Posted
on September 11, 2016
Did
you know that Becker College (in Massachusetts) is hosting the 18th
annual Pet Rock Fest?
So
I'm thinking that this is a festival celebrating pet rocks.
Back
in the mid-1970s, an advertising guy decided he had the perfect idea
for a great gift: pet rocks.
After all, having a pet USUALLY involves
a lot of work, but if your pet is a rock, you can skip walking,
bathing, feeding, and grooming your pet. Vet bills for a pet rock
would be non-existent, and pet rocks never die!
The
ad guy's name was Gary Dahl, and he followed up on his idea. He got
smooth stones from a beach in Mexico, he wrote a clever manual with
tons of puns and plays on word, and he had cardboard boxes fitted out
with straw and “breathing holes” for the pet rocks.
Dahl
sold about 1.5 million pet rocks, and he became a millionaire. The
fad was short-lived – after six months, sales began to slump –
but by that time a lot of people had pet rocks and were already
enjoying the carefree life of pet-rock owners.
However,
what is happening today is NOT a “fest” for “pet rocks” and
their owners. Instead, it is a rock festival that is dedicated to
kindness toward animals, responsible pet ownership, and helping
organizations that help animals.
What
do you do at the Pet Rock Fest?
There's
music to listen to, of course.
There
is a pet parade, an amateur dog show (including an Owner-Dog Look
Alike category), K-9 demos, an agility course, a vegetarian food
court, a clown, an Air Frisbee dog performance, face painting, and
more!
The
monies raised by the festival go to animal shelters and
organizations.
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