Brooklyn Dog Meetup

posted July 16, 2012 7:11 AM | |

Sat July 28 at 11:00 AM, Prospect Park

95 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY, USA (Map & Directions)

Can I come and just peek in on the dogs and pet the dogs and hug the dogs
posted by the young rope-rider at 7:16 AM on July 16, 2012 [1 favorite]

Aw man, unfortunately our Moxie isn't the best with other dogs, especially in dog parks. We used to take her to Tompkins Square Park dog run all the time, then she got bit a couple times there and is now not always so nice with other dogs in settings like that.... have fun though!
posted by Grither at 7:20 AM on July 16, 2012

Yes. I don't have a dog, but yes. I don't have a dog, therefore yes.
posted by grobstein at 8:54 AM on July 16, 2012

Samson and I are up for it.
posted by moonmilk at 9:29 AM on July 16, 2012

(But the next one is totally gonna be at Prospect Park!)
posted by moonmilk at 9:29 AM on July 16, 2012

YOUR TINY DOG IS NAMED SAMSON

I wanted a pug to name it Adonis but that didn't work out.
posted by griphus at 9:51 AM on July 16, 2012

You know those extendo-leashes they have, where line unspools from the grip when the dog walks away and then rolls back in when the dog comes back? I saw a woman in the park with one of those, same as all the others except made of beautiful wood!
posted by grobstein at 9:59 AM on July 16, 2012

Yes, please to this meetup, I was just telling a friend last night that I would pay by the hour to play with a dog right now.

As long as dog-less people are allowed, that is.
posted by (Over) Thinking at 4:09 PM on July 16, 2012

So when is this Dog and Dog Fan meetup? I AM A FAN. A FAN OF DOGS.
posted by the young rope-rider at 7:58 PM on July 16, 2012

I will try to come!
posted by spec80 at 7:03 AM on July 17, 2012

grobstein, I've seen those on mefi advertiser Fab. If anyone wants to join the site let me know and I will make money off of you give you a referral code. (But I think anyone can sign up anyway.)

So is there a leash-free area in Prospect Park?
posted by the young rope-rider at 7:17 AM on July 17, 2012

Also, spec80, can you make it to Prospect Park or is it too much of a haul?
posted by the young rope-rider at 7:17 AM on July 17, 2012

Large parts of Prospect Park are leash-free before 9am and after 9pm. There are no enclosed dog runs. A future dog meetup at Prospect Park would probably best be a leashed meetup!

For now, we're still talking about meeting at Owl's Head Park in Bay Ridge, right?
posted by moonmilk at 8:51 AM on July 17, 2012

We could do both!
posted by griphus at 11:00 AM on July 18, 2012

I really don't care, I am just trying to gently obsessively nudge y'all into picking a place and time so that OMG PUPPIES
posted by the young rope-rider at 11:01 AM on July 18, 2012

We would come and bring Norman. For future dog meetups, Hillside is a pretty large enclosed run in Brooklyn Heights with a special gated off small dog area.
posted by subtle-t at 2:26 PM on July 18, 2012

Prospect Park would be much easier for me than Bay Ridge. I have done that trip with my dog both in cab and subway and he's been great.
posted by spec80 at 3:55 AM on July 19, 2012

Here's a suggestion: this Saturday, 1pm, on the lawn in front of Litchfield Villa, 5th St & Prospect Park West. It's a small space, so maybe easier to find each other. We could walk the dogs into the greater park after giving everyone time to show up. F/G train at 7th Av is the closest subway.
posted by moonmilk at 7:38 AM on July 19, 2012

Crap, I have a thing on Saturday. If everyone else wants to do that, speak up and I'll just change the info to what moonmilk suggested.
posted by griphus at 7:58 AM on July 19, 2012

Could you do it at 11, griphus? Others?
posted by moonmilk at 8:42 AM on July 19, 2012

11 or 1 is fine for me.
posted by subtle-t at 9:20 AM on July 19, 2012

Deacon and I are out of town this weekend :(
posted by spec80 at 2:43 PM on July 19, 2012

I'm actually out of the running for Saturday but, again, I don't mind not making it to this one.
posted by griphus at 10:31 AM on July 20, 2012

Doesn't sound like we have a quorum for this Saturday, but - I live less than a block from Litchfield Villa, so Samson and I will happily meet anydog there tomorrow at 11am.

Unless it's raining.

