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February 2012 Raffle Basket

Eric — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:08:28 +0000

Hey Everyone,

Here is an image of the Gift Basket that will be available at the February meet.

All proceeds from the raffle will be donated to NW Shibas4life - So come on out and help Shiba Rescue while you're here.

See you all soon!

Eric

February 2012 Meet

Jen — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:58:11 +0000

Hello everyone,

I apologize for having to cancel the Meetup last weekend due to bad weather. I guess my good luck with having great weather at the meets finally ran out and the streak has been broken. I had hoped to have one this weekend but with this being Eric's final week of school and him needing to study, we'll delay the Meetup until next weekend.

So the date of the next Meetup: SUNDAY February 12th from 12-2pm at the David Gray dog park in Burnaby – McKay Avenue and Rumble Street. Parking is available on McKay Avenue, on either side of the street. There is an entrance to the dog park on McKay Avenue. Directions to the dog park

I am still having the raffle for a gift basket and 100% of the money raised will be donated to NW Shibas4Life Rescue. A huge thank you to Bosley's Pet Food Plus of Yaletown for donating several of the items for the raffle! There will also be some very cute and unique Shiba items in the gift basket donated by a friend of mine living in Japan. When Eric has a spare moment, he's going to post a photo of the gift basket on our website. Check back in a couple of days. I'd like to have some dog treats to sell at this Meetup to raise more money for rescue so I'll do my best to whip up a batch of liver brownies. I'll be selling them for $3 a bag or two bags for $5.

One last thing, if you're looking for a unique, handcrafted ID tag for your furry friend(s), check out DoggoneTags on Etsy. I was fortunate enough to win one in an online contest (I seldom win anything!) and I was thrilled with the end result. There are many shapes, styles and types of metal to choose from and you can even have a special, custom ID tag created. The designer, Melissa Gilkey was an absolute pleasure to work with and I couldn't be happier with Koshi's new tag! See photo below.

See you all next weekend!

Jen, Koshi & Barkley

January 2012 Meet POSTPONED

Jen — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:45:08 +0000

Hi Everyone.

We've finally had the streak of good weather on meetup day broken.

Today's meetup – January 29th, 2012. is officially being POSTPONED due to poor weather.

We'll let you know when we settle on a future date for the meetup.

Our apologies, but who really wants to stand around in the cold and rain for two hours? Let's aim for a better day.

See you all soon.

Jen, Koshi and Barkley

Possible January 2012 Meet Postponement

Jen — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:41:31 +0000

Hi everyone,

It looks like it's going to be really wet and possibly windy tomorrow. Too bad I didn't have the Meetup today, the afternoon cleared up quite nicely after the morning snow.

I will wait until I see how awful the weather is on Sunday before I make the decision to cancel the Meetup. Please check this page tomorrow before you leave to see whether it's been cancelled. I will make the decision by 11:00am, sunday morning, at the latest.

In the event that the Meetup has to be cancelled, I will try and hold it the following weekend. Anyone have a preference for Saturday or Sunday?

Jen, Koshi & Barkley

January 2012 Meet

Jen — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:38:48 +0000

Hello everyone and Happy New Year!

As the next couple of months are going to be very busy for us, we'd like to have a Meetup earlier in the year than we usually do. Vancouver Shiba has an amazing track record for good weather on Meetup day but in the event that we don't, I may have to postpone the meet.

So on that note, the Meetup will be on SUNDAY January 29th from 12-2pm at the David Gray dog park in Burnaby – McKay Avenue and Rumble Street. Parking is available on McKay Avenue, on either side of the street. There is an entrance to the dog park on McKay Avenue. Directions

I will be having a raffle for a gift basket and 100% of the money raised will be donated to NW Shibas4Life Rescue. A huge thank you to Bosley's Pet Food Plus of Yaletown for donating several of the items for the raffle! There will also be some very cute and unique Shiba items in the gift basket donated by a friend of mine living in Japan.

Bosley's Pet Food Plus Yaletown is extending a very special offer to Vancouver Shiba Meetup members! They are offering a 5% discount on everything in the store. Owner and operator, David Burnie, will be present at this Meetup to answer any questions you may have and he will have special cards available to our members. *Please note: the discount will be only be honoured at the Yaletown store*

I'd like pass on a warning from another Meetup member. While returning home from walking her Shiba early one morning, she was charged by a coyote in the middle of her driveway. She quickly picked her dog up and managed to scare the coyote away. She would like to remind everyone to be aware of their surroundings while walking their dog, keep them on a leash and away from bushes when it's dark. The Coyote Hotline recommends putting several pennies in a pop can and throwing it at the coyote if it gets too close.

See you at the next Meetup!

Jen, Koshi & Barkley