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yorkietobey · 12-16-2009, 10:51 PM

This sounds like a great idea! I am not sure if you have met yet, since it has been some time. The rotating meetings sound more interesting to me. We would have an opportunity to explore different areas, so it could be like an outing for us as well. All the places mentioned sound like fun. We are northwest of Orange County/Long Beach border and there are small dog parks in Huntington Beach, Long Beach and I heard Manhattan Beach. The first could be Palm Springs since Kimberly SRN started and it is so nice there in the winter; we could even see the desert flowers. Temecula... wine tasting? Are there any dog friendly wineries? San Diego, so much to do out there. Hesperia, you get some snow there. So many other places! Let's do it. OurTobey is ten months and he is afraid of other dogs. He backs off and later as they are going away he likes to follow. There are mostly large dogs at the parks around here. C.

capt_noonie · 12-16-2009, 11:15 PM

I might go to this one, but I'm not quite sure. You may need to register with meetup.com to click the link, but the info is basically below:

The OC Yorkie Meetup Message Board
Chateau le Pooch Christmas Party this Sunday!

Fifi, just wanted to remind all her Yorkie friends that she will be hosting the Chateau le Pooch Christmas party this Sunday. We will have a supervised (by Fetch Pet Care) fenced in off-leash play area, lots of treats for humans & canines. A best dressed contest will be held - but dressing up is not required!
It's this Sunday, Dec. 20th from 2-4pm @ 860 W. Imperial Hwy. Brea 92821 714.482.0452

Hope to see you all there!
Lick's, Fifi

capt_noonie · 12-16-2009, 11:18 PM

Here is another one on the same day at Central Bark. I will not be going to this one. But this is a dig park with separate small and large dog areas, completely fenced in:

Location Central Bark - Irvine Dog Park
6405 Oak Canyon
Irvine, CA 92602

Happy Holidays!
This meetup will be our last meetup for 2009! We will be meeting once again at Central Bark in Irvine from about 10:30 am to noon.
See you soon!

tryingcake · 12-17-2009, 12:30 PM

So far I have not had any luck - Every meetup has been on days that I have other things going on. They planned one for January - I have 3 weekends free and one booked - guess which one the meetup is on?

aqeuous18 · 12-17-2009, 01:06 PM

Aw, we're really close to the Irvine park but I always work on Sundays

capt_noonie · 12-17-2009, 03:51 PM

I just got these emails from my meetup group. Dogs got sick after attending the meetup!

See below:

By the way, just wanted to ask anyone who was at the meetup on the 5th at Central Dog Park in Irvine ….did anyone have any of their pups get sick at all?? Perhaps a stomach flu? I had to rush Bentley in Monday evening after work to the Animal Hospital ….after a scare of not wanting to eat much since Friday the 11th…and all weekend and then Sunday night bouts of diarrahea and seemed to have been drinking more water than normal. By the time I got home Monday after work she threw up about 3-4 times and 3 were a mixture of mucous and blood which of course scared the heck out of me! Once I took her in and they checked her out, they gave her 3 injections…(one of them electrolytes) and an IV of fluids (was told she was dehydrated) and they took a stool sample which by the next day luckily came back all negative for Ghiarrdia, and any other possible causes…tapework, etc. They gave me antibiotics and another pill to give her…and as of this morning she seems to be doing better after looking like she had no energy and Monday night woke several times as if she were dumbfounded and staring into space. So, just wanted to let everyone have a heads up, yes dog’s can get the stomach flu, and hope that’s all it was...an expensive night that was. L

Just wanted to have everyone beware of the rain and puddles (since we have had a lot of rain) the possibility of Ghiarrdia is much greater so I was very worried!

Just another reason why the dog parks I have been trying to stay away from more so….so, if anyone can please find a park that we can have the dogs run loose would be great! The dog park in Fullerton seemed to be a bit dirty as well with what looked like dog owners with large dogs frequenting there did not pick up after their dogs and it was hard to keep our small dogs away from the mess. L I know Jennifer is doing a great job of trying to find another park…so, if anyone knows of somewhere please let us know!! Thanks so much! (P.S. Since most of us are in the Orange County area somewhere out here would be better I think?) Everyone Agree???

Yes, both Phaedra and Loki had diarrhea and decreased appetite for a couple of days afterward. I put it down to the contamination at the park. Then, 4 days after the event, Loki started croaking, this progressed to sniffing and coughing,….trip to the Emergency hospital in the evening…$270.00 later… kennel cough, which the vet was certain he contracted at the dog park. I think most of our babies are used to such clean environments; they probably have little resistance when confronted with a lot of contamination. I probably won’t attend another in a dog park, but plan to go to Passionate Pet in Jan.

I won't be going to dog parks anymore.

I've been taking Uni to a people park with a fully enclosed baseball diamond and let her run around there. It's in Anaheim/Placentia area, we go every sunday afternoon if anyone is interested.

aqeuous18 · 12-18-2009, 08:21 PM

Thank you for this info. This actually reminds me of some incidents that were happening up in Brea towards the end of the summer. A type of dog flu was going around and was supposedly being spread through the dog parks.

Personally, I don't take my dogs to the Irvine park because it isn't kept up and I've seen a lot of aggressive dogs there before.

Lil_Leatherneck · 12-21-2009, 06:44 PM

Sorry to hear about your pup, I hope he's better for the holidays!

