oh gosh i' m hurting...i'm gonna use my imitrex then back to bed....sorry...no beans...
oh gosh i' m hurting...i'm gonna use my imitrex then back to bed....sorry...no beans...
We'll be walking out the door within the next 15 minutes.
See you all soon.
but the Puddy saga continues, so it's best that I stay close. Have a great time and be sure to take plenty of pix. :)
yup I've got hot dogs - and cobbler needs ice cream and there's no place to keep ice cream cold!
feel better joyce and puddy
safe journey Grace
Staci stayed away from the liquor store while we were there. What has happened since - only she can answer
We had a great time. I only got a couple of pictures though -
Huney and Roxey
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Phred's 3 amigos - Smokey, Heidi and Cinder
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Once again it was a beautiful day. How do we always get so lucky?!
Hubby stayed home with Bon and myself, Simba and the girls went alone.
When I arrived Phred was there with one of the locals and her cute little one
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Not long after that Diana, Carl, Christi and the kids were there with all the dogs in tow (except Jack, he just couldn't have handled the heat).
That Dominick and Jasmine are just WAY too cute!
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Those of you that were at the last picnic might remember that Simba had a good friend he just wouldn't leave alone. Well this time someone felt the same way about him, but he didn't return the feelings. He got SO tired of the golden bugging him. I know it's a little mean, but it really made me laugh.
The looked like best friends at first
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But then Simba showed his Dr. Jekyll side...lol
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I might have a video, I'll have to see.
More to come...
I almost forgot - for those that were there. Remember Mr. Lawn Chair? He passed us as we were leaving town. Douglas recognized his truck. His dog was not with him. I thought he drove like he sat at the dog park - as though he was the only one who mattered.
There were a couple other little ones there, and of course I had to get a picture of them. Aren't they cute?!
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I absolutely love this picture, too bad I didn't get Sadie's tongue when she kissed Amy!
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Phred was there not only with Smoke and Cinder, but Heidi was there also. She's so sweet.
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I thought this picture of Dakota was pretty good. She's an awesome dog!
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BRD Keegan found a nice mud hole to cool off in and got FILTHY!
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Around 4 Roxey looked like she'd had enough of the heat
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So we called it a day and headed home.
I'm not such a great story teller like Phred, but I tried:o
We had a great day and missed all of those who weren't able to come this time (and missed those of you who were there last time! Just wasn't the same without you ladies!)
There's not many more pictures in the album but here's what I got...enjoy!
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Grace, great picture of the three amigos!
Oh yes, Mr. Lawn chair...what a jerk:rolleyes:
You've all got to ask Staci to tell you about him. She does great at telling stories:D
It looks like you all had such a nice time!
Some day I'm going to make it to one of these gatherings. Findlay, OH isn't all that far away from me.
Pat
I'm having trouble getting my pictures off may camera so it may be tomorrow before I get any uploaded.
As Anna, said the weather was beautiful, the crowd was small but good company, good food and good sharing. We had a few problems with Mr. Lawn Chair guy and his dog but other than that things went pretty smoothly.
Sorry about those who couldn't make it (Joyce, I hope your headache is better) and we did miss all those who were there at Labor Day and not there this time. Hope you all and more can join us next time.
psst Mom - Memorial Day I think you mean! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by 4 Dog Mother
ehhh lawn chair guy - I missed most of his antics -
just another self important JERK with a dog that will turn into a dangerous animal if he lets it.
yup it was a GORGEOUS day - nice and HOT -
I didn't take many pics either - but we had a fabulous time! :D
here's my pics -
and a couple thrown in of the kitties for good measure! :D
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Great pictures!! I think i finally have mine uploaded, although i didn't get too many either. I didn't start taking them until after Mr. lawn chair left. After all, I shouldnt have things inthe park with me that could tempt his dog into taking them:rolleyes:
Here is the album
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well I'm home from ROUND 2 at the Kuhn house! :D
Keegan and I got there around noon and stayed until just after 5. Then Keegan started to prance around and be a bit more obnoxious than normal. (altho nothing like Lawn Chair guy's dog!) Diana said - I think Keegan's had enough. :) lol
surprisingