3 Reasons Your Dog Will Love SM’s Pet Day

Dogs are often called man’s best friend. They are adorable, carefree yet sweet, and can brighten up anyone’s day. As Charles M. Schulz, creator of the comic strip Peanuts, said, happiness is a warm puppy. In celebration of this friendship between humans and dogs, SM and Paws & Tails Event Concepts and Management organized another pet day for these fur babies. {Haven’t read about our first pet day? Just click here.}

Our dogs enjoyed it as much as we did. Here are a few reasons why. {I would love to interview Barbie here, the shih tzu in most photos, but I cannot speak dog. I merely relied on her behaviour for this post haha}

1. Socialization

Dogs need to learn how to mingle both with other animals and humans. They need socialization to learn politeness, be safe with children, be peaceful with other canines, and be calm in various surroundings.

I remember when Barbie was just a puppy she easily gets mad or simply snobbish at other dogs, and I would often tease her how she has zero “0” socialization skills. Of course, she will just raise her wet nose at me. Now, she has changed so much. She plays with other dogs, and has become sweeter than ever.

Joining SM’s pet day and other pet playdates surely improved her socialization skills. At the event, I saw her brushing other people’s legs hoping to get some attention. As cute as she is, of course she got what she wanted. A lady was even kind enough to share her dog’s food with her. A friend’s daughter who is almost 7 years old can stroke her back, and Barbie simply loves it. She also got the chance to play with other dogs. Although there were some ‘territory’ issues, everyone was well-behaved as they ought to be.

Can you imagine Barbie attacking Phoenix the Alaskan Malamute? Well, she did but they turned out friends still. 🙂

Here is Barbie with another shih tzu

 

2. Freebies

During SM’s pet day last March, we just got 2 packs of Pet One treats as freebies. The rest of the things we took home were prizes from the games and raffle. This pet day, there are more freebies, and Barbie enjoyed them all.

Upon registration, we got a food bowl and pet waste bag from NexGard, a pack of Vitality Classic food, and another pack from PetOne. When we signed up at the Vitality booth, we got another pack. {talk about hungry Barbie}

Her take home treats! 

Dog food are not the only freebies. Barbie also enjoyed the dry grooming from Studs and Bitzes. We also won a SuperDog soap bar as a consolation prize from one of the games. She also got the chance to ride a furbaby stroller from Furmoms. They lent us their cute and colourful strollers for the duration of the event.

Lovin’ the stroller 

3. Bonding with hoo-mans ***Game of Thrones S06E09 spoiler, in case you haven’t watched it yet**

Above all, dogs enjoyed their time with their hoo-mans. Bonding with your dog is important. You cannot be a member of his ‘pack’ if you are not emotionally connected. Do not be as unintelligent as Ramsay Bolton with “My hounds will never harm me. They’re loyal beasts.” They may be loyal to you if you are feeding them enough but if your idea of bonding is scolding them too much, you are big trouble. They were {loyal}, as Sansa said.

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Stop being Ramsay Bolton. Spend some time with your dog at SM’s pet day. Here are a few more snippets of an awesome afternoon.

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Do you enjoy joining these kind of activities? Share your experience by commenting below or dropping me an email at mirriamdictionary@gmail.com