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#1 ·
I saw an old thread for this but nothing seemed to come of it. So my SoCal friends, let's meet up!

I know it's not warm, so the beach may be out of the question, but anyone want to try a snow day at Big Bear sometime around the beginning of the year? Say, the weekend of January 5?

Eventually it'd be cool to get a weekly/monthly thing going but for now let's start with that ;)
 
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#367 ·
Our K9 Nose Work class will not be meeting on October 19th. I will be able to go to this event! I'm thinking about bringing Skunky and Rusty. Skunky has not done any major road trips yet...and it will be interesting to see what he does in the water.

I hope being a Pomeranian won't limit his fun with the other dogs. Skunky is tough, but I'm not sure if its a good idea to bring a toy breed with goldens.
 
#368 ·
As far as bringing your Pom, I would be cautious. Rusty makes 12 Goldens. All much larger than a Pomeranian. Has Skunky been around that many big dogs before? If you are not sure if you should bring him, it might be a good idea to leave Skunky home.

Looking forward to seeing you and Rusty again!
 
#369 ·
As far as bringing your Pom, I would be cautious. Rusty makes 12 Goldens. All much larger than a Pomeranian. Has Skunky been around that many big dogs before? If you are not sure if you should bring him, it might be a good idea to leave Skunky home.

Looking forward to seeing you and Rusty again!
Skunky has been around a lot of large dogs before. Maybe not 12 at a time, but around 6+ and he likes to play or Skunky likes to stay back and relax.

I'm not worried about Skunky being around large dogs, but rather the other dogs not liking him haha.

I could let Rusty have fun swimming, and I can keep Skunky next to me on leash. Kerrie Ann would not enjoy swimming, and she would most likely stand at my side. With Skunky at least he will enjoy something new and meet new friends too
 
#375 ·
Whether your bring Skunky or not is completely up to you. I only responded with my thoughts because you seemed to want some input on the issue.. Max has spent time with a Yorkie with some time at the beach, and Max really got the worst of it. :)
Yeah I wanted to see if anyone's dog might have issues with a small dog like a Pomeranian.

I think most goldens are very friendly, but you never know haha

Thanks for the advise and it should be a great event I think!
 
#376 ·
Here is Max with Triscuit, a Yorkie, almost 3 years ago. Max was still very much a puppy at the time. At the water park, things get very chaotic. Water is everywhere. All Max wants to do is retrieve his float from the pool. I am sure we will all have a great day.
 

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#377 ·
Here is Max with Triscuit, a Yorkie, almost 3 years ago. Max was still very much a puppy at the time. At the water park, things get very chaotic. Water is everywhere. All Max wants to do is retrieve his float from the pool. I am sure we will all have a great day.
Awesome pictures! Btw where can I buy some of those floats? I want to have Rusty retrieve them from the pool too!
 
#379 ·
We like the Chuckit brand dog toys. You can find them at Petco or Amazon.

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Thanks for the link! I'm going to buy one from Petco, because paying for overnight shipping is a waste. And then I'll order more from Amazon.com

It looks like Max likes small dogs, and that Yorkie loves the water it seems lol. I'm not sure Skunky will be down with swimming, but he will have fun watching the other dogs.
 
#382 ·
Skunky can hang out with my Dave. Dave is the little terrier mix on the right in the right-hand photo in my signature (click on the photo to see it full size). He's probably bigger than Skunky. Dave is about 12 lbs.
Yeah he is a little bit bigger. Skunky is almost 8 pounds, but has a lot of fur haha. Thanks and I think Skunky will like having a friend his size to play with :)
 
#384 · (Edited)
Sorry guys, but I won't be able to make the event after all. I just checked the Kings' calendar, and I have a game to go to on October 19th. The game starts at 12:00PM and I already paid for it (full season ticket holder here).

I totally forgot about it, and I'm glad I double checked their schedule. Hockey is almost back! Its funny because the Kings almost never have games on a Sunday afternoon, or Sunday home games in general.

I was looking forward to the event. It sounds like it will be a lot of fun
 
#393 · (Edited)
Update

Our meet-up in Murrieta is coming-up, next Sunday.

