National Pet Day 2009 Is Just Around The Corner

National Pet Day 2009, Sponsored by Colleen Paige's Pet Home Magazine

The 1st Annual Dog & Butterfly Pet Home Fair in recognition of National Pet Day will descend upon Carmel, California. Pet themed Crafters, Artisans, Home Improvement, Home Decor, and Gardening product industry professionals will gather to help save homeless pets and celebrate their unconditional love.

Carmel, CA (PRWEB) February 11, 2009 -- Colleen Paige's Pet HOME Magazine, announced today that it will be presenting the 1st Annual Dog & Butterfly Pet Home Fair at the prestigious Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club on Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Carmel, California in celebration of National Pet Day.

National Pet Day was founded by Colleen Paige in 2005 to help end the overpopulation of unwanted pets in the U.S. and to celebrate the unconditional love that our pets give us every day of their lives. This event will present pet related wares, products and services from around the country including crafters, artisans and home related products and services that benefit healthy living with America's furry and feathered kids. Scrumptious food will be available from the exceptional chefs at Quail Lodge Resort, as well as soft drinks, ice cream, snacks and beer.

Fair features include the Springtime in PAWadise Doggie Costume Competition & Cover Model Search in which the 1st place costume winner will be featured on the cover of the summer issue of Colleen Paige's Pet HOME Magazine and for the kids, an Easter Egg Hunt following The Great American Bunny Show Off is sure to be a hit. Adoptable pets will be on hand from (AFRP) Animal Friends Rescue Project, the featured organization of this year's event, which rescues dogs and cats from shelters and places them in loving foster homes until a forever home can be found. More information about AFRP can be found at their website, Animal Friends Rescue Project

Colleen Paige's Pet HOME Magazine is a pet and home lifestyle publication founded by the animal behaviorist, author, designer and philanthropist to promote harmonious and healthy living with pets. A popular online publication since its inception in the summer of 2007 to present, originally geared toward Californians and their pets with a Martha Stewart-esque feel, Colleen Paige's Pet HOME magazine is excited about its recent growth, allowing it to expand from a regional to a national brand and also launch its first ever print publication at the Dog & Butterfly event in Carmel, California on April 11th.

The goal of the magazine is to promote harmony between pets and their people by educating pet lovers about behavior, nutrition, health care and home design, with the goal of entertaining but more importantly, being a companion to helping solve the everyday issues that cause pets to be abandoned in the first place. Pet HOME spans a gamut of topics such as ridding dog and cat fur on the sofa, quelling stinky litter boxes, dog and cat behavior problems, animal rescue, non-toxic pet friendly gardens and home interiors, home décor, pet art, pet products, accessories and fashion, gourmet cooking for you and your pet, helpful tips from the stable to the barn, the best products and services across the nation, pet safety and so much more - Colleen Paige's Pet Home, can be your home.

Vendor space and sponsor opportunities are still available until otherwise announced on the event website. Magazine subscriptions are available through the Pet HOME website at National Pet Day

For press inquiries, images or further information please contact
Events Manager, Kathleen Kelly at 877-957-7387