Discover Austin Pet Expo: Family Fun with Furry Friends

This past weekend on Saturday my two daughters, my mom, and I headed down to the Austin Pet Expo to check things out. This was the first ever pet expo I had ever attended and it was lots of fun! My kids loved it. Mostly because there were dogs everywhere!

My 18 month old, Violet, loves animals - especially cats. Whenever she sees Honey Delite or a cat on TV she says "nyow". Supposed to be "meow" but pretty close. She also does this when she sees dogs or our pet rat, Nibblet. Surprisingly, she is REALLY good with animals. I'll have to share a video one day of how she handles Nibblet.

Anyways, she saw all the doggies and was meowing at them. The dogs seemed to enjoy trying to lick her Cheetoh fingers too. This lady had a cat in her backpack and let her pet it. My mom decided to put it in her stroller. The cat was very nice and so was Violet.

Violet and a kitty. 
Of course, there weren't many cats there. These two gorgeous cats are Blue Moon and Moonshine. They were probably some of the sweetest cats I've ever met. Lily enjoyed petting them. They are actually available for adoption from Austin Siamese Rescue right now. 
Blue Moon and Moonshine.
Like I've already said, we saw TONS of dogs. Lily had a fun time giving them all pets and scratches. Here she is petting a smooth Collie. 
Austin Collie Club
Below is T-Bone and Brisket. They were both pretty cool dogs.
T-Bone and Brisket
We stopped at this Puppy Kissing Booth to give this cutie pictured below some love. 
A cutie-pie puppy!
One of my former co-workers who helps with Adopt-a-Bull rescue in Austin is fostering this handsome dude. His name is Smiley. 
Smiley 
Lily got to pet a therapy dog named Maddie. 
Lily petting therapy dog Maddie. 
I wish I knew more about this Dachsund girl, but I don't. She was a sweetheart and was practically jumping into my arms. 
Mystery dachsund.
Recognize that cute little Westie? It's Preston from Preston Speaks! Preston and his mom were very nice and we got to talk to them for a few minutes. She's the first pet blogger I've had the chance to meet in person, so that was pretty cool. 
Preston
Speaking of famous pups, the Pit Boss - Shorty Rossi - was at the Austin Pet Expo too with his dog Hercules. Hercules is laying on the table behind Shorty who isn't pictured. 
Hercules
Besides dogs and cats, there was also a couple of reptiles at the expo. 
A Sulcatta tortoise. 
Some snakes and lizards. 
And of course, we brought home lots of goodies. My mom was more into getting all the goodies than I was, so I took a picture of her loot. I got some too, but not as much as her. 
Some of our loot. 
So as you can see, it was a really fun experience and I hope I can attend more events like this in the future! I know it's Wordless Wednesday, but maybe the abundance of cute photos will make up for my abundance of words. 

Thanks to BlogPaws for hosting the Wordless Wednesday blog hop!