mhstuart
11-16-2007, 09:52 AM
Hi all,
First of all I want to welcome Brian Sardo to the Wags for Wishes steering committee. Everyone knows Brian and the type of enthusiasm he brings to Splash Dogs and his participation in the first meeting on Nov. 8th was no different.
1) The horsepark will not be available for the next couple of years, and maybe not again, so therefore MAW has been searching the entire county for a suitable site. Literally no leaf has been left unturned. There is no similar and suitable site for Wags to remain in its current state and format.
2) At the meeting it was presented to the dog clubs in attendance that Wags would change format due to the lack of a suitable venue. We were to come up with a new plan and create an event that would be different, but still revolve around dogs and their special relationship with us two legged animals.
3) After some time discussing this possibility, Brian and I raised a point about reinventing Wags, but at more than one venue. Though this is not the ultimate situation, when working through it the synergies between say Flyball, Splash Dogs, and say Lure Coursing exist and could be located at one venue, while Disc Dogs, AKC GC, Herding, et al could be located at another venue that would be suitable for them. This changed the course and agenda of the entire meeting.
4) The Final Word: There is no final word on the structure or dates of Wags. No venues have been selected, no events have been coupled together. The main office is working feverishly to research the feesability of this new idea and trying to make it work for the competitors and most importantly for MAW and the Wish Kids.
I wanted to post this because I started to hear rumors and wanted to post the truth directly from the meeting and the committee. Anything that is being circulated out there is merely speculation and does not have basis from the most current meeting. As anything new arises Brian or myself will make sure everyone knows exactly what is happening.
Thanks again to Brian for your generosity of time and the energy you bring to Wags for Wishes!
First of all I want to welcome Brian Sardo to the Wags for Wishes steering committee. Everyone knows Brian and the type of enthusiasm he brings to Splash Dogs and his participation in the first meeting on Nov. 8th was no different.
1) The horsepark will not be available for the next couple of years, and maybe not again, so therefore MAW has been searching the entire county for a suitable site. Literally no leaf has been left unturned. There is no similar and suitable site for Wags to remain in its current state and format.
2) At the meeting it was presented to the dog clubs in attendance that Wags would change format due to the lack of a suitable venue. We were to come up with a new plan and create an event that would be different, but still revolve around dogs and their special relationship with us two legged animals.
3) After some time discussing this possibility, Brian and I raised a point about reinventing Wags, but at more than one venue. Though this is not the ultimate situation, when working through it the synergies between say Flyball, Splash Dogs, and say Lure Coursing exist and could be located at one venue, while Disc Dogs, AKC GC, Herding, et al could be located at another venue that would be suitable for them. This changed the course and agenda of the entire meeting.
4) The Final Word: There is no final word on the structure or dates of Wags. No venues have been selected, no events have been coupled together. The main office is working feverishly to research the feesability of this new idea and trying to make it work for the competitors and most importantly for MAW and the Wish Kids.
I wanted to post this because I started to hear rumors and wanted to post the truth directly from the meeting and the committee. Anything that is being circulated out there is merely speculation and does not have basis from the most current meeting. As anything new arises Brian or myself will make sure everyone knows exactly what is happening.
Thanks again to Brian for your generosity of time and the energy you bring to Wags for Wishes!