Hi I am from Chicago (Uptown Area, Montrose/Clarendon/Lake) count me in...from day one that I got Pudge people recognizes me now  

  And yesterday while walking him we saw a group of four ladies talking on the other side of the street and one of them recognized me and called me to cross the street with Pudge. And there...I saw 4 little dogs, she said they are having a mini-small dogs meeting. it was fun though it only lasted a few minutes I got tangled with leashes in the middle of the group because Pudge was trying to greet everybody, and everybody has to sniff him all at the same time.  
  
It will be very, very nice to set a meet-up before the summer ends. And I will be more than willing to advertise the meet-up in my area.....