|
Written by Paige
|
|
Sunday, 04 January 2009 10:00 |
|
Are you ready for a run???? 
Well we are planning our next beach gathering for Easter Saturday and we would love for you to join us! 11th April 2009
 | If you fancy joining us on Appley Beach for a gentle walk down to Appley Tower (and maybe futher). We will be meeting up on the first piece of Beach next to the Marina at 14:45. The plan will be the same as always - meet, chat, photos and then head of for the walk at about 15:15. As the tide will be quite high at this point it wil be necessary to walk along the path for a while until we reach the main part of Appley beach where the dogs can run freely. | | We are nornally out chatting and walking for a good three hours so make sure you and your dog are wrapped up well. The weather down here on our little Island can and does change very quickly (anyone who came last easter will remember the snow storm that caught us by surprise). So a nice warm coat, scarf and gloves can always be carried if the sun does decide to come out. |  |  | Warm waterproof boots are a must and if you don't have a waterproof coat (Equafleece) for your swimming spaniel please remember to bring a towel for the ferry ride home as a cold doggy is not a happy doggy. If you plan to buy an Equafleec before you travel down remember to measure your doglet as these fleeces do stretch slightly when wet and a dry/tighter fit is better. Most cockers are a size 20, if your cocker is on the large size (not fat like Suki she still wears a 20) but just generally taller and longer then a size 22 should do. Poor Dora last year had a 24 and she fell out of it while swimming, most embarrasing for a young lady to lose her swimming costume in front of onlookers. | | Swimming of course is not totally necessary but may be surprised, your non-swimming cocker might get carried away with all the fun and have a splash about in the water with our mad bunch. |  |  | All the cockers (so far and this will be the fourth gathering) mix really well. As yet we haven't had a cross bark or show of bossyness from any of them and with over 30 dogs on the beach playing together I think that's brillant. With so many of our babies attending the gathering it's a great chance for owners to meet up and have a chat about the funny little things their dog(s) get up to. Please feel free to mix and make new friends as every one is really friendly and a cocker owner is always happy to talk about their dog :) | So remember! - Come along and join us
- Wrap up Warm
- Make new friends and meet some old ones
- keep that Doglet warm
& of course - Bring Pooh bags we like our beaches to stay lovely and clean for everyone to enjoy.
|  |  | This event is "Cockers on the Beach" and that means any cocker!!! If you own a cocker or are thinking about getting a Cocker Spaniel please come along and join us..... the more the merrier. Our Friends & Owners of DC Cockers come from all over the UK to meet us and their dogs litter mates each year on the beach and we are so looking forward to this next meeting. |
The meeting point is about a 20-15 minute walk from the Wightlink FastCat ferry that comes in ta the end of Ryde Pier and even less from the the Hover Port. Maps to the Cockers on the Beach Meeting Place 
Click on the maps above for a larger image. If you have Google Earth, download: Meeting Place and Ryde Pier Ferry coordinates. Click here to see the tides at Ryde beach for April. Click here for a weather forecast for the next five days.
|
|
Last Updated on Sunday, 12 April 2009 06:57 |
Google 
Facebook 
Twitter 
Yahoo 
Digg 
Del.icoi.us 
