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MGPR at Pet Expo 2012

Did you see us? MGPR was at Pet Expo (Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD) on Sunday, January 29, 2012 MGPR held a SQUEEmendously fun Guinea-Pig-A-Thon event. Piggies and their owners joined us in the fun with contests, seminars, a children's table, and even glamour shots (of the guinea pigs of course)! Contests to included: "Phat, That's How We Roll" (Biggest Pig Contest), "A-Mazing-Pig" (Maze Race Contest), Costume Contest, and "Gobble, Gobble, Gone" (Fastest Eater Contest).

Check out the pictures from the event.

Guinea pig glamour shots from the event can be found on our Flickr page

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MGPR at Pet Expo January 27, 2012.
Some of our terrific volunteers.
COSTUME CONTEST contestants (with their owners).
COSTUME CONTEST "Dapper 'n Dazzle" partici-pig.
COSTUME CONTEST "Dapper 'n Dazzle" partici-pig.
COSTUME CONTEST "Dapper 'n Dazzle" partici-pig.
COSTUME CONTEST "Dapper 'n Dazzle" partici-pig.
COSTUME CONTEST "Dapper 'n Dazzle" partici-pig.
COSTUME CONTEST "Dapper 'n Dazzle" partici-pig.
COSTUME CONTEST "Dapper 'n Dazzle" partici-pig.
COSTUME CONTEST "Dapper 'n Dazzle" partici-pig.
COSTUME CONTEST "Dapper 'n Dazzle"
Winner: "Stilton" with his owner, Georgianna.
COSTUME CONTEST "Dapper 'n Dazzle"
Runner Up: "Max" with his owner, Gloria.
GUINEA PIG MAZE, "A-Mazing-Pig"
Winner: "Max" with his owner, Gloria. Time = 1 minute, 40 seconds.
BIGGEST PIG, "Phat, That's How We Roll"
Winner: "Miss Piggy" with her owner, Lucy. Weight = 1360 grams.
MGPR at Pet Expo.
Thanks to our volunteers who planned the Pig-a-thon.