I was inspired by the recent Michigan tripawd pawty – especially since you Michiganers were all front leg amputees and our last Wisconsin pawty (except for our Spirit attendees, of course) had all rear leg amputees.  Anybody think we can bring them together for more balance? 

November would be easier for us too.  But despite my best efforts, I'm probably going to be out of vacation time (or too close to it) so I'm hoping a Saturday or Sunday would work for everyone.  Probably before any one can step up to take on the organizing or planning, we need to figure out roughly where we can all meet up – who can travel how far?  Gerry is now a pro at car rides, so heck, I'd be willing to try to go all the way to Michigan, if we can work out the timing so I don't have miss any work, but I don't know if that would work for Holly's crew.  

I'll send out some PMs so we can get some more input on whether others are up for it. 

Have you tried D.A.P.?  It didn't seem to make much difference for Gerry, but it's a pheromone that dog moms give off, so it's supposed to put dogs at ease in situations they otherwise find stressful.  The make collars and sprays.  They sold it at two vet's offices I've been too. 

Gerry got better with his car anxiety though with lots of time, treats, and I think taking rides with my roommate's dog along helped him some too.

I actually have most of a bottle left.  If you haven't tried it and are interested, I may as well ship it your way so it doesn't go to waste – we're not going to use it.  Just a thought.  If you're interested, give us a howl.

Ginger can handle a car ride of a couple hours.

October is already filling up for us. 

November could be possible – depends on the date.  Weekends work better for us.

We would love to attend a pawty – we haven't been to an official Tripawd pawty yet.  Esp. if we get to help "The Queen" celebrate!!

Ginger's Mom

Well, maybe all those of us who can should try to make a Michigan Pawty close to Nova's 2 year ampuversary and we'll just keep trying for a greater midwest type party?  I'm willing to try to make it out to Grand Rapids or wherever you all think would be easiest to find!  I couldn't make it unless it was on a weekend though.  I can't manage any time off   How about the Saturday or Sunday after Nova's ampuversary (the actual day is in the middle of the week, isn't it?

The weekend after Nova's ampuversary (November 11th is the day) would probably work for me. That would be the 13-14th.  My only concern is the cold.  Our last pawty was cool and windy, but November here can get pretty nasty.  It's probably only worth doing that late if we can find someplace to have it indoors.  If Gerry can come then we should have it as far west as possible, to minimize the drive for Gerry and his mom. I would drive further (outside of Michigan) since my girls love the car, but it's impossible during a weekend when I am in school.

I would love to meet as many Tripawds as pawsible, and hope that Nova will still be with us next year so she can continue to spread the love. As we say around here, "Dog save the Queen!"

Sue and Queen Nova

We could probably make it to Michigan if it's on the western /southern section of the state.  I don't think we can swing an overnight since we're going to be away so much in October.  I'll look to see how far Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo are.  I agree with the Queen – November can be iffy on weather and we may want to watch to see.  But what a cool thing for us to all celebrate the Queen's 2 year ampuversary together!  Maybe we can have tripawd crowns or something… hmmm, I wonder if Holly could dress as a lady in waiting and Zuzu could dress as a court jester!

Grand Rapids would work great for us on Nov 12th, 13th or 14th. 

Yes, we'll be taking our chances with the weather in November, but in Michigan, there's always the chance of poor weather. We'll just bundle up and deal with it. Does the Tripawds store carry fleeces and/or snowsuits?