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Schatz's Mom

03-03-2005, 06:48 PM

I know that there are not many members in my area but thought I would post this anyway! The Northern Virginia Dachshund Meetup group will be gathering at A Dog's Day Out in Vienna VA at 10:30am on Saturday March 19, 2005. It will be a small meeting but it is a start. We are expecting about 7 pups to be there. :)

yolanda

03-03-2005, 07:35 PM

So tell me EXACTLY where this will be turns out I have to be at a DRNA meeting in Chantilly, VA at 3 pm. Maybe I can come.

Schatz's Mom

03-03-2005, 08:26 PM

2800 Gallows Road
Bay #8
Vienna, VA
(703) 698-DOGS

They are charging us $5 each to use their facility.

Directions

I-66 E

Merge onto I-495 S/CAPITAL BELTWAY via EXIT 64A toward RICHMOND.

Take the US-50 W/ARLINGTON BLVD exit- EXIT 50A-B- toward US-29/FAIRFAX/LEE HWY.

Merge onto GALLOWS RD/VA-650 N toward US-29/MERRIFIELD.

Make a U-TURN onto GALLOWS RD/VA-650 S.

End at 2800 Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22180-7400 US

Yolanda, It would be great to finally meet you! I hope you can make it.

Schatz's Mom

03-03-2005, 08:30 PM

Yolanda, I wasn't thinking when I posted the other directions! Here are the directions coming from your neck of the woods:

I-95 N toward WASHINGTON.

Merge onto I-395 N via EXIT 170A on the LEFT toward WASHINGTON.

Merge onto I-495 N/CAPITAL BELTWAY via EXIT 170B toward TYSONS CORNER.

Merge onto GALLOWS RD/VA-650 N via EXIT 51.

Make a U-TURN onto GALLOWS RD/VA-650 S.

End at 2800 Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22180-7400 US

yolanda

03-03-2005, 08:44 PM

Truthly, based on your directions I think I would come a totally differnt way.

More like Up RT 123 toward Vienna. I do NOT do I-95 or I-395 on the weekends if there is any way to avoid them

I will let you now clsoer to the date.

alisoninmd

03-04-2005, 09:08 AM

This would be so much fun!!! We are supposed to be away that day, but if those plans fall thru, we would love to join with Rex. I'll let you know closer to the date!!

:circle:

LUVMYGUNNER

03-04-2005, 10:23 AM

This sounds wonderful of course we expect pictures.

Penny's mom

03-06-2005, 08:06 PM

Schatz's Mom

03-07-2005, 04:24 AM

Hi,

What exactly do you do at a meet up?? I live in Fauquier County, so Vienna isn't too far (actually graduated from Madison High, loooooooong time ago!!). Not sure I could make it on a Saturday, but maybe. Any chance there are meet ups during the weekdays?

This will be my first Meet up as well. The place where we are meeting is a Doggie Day Care so they will have an area fenced off inside their facility for just our pups to get to know each other and play. It will also give us the opportunity to meet each other. I am always looking to meet new people especially ones that have the same love for dachsies! You can go to www.meetup.com, put in Dachshund and your zip code. It will then lead you to meetup groups in your area. Their is a meetup group in Warrenton but it only has one member. The Northern Virginia group has about 29 but I think only 6 or so of us are currently active. Our organizer is Kelly, you should let her know if you think that you might be coming on the 19th. I think she needs to give the facility a count of pups so that they can fence off a large enough area. I look foward to meeting you if you can make it!

Schatz's Mom

03-07-2005, 05:39 AM

This would be so much fun!!! We are supposed to be away that day, but if those plans fall thru, we would love to join with Rex. I'll let you know closer to the date!!

:circle:

It would be great if you could make it. It does sound like it is going to be alot of fun! If you can't make it this month maybe the following month will work better.

alisoninmd

03-07-2005, 09:11 AM

Next month would probably work better... let me know when you have a date! We'd love to see Rex with other doxies. :circle:

Yesterday we went for a walk at Wheaton Regional Park, and happened to find out that there is a fenced dog park there. It was a little scary for me, because he hadn't been around too many dogs since we adopted him-- and because there was one area for everyone- big and little dogs together.

