International YorkieTalk Meet-up 2008

[Layla's Mom]

Originally Posted by Tiger's Mom

I am so excited to meet you and your duo . . . .but gosh, is there anybody out there that is about my "OLD" age although I don't mind hanging out with the younger crowd . . . they make me feel and look young
Oh and I said party, but not really in the way everyone thinks

Hey, I am one of the older ones here also, but I have friends of all ages. I have 3 daughers my baby is 19 and will be 20 in Jan. 2008, I have been married for 25 years. I am 44 years old........ We will have a BLAST young & older!1

[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by Layla's Mom

Hey, I am one of the older ones here also, but I have friends of all ages. I have 3 daughers my baby is 19 and will be 20 in Jan. 2008, I have been married for 25 years. I am 44 years old........ We will have a BLAST young & older!1

Gayla, you are not OLD! I couldn't believe it when I heard you had a daughter about my age! And, hey, age is just a number! I don't care how old someone is...age doesn't determine how fun it is to hang out with someone!

[flgurl69]

Originally Posted by Layla's Mom

Hey, I am one of the older ones here also, but I have friends of all ages. I have 3 daughers my baby is 19 and will be 20 in Jan. 2008, I have been married for 25 years.

Hey! I'm 38 so I guess that makes me an older one too. LOL! I agree - everyone of all ages will have GREAT time!

[MyFairLacy]

We got our room booked for Sunday night too! So we'll be there Friday - Monday

[Shelby&Seymour]

We are scheduling vacation at work next week Tuesday. Just as soon as I have a paper with vacation approved in my hand, I will make my reservations!! Looking forward to it!!
Hoping to be there from Thursday - Monday. (that means I will have 2 days for shopping!!!.... Friday & Sunday! )

[MissPinkBarbie]

This is great news..there's a date!

So far, it looks like we'll be coming! It should be so exciting...to meet everyone!

Please update us on status of ticket sales as we'd like to be part of the "dinner" too..

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

Gayla, you are not OLD! I couldn't believe it when I heard you had a daughter about my age! And, hey, age is just a number! I don't care how old someone is...age doesn't determine how fun it is to hang out with someone!

I agree. I love ppl of all ages!

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by LuvMyPrinceKobi

OMG! I JUST now saw this thread! OMG! OMG! OMG! I am so excited!!!! First and FOREMOST: Thank you so much, Lisa! I have no idea how you've done it, and I just CANNOT imagine all the work you've done! No one else could have done it like you did, so THANK YOU so so so much! As someone else said, Lisa for President!

Secondly, I just read through the entire thread and the issue of dog strollers came up with regards to traveling. I have taken my stroller through the airport with Kobi. You bet I got some weird looks (yep...just another thing people don't understand about my doggies ), but the airline said it was fine. I flew Northwest, but no matter what I fly anymore, I am going to insist that they let me at the front ticket counter.

If you do take it, all you do is make sure you ALSO have a carrier and then you CHECK the stroller planeside just like skinbaby ones. IFFFFFFFFFF you get to the ticket counter and ready to go with your stroller and they say, "NO CAN DO" then just check it as another piece of luggage...just make sure you aren't at your limit. I hope I answered the questions about how this works, but if you have another one, PM me AND post it here, so that I know for sure that someone's asking one, and it gets answered publicly!

I've also thought about checking my x-pen because I can tie it up pretty well ??? so we'll see if that happens or not, but it was just a thought.

OHHHHHHHHHHH, I absolutely cannot wait for this!!! Kobi, Kiwi, and Me are going to be so ready to meet you all BTW, Who said party??? I just turned 21 this year, so I am READY TO PAR-TAY! lol

HAYYYYY! I turn 21 in January!! I'm so excited! Bring the party on, or whatever it is we're doing. Now i can drink wine at the dinner

[daisy mae06]

Originally Posted by Sukoshi's Mom

I would be curious what airline this was on. All the airlines I've found that allow 2 dogs per carrier say both have to be 6 months old or younger. I haven't found any that will allow 2 in a carrier that are older. Please let me know if you hear from your friend, as I will look into that airline .

It was Delta and She told me they allow 2 dogs per flight. If you have those two you are good but you have to book them early.
I would call and ask. though. I hope that help out some people I am just glad it is just a short Drive for me

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by Sukoshi's Mom

I am not upset with you guys. I agree the pet fee is frustrating. I was just as upset as you when he wouldn't work with me on that. However, I do see his point of needing to do additional sanitation and such since there will be SO MANY dogs there and since they will be allowing dogs in rooms they maybe wouldn't normally allow dogs in (the pet fee also covers cleaning of the ballroom if any of our babies should have an accident in there, or anywhere else in the hotel for that matter), so I see where he's coming from that he doesn't know our dogs and for all he knows they'll be peeing/marking everywhere and they'll have a HUGE clean-up bill on their hands afterwards - he needs to make sure they're covered for that. However, I ALSO see our side of how wonderful our babies are, that they won't possibly have an accident, and that the pet fee is simply ridiculous! Unfortunately, we don't know which way the meet-up will go, so the hotel is going with the CYA motto. Not everyone is a dog lover, and these businessmen checking in for their convention the following Sunday/Monday may not want dog hair on their bedspread or the smell of urine in the hallways (who would really??). That's how the hotel is looking at it. I really don't think it's a way to rip us off, but rather, a way to ensure their hotel is clean and welcoming for the next group of people to check-in. They've never had this many dogs in their hotel at once before, so they're really not sure what to expect (and neither am I...although I know it will be SO MUCH FUN )!!!!

I think to ensure that our dogs don't mark, pee everywhere in the ball room we should put belly bands on them(on the males). I know my females don't mark but Teddy does, i don't even think he is going but if he were i would def. put a belly band on him. That way we wouldn't have to worry about 'accidents', since they are doing us a big favor of letting us have so many dogs there.

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by LuvMyPrinceKobi

Is anyone else's bf/hubby coming to the dinner??? I see none so far are, but my bf is from KC and when I said the word "brisket" he did this....

So I'm sure he's coming....I just hope he won't be the only male out of 200 people eating dinner !!!!!!!

BTW, to all planning on taking a longer vaca there, we will be there from either Tuesday or Wednesday through Sunday...just an FYI if someone wanted to get together before the "Official International Yorkie Talk Meet-Up 2008" begins

Well i told my bf that there are a lot of husband's and bf's going so he won't be the only one I really want him to go with me so he can help me with the midgets cause if he doesn't go i can only take 1, so we are really trying.

[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

I think to ensure that our dogs don't mark, pee everywhere in the ball room we should put belly bands on them(on the males). I know my females don't mark but Teddy does, i don't even think he is going but if he were i would def. put a belly band on him. That way we wouldn't have to worry about 'accidents', since they are doing us a big favor of letting us have so many dogs there.

I don't plan on having Lacy walking around the ballroom. She'll either be carried or in her stroller.

[MissPinkBarbie]

Oh Sarah!! LOL! Tell him my hubby's going!!

I'm sure there's gonna be lots of hubbies/bfs being dragged with us..haha!

How are you planning to get there, btw?

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

I don't plan on having Lacy walking around the ballroom. She'll either be carried or in her stroller.

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.

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by MissPinkBarbie

Oh Sarah!! LOL! Tell him my hubby's going!!

I'm sure there's gonna be lots of hubbies/bfs being dragged with us..haha!

How are you planning to get there, btw?

LOL I will! Are you going for sure? I hope so... if we go we are going i guess by flying but not sure what airline. We will each take one dog i guess and Teddy is staying home I hope you go and we go, that would be great! omg btw i looove your avator pic, Daisy looks beautiful in that dress!