Animals can provide needed companionship, guard a home from intruders, or supply an extra tongue when sealing the envelopes of holiday cards. Pamper your work partner with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

• $5 for a weekend expo pass for a child (a $10 value)
$15 for a weekend expo pass for an adult (a $20 value) with a personalized blue bone dog tag (a $10 value; a $30 total value)

The Super Pet Expo will be held at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center in Edison on Friday, February 8, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, February 9, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, February 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Children aged 3 and younger receive one free admission per adult.

Joined by their leashed four-legged friends, attendees peruse collars, pet clothing, and snacks from scores of diverse local and national vendors. Dog Dock Diving Fueled by EVO unleashes talented hounds to perform feats of frisbee catching and rhythmic gymnastics for expo-goers, and the Kids Fun Zone treats tykes to exhilarating moon bounces and crafts. Pet lovers can also see Echo the Singing and Talking Bird, a 15-year-old parrot who has astonished crowds on America's Got Talent and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno with his verbal abilities, and meet with the hard-working animal-cruelty activists from Rescue Ink—whose efforts have been documented on multiple TV programs—and care for their own pets with low-cost microchipping and vaccination services offered on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.