How To Do A Meet?

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We don't have these in the states that I aware of, if one wanted to put one together how do you do it? What do you need ect.

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Angela
 
Firstly, you have try and see whether you have got other forum members within a reasonable reach of you that are willing to meet up for a chat. You can post a thread in this section or in General Chat to see whether you get any responses. You may need to bump up the thread a few times, as many members don't drop in everyday. if you have other members that are interested, then you have to work out a suitable date and meeting place. It is likely to be more difficult for you to find more members within reach, as the US is a lot larger and distances can be enormous.

Forum meets are informal gatherings of members that live in a wider area and want/can meet up for a chat.
 
Yes just members. With guinea pigs they cannot just meet others as they need a hierachy to live by. Introducing new piggies just upsets things as they need to establish dominance then they are seperated again. I hope I have made sense!
 
Yes just members, usually it is held in a pub, in this way it protects our younger members as in the UK your are not allowed into a pub under the age of 18 unless accompanied by an adult.. xx

KittyandNancy said:
So it's just the members and no pigs right?

Thanks for getting back to me :)
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Although sometimes these piggies sneak in :lol!:

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Lisa & Ali..
 
Awww to funny! I take my Maltese to puppy play group here in the winter. It's at a place with a big indoor area. I started it just for dogs 10 pounds and under. USA 10 pounds.
 
piggyfan said:
Yes just members. With guinea pigs they cannot just meet others as they need a hierachy to live by. Introducing new piggies just upsets things as they need to establish dominance then they are seperated again. I hope I have made sense!
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It's the same with staff members here, we can't meet in person - else all hell breaks loose with dominance displays @BossHogg starts humping everything, with there's lots of rumble strutting etc.... We'd have to all have bonding baffs to re-establish hierarchy :))
 
lisaali said:
Yes just members, usually it is held in a pub, in this way it protects our younger members as in the UK your are not allowed into a pub under the age of 18 unless accompanied by an adult.. xx



Although sometimes these piggies sneak in :lol!:

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Lisa & Ali..
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Awww! These are just toooooo cute! Who makes them, is it you? And do you sell them for the forum or something? They are wonderful! x
 
KittyandNancy said:
So it's just the members and no pigs right?

Thanks for getting back to me :)
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I get where you're coming from here. It would be nice to meet the members we chat to on a regular basis and their piggy families, as that's why we've all got to know one another! And we could have cuddle time with each others 'family' and catch up on their individual stories!
Down sides however, would be transporting them safely, finding a venue big enough to house them and us and willing to! And infection risks! Although there must be ways round this as professional guinea pig shows take place don't they?
I was thinking of a future event where we invite a guest speaker from the forum and or a demonstrator/vet in to talk about various issues, housing, bedding, food etc. And to demonstrate how to administer first aid, towel wrap, Syringe feed, bath, mite check and so on, with a 'have a go' session etc. Also, for entertainment, to invite a celebrity pig and its slave to demo some guinea pig agility and (for want of a better word) tricks (go to You tube and check out Twix the guinea pig, also Wig Wig ((an incredible little pig In USA I think)), loads of others as well) and give hints and tips for us to get started on this, again maybe with hands on experience, but you'd need to have your own piggy there for that I suppose, for familiarity and trust. Bit like dog training, no good doing it with some one else's 'trained' pooch, its your own that needs to learn what you're asking, as well as yourself!
Suppose what I'm proposing is a Guinea Pig Convention. Like Crufts is for dogs But for all our everyday, mismatched, handsome, wonderful FRIENDS. That share our daily family lives with us because we love their antics, not just their looks!
And to Skype would be brilliant also for those further away to meet up as well! You mention this further down the thread. Just agreeing.
Very sorry all, if this IS what you already do with a meet up. Reasonably new member to forum and waiting for a meet near me I can get to, or may set my own one up, as you may have to Angela!
Good luck, hope you get a good turn out for your meeting. Hope your three ladies are all getting along fine now?
Helene. xx
Cheers, Helene x
 
Curtis Cavies said:
Awww! These are just toooooo cute! Who makes them, is it you? And do you sell them for the forum or something? They are wonderful! x
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Both these woollies are adopted from rescues Ginger is from Wheek & Squeak rescue and Wally was made for us as a likeness of our late departed Wallace with a donation made to a rescue.

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Lisa & Ali..
 
sport_billy said:
It's the same with staff members here, we can't meet in person - else all hell breaks loose with dominance displays @BossHogg starts humping everything, with there's lots of rumble strutting etc.... We'd have to all have bonding baffs to re-establish hierarchy :))
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Sounds like a typical Friday night out in newcastle!
 
image.webp image.webp I actually found a lady on etsy @Curtis Cavies that is going to make me a Maltese like my Mimi only much smaller lol. She makes them out of wool but I asked her if she could incorporate some of Mimi's hair into it after she gets her hair cut and she said yes. I have a bag of hair now to send her lol lol. Then I will always have a little bit of her. She's also 7 so she'll be around a lot longer anyway. I think she lost about 3 ponds when I cut her hair lol. She's about 11kg. Anyway was thinking if you have a long haired pig she could
Probably add some of their hair to a guinea pig one.
Let me know if you want the ladies name!
That's my Mimi :)
 
KittyandNancy said:
View attachment 12820 View attachment 12821 I actually found a lady on etsy @Curtis Cavies that is going to make me a Maltese like my Mimi only much smaller lol. She makes them out of wool but I asked her if she could incorporate some of Mimi's hair into it after she gets her hair cut and she said yes. I have a bag of hair now to send her lol lol. Then I will always have a little bit of her. She's also 7 so she'll be around a lot longer anyway. I think she lost about 3 ponds when I cut her hair lol. She's about 11kg. Anyway was thinking if you have a long haired pig she could
Probably add some of their hair to a guinea pig one.
Let me know if you want the ladies name!
That's my Mimi :)
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Aww, thanks for that. She's lovely and rather a lot smaller than our two dogs! We have a Chocolate Labrador, Angus. And a Dalmatian, Elliot. Neither of them would fit on my work surfaces, even if they were allowed!
I will attempt to attach a photo but I have very limited knowledge in all this, its not just the forum itself that's new to me but actually being online in any shape and format!
Unfortunately, all my current and recent past guinea pigs have been short haired. We have, on losing them, kept a little of their hair, in the hope that we can have enough to send to 'Ashes into glass' one day and get a paperweight or jewellery of them done. They apparently can use hair as well as ash.
On a brighter note! Many years ago, we were proud parents to two beautiful Samoyed dogs, Joel and Jemma. With their beautiful coats, you were able to collect it after grooming them and get it spun just like wool!
Whoops, think we have digressed a little from our smaller furry companions here a bit. But we love them all, eh?
Good luck with your meet, hope it comes about for you!
 
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