I am serious about this....I am willing to drive or fly to either OH, IL, IN, and of course, anywhere in MI. If I drove I would take Graham, granted it's a dog friendly meeting place. He's a faboulus traveler. I'd also be willing to help out with anything I was able to, like reserving an area at a state park with a lake & bbq...so we could have a picnic, swim, and hike some trails, or just hang out at the picnic shelter and chat the day away My preferance is fall, especially if it's out this way. The fall has fewer bugs, beautiful temps, and you can't beat the beauty of the colorful red/orange/yellow fall trees. Everyone will have conflicts of interest and I would just be glad to have a Pet Talk get-together regardless of details, but I just wanted to let my preferance be known anyway