Yay!!!

Alright, I think I'm going to scratch the bad weather date for this one.  Because having one the next day might be pointless if it is due to rain and the park becomes a swamp.  And I can't do a pawty the following weekend, unfortunately.  So, for those of you on the website, I will post an alert if we need to cancel due to weather and then we can come up with another date.  And for those I hope to reach in town with fliers, I'll just put a note to contact me in case of too wet or too hot weather, if they want to know about rescheduling. 

Therefore, paws crossed for July 10th, starting at 8:30 a.m.

The advertising shall soon recommence...

No worries, admin.  I can always pay in installments

Ohhh Charlie, we'd love to have you!  If you make it, be sure to say something to Gerry about why long car rides are so awesome.  We've got a long ride ahead for our vacation not long after the pawty.  Gerry has gotten a ton better about riding in the car since I got him last November, and did great on our mini-trip to a county park about an hour and a half away last weekend, but… the vacation drive will be a long long ride.  Anyway, we could use your good influence

Keep tabs on this thread – if the weather is going to be too wet or too hot, I'll post a warning and we'll probably try to find a good date to reschedule it for.

Oh geez, I must have just barely skimmed the story, because I know I read it originally, and you're right, at one point the bear was spotted on his way into the general park area (not the fenced in dog park).  Wasn't that the bear that was also chased up a tree by one dog (looked kinda like Charlie too) - and we're going to have a whole pack!  Also it was nighttime.  But, if a bear is spotted during the pawty, I pledge an extra $100.  If the bear is a tripawd, than an extra $10 on top of that.

Alrighty folks, a few important announcements for all those interested in the July 10th Wisconsin Tripawd Pawty -

First of all, I don't know about you all, but the Mill Valley groups claim to have "the-greatest-pawty-ever-seen-on-the-face-of-the-earth" sounds like a challenge to me.  And they picked the same day as our pawty, no less!  Let's show 'em how Midwesterners Pawty!  (Well, maybe we don't need all that beer - I'm not sure what Verona's laws are on open intoxicants in public places.  Just pretend.)

http://tripawds.....the-earth/

Second, a few have expressed the possibility of making a pretty long trek to join us on July 10th, especially considering we'll be trying to get an early start (8:30 a.m.) to beat the heat (watch it'll probably be really cold now).  So, if anyone is looking for a dog friendly hotel, Three-Legged-Max's Mom found one when they came to the pawty in May and it's really close to the park.  It's the Holiday Inn Express at 515 Verona Ave, Verona, WI.

Reminder: Badger Prairie Dog Park is located at (approximately) 6720 Highway 151, Verona. 

At the intersection of Verona Rd and Maple Grove Rd is a driveway that leads back to the dog park.  It opens onto Maple Grove Rd, but the intersection is just a few yards away.  There is a wooden sign for "Badger Prairie County Park" near the entrance of this drive, to assure you you're in the right place.  Follow that driveway back, there will probably be some extra stop signs still, due to some construction, and you'll eventually see the fences of the dog park straight in front of you and to the left will be the parking lot. 

Those who are not from the area and/or don't have a Dog Park permit, the daily fee is $5.  It is totally honor system.  You self-register.  I've never seen anyone checking.

Also, I wanted to announce that Daisy from the Minneapolis, Minnesota area is looking for tripawds to get together with: 

http://tripawds.....ripawds/  Be sure to let her know if you can make the trip to her area.  It would also be pawesome to have Daisy come down for the Madison-area pawty, if she can!

And finally, in the spirit of coming up with creative ways to support Tripawds during their funding drive, Gerry and I will donate $10 for every tripawd who makes it ot the Badger Prairie Dog Park pawty.  (Also an extra $100 if anyone spots a bear, which is meant to assure you that the park is safe - see posts above from Harley's mom and I).  So come if you can!  Spread the word if you can!