And how about NEXT Saturday 11am?
posted by moonmilk at 11:26 AM on July 20, 2012

Or this Sunday, for that matter? Heck, Samson and I go there every day anyway.
posted by moonmilk at 11:26 AM on July 20, 2012

We're good for next Saturday if it works for others.
posted by subtle-t at 12:47 PM on July 20, 2012

We can probably do next Saturday, but I'll double check. Should I set that as the tentative time/date?
posted by griphus at 12:58 PM on July 20, 2012

Sounds good to me! Samson says "hrrmph" which seems like a grudging approval.
posted by moonmilk at 1:41 PM on July 20, 2012

+1 Interested.
posted by paulschreiber at 11:08 PM on July 20, 2012

Should we make it official? Or is this Saturday 7/28 going to be too soon?
posted by moonmilk at 9:04 AM on July 24, 2012

We are still in.
posted by subtle-t at 7:05 AM on July 25, 2012

I have a bunch of Horrible Bureacratic Stuff coming up, but I'll make it for 7/28.
posted by griphus at 7:24 AM on July 25, 2012

my puppy isn't even HERE YET you bastard
posted by elizardbits at 9:02 AM on July 25, 2012

attend ALL the meetups.
posted by griphus at 9:29 AM on July 25, 2012

Whoo! People who don't have puppies yet could maybe bring pictures of puppies they are going to have, or wish they had.

p.s. please change the time to 11 AM.
posted by moonmilk at 11:46 AM on July 25, 2012

Fixed.

Also, everyone should carry around pictures of puppies they want all the time.
posted by griphus at 11:52 AM on July 25, 2012 [1 favorite]

I am a maybe. My husband is sick so it depends on how he feels by then :(
posted by spec80 at 6:03 AM on July 26, 2012

Hooray, I may or may not have beaten the bureaucracy. The lady and I will be there with Apple.
posted by griphus at 8:06 AM on July 26, 2012

They say dog spit has healing powers, spec80.
posted by moonmilk at 9:48 AM on July 26, 2012

brb spreading peanut butter all over my husband's face
posted by spec80 at 11:49 AM on July 26, 2012

Where in Park Slope are we meeting? Can I give someone my cell phone number just in case?
posted by spec80 at 9:24 AM on July 27, 2012

I manage permits and enforcement in Prospect Park so I will meet you at 11am outside my office and promptly give you tickets and kick you out for not having a permit. Just kidding. I'll come say hi and give you a map.
posted by anthropoid at 9:38 AM on July 27, 2012

We're meeting on the lawn in front of Litchfield Villa, at 5th St and Prospect Park West. Memail me if you want my cell number; I'm glad to give directions.

Anthropoid, do you work in the Villa? I've lived across the street for 15 years and somehow I've never been in there!
posted by moonmilk at 10:03 AM on July 27, 2012

I work in the basement! Which, luckily, is the ground floor if you are at the back of the building.
posted by anthropoid at 10:04 AM on July 27, 2012

...where the little electric carts nap!
posted by moonmilk at 10:11 AM on July 27, 2012

Is anyone bringing a particularly large dog, btw? Apple doesn't do great with big dogs.
posted by griphus at 10:14 AM on July 27, 2012

This is because you have not yet procured a tiny jockey's outfit for her and trained her to steeplechase atop Irish Wolfhounds.
posted by elizardbits at 10:23 AM on July 27, 2012

A reminder for dogs and their people who haven't been to Prospect Park before - there's no enclosed dog runs, and dogs are allowed off leash only after 9pm and before 9am. So this will be an all-leashed dog meetup.

Release the hounds!
posted by moonmilk at 11:17 AM on July 27, 2012

My dog is a 30 lb. corgi. He's of a medium size. I hope that's okay for Apple!
posted by spec80 at 11:58 AM on July 27, 2012

Oh, yeah, def., she's a 24-lb puggle.
posted by griphus at 12:00 PM on July 27, 2012

Our dog is ~15 lbs. We're also bringing another dog (~10 lbs) that we are dogsitting for the weekend.
posted by subtle-t at 12:41 PM on July 27, 2012

Important update: Samson got a haircut!
posted by moonmilk at 2:56 PM on July 27, 2012

I might stop by to say, "Hi, doggie."
posted by kkokkodalk at 4:00 PM on July 27, 2012

Samson's haircut <3 love
posted by the young rope-rider at 7:15 PM on July 27, 2012

Anyone know what the weather situation is today?
posted by griphus at 6:56 AM on July 28, 2012

I am on my way but I am feeling a few drops.
posted by spec80 at 7:12 AM on July 28, 2012

weather.com and Dark Sky are showing little chance of serious rain before mid-afternoon.
posted by moonmilk at 7:22 AM on July 28, 2012

Dog meetup success! Thank for the lift, guys!
posted by griphus at 11:06 AM on July 28, 2012

You're welcome!

It was great to meet everyone and their doggies! :) Hope we do this again!
posted by spec80 at 11:44 AM on July 28, 2012

Samson was so tired and happy after hanging out with all those young whippersnapperpuppers. Thanks!
posted by moonmilk at 5:05 PM on July 28, 2012

excuse me but where are the photos, you are all bastards
posted by elizardbits at 10:13 PM on July 28, 2012 [3 favorites]

Agreed, a great time! Many sticks were destroyed.
(Sorry I don't have any pictures. The, uh, dog ate them?)
posted by twoporedomain at 7:58 PM on July 29, 2012