It’s A Paw Party: Sixth Avenue Playground Singapore

A triple event last Saturday got us all extremely beat, with Pet Carnival at Sunset Way Family Day, Parrotopia at Sentosa, and last but not least, here we are at our last stop, Sixth Avenue Playground, along Lim Tai See Walk, for It’s a Paw Party!

Finally got here!

Quite frankly, because we were not from the area, we got a little lost searching for the location. It was already evening by the time we got there, but the atmosphere and buzz of the event was definitely inviting. From a distance we spotted the familiar faces of a human, and a Dog. It was Bern of Purely Adoptions, whom we recognised from Nee Soon GRC Pets Fiesta J He was walking the very same Dog that accompanied MP K. Shanmugam during the Pets Fiesta Walk-a-thon.

This boy is obedient! Bern guarantees it!

(Psssst, this Dog is extremely well behaved and He’s still available for adoption!)

What Went On At The Event?

The sole purpose of this event was an attempt to gather the Residential pet community for a little fun in the neighbourhood. And boy was there a turnout! Housed under a little tent was an array of booths, which included adoption for both Dogs and Rabbits, sale of Pet food and accessories.

The crowd really poured in

A Health Check Up

There were two main attractions of this event which really caught our attention, and one of which was a free basic health check provided by Mount Pleasant Veterinary. For a tiny cozy event like this, it was a definite plus point.

Basic Grooming Please

If a free Basic Health Check for your Furkid wasn’t enough, how about a free Basic Grooming from Pawsitive Petcare and Takara Pets? Quite frankly we couldn’t have asked for more, because who doesn’t like free service, especially when it comes to caring for your furry companion?

Both Free services were granted to the first 20 to 30 people that registered for the event, Early bird specials J 

Adopt Don’t Shop

Mongrels from Purely Adoptions. Hi puppy! Let me pet you

Events are a great medium for Shelters and groups to promote adoption and seek good homes for rescued animals. Well this Paw Party managed to house not 1, not 2, but 3 adoption booths. Of which included the good folks of Purely Adoptions, Oasis SecondChance Animal Shelter (OSCAS), both whom brought Dogs and Puppies available for adoption. We had lovely conversations with volunteers and founders of these shelters. It was rather heart-warming to notice the Animal Shelters were all bonded for a similar cause, as opposed to being competitive. All pooches were looking their absolute best that day!

Aren't we adorable?

I'm not for adoption, Mommy brought me here to join the fun!

Our attentions were quickly diverted to the 3^rd Adoption booth, this time, it was a hopping goodness of rescued Rabbits, brought in by Bunnies for AdoptionSingapore (BAS). No children that day could resist holding an adorable Bunny in their arms, but not without supervision and guidance from volunteers of course! Can we also include the fact that these Bunnies had amazing temperaments?

Dog Training

The staff from Happy Dog were there to cover the educational segment of this event, which entailed Dog training tips, games, and an entertaining obstacle course for the furry guests! We can’t stress enough on the importance of educating the public on Pet ownership, where experience counts, knowledge comes in handy for both new and existing owners!

Obstacle course turned resting playpen 

Products And Accessories

Bumping into yet another familiar face from Nee Soon GRC Pets Fiesta, SilverSky had their array of Quality Pet food and treats by brands like Stella & Chewy and Wellness. With the recent scare of Wellness products, we were assured by the team here at this event that the particular product is not sold here in Singapore (What a relief!) Thanks for the heads up guys! Event goers also had the luxury of shopping for their pets with other booths by Takara Pets, and NekoJam. The fair share of different products from the 3 booths was a definite plus point!

Don’t Forget The Birds

 

Happy Owners, Happy Birds!

With our minds still blown away from the myriad of colourful birds at Parrotopia just before this event, we found ourselves standing in the midst of some Parrots yet again! Apologies for singing a little praise, but The Happy Bird was one of our personal favourite, only because there never seems to be a booth like such at Pet events we’ve been to so far. Needless to say, we bought our beloved Budgerigar (Taco) some new toys!

Grace had a sweet nature, and a sweet lil pet bird!

Coincidentally, this was also where we met Grace, the event organizer. She was kind enough to hook us up with some freebies for our Furkid, these freebies were proudly sponsored by the event Vendors, free for all Event Goers, staff were hard at work making sure no Pet missed out on any of this free goodies! To our surprise, this event also catered food for everyone, and dear Grace told us to stay for dinner, we decided that the vendors and event goers could use the food more than we did, after a hard day's work. Nonetheless thank you once again for your hospitality and kindness Grace! J

Was It Worth The Trip?

With every Pet event The Pets Dialogue has been to, new friendships are forged. This particular event had just what we needed to unwind from a hard day’s work, the cherry and bright atmosphere at this little playground brought smiles to every Event goer and it was contagious. There was only one thing short for this event, we wondered where all the feline friends were *Chuckles*

The kind girl that gave us directions when we got lost looking for the event!

Great effort on covering all things pets for this tiny event though! Here’s hoping future Pet events from this Lim Tai See community could get hold of a wider space and house an even greater variety of people, and their furry, and feathered companions! Thank you for having us over! J   

Cooper the Shiba Inu. We miss you already!

Overview

Three events back to back was perhaps a little ambitious for our team to cover, but nonetheless every second was fruitful, joyous and enjoyable for us. All in all, it has been a wonderful Saturday spent with people and pets from all walks of life, each with different experiences and stories to share. We hold every conversation dear to us, and it was an amazing opportunity to learn and notice how good souls are making the effort to help bring awareness in the Pets Community. Some events might not be as perfect as one might expect, but improvements can’t be obtained without the first attempts, agreed?

To all the good folks of Pet Carnival on Sunset Way Family Day, Parrotopia and It’s A Paw Party!, Thank you, we had a pawsome time, painted with exuberant, vibrant feathers!