[justine]

Michigan Labfest! (Poll Added!)

Okay so now that Spring is "here," it's time to figure all of this out!

I've posted 4234 times about it already, but I need to get some feedback from all of you who might want to come.

I'm no expert on dog parks, but I think our best bet would be to have it at the Orion Oaks Dog Park in Lake Orion. It's just a couple miles north of the Great Lakes Crossing mall area, right off of I-75. (http://www.oakgov.com/parksrec/ppark/orion.html)

They have a lot of open, fenced in spaces that are separate from the each other, a water area where they can go swimming, lots of trees and a few picnic tables.

We'd love to see everyone that came last year and all of the people who couldn't make it last year. And of course, any other non-Lab siblings/friends are invited as well

So now we have to figure out when would be best for everyone.. I mentioned before having a couple of them, maybe one in the next couple of months and one later in the late summer/early fall?

 

[patm]

That would be great! I hate to even try to pick a date, but maybe in mid-May or something? And then later in the summer? I'll try to make it if we possibly can.

 

[justine]

That would be great! I hate to even try to pick a date, but maybe in mid-May or something? And then later in the summer? I'll try to make it if we possibly can.

I have a bad memory.. You have family in MI you were going to visit and try to come last year, right? Or am I crazy? Where do they live?

 

[Luvmydog2much]

We'll possibly be there, once a date is set!

 

[amazongold]

May sounds good, so it's not so hot for the dogs. We're open!

 

[The Texas Tank]

We could possibly swing this in the motor home with all 3 dogs with us. Of course Mothers day weekend would not work.

 

[usmcgal]

I am actually from MI and going home to visit family at the end of May..but i will be there later in the summer also, Id love to try and make one!

 

[Dani]

May will probably not work for me...there are hunt tests or agilty almost every weekend in May...and that is where I will probably be...but y'all have fun!

 

[justine]

May will probably not work for me...there are hunt tests or agilty almost every weekend in May...and that is where I will probably be...but y'all have fun!

Hmm. Well if we had one later in the summer/early fall, when do you think would work best for you with all the school stuff going on?

 

[amazongold]

Oh, not Memorial Day Weekened for us - we are having a yard sale along with our neighbors.

 

[justine]

Okay I added a poll. Select all of the ones that you would be able to go to.

I'm thinking sometime in late May or early June, and then we can have another one in August/September, if we would like!

 

[Princess Zoe]

Sometime in June is fine with me. Just not the 6th. I would like it to be a bit warmer than it is in May. I loved the dog park we went to last time. Great choice!

 

[justine]

Sometime in June is fine with me. Just not the 6th. I would like it to be a bit warmer than it is in May. I loved the dog park we went to last time. Great choice!

I think Soldan's was okay, but I kind of like this Orion Oaks one better. These are the only two dog parks I've been to, so I guess I'm not the best judge.. but it's not just a pond/lake with some trees around it like the one in Lansing is.

It has a few wide open grassy areas that are fenced off from each other, a big fenced in area with trees to walk through, a giant hill and picnic tables. There's also a separate area with a dock so the dogs can go swimming. I like that it's sectioned off so when they need to stop swimming we can just get out of that area.

 

[justine]

Here's some pictures I took of the place in Lake Orion..
Wide open, fenced in places, good for fetch!

Then here is the separate water/dock area. There are two little "ramps" that go into the water so it's really easy for the dogs to get in/out of the water:

 

[patm]

My parents live near Fremont ,Ohio, so it isn't too far a drive up there. I went to a "fest" once when I was up visiting my parents - lots of fun and it's where I met several JL members for the first time. My weekends seem to fill up really fast, between work and dog shows and spending a weekend or 2 at home. I put down the last weekend in May , or sometime in August. I pretty sure that the first 2 weekends in June are out for me becuase of work obligations, and I think we leave on vacation the third weekend of June (if we go this year), but don't worry about me - it's only luck if I can actually attend due to neeeding a whole weekend to do it.

 

[justine]

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