Date: Sunday, October 19, 2014
Time: 2pm to 3pm
Location: Country Kennels Dawg Water Park
25817 Washington Ave
Murrieta, CA 92562

Max and I visited the park last Wednesday and confirmed our reservation. I suggest everyone arrive 15 to 20 minutes early in order to allow time to check-in and be able to enjoy the pool and the dog park for the full hour. There is a group scheduled for 3pm so we will probably not be able to stay over our allotted time.

Be sure to bring proof of vaccinations including Bordetella.

With 7 members and 12 dogs, cost should be $10 per member.

Dana: I checked for parking, and there is plenty of room for an RV.

Expect to get wet! And have fun!

There should be 11 Golden Retrievers, plus Dave the Terrier
Max's Dad with Max
Goldenca with Ticket
DanaRuns with Isabelle, Gibbs and Ziva
Lisa with her 3 Goldens
GuliblGuy with Barley
Susan with Summit
Brave with Bear

Here is a picture of Max from Wednesday.
 

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#415 ·
Our meet-up in Murrieta is coming-up, next Sunday.

Date: Sunday, October 19, 2014
Time: 2pm to 3pm
Location: Country Kennels Dawg Water Park
25817 Washington Ave
Murrieta, CA 92562

Max and I visited the park last Wednesday and confirmed our reservation. I suggest everyone arrive 15 to 20 minutes early in order to allow time to check-in and be able to enjoy the pool and the dog park for the full hour. There is a group scheduled for 3pm so we will probably not be able to stay over our allotted time.

Be sure to bring proof of vaccinations including Bordetella.

With 7 members and 12 dogs, cost should be $10 per member.

Dana: I checked for parking, and there is plenty of room for an RV.

Expect to get wet! And have fun!

There should be 11 Golden Retrievers, plus Dave the Terrier
Max's Dad with Max
Goldenca with Ticket
DanaRuns with Isabelle, Gibbs and Ziva
Lisa with her 3 Goldens
GuliblGuy with Barley
Susan with Summit
Brave with Bear

Without Ziva or Lisa and her three Goldens, the tally should drop from 11 to 7.

It should be $9 per dog. $60 per hour / 7 dogs = $8.58 but it would be easier to round up.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
 
#394 ·
Fair enough. Will try to let you know for sure ASAP if Shelly and I can make it or not. She is a black and white pit mix, but she is extremely friendly, and loves goldens as much as I do! She has a lot of golden friends from Splash Dogs competitions.

Heres a shot a friend got of us at last weeks competition.
 

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#395 ·
Shutterwolf, who has been a member of the forum for more than two years, owns a pit bull mix. "Shelly" has been to Murrieta for Splash Dogs events and, according to Shutterwolf, has made several Golden friends. Shutterwolf states that Shelly is a very friendly, well socialized, dog.

Shutterwolf would like to attend our event with his dog. He has dreams to own a Golden some day.

I initially told him "No", his attendance was a bad idea. Max and I have had negative experiences with Pits in the past, as well as the recent experience of Dana and Gibbs. Shutterwolf asked me to reconsider because his dog is different, very well trained and friendly.

Here is his comment:
"Thank you. I greatly appreciate the consideration, and I really look forward to spending time with the other goldens. The more time I spend with them, the more I look forward to getting one, and the more I learn about the breed. Until the day I am blessed with my own golden, this is the best I get."

I told Shutterwolf that I would consult others and get additional input about whether he be allowed to come to our event with Shelly. It is not necessary to respond publicly, you can respond by sending me a Private Message.

First and foremost, This is a "Golden Retriever" event. If even only one person is uncomfortable with Shutterwolf's Pit Mix in attendance, I will tell him "No", he may not attend.
 
#396 ·
Thank you again for considering this. A little information for others that don't know her...

I have had her for 6 years without a single incident. She has at least 6 different golden friends, we have successfully met with a forum member and their golden at a park in San Jose in the past, She is extremely well trained and socialized, and been around lots of other dogs, and she is one of the sweetest dogs I have ever known.

Please let us attend! I truly do enjoy any time I can spend with other goldens, and cant wait for the day I get to enjoy one of my own. On top of having lots of fun, I can use my experience with Splash Dogs to help anyone who may need or want help with getting their dog to jump, in case there are some new dogs at the meet. Have a great day, and I look forward to seeing you all there if we are able to make it.
 
