thanks guys, I was impressed at the turn out! I've been looking for a poodle group since I moved to Chicago (almost 2 years ago now) and couldn't find anything like this- so by starting my own group it seems the need was real! we're up to 44 members and the group has only been active for a little over a month! so exciting! I'm going to have to do more 'outdoor' activities as the weather warms up so more than just 15-20 people can come. There are some really nice parks in the area, wouldn't it be crazy to have like 100 poodles all at once at the dog beach?!?! That would be awesome!