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)
$24 for a weekend expo pass for an adult (a $20 value) with a personalized blue bone dog tag (a $10 value) and a one-year subscription to Northern Virginia Dog Magazine (a $19.95 value; a $30 total value)

The Super Pet Expo will be held at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly on Friday, March 15, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, March 17, 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, along with a bounty of entertainment. 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, and meet with the hard-working animal-cruelty activists from Rescue Ink, whose efforts have been documented on multiple TV programs.