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Spoiled Pet Cafe had a great show in Louisville, Kentucky this past weekend at the Stewart Promotions Christmas Home & Decor Show. The turnout in terms of shoppers was very good.  It is always pleasing to see many of our regular shoppers and meet new friends. Thanks to you all we set a new Friday sales record! There was also a phenomenal variety of vendors at the show. And though the weather during the ride home on Sunday evening was treacherous, see the slideshow below, we will be returning for the upcoming New Year’s Eve Extravaganza that runs from December 30th through January 2nd.

Spoiled Pet Cafe was happy to spend the Fourth of July holiday in Louisville, Kentucky. Not only is Louisville a wonderful American city, the Louisville Expo is a wonderful show! Though the Expo was moved from its usual spot in the West Wing of the Kentucky Expo Center to the South Wing C, the show was a success as usual. The Kentucky Flea Market ran in concert with the National Swine Registry Summer Type Conference from July 1st through July 3rd in the West Wing, West Hall and Newmarket Hall, the Brown Swiss Cattle Association National Convention which ran from July 1st through July 3rd in the Pavilion and Newmarket Hall, the Antique Automobile Club of America 75th Anniversary Celebration which was held in the North Wing, East Hall AB, South Wing B Rooms 100-105, Lot E and Ashton-Adair Lot on July 2nd and 3rd, and the 2010 Kentucky 4-H Horse Show which began on July 4th and continues to run through July 10th in the Broadbent Arena and Covered Arena. Thanks to the diverse events that were going on at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds, there seemed to be something for nearly everyone to do in one central location.

Spoiled Pet Cafe is happy to share these images from the recent event!

Spoiled Pet Cafe At The Nashville Expo

This past weekend, Spoiled Pet Cafe had a wonderful time vending at the Nashville Expo. Our booth was larger and our product lines were more diverse.

As usual the stars of our booth were the gourmet dog treats and gourmet cat treats. Many of our out of town visitors were happy to learn that we ship our treats, vacuum sealed to most North American addresses.

Though the temps soared into the mid 90°Fahrenheit, the crowds were large and friendly. While we were spared the torrential downpours other parts of the city and the area experienced on Saturday, the brief rain showers we did get helped to ease the heat some.

Hope you enjoy these images from the Nashville Expo.

Danny With A Yorkie Visitor

Danny With A Pit Bull Visitor

Spoiled Pet Cafe is always excited to share images from recent farmers’ markets that we participate in. This can give visitors to the website, who may not be familiar with the Knoxville Market Square Farmers’ Market, a taste of what the different events we participate in are like. While there are many different farmers’ markets around the country, they all tend to have their own flavor. We also think it is fun for market visitors to be able to see themselves on our slideshow. We hope you enjoy the Spoiled Pet Cafe slideshow from the June 19th market.

A Soggy Knoxville Market Square Farmers' Market 06-09-2010

A Look Behind The Curtain of Spoiled Pet Cafe at Knoxville's Market Square Farmers' Market 06-09-2010

We love rain when it is…watering the garden…providing a cooling respite on a hot day…reminding us of the varied and fanciful ways of mother nature. But, we don’t really like the rain when we are preparing for a day at Knoxville’s Market Square Farmers’ Market. On Wednesday, the skies were heavy with clouds full of raindrops wanting to do what they do…fall on our heads. Being a market day, I couldn’t really take the time to dance and play in the rain as one is sometimes prone to do. Instead, Spoiled Pet Cafe found itself putting up the walls to our tent to minimize the impact of the rain on the all natural, gourmet dog and cat treats. The rain didn’t last long. Once it had cleared away we were able to open our tent walls to allow the business people, families, and assorted other adventurous types to wander in and pick up those treats and chews that many of our furry, four legged cousins have come to love. Spoiled Pet Cafe would like to say thank you to all of you who ventured out to visit us this past Wednesday 06-09-2010. We hope you enjoy these two pictures from the soggy Wednesday Market.

Spoiled Pet Cafe was happy to once again vend at the Knoxville, Tennessee Market Square Farmers’ Market. This was an exciting day as the farmers’ market coincided with the 1st Annual Biscuit Festival. This meant that even more people were out and about enjoying Market Square and the adjoining Krutch Park. The overall mood of the vendors and the patrons was very jovial and upbeat. The music from the Biscuit Festival was a welcome addition. Below you will see a slideshow from the day’s festivities. We hope to see you at one of the upcoming Market Square Farmers’ Markets; this market runs every Wednesday from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm and every Saturday from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm through November.

Spoiled Pet Cafe was happy to be one of many vendors at the recent Louisville, Kentucky Expo over the long Memorial Day weekend. There was a very positive air from both the vendors and the expo attendees which undoubtedly helped the make it a huge success. We are really looking forward to the upcoming Nashville Expo the weekend of June 25th through June 27th at the Tennessee state fairgrounds and the 4th of July expo in Louisville, Kentucky.

Take a look at the following slideshow to see some of the sights from the Louisville expo.

This slideshow has been a bit delayed in being posted but I wanted to make sure to get it up on our site. Per usual Danny Thornton of Spoiled Pet Cafe strolled around the market (05-26-2010) and photographed some of the vendors and visitors from the smaller, though just as exciting, Wednesday edition of the Market Square Farmers’ Market. This week’s images are in the slideshow format. You may notice that in addition to the visitors and their human companions, we have some images of various vendors’ banners to help highlight some of the diversity this mid-week market has to offer.

On a side note, Spoiled Pet Cafe had a wonderful time in Louisville, Kentucky over the Memorial Day weekend; look for an upcoming post with all the details and images from this Kentucky event! Now on with the show!

When you love something it loves you back in whatever way it has to love. ~John Knowles, A Separate Peace

This past Sunday, May 23rd was the 4th Annual Critter Fest. Spoiled Pet Cafe was happy to not only vend at but be a sponsor of this event. For as far as the eye could see there were humans accompanied by their furry, feathered, and reptilian friends! There were an array of informational vendors providing adoption services for many of the area’s unwanted and homeless animals. There were also vendors selling every manner of pet accessory (and at least one organization selling all natural pet treats for cats and dogs…hmm, guess who that was)  and services. There were many things for both the old and young humans to do like enjoy one of the bounce houses, a silent auction, or just sit back and enjoy some of the wonderful music. Did I mention that this event was completely FREE! This event was also designed to help raise both money and awareness for the Blount County ‘No Kill’ animal shelter. If you missed this wonderful event be sure to check out my slideshow below and visit the Smoky Mountain Critter Fest Facebook Page to see lots of pictures there and find out how you can still help.

Today, May 22nd 2010,  was in the low 80’s but the cool breezes made it really nice. Danny Thornton of Spoiled Pet Cafe walked around the market today and photographed some of the colorful sights from the Market Square Farmers’ Market. I have collected this week’s images into another slideshow. You may even be featured in an upcoming slideshow! As an FYI, Spoiled Pet Cafe will not be at the upcoming Market Square Farmers’ Market on Saturday, May 29, 2010 as we will be vending at the Louisville, Kentucky Expo. Look for an upcoming post with all the details of this Kentucky event!