This episode of the I Love Madison show is packed with cute puppies (seriously), tasty food and drinks, badger team spirit, meetups, and motivation to explore the fit side of Madison! Neil and Caleb recap the last ILM Meetup at the AC hotel, and Marissa Degroot from the Dane County Humane Society makes a guest appearance to talk about Dogtoberfest and how the community can get involved at DCHS! Neil goes to Badgerville! Free and open to the public, the tailgate event presented by Johnsonville opens 2.5 hours before kickoff of each home game. Badgerville is located on Engineering Mall, located directly north and east of Camp Randall Stadium off Engineering Drive, for the first six games. The last Badgerville of the season on November 24th will be located in the historic UW Field House for Wisconsin's matchup with Minnesota. Badgerville features great food and beer available for purchase, live entertainment, an appearance by members of the UW Band and Bucky Badger, activities for kids, player autographs, and more! Neil will be posting a Vlog about his experience at BadgerVille shortly, stay tuned! The ILM Meetup #3 at the AC Hotel The last ILM Meetup saw 36 people at the AC Hotel for drinks, community, and networking! Neil and Caleb will continue to host this meetup at the AC Hotel, so if you haven't attended yet, make sure to add the next one to your calendar! Dane County Humane Society As one of the nation's leading animal welfare organizations, DCHS offers humane education programs, community-based care for pets, foster care for animals for victims of domestic abuse, a pet food pantry, dog training classes, wildlife rehabilitation and much more. Our volunteers and professionals come together every day in the spirit of Helping People Help Animals, and together create a culture of compassion, empathy, integrity, and accountability. DCHS guarantees that all healthy companion animals or those with treatable or manageable medical and/or behavioral conditions will find new homes. These animals can stay at DCHS as long as it takes to find their new family. DCHS has been 100% Adoption Guarantee since April 2012. The ILM Food Tournament is down to just three restaurants! The third installment of the Madison Food Tournament is about to close, and Madison will (finally) know who has the best fish fry in the city! The contestants will be judged on overall presentation, flavor, portion size and how much tartar sauce they serve with each meal! The final three contestants are Daly’s Bar and Grill, Jordan’s Big 10 Pub, and Toby’s Supper Club. Daly’s Bar and Grill and Jordan’s are actually TIED in this race with the exact same number of votes, so both of them will advance! Outline of This Episode [3:30] 36 people attended the meetup at the AC hotel! [5:45] Neil is exploring the fitter side of Madison! [9:30] Neil went to Badgerville! [11:30] Dogtoberfest [12:30] Marissa Degroot from the Dane County Humane Society guest stars! [17:45] We are living side by side with wildlife: Here’s how DCHS is leading the community in animal care [20:00] There are so many ways you can support the Dane County Humane Society! [23:45] The food tournament is down to the final three! [26:00] We are planning some exciting things for the I Love Madison Show Resources & People Mentioned Daly’s Bar and Grill Jordan’s Big 10 Pub Toby’s Supper Club Badgerville Dane County Humane Society Text the word “ILoveMadison” to 44222 and get all the updates from I Love Madison! This Episode’s Sponsors: Chris Reese of American Family Insurance Abbey Wentland of Fairway MortgageCopyright 2017 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. NMLS#2289. 4750 S. Biltmore Lane, Madison, WI 53718, 1-877-699-0353. Other restrictions and limitations may apply. All rights reserved. Kelly Roettger of UniKern Studio Connect With Neil facebook.com/ilovemadisonshow.com instagram.com/ilovemadisonshow twitter.com/neilmathweg linkedin.com/in/neilmathweg