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Originally Posted by mizzwanned  oo ok i wish i could do that but knowing London she is a social one, i mean to the point that when she sees another dog she wants to jump out of my arms and say hi. If i don't put her down she moves a lot and whines, so i will have to put her down for a bit at least to get it out of her. Sophie is a little shy one so she will prob. want me carrying her anyway. But i guess for those that are letting theirs run free and mark a lot it would be good to put belly bands on them. Both my girls are paper trained, so if there is newspaper or weewee pads in the room they will pee on that. But idk how it's going to be. Do you know ifthere will be a little gated area for them in the room with an xpen or will they be able to run free? In the yorkie meetups i go to the dogs run free but near the door there is a gate around it so that when ppl open no dog can run out by mistake. |
I just figured we'd each bring potty pads or whatever we need for our individual dogs to go potty since we each know what they prefer (Sukoshi will NOT go bathroom outside...only knows her potty pads), but maybe we can set aside a specific "potty zone" for the babies, and we can just spread some potty pads there...or at least have it be a designated spot in the corner where we can individually drop our babies' pads when they need to go and have no distractions so they'll actually DO their business! Like London, Sukoshi is VERY social, and if there are all these other dogs around, she will NOT want to take a second out to go potty
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As for the x-pen question, we are hooking x-pens together for the babies at the meet-up on Friday (which is why I'm asking those driving to bring their x-pen(s) if possible), but as for at the hotel, I believe they will have to be on a leash, in a carrier, in a stroller, etc. at all times. Due to liability, I'm not sure about having them lose - even if in an x-pen. I would suppose we could set-up a couple x-pens in the corner as long as the applicable parents are watching their babies while they're in it, but personally, I wouldn't just put Sukoshi in there and go mingle, because you never know when an argument will break out, and I'd hate to not be there to jump in immediately. For that same reason, I don't think I'd be comfortable with Sukoshi just wandering around the ballroom either and just blocking off the door. BUT...if that's something people are interested in (a Yorkie play area or having them wander free around the ballroom), I can ask the hotel if they have a problem with us doing that...as long as you stay there to watch your baby while in play time. What do you guys think?