#399 ·
Well, that seemed kind of unfair. I feel sorry for Shutterwolf, who appears to have handled this with class, dignity and patience. It sucks that he has to explain about his dog, and then still get dumped. I feel bad that Shelly -- who is probably a wonderful dog -- will be excluded because of bias and prejudice against pit bulls. That's just so unfair. There are truly wonderful, sweet, amazing, incredible pit bulls, and I'll bet Shelly is one of them. I feel bad she doesn't get to come because of her dog race.

That said, I'm one of those with the prejudice. I didn't used to be. But with the terrifying pit bull attack Gibbs recently underwent, in combination with the outrageous aftermath from that event, I'll never have Gibbs or my other dogs in the company of a pit bull I don't know, ever again.

Still, my prejudice is no excuse for keeping Shelly from attending. After all, if my terrier mix can attend, then it's not exclusively a Golden event (though I will be bringing up to 6 Goldens between me and my friend Lisa, so it's not like I'm coming only with Dave). But I have to admit that, as unfair as I think it is for Shelly to be excluded based on her breed, if a pit bull attends, I will not. I know it's not fair, I know I'm prejudiced. But I will exercise my (perhaps irrational) choice to not come. But me choosing not to come is not like being told that I cannot come, as Shutterwolf apparently has been. And that makes me feel bad for him and Shelly.

Gibbs and I attended SoCal Dock Dogs, once, at Prado. We had a fantastic time. I didn't see any pit bulls, but would have loved to, since I suspect it's a rare pit bull who lacks the common sense to stay on a perfectly safe dock and watch the idiot retrievers leap into the water. ;)
 
#401 ·
Thank you for that, and yes, Shelly is an amazing pit mix. She will attack you with love and kisses and her weapon of a tail! That's about as aggressive as she ever gets lol... And yes, there are bad pit bulls out there. My dog was attacked by one as well... She reacted by barking and running away from her. She got a hole in her jowls, but it healed, and she doesn't act any differently, and I don't either. We no longer socialize with that specific dog, but I feel no different about the breed. I treat each dog as an individual, and they are all innocent until they give me a reason to think otherwise.

I was really looking forward to spending time with my absolute favorite breed, learning more about them, spending time with them, and having fun doing what we love on the dock! I will have my own golden in the future as my next dog, but until that day, I can only spend time with other goldens. I hope everyone gets to meet with Shelly some day in the future to see what an amazing dog she is. She absolutely adores goldens, and they seem to be her favorite breed to play with at the park, and other splash dog events. She was kept in a X-Pen with several of her golden friends at one of the events in the past, and they all got along great.

I actually was supposed to get a lab or golden as my first dog, and I never woulda choose a pit due to having to deal with issues like this, but she choose me. A friend had her as a foster for a local rescue in Sac, and when she met me, she stole my heart and made me take her home :--heart:

If anyone would ever like to meet her, PM me and we can set up a day to meet one on one, I am in the Corona area.


Shelly and 2 of her local golden friends in Murietta
 

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#400 ·
After all, if my terrier mix can attend, then it's not exclusively a Golden event (though I will be bringing up to 6 Goldens between me and my friend Lisa, so it's not like I'm coming only with Dave).
Yeah its not exclusively a golden retriever event. Your Terrier Mix, Bear and my Skunky are all non goldens. Well I'm not going to go, but I see no issue with non-goldens attending the event.

I can understand why people would not want a pit bull around their dogs. I have seen some very good pit bulls, and I have seen some very bad ones too. Rusty was attacked a few months ago, and we were very lucky he did not get hurt bad.

I'm sure Shelly is one of the good pit bulls (mix) tho :)
 
#402 ·
Thanks for understanding, Shutterwolf! One of these days we will meet up for a splash dogs event. Sundays are bad for me, but I tend to be free on most Saturdays earlier in the day.

One issue is, a lot of these events are so far from me haha, and Saturday nights are booked for the next 6 months or so.
 
#403 ·
This is a bummer. Barley was attacked by 2 pitbull dogs when he was about 4.5 months old, but he has gotten over it and healed, and gets along great with pits at dog parks and dog beach.

Just because some pitbulls are mean and aggressive doesn't mean they all are, I would hope people could keep an open mind about it.
 
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