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This is the only Pup-specific educational weekend of its kind as far as we know and is in its 9th year of production with some significant changes having been made. This weekend includes educational classes/workshops, discussion, mosh pits, vendors and more. Whether you are a puppy, a Trainer or just curious about the lifestyle, we encourage you to join us for the International Puppy and Trainer Conference. |
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iPup Dallas '09Dallas, TX (September 25-27, 2009) International Puppy & Trainer Conference has returned for another year with Beyond Vanilla. We were happy to join with National Leather Association Dallas to present another iPup. Early registration is only $30 if done by July 10th. After July 10th, the fee is $40. Register now and save 25%. The weekend is shaping up quickly! Our presenters will be Vic Silverpaw, teaching Pup101, Master Nitemare teaching Challenges in Care and Ownership of Human Puppies, Angel teaching Inner Animal, Daddy Frank teaching Puppy Training - Putting the Fun in Teaching New Tricks, and Sir Kenneth (class pending). We are adding a couple of new items to this year's fun. First is a movie night where we can all gather in the classroom with the mats laid out and pillows.and watch a dog themed movie. We are also working on a Saturday night dinner with games at Dave & Busters (pending) - a game card will be included in the price of your iPup admission. If you are a pup and attending, feel free to sign up for the Adopt-A-Pup program where you can be "adopted" for some play time at the mosh pit or be taken on walkies through the hotel and vendor mart. Or maybe you would prefer to sign up to assist with the Morning Fetch service, where human pups provide a wake-up service to the iPup and Beyond Vanilla hotel guests along with coffee if requested. PupOut.com is once again sponsoring mosh pits so all the pups and handlers can get in some play time, as well as giving the curious something to keep them amused! Don't forget that your admission allows you also to attend the vendor fair and to bid on the silent auction items that are sponsored by Beyond Vanilla. Our host hotel is once again the Sterling Hotel. For those not familiar, the Sterling IS pet friendly. The Mezzanine level is strictly dedicated to iPup and Beyond Vanilla. You can bring your canine, as well as walk around the hotel on all 4's. Yes, some others will look at you funny... but isn't that fun too? For those with pets, there is plenty of grass around the hotel for walks, but no dog run. To register, simply click on the "Registration" link on the left and select the event. Beyond Vanilla '09 For more info as it becomes available, go to www.beyondvanilla.org |
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iPup 2008: In Review iPup has come and gone, but not without some lasting memories in Dallas.. With a weekend of educational classes and workshops, a panel discussion, mosh pits, vendors and more, iPup had something for most any pup or trainer. The Butt Sniffing.... er... Meet & Greet at the Dallas Eagle on Friday night was a blast! I've never seen so many pups and trainers at the Eagle in one night. The pups took over the stage for a brief moment during the announcements and moshed a bit. The classes and workshops gave people the opportunity to learn about pup and trainer basics, why we do it, finding your breed, exporing on a deeper level, and caring and owning a pup and an intro to medical play for pups, the vet exam. Every weekend has a hitch and iPup was no exception. One of our presenters, Rex of Seattle, was a no-show. We still haven't heard from him and don't know if he's having some real issues or if he's just a flake. Whatever the case, Master Nitemare came to the rescue and filled in the time slot with a class of his own. iPup is greatly appreciative to Master Nitemare for responding with such short notice and doing a great job at that. With three mosh pit times, there was ample opportunity to get your pup on. With about a dozen pups and at least three handlers, the mosh pits were quite busy. Cosmo ended up the worse for wear visually on the first night, with a subconjunctival hematoma (blood spot in the white of the eye), a scrape on the forehead and a brief and faint fat lip - even sneakers can do some damage. Ah, but it was worth it! The Morning Fetch and Adopt-A-Pup also added some extra fun for the pups. Please join us in April in Houston, Texas along with National Leather Association's Spring Iniquity. This will be iPup's first attempt to hold the event twice in one year. Houston is where the International Puppy Contest got it's start and we are bringing it back for 2009. We hope to see you there. Please check out our program sponsors: Instigator Magazine, Texas Leather Tribe, PupOut!, Leather Masters, the Dallas Eagle, International Leather Sir & boy, South Plains Leatherfest, National Leather Association-Houston.
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iPup Houston '09 In Review
The weekend poured rain but it didn't stop us. We held a "light hearted" version of the iPup that takes place with NLA-Dallas. The weekend included a warm meet-n-greet, 4 educational classes/workshops spaced over the weekend, an open discussion, and of course, MOSH PITS. We had plenty of free time to mix-n-mingle. We ran in conjunction with Spring Iniquity XVIII which went over extremely well. In addition, we brought back a pup contest, however, was an AKC-style contest and not a "leather title". It was an all-in-fun, no strings attached contest and the winner was Rauncher of Houston who won a blue ribbons for both the Best In Show and in Agility. Along with his ribbons, he received basket prizes for each provided by Leather Masters and Black Hawk Leather. Talk about stealing the show! What a cute pup. Our host hotel was the Sheraton Houston Brookhollow which look beautiful even when wet! A walk to the parking garage would've made you think you'd found the pups "walkies" area, but no, it was just 2 inches of rain / standing water you had to work through to get to your car. |
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Houston, TX (April 17-19, 2009) International Puppy & Trainer Conference went to Houston! We were happy to join with Houston's National Leather Association (NLA-H) to present another iPup.