This is a group for people who have rescued, fostering or adopted a puppymill rescue dog . These are special needs dogs who need our special attention. Each month we will have either a trainer or some type of expert helping those who help these special needs critters. There is a wonderful after life after the horrible life they have lived as breeders. We just need to help them adjust.

Columbia Dogs on the Go is a community of dog lovers in and near Columbia, Maryland! This is our membership site, hosted on Meetup.com. We organize and promote events that get us out with our dogs--meeting other dog lovers and their dogs! Our Meetups are usually easy leashed group walks--about 2 miles round-trip. We often include a local dog-friendly bakery ("Paws-n-Pastries"!), ice cream shop, cafe or pub.  Most CDOG Meetups are free or low-cost. We welcome all friendly dogs--small, medium or l …

Arroo! This group is for DMV-area basset and beagle owners (or any mix of these breeds) who want to arrange some playtime for their dogs. There will be posts for dog park days and other pet-friendly events. We will also periodically post events that support local pet rescues and humane societies. Follow us at on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bassetmeetup!

A group to bring our large, friendly dogs together to play and help each other out with training and problem solving. A get together for folks who own Mastiffs, Mixed and Pure, Large and Small, who are truly gentle giants. Cane Corsos, Pressa Canarios, BoerBoels, English Mastiffs, Rottweilers and the like. All are welcome if they play well with others. It's sometimes hard to find dogs who ain't scared by our type of puppies, and especially dogs who can stand up to the sort of play they do. TOUGH …

… These beagles do not come from reputable breeders and you end up supporting backyard breeders or a puppy mill. Reputable breeders do not advertise on websites or sell their dogs in pet stores! Become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dcbeagles and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dcbeagles

Have you foregone your gym membership because you feel too guilty to be out exercising while your dog sits at home after he's already been home all day when you're at work? Is your waist-line suffering for it? This is a friendly, supportive community of people who want to get out with their dogs, get some exercise, make friends and hep each other reach their fitness and weight goals. We're encouraging, non-judgemental and have a leave no (wo)man behind attitude. Don't be embarrassed if you're ou …

Hello!! There are great Chihuahua lovers meet ups out there, unfortunately they are located far away from us and we are looking forward to keeping our 4 beautiful chi's in touch with other little ones with caring parents like us, our chihuahuas are our babies and we understand how much love and attention they need. If your chi is looking for new friends, you are more than welcome to join us in monthly meet ups. We will be having indoor and/or outdoor meet ups depending on the weather. See ya …