setting up a dog walking group

[kerrie and stan]

i am thinking about setting up a dog walking group but i dont know how i should be going about it. if anyone has any information on how to go about it then please let me know

[SuzAndTheDiva]

kerrie your on the IOW arnt you? sorry i dont have any help i was just wondering.......

[kerrie and stan]

hi suz yes im on the Isle of Wight
its just i keep bumping into people out walking and sometimes we stop and have a chat but i thought it would be nice get dog lovers/owners together even if only to take the dogs for a walk and have a bit of a natter

[SuzAndTheDiva]

I only asked cos your not far from me - just outside portsmouth, if your ever this way Honey would love to meet stan - or at some point im going to be tryingto go over there, about some spaniel grooming im going to try anyway  sorry for hijacking your thread!!!

[kerrie and stan]

thats ok i will let you hijack
stan would love to meet honey although the licklyhood of me getting of this rock is nill to none at the moment, its costs nearly £90 just for a 1 day return trip with a car because of the feul rise.
but stan and i would love to meet you and honey if we / you come over

waving to you from accross the water

[SuzAndTheDiva]

can i bring honey on the ferry no car? what about the hovercraft? i never been to IOW before so I dont know  lol!!mind guess id need my car the other end...........

[kerrie and stan]

oh i believe its cheaper coming over here then it is for us to get off.
dogs are aloud as foot passengers on the ferries, not sure about the hover though. definatly would bring a car though the bus' cost a fortune

would you just be over for the day?

[SuzAndTheDiva]

yeah just the day id think - i know of someone over there who show spaniels im going to ask her nicely if she will give me some pointers if i came over for a bit......will have a look into it see how much it costs!!

[kerrie and stan]

if your coming for the day then i dont mind running you around, save you a bit on ferry fair

[SuzAndTheDiva]

awww ok - right well even if I dont see the spaniel lady can still stay for the day!! will find the price, my car can stay at southsea or wherever then  wont be for a good few weeks, probably a monday when ive booked a day off 

[kerrie and stan]

sounds good

right back to busness (sorry didnt mean to sound rude ) i know of 2 people already who are up for a walking group and i was thinking of putting a post on the website to see how much interest i get but is it as simple as getting people together or is there anything else that needs to be taken into account



edited to say - would have to make sure we had cameras or the others would never forgive us

[SuzAndTheDiva]

Think it depends - if its just along the lines of 'group of friends' meeting for a walk - then i dont think so............but im really not sure 

[kerrie and stan]

i was just thinking along the lines of would i have to make sure dogs were insured, healthy etc just incase something was to happen

[SuzAndTheDiva]

I not sure  I guess if the whole lot of you trampled a farmers crop then yeah insurance might be a good thing - but i should think common sense should keep you out of troublee, and it down to each individual person to ensure their dog isnt a hazard?

[kerrie and stan]

true so i might just put a post out and see what people think