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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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#2 ·
I'm interested!!!!!! I've never been to Big Bear. Is it expensive? How long of a drive is it?

There is a meetup group for San Diego Golden Retrievers, and once Bear has his rabies and last distempter, we plan on attending more events. :)

I've love to see some San Diego people get together. I've seen a few on the board.
 
#3 ·
Big Bear is about 2 and a half hours north-east? I imagine the ski resorts are expensive but I don't plan on strapping skis on Buddy anytime soon ;) I thought the location might work better for some of our Orange County friends as well, on the last thread I noticed a handful of LA-area members that couldn't quite make the drive that far south.

I keep wanting to PM you, I'm just waiting for Bear to get a little bigger! I'll PM you my cell number though, you can call or text me so we can meet up sometime.
 
#4 ·
I just assumed that sking was the only option at Big Bear since that's all I've ever heard about it. :)

I PM'd you my number as well. :)

I'm open to traveling to Big Bear... would this be a weekend kinda thing where we'd get a hotel, or is all the traveling done in one day?

Thanks for letting me pester you! I'm so interested in play dates and meeting new people. :)
 
#8 ·
I was thinking of making it a weekend getaway, so I would rent a cabin and people could meet and hang out at the cabin as well? Big Bear is just an idea, honestly. I'm more interested in meeting other dogs than in the location :)

I'd love to do a dog beach, I just worry about that chilly water!
 
#12 ·
If we go to the beach, I'll have to bring 10 towels and hide them all in my trunk until it's time to go home, or Bear will get wet just to come run over and roll around with the towel.

He's pretty shy about water, at the moment. Even the rain, he was SO UNHAPPY when I scooted him outside to potty on Thursday morning. Maybe y'all's pups can teach him to enjoy the water. At the very least it'll be comical to watch his reaction.

Is there a dog beach that's pretty secluded or empty? Can I bring treats with me? Or will that incite a puppy riot? Bear is easily excited so i doubt he'll come when he's called. But I'm sure he'll follow his friends to Hawaii if need be. :)
 
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Did we decide on a date? I may be at the Indio show one day as well the first weekend in Jan. I don't think I'm showing anything but may go to cheer on some friends. Is that the only weekend that works for people??? I would prefer early afternoon rather than early morning :)
 
#20 · (Edited)
I don't think my pup will be able to make it until late February or March. Too young. I won't even have him until the end of January. But I would love to have a meetup, and dog beach in HB is a perfect location. :)

Or we could take over the dog park in Coto de Caza, which is always empty and is much nicer than most dog parks. And there is plenty of parking, it's always safe, we wouldn't have to worry about seriously dirty dogs, and the temps are nice. :)





 

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#29 · (Edited)
Wow, I'm glad this thread is so popular! So to put everything together, this is what I got from the last few posts:

The current plan is the weekend of January 12 or 13 at Coto de Caza, sometime in the afternoon; it sounds like Saturday the 12th in the afternoon would work best for some of our members. There would be six, possibly seven, of us (plus partners/children/friends of course): myself, Brave, wicamnca, goldenca, DanaRuns, goldenjackpuppy and Max's Dad. If this works well, perhaps a once a month thing at this same location? It's a little over an hour's drive for me but hey once a month I can afford the gas.

Goldenca, whereabouts in LA? I did a basic Google search from LAX to Coto de Caza and it said an hourish depending on traffic?

Does this work for everyone so far? If so, let's choose a specific day and a time (and a picture person)! :)
 
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