Illinois Corgi Picnic - Freeport
Event Details
Time: September 11, 2011 from 12pm to 5pm
Location: Friends Forever Dog Park
Street: 966 Rudy Road
City/Town: Freeport, Illinois
Website or Map: http://members.petfinder.org/…
Event Type: corgi, meetup, and, picnic
Organized By: Illinois Corgis
Latest Activity: Sep 12, 2011
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Event Description
Illinois Corgi Picnic
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Noon to 5pm
Friends Forever Dog Park, Freeport, Illinois
Potluck Lunch
Welcome Corgi Lovers!
Everyone is invited to join us for an afternoon of Corgi fun!
We will be meeting Sunday, September 11 at Friends Forever Dog Park in Freeport, Illinois. This 10-acre park includes an agility course, an area just for smaller dogs, and a huge pond. The park is fenced so your dog can run, play, socialize off leash and go for a swim! This park was chosen by Pet Fancy Magazine as one of the top dog parks in the country!
Check it out! http://members.petfinder.org/~IL124/dogpark/index.html
There will be a potluck lunch. Plan to bring something to share with the group. I hope there are some good cooks out there! Otherwise, pick up some potato salad, brownies, or picnic food from your favorite grocery. Also, bring your own drinks and table service (plate, silverware, napkin, etc.). Other items you might want to bring are lawn chairs, coolers, sunscreen, dog towels, etc.. Whatever you do, don’t forget the Corgis!
To enter the dog park each participant must show a current rabies tag and proof of current vaccinations for each dog. DHLP is required. Bordetella is recommended, but not required. There is a $5 fee per dog for a one day pass. Daily passes are available at the information booth or in the shelter office the day of the picnic. No puppies under the age of 4 months are allowed in the dog park. There is a maximum of 2 dogs per adult. To read more information about the Friends Forever Dog Park rules or to download the form for admittance prior to your visit, go to the following link. http://friendsforeverhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dog-park-contract0001.pdf
The Friends Forever Dog Park is located at 966 Rudy Road just south of Freeport, Illinois. Watch for the signs on Highway Route 26. The Friends Forever Humane Society is a shelter for homeless animals which is also on the premises. Please bring an item to donate to their shelter. A list of suggestions from the shelter is at the following link. http://friendsforeverhs.org/donate_p/donate-goods/
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Comment by Jason Fleming on September 2, 2011 at 10:22pm
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I think he will open up when he sees more corgis like him!!!!
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Comment by Bradly and Jenny Boesen on September 2, 2011 at 6:19pm
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@ Jason Fleming - Nice to know there will be another reserved corgi there. The only dog Leena has opened up to so far is Jenny's parents' golden.
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Comment by Chris and Andrew on September 2, 2011 at 5:21pm
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Thank you, Mia, Herky and Kim !!
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Comment by LA Stewart on September 2, 2011 at 4:29pm
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BEARS? Bears' Season Opener??? What??
Lucky for me, my husband doesn't know there is a game and doesn't care. For those that do, TAPE it! You can watch it that night when you get home.
I would rather watch the Corgis play. Somebody bring a little football.
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Comment by mia, herky, & kim on September 2, 2011 at 2:14pm
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Chris & Andrew- Herky will be wearing his Chicago Bears tag at the picnic. Tell your husband it will be like almost being there! :-)
p.s. Mia will have hers on too!
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We can't wait!!!! Hopefully it will make Joey open up more since he was a rescue from a puppie mill long time ago, he usually just hangs around me or my wife candace, and sniff other dogs and then comes back to us :) :) :) :)
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It sounds great they will set up our picnic INSIDE the agility area! Last time they kept tables outside - near the agility area - . I just need to decide what kind of food to bring haha. Thank you Lisa. And I need to say thank you to my wonderful corgi lover husband for giving up watching Bears' season opener :-)
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I think we are welcomed to let the dogs play in any area we would like, but the shelter manager suggested the picnic to be set up in the agility area after I gave her a list of what we were looking for. (Ex. Near enough the parking to easily carry and set up all our stuff, but a safe distance from cars and the main road, etc.)
Setting up the food in the agility run should solve the problem of eating and watching our dogs. I have tried eating while holding a dog or 2 on a leash. It is not easy. So, they can run around with us in the agility area while we eat. Then just walk them back to the area the other Corgis are playing and let them go. I think I might try out all the areas. However, I want to look the pond area over before I let my 2 in there after reading what Bradly and Jenny said about it.
We have not talked about this yet, but I think we should let the dogs run and get tired out for an hour or so, then take a break to eat. Then let them go crazy again. Hopefully, they will get tired enough for us to sit and talk for a bit.
I think everything is falling in place well and that the shelter has been very accommodating. I think our only worry is the weather. At least it is supposed to cool off again. I just want it DRY....no rain.
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The agility area is smaller than the area where we had the Illinois corgi picnic last time. I don't know how many corgis will attend but it would be nice if our corgis could run around in the bigger area:)
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@ Jason Fleming I don't see why not? The pond IS in a different area of the park (kinda a general area for dogs of all sizes), but I'm sure we could all spend some time over there.
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