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Special Event: Northeastern chow fest

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:09 am
by janet
morning everyone. so i was just thinking. yes i do that on occasion.lol.
how about having a northeastern chow fest??? i've noticed there are more of us living out this way.
weather wise spring in the northeast is perfect chow weather. april?? or may??
what da ya think????
PA?
NJ?
NY?
VA?
MD?
LETS GIVE THIS SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT!!!!

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:37 am
by chowfrnd88
Yes, yes!! I've been thinking about this too and was going to wait until next month to try to organize it. I guess we just see who's interested and then try to pick a mid-point?

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:53 am
by bubba
++perfect chow weather+++



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the white mountian in New Hampshire just about now sounds like perfect chow weather to me ..

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that is of course assuming there is a good hard snow pack or crust ... Chows love to snow shoe...

now , chow owners on the other hand may prefer warmer weather.....

Chowfest northeast

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:45 pm
by midnightstars
Depending on where and when I might be able to make it. You should also include parts of Canada that are close to the Northeast.

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:02 pm
by janet
midnight we would love to see you. i dont know where and when yet. im thinking of somewhere that we all only have to drive 4 or 5 hrs. anyone have any suggestions??? i guess we will have to see where everyone is coming from.
lets keep this going.
come on ya'll think.lol.

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:12 pm
by Theo
Titus from Maryland would LOVE to go to a Northeastern Chowfest! So would Mom & Dad!!!
Jackie

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:09 am
by chowkidz
we would love to be apart of the chowfest! The colder the better for Nanook and mommy. Jade and daddy think we are crazy. Please let us know if we can help in anyway.
GREAT IDEA!!!!!!!!!! :D

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:36 am
by Auddymay
Our Mid-West Chowfest was in the middle of May. The weather was perfect. On Sunday, when we were in Ohio, it threatened to rain and be cold, but as we walked down to the river, we were all peeling off our spring jackets, and the rain stayed away. I am certain poor Sharon, who hosted, was worried sick the weather would be bad.

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:26 am
by CoraP.
It sounds like a great idea. I'd be very interested. :!:

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:32 am
by chowfrnd88
I remember when we tried to do this before, someone suggested maybe having two, so that one could reach the lower east coast and one could reach the upper east coast. Maybe we need two locations and then people could decide whether they are closer to one, or they can come to both. :D I've been wanting to organize one here in MD for some time now (lots of potentional parks to have it at and lots of nearby hotels), so maybe that could be one location and then we could pick another more northern location? I'd like to get to both (and of course if there's another mid-western chow fest I'd love to go to that one too! :D ). Mid-April or early May sound good to me, the weather around here would be very spring-like, not too hot and too cold, By mid-May it might be too hot for the chows to stay outside for a good bit of the day.

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:45 pm
by janet
ok so i was thinking since im probably the furthest east i would be traveling the longest distance.. not a problem. how does pa or md sound to everyone?? it wouldnt even be thst far for folks from va.
whatdayall think???

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:41 am
by chowkidz
PA,MD,VA,DC.......it doesn't matter to the kidz. The love going for rides.

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:32 pm
by CoraP.
PA would be great for me!

Re: Special Event: Northeastern chow fest

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:36 am
by janet
mornin all.
ok so i started checking out possible locations for our chowfest.
so far i have emailed 2 places. one indoor dog park, and one outdoor, both in pa.
the advantage of the indoor one, is we wouldnt have to worry about a rain date. :wink:
it is called canine creature comforts. a 15,000 sq ft facility.
the outdoor one sounds great too, but no bathroom facilities for us humans.
i will keep ya'll posted.

Re: Special Event: Northeastern chow fest

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:32 am
by chowkidz
How / what do you look for , just curious.

Re: Special Event: Northeastern chow fest

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:23 pm
by janet
i dont know, i was thinking somewhere that we could be by ourselves. chowparents and chowkids only. lol.
i was thinking that the indoor dog park sounded kinda cool.
im new at this. :roll:

Re: Special Event: Northeastern chow fest

Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:49 pm
by socialwork555
We wanna come! I think there are two other posts from Maryland (hi Titan and Jackie)-------I like travelling, so wherever is great for us!

Re: Special Event: Northeastern chow fest

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:15 am
by chowkidz
I checked out the web site for Canine Creature comforts, that place looks really cool. It looks good for the fur kidz and the ones they own. It's amazing what they have for the fur kidz now a days.

Re: Special Event: Northeastern chow fest

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:34 am
by socialwork555
Awesome. Let's do this thing!

Re: Special Event: Northeastern chow fest

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:48 am
by Auddymay

Re: Special Event: Northeastern chow fest

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:17 am
by chowfrnd88
Cool website Auddy! Yeah, I'm so excited about this!

Re: Special Event: Northeastern chow fest

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:34 am
by shannlee379
Shelby and I would love to come. Depending where and when I migt just be able to.

Re: Special Event: Northeastern chow fest

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:53 pm
by jacqui
we live in MA.but we would love to come!I would like as much notice as possible because I work on Sat.and would like to take it off.
thank you!

Re: Special Event: Northeastern chow fest

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:54 pm
by pfordeb
Do people already have plans for Memorial Day weekend? Just a thought for people driving.

Re: Special Event: Northeastern chow fest

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:48 am
by Auddymay
We did ours the weekend before Mem weekend, to avoid traffic and crowds. If you aren't using the monday, it may not be worth the hassle.