Ok... let's try this.. HUGE Yorkie Talk Meetup!! - Page 5 - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Rhapsody · 05-20-2007, 06:18 PM

I'm in Oklahoma, NY would be too far. Although my husband is from Long Island, and has family there. . . Lol, I'd be willing to drive 10 hrs any direction. . .

Safire · 05-20-2007, 06:20 PM

What about if we find a camping resort that offers cabins and tenting sites? Dog-friendly campgrounds tend to have dog-runs where we can let them play off-leash. Somewhere where there is also a hotel/motel nearby so those who want to can stay indoors too! But if we reserve 'group' space at a campground we can organize all kinds of games, etc! Doesn't that sound like fun?

I'd be willing to drive about 10 hours too, but prefer not to fly with my baby. So Chicago works for me! That's about an 8-9 hour drive I think.

marcerella02 · 05-20-2007, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jenn218

I am glad I seen this....I have been wanting to do something like this too.

Does it have to wait until nice summer?? Couldn't we have one in the fall? --I only say this, well, for one, I would hate to wait (hee,hee) and two, won't there be another Yorkie Fair held again next year too?

Okay, what about the central US? Like Tulsa, OK (there are tons of convention areas, dog friendly hotel, big city airport, etc) OR Springfield or St. Louis, MO....OR Dallas/Ft. Worth area (another big city airport, tons of hotels, etc).

Can we have vendors too......other vendors, not just YT, but still Yorkie (dog related)......

The $5 cover charge wouldn't be bad......would venders pay more for a booth?

What are you all thinking? One day (Saturday) w/ lunch or something?

I am sure there are plenty of hotels w/ a nice big meeting/convention area that we could rent and hopefully everyone that needs to can stay at the same hotel.

Regarding a theme....hummm.....the Hawaiian one looked fun, but maybe we could do a YT theme....or the PJ one sounds cute too. OR how about a "nude" party....oh wait, that wouldn't work for us humans...sorry!

I'm Excited!!!

i knwo the summer is REALLY far.. but i do'nt know if fall gives ppeople enough time to save and a lot of people have kids that are in school... but by ALL means feel free to plan on in the fall! but i think it is best for this one to be given a whole year so people can have enough time to plan and SAVE SAVE SAVE (i know that will be me!!)

Theme is also open to ideas

i don't think that vendors should have to pay for a booth.. we are NOT trying to make a profit.. jsut cover the costs... so we'd only be asking the money to cover what it costs to rent a place... but we can deal with that once we have decided where this is going to all take place... we still need more of an idea about TWO- east/west or ONE- central...

marcerella02 · 05-20-2007, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Gingergirlsmom

Here's a couple of links. IDK

http://iron-dogs.com/?gclid=CLWa4ZqYnowCFQMYFQodM3Ve5w

http://www.dogfriendly.com/server/ne...dogcamps.shtml

http://www.campdogwood.com/home.html

those are really nice.. i'm just not sure if we want to be at a place run bys omeone else... you know?? those camps seems to have activites.. whcih look like a blast.. but i'm sure are pricey...

twalla · 05-20-2007, 06:25 PM

Ok how about we narrow it down to 4 major cities?

I googled and this is what I come up with for the top 10 from 2005...

New York, N.Y. 8,143,197 8,008,278 7,322,564 685,714 9.4 1 1 1
Los Angeles, Calif. 3,844,829 3,694,820 3,485,398 209,422 6.0 2 2 2
Chicago, Ill. 2,842,518 2,896,016 2,783,726 112,290 4.0 3 3 3
Houston, Tex. 2,016,582 1,953,631 1,630,553 323,078 19.8 4 4 4
Philadelphia, Pa. 1,463,281 1,517,550 1,585,577 –68,027 –4.3 5 5 5
Phoenix, Ariz. 1,461,575 1,321,045 983,403 337,642 34.3 10 6 6
San Antonio, Tex. 1,256,509 1,144,646 935,933 208,713 22.3 9 9 7
San Diego, Calif. 1,255,540 1,223,400 1,110,549 112,851 10.2 6 7 8
Dallas, Tex. 1,213,825 1,188,580 1,006,877 181,703 18.0 8 8 9
San Jose, Calif. 912,332 894,943 782,248 112,695 14.4 11 11 10

Edited to add... then if we narrow it down to 4 cities maybe someone in those cities will volunteer to call around and find out whats offered, etc

Gingergirlsmom · 05-20-2007, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by marcerella02

i knwo the summer is REALLY far.. but i do'nt know if fall gives ppeople enough time to save and a lot of people have kids that are in school... but by ALL means feel free to plan on in the fall! but i think it is best for this one to be given a whole year so people can have enough time to plan and SAVE SAVE SAVE (i know that will be me!!)

Theme is also open to ideas

i don't think that vendors should have to pay for a booth.. we are NOT trying to make a profit.. jsut cover the costs... so we'd only be asking the money to cover what it costs to rent a place... but we can deal with that once we have decided where this is going to all take place... we still need more of an idea about TWO- east/west or ONE- central...

To cover cost there will probably need to be some sort of fee.

Gingergirlsmom · 05-20-2007, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by twalla

Ok how about we narrow it down to 4 major cities?

I googled and this is what I come up with for the top 10 from 2005...

