CategoryAnimal Shows

What Does Your Dog Really Think of You?

May 24, 2012

With the annual Mission Circuit Dog Show, presented by Purina Pro Plan, at Fairplex this Memorial Day weekend, there are thousands of dogs on the campus. The multifarious breeds and barking makes me think of P.D. Eastman’s Go, Dog, Go and its boisterous dog party. As a dog lover, it’s hard to sit here and not…

Slither into Fairplex This Weekend for the Reptile Show

January 4, 2011

Happy New Year! The Fairplex family extends best wishes for a prosperous and healthy year to all our shows and guests. It’s the start of a new year and we’re kicking it off in style with the Reptile Super Show this weekend. If it slithers or has scales, it will be here Saturday and Sunday. The…

Vladae, The Russian Dog Wizard, Joins L.A. Pet Fair Line-Up This Weekend

August 2, 2010

The L.A. Pet Fair, the largest pet expo and sale open to the public, keeps getting bigger and bigger. Three shows – Pet Expo USA, APEX – The Aquarium & Pond Expo, and Reptile Super Show – will be taking over three buildings here at Fairplex, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. One ticket lets…

Battling Cancer With Horse Power

March 29, 2010

The San Dimas Ride for Life has organized a unique way to raise money for the American Cancer Society – horseback riding. Instead of walking in a Relay for Life, equestrians will ride their horses for a 10-hour ride-a-thon at Fairplex this Saturday for cancer support. The public is welcome to come out to Fairplex’s horse arenas to…

Bird’s the Word

November 24, 2009

First, there’s turkey, of which you can eat an abundance at McKinley’s Grille family style Turkey Day feast. Then there are birds of the pet variety at Everybody’s Bird Mart, Sunday, Nov. 29 (Please be respectful. Don’t mention that you ate turkey on Thanksgiving). Thanksgiving at McKinley’s Grille* Thursday, Nov. 26 4 – 9 p.m.…