - can't wait to get LuLu's results!!!"
""Love my custom doggie charicature of CC, getting DNA testing and all the goodies we got from the talent show, thanks all!"
"THE PIT BULL CREW DOG RESCUE ( THEPITBULLCREW.com) had a awesome time yesterday at the Pet Expo! It was great to be able to get on stage and discuss BSL with the public and help us spread the word on this very important subject. I thank you, the volunteers, other vendors, and all the supporters that came out yesterday to make it such a great day and awesome event! We are already counting down the days till next year :-)"
"Amazing day today at the Tampa Bay Pet Expo!!! Our family is growing. We welcome all of our new pet parents into our wonderful village. 8 pets found their forever homes today. Congratulations to Fidget, Peanut, Schatzie, Arlan, Zoe, Tootsie, Skittles, and Lardo!!!"
"we had an awesome day at the Pet Expo. thank you for having us from the Howells angels Wildlife Rescue. Http:// Howellswildliferescue.org"
"Dog Trainig Club of Tampa enjoyed our time there. Looking forward to next year!"
"I was there as a volunteer with St Francis Society Animal Rescue. This was my first expo and I just LOVED all the animal lovers there! I met wonderful people, and I know at least one of our fosters was adopted! Wonderful, fun day!!"
"Our rescue group adopted out 8 pets today!!!!! We are thrilled to have added 8 new families to our rescue family. Thank you for having us!"
"We are the ones that had the two Saint Bernards . They had a ball and received alot of love from everyone . Thanks for the expo see you next time it was a great outing with our kids."
"Awesome event yesterday!!! Thanks for having us!!!!! We will be back next year!!!! xoxoxo"
"My husband & our rescue babies, Ava & Iggy, enjoyed walking around the expo. This is our 2nd year going & we loved the event! See you next year!"
"The flying dogs were very fun to watch :D"
"we had a great time TY for all the goodies for my furry family"
"had a great time today at the expo"
"Definitely awesome getting to meet one of my heroes!! "
"This definitely was one of the best days of my life! "
"We loved watching all the dogs at the show today!"
"We had a GREAT time at the expo today! Thank you so much for coming to our area!"
"we had a wonderful time there. We look forward to it next year"
"We were there today, was a great event!!"
"I went for a short visit. Talked to some great people. It was great that it was free!"
"we had a great time !"
"Had a great time"
"It was a great show! Thanks vendors, volunteers and everyone else who made it possible. Seemed like it was a good turnout of folks and animals, and we heard about several new adoptions! My sister Darlene Hannan and I had fun!"
"Definitely a great time with Dianne Gladky. So many vendors and rescue groups! Good day!"
"I was real impressed at how well-behaved all the dogs were. Even our little monster was super good."
"I am glad to have got my dogs shots and nails trimmed."
"Loved seeing all the dogs and meeting the friendly people. Also got our girls their rabies shots"
"I love the variety of vendors! I didn't bring my dogs, but the kids loved the other dogs that were there. My son even asked to bring a few others home!"
"My dachshunds also appreciated all the well behaved humans and canines."
"We loved having our Husky try the agility course for the first time! And the free nail trim was great too! Looking forward to the next pet expo!"
"Fantastic show. Loved the Pet Talent Show & the dock dogs"
"Everyone was so nice including all the dogs! Great turn out for such great causes!!!"
"Our dogs had a blast and so did we. Suzi loved all the attention in her Chia-Pit costume!"
"My son LOVED the air dogs and all the jumps it was hard getting him to leave lol"
"All the pitbulls that were there were amazing to see. Thank you for having a Pitbull friendly event. As a pit owner we do not always take our dogs out because people are so scared of them. It was a wonderful event for education and showcasing a wonderful breed!!! Thank You Again Pet Expo"
"We loved Schatzie (dog) the best, as he is the newest addition to our family from today's pet expo. We were not expecting to adopt today, but glad we did!"
"Thank you for allowing all animals and allowing us to participate.. Ezykial and I enjoyed our time today it was a blast"
"Such a GREAT time!! Thank you for having us!"
"We loved it! Awesome job guys/girls! Congrats!"