I live in Oceanside, but i would definetly be willing to commute to Murrieta/Temecula or even Irvine for a meet, if anyone is interested

12-16-2009, 10:51 PM	#16
yorkietobey Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Beach, CA USA Posts: 26	Meet-up in Southern CA This sounds like a great idea! I am not sure if you have met yet, since it has been some time. The rotating meetings sound more interesting to me. We would have an opportunity to explore different areas, so it could be like an outing for us as well. All the places mentioned sound like fun. We are northwest of Orange County/Long Beach border and there are small dog parks in Huntington Beach, Long Beach and I heard Manhattan Beach. The first could be Palm Springs since Kimberly SRN started and it is so nice there in the winter; we could even see the desert flowers. Temecula... wine tasting? Are there any dog friendly wineries? San Diego, so much to do out there. Hesperia, you get some snow there. So many other places! Let's do it. OurTobey is ten months and he is afraid of other dogs. He backs off and later as they are going away he likes to follow. There are mostly large dogs at the parks around here. C. __________________

12-16-2009, 11:15 PM	#17
capt_noonie www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County Posts: 17,408	Upcoming small meetup in dog boutique Brea, CA I might go to this one, but I'm not quite sure. You may need to register with meetup.com to click the link, but the info is basically below: The OC Yorkie Meetup Message Board Chateau le Pooch Christmas Party this Sunday! Fifi, just wanted to remind all her Yorkie friends that she will be hosting the Chateau le Pooch Christmas party this Sunday. We will have a supervised (by Fetch Pet Care) fenced in off-leash play area, lots of treats for humans & canines. A best dressed contest will be held - but dressing up is not required! It's this Sunday, Dec. 20th from 2-4pm @ 860 W. Imperial Hwy. Brea 92821 714.482.0452 Hope to see you all there! Lick's, Fifi __________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12

12-16-2009, 11:18 PM	#18
capt_noonie www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County Posts: 17,408	Same day at dog park in Irvine Here is another one on the same day at Central Bark. I will not be going to this one. But this is a dig park with separate small and large dog areas, completely fenced in: Location Central Bark - Irvine Dog Park 6405 Oak Canyon Irvine, CA 92602 Happy Holidays! This meetup will be our last meetup for 2009! We will be meeting once again at Central Bark in Irvine from about 10:30 am to noon. See you soon! __________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12

12-17-2009, 12:30 PM	#19
tryingcake Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 61	So far I have not had any luck - Every meetup has been on days that I have other things going on. They planned one for January - I have 3 weekends free and one booked - guess which one the meetup is on? __________________ How can your life change if you don't change?

12-17-2009, 01:06 PM	#20
aqeuous18 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Western NY Posts: 231	Aw, we're really close to the Irvine park but I always work on Sundays __________________ Kelly and Wookie Have you hugged your groomer today?

12-17-2009, 03:51 PM	#21
capt_noonie www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County Posts: 17,408	Beware central bark dog park!!!!! I just got these emails from my meetup group. Dogs got sick after attending the meetup! See below: By the way, just wanted to ask anyone who was at the meetup on the 5th at Central Dog Park in Irvine ….did anyone have any of their pups get sick at all?? Perhaps a stomach flu? I had to rush Bentley in Monday evening after work to the Animal Hospital ….after a scare of not wanting to eat much since Friday the 11th…and all weekend and then Sunday night bouts of diarrahea and seemed to have been drinking more water than normal. By the time I got home Monday after work she threw up about 3-4 times and 3 were a mixture of mucous and blood which of course scared the heck out of me! Once I took her in and they checked her out, they gave her 3 injections…(one of them electrolytes) and an IV of fluids (was told she was dehydrated) and they took a stool sample which by the next day luckily came back all negative for Ghiarrdia, and any other possible causes…tapework, etc. They gave me antibiotics and another pill to give her…and as of this morning she seems to be doing better after looking like she had no energy and Monday night woke several times as if she were dumbfounded and staring into space. So, just wanted to let everyone have a heads up, yes dog’s can get the stomach flu, and hope that’s all it was...an expensive night that was. L Just wanted to have everyone beware of the rain and puddles (since we have had a lot of rain) the possibility of Ghiarrdia is much greater so I was very worried! Just another reason why the dog parks I have been trying to stay away from more so….so, if anyone can please find a park that we can have the dogs run loose would be great! The dog park in Fullerton seemed to be a bit dirty as well with what looked like dog owners with large dogs frequenting there did not pick up after their dogs and it was hard to keep our small dogs away from the mess. L I know Jennifer is doing a great job of trying to find another park…so, if anyone knows of somewhere please let us know!! Thanks so much! (P.S. Since most of us are in the Orange County area somewhere out here would be better I think?) Everyone Agree??? Yes, both Phaedra and Loki had diarrhea and decreased appetite for a couple of days afterward. I put it down to the contamination at the park. Then, 4 days after the event, Loki started croaking, this progressed to sniffing and coughing,….trip to the Emergency hospital in the evening…$270.00 later… kennel cough, which the vet was certain he contracted at the dog park. I think most of our babies are used to such clean environments; they probably have little resistance when confronted with a lot of contamination. I probably won’t attend another in a dog park, but plan to go to Passionate Pet in Jan. I won't be going to dog parks anymore. I've been taking Uni to a people park with a fully enclosed baseball diamond and let her run around there. It's in Anaheim/Placentia area, we go every sunday afternoon if anyone is interested. __________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12

12-18-2009, 08:21 PM	#22
aqeuous18 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Western NY Posts: 231	Thank you for this info. This actually reminds me of some incidents that were happening up in Brea towards the end of the summer. A type of dog flu was going around and was supposedly being spread through the dog parks. Personally, I don't take my dogs to the Irvine park because it isn't kept up and I've seen a lot of aggressive dogs there before. __________________ Kelly and Wookie Have you hugged your groomer today?

12-21-2009, 06:44 PM	#23
Lil_Leatherneck YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 2	Sorry to hear about your pup, I hope he's better for the holidays! I live in Oceanside, but i would definetly be willing to commute to Murrieta/Temecula or even Irvine for a meet, if anyone is interested