Rex actually did pretty well- I spent most of the time being scared one of the big dogs would eat him as a snack- he was the smallest one there! :faint: But, he held his own. A few of the bigger dogs chased him a bit, but the other owners were good about watching things so nothing got out of control. He had a good time playing with some pugs, and other smaller mixes there. We'll take him back again sometime soon. But this hoomom would MUCH rather see him with dachshunds of his own size!!!

joeysmom

03-07-2005, 10:48 AM

JOEY and I will be in-transit on March 19th but we would love to go to an April meet up.

Penny's mom

03-07-2005, 09:24 PM

Yes, I had gone to that website and saw that Warrenton had a group, I was never contacted, so guess nobody is interested. Anyway, I probably won't be there this month, maybe some other time. Sounds like it would be great fun for all!

Schatz's Mom

03-07-2005, 10:00 PM

I will keep you all posted on the outcome of this meeting and the status of upcoming events. Maybe if this doesn't pan out we can get together on our own.

LUVMYGUNNER

03-10-2005, 07:55 AM

This is exciting, even if you just have a few people and dogs it is a start.

Cathy

03-15-2005, 11:57 AM

Max and I want to come. I have been waiting for a meeting in Northern VA. Max is a little shy, so I hope he will be ok. I will see if I can email Kelly to tell her I will be there.

Schatz's Mom

03-15-2005, 05:38 PM

Max and I want to come. I have been waiting for a meeting in Northern VA. Max is a little shy, so I hope he will be ok. I will see if I can email Kelly to tell her I will be there.

Great! I look forward to meeting you.

Schatz's Mom

03-18-2005, 04:36 AM

So far we have about 14 RSVP's for the meetup! What fun this is going to be, meeting all these new pups and their guardians! I can't wait until tomorrow! :bounce: :coolcool:

yolanda

03-18-2005, 05:17 AM

Connie,

Guess what -- not only am I coming but I have an adoptor meeting me there to pick up her dog. Wilma is being adopted by Jane from Springfield, VA. :cheer: :cheer: Both Jane and Linda Mayberry another DRNA member will be there to do the adoption form.

So I will be there with Wilma and my Sassy. See you saturday!!!!

alisoninmd

03-18-2005, 07:21 AM

I so wish we could come!!! PLEASE let me know when the next one is-- I'd really love to meet you all, and it would be wonderful for Rex to play with other dachsies. Have a fantastic time!! :)

Schatz's Mom

03-18-2005, 08:40 AM

I so wish we could come!!! PLEASE let me know when the next one is-- I'd really love to meet you all, and it would be wonderful for Rex to play with other dachsies. Have a fantastic time!! :)

Alison,

I will be sure to let you know when the next meetup is going to be held. I'll be posting pics of this one tomorrow afternoon! Aren't digital cameras great!

Schatz's Mom

03-18-2005, 08:44 AM

alisoninmd

03-20-2005, 12:24 PM

Hey everyone!! :wavey:

How was the meetup?? Can't wait to see some pics! Hint hint... ;)

Has a date been set for the next one?

Schatz's Mom

03-20-2005, 04:16 PM

Hey everyone!! :wavey:

How was the meetup?? Can't wait to see some pics! Hint hint... ;)

Has a date been set for the next one?
I posted a couple pics in the Brag Book section here (http://dachsie.org/vbb/showthread.php?t=17233). The next meeting is Saturday April 16 at 10:30am at the same place. I may not be able to make that one, it all depends on my son's soccer schedule. You should try to make that one, the pups had a great time.

alisoninmd

03-26-2005, 07:24 PM

Yay!! I told my husband about it, and we don't have anything on the agenda yet, so most likely we will be able to make it! Hopefully there will be a good turnout.

I checked www.meetup.com and apparently there is another group that meets in Maryland in Montgomery County somewhere. When I find out more details about that, I'll let everyone know! :)