[DBlain]

I hope you don't mind me posting, but since I have been to a lot of meet ups, I would like to give you a few ideas. IMHO, if you can meet at someones home with a fenced in back yard that is your best option. Man. Mom if you held it would the dogs be able to go inside, ie it could rain. I have been to a lot of meetups and most have been at homes, the females that are not fully house broken must wear diapers and all the males must wear belly bands when indoors. We all bring a dish to pass and a new gift worth around 10.00 to pass around like a white elephant. Or we chip in and the hostess gets something like a party sub and snacks or pizza or makes chili. We also try to play a few games to break the ice, like dog breed scramble, tell what you dog would be like in High School or something like that. If we have a theme like Easter, or Valentines Day a game based on that. wish I lived in AL