New York, N.Y. 8,143,197 8,008,278 7,322,564 685,714 9.4 1 1 1
Los Angeles, Calif. 3,844,829 3,694,820 3,485,398 209,422 6.0 2 2 2
Chicago, Ill. 2,842,518 2,896,016 2,783,726 112,290 4.0 3 3 3
Houston, Tex. 2,016,582 1,953,631 1,630,553 323,078 19.8 4 4 4
Philadelphia, Pa. 1,463,281 1,517,550 1,585,577 –68,027 –4.3 5 5 5
Phoenix, Ariz. 1,461,575 1,321,045 983,403 337,642 34.3 10 6 6
San Antonio, Tex. 1,256,509 1,144,646 935,933 208,713 22.3 9 9 7
San Diego, Calif. 1,255,540 1,223,400 1,110,549 112,851 10.2 6 7 8
Dallas, Tex. 1,213,825 1,188,580 1,006,877 181,703 18.0 8 8 9
San Jose, Calif. 912,332 894,943 782,248 112,695 14.4 11 11 10

LOL, I'm losing it. I have no idea what I'm looking at

twalla · 05-20-2007, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Gingergirlsmom

LOL, I'm losing it. I have no idea what I'm looking at

LOL I shoulda removed all those numbers to the side.... just focus on the names, not the numbers

marcerella02 · 05-20-2007, 06:30 PM

ok im' going to head to bed (The drive back from the yorkie fair has worn me out!) but i'm going to make a Poll about this... go let us know what you think please and thank you

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=20

Gingergirlsmom · 05-20-2007, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by marcerella02

ok im' going to head to bed (The drive back from the yorkie fair has worn me out!) but i'm going to make a Poll about this... go let us know what you think please and thank you

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=20

goodnight!!!!

marcerella02 · 05-20-2007, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by twalla

LOL I shoulda removed all those numbers to the side.... just focus on the names, not the numbers

thanks for all that work.. i'm not sure if it is a bit early to be deciding all this tho... i posted a poll... and if we can figure out if most people want one or two locations... we can go from there

i want to make sure this thread exists for a few weeks at least before we start making decisions without everyone having a say... so if we could jsut stick to the choice of one or two right now until we have had this thread around for a month or so.. i think it woule be the best way to get the most people to come

Thanks again tho for your enthusiasm!!!

wemple2 · 05-20-2007, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by marcerella02

ya i was kinda thinking somewhere near NY... maybe not that state... i wish i knew my states better... lol... Canadian.. go easy on me! but somewhere more inland... what about Illinois?? that's central right??

Yeah, Illinois' a good choice...right about in the middle. And I'd love to be able to go, but it would have to be within driving distance...Funny this came up, I was just talking to my hubby about the Michigan Fair, saying it was a great idea...why can't we have something like that here? So I vote Illinois!!! Now I have to go back and read all the posts...

twalla · 05-20-2007, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by marcerella02

thanks for all that work.. i'm not sure if it is a bit early to be deciding all this tho... i posted a poll... and if we can figure out if most people want one or two locations... we can go from there

i want to make sure this thread exists for a few weeks at least before we start making decisions without everyone having a say... so if we could jsut stick to the choice of one or two right now until we have had this thread around for a month or so.. i think it woule be the best way to get the most people to come

Thanks again tho for your enthusiasm!!!

You are welcome - it was just a quick google, so not much work - lol

I love this idea! Whatever I can do to help to make it happen.

marcerella02 · 05-20-2007, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by twalla

You are welcome - it was just a quick google, so not much work - lol

I love this idea! Whatever I can do to help to make it happen.

where is Van Alystine??

daisy mae06 · 05-20-2007, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mistyinca

I actually like the idea of a central location rather than east/west. There are lots of YT'ers on the other side that I'd miss out on meeting if it were sest up that way. KWIM?

Exactly I feel the smae I am in the middle here

where would I fit in.

05-20-2007, 06:18 PM	#61
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05-20-2007, 06:20 PM	#62
Safire Addicted to Tetley Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 964	What about if we find a camping resort that offers cabins and tenting sites? Dog-friendly campgrounds tend to have dog-runs where we can let them play off-leash. Somewhere where there is also a hotel/motel nearby so those who want to can stay indoors too! But if we reserve 'group' space at a campground we can organize all kinds of games, etc! Doesn't that sound like fun? I'd be willing to drive about 10 hours too, but prefer not to fly with my baby. So Chicago works for me! That's about an 8-9 hour drive I think. __________________ Safire Tetley See me on Dogster: http://www.dogster.com/?452576

05-20-2007, 06:25 PM	#65
twalla I ♥ my Furheathens Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: VAN ALSTYNE Posts: 8,226	Ok how about we narrow it down to 4 major cities? I googled and this is what I come up with for the top 10 from 2005... New York, N.Y. 8,143,197 8,008,278 7,322,564 685,714 9.4 1 1 1 Los Angeles, Calif. 3,844,829 3,694,820 3,485,398 209,422 6.0 2 2 2 Chicago, Ill. 2,842,518 2,896,016 2,783,726 112,290 4.0 3 3 3 Houston, Tex. 2,016,582 1,953,631 1,630,553 323,078 19.8 4 4 4 Philadelphia, Pa. 1,463,281 1,517,550 1,585,577 –68,027 –4.3 5 5 5 Phoenix, Ariz. 1,461,575 1,321,045 983,403 337,642 34.3 10 6 6 San Antonio, Tex. 1,256,509 1,144,646 935,933 208,713 22.3 9 9 7 San Diego, Calif. 1,255,540 1,223,400 1,110,549 112,851 10.2 6 7 8 Dallas, Tex. 1,213,825 1,188,580 1,006,877 181,703 18.0 8 8 9 San Jose, Calif. 912,332 894,943 782,248 112,695 14.4 11 11 10 Edited to add... then if we narrow it down to 4 cities maybe someone in those cities will volunteer to call around and find out whats offered, etc __________________ Twalla & The Furheathens Last edited by twalla; 05-20-2007 at 06:27 PM.

05-20-2007, 06:30 PM	#69
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	ok im' going to head to bed (The drive back from the yorkie fair has worn me out!) but i'm going to make a Poll about this... go let us know what you think please and thank you http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=20 __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon