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[pet lover]

All I know about it is this:

Title : Korea International Pet Expo 2005 (KOPET2005)
Dates : November 4(Fri) ~ 6(Sun), 2005 (3 days)
Opening hours : 10:00~18:00
Venue : Pacific Hall, COEX, Seoul, Korea

Is there a website for it? Does anyone know anything about it? Has anyone been to one in the past and if so, what was it like? Is this something for which I'd be willing to endure hours on a subway? Are they selling things for pets or are they selling actual animals? If both, is it at all seperated so that one could avoid one section entirely for peace of mind?

[sistersarah]

sounds interesting.
i'm sure they'll have a wide assortment of hair dyes for dogs....

[jjurabong]

Info about it in English: http://www.kopet.com/main/e_main.htm

Not much info yet, actually on the website.

hmm...anyone who has attended this before - do they actually have things for sale or is it just for display? I would love to find something like a kitty condo or hammock...

[pet lover]

THANK YOU!!!!!

[JongnoGuru]

[pet lover]

Seriously?? If I had the clothes to do it, I would! (love free stuff) I guess if I dressed her in the "Dokdo is OURS!" dog shirt, we'd also get freebies galore? Too bad the vet quit carrying them.

[JongnoGuru]

Pet Lover, your pet doesn't normally wear a dress or a suit does it? Didn't think so. Just show up in whatever your dog wears -- say a jewelled collar and nothing else. Trust me, they'll give you whatever you want. Hammocks, condos, you simply have to point and it's yours.




um. no, not seriously. but it's worth a try, don't you think?

[pet lover]

I'd more seriously consider your suggestion if the weather were quite a bit warmer than it has been lately.

And no, she usually doesn't wear clothes. She prefers to run about in the nude. My other dog likes wearing clothes, but he's quite a bit bigger/heavier and not as easy to tote around on the subway.

Perhaps she and I could wear matching harnesses and leashes? (are you thinking, "yeah, and nothing else!"?)

[pet lover]

Wow! It was great! I loved it! I'd go again tomorrow if it wouldn't involve another 5 hour round trip on the subway. I managed to pick up a few things that I would have had to order online normally. If anyone lives near there, has dogs, and likes to use all kinds of brands of dog food, GO THERE! If you are willing to stand in various lines, you could walk away with bags and bags full of samples and freebies. I saw quite a few people struggling under 5+ bags stuffed with samples and freebies.

There were a lot of very, very cheap dog clothes that were incredibly cute. There was also a few booths of very high end dog clothes. There were booths devoted to medical items, to grooming items, and strangely, to massage--not for pets though, just for people. There was even a booth somehow devoted to after your pet dies. It was fantastic. I went all the way around one time with my jaw hanging open, but managed to get a hold of myself and start flinging money around pretty quickly. At some point, I realized that when I asked how much something was, it wasn't to decide whether or not to buy it, it was to be able to fork over the right amount.

If your dog likes to socialize, this is the place to take him/her. Dogs of all breeds, sizes, and colors milled around with their owners. There were cats, at least one ferret and one rabbit dressed up like a rabbit. Redundant, but cute. There weren't any dogs or cats for sale, but they were selling reptiles, fish, and there was a very stressed out raccoon and mongoose (I think it was a mongoose)...not sure if they were on display or for sale. I saw the biggest husky ever. I saw itty bitty puppies, families of dogs...it was a feast for the eyes. Fabulous. I'll definitely go again next year.

[oneiros]

[pet lover]

I'm glad I missed the birds. I had to leave that particular area rather quickly as I was so upset about it. I was careful to avoid it from then on.

[Hollywoodaction]

Go if you want, but all you'll see will be highstrung women with their lap dogs, half of which will have dyed ears (the dogs, not the women).

[pet lover]

Huh. Strange. I was there for at least three hours and didn't see any high strung women and only saw one dog with dyed hair. And, it wasn't the ears....she had rainbow legs and a heart on her back. I admit I giggled. But, I wasn't there to look for the bad in anything...I was there to look for toys and such for my dogs.

[JongnoGuru]

[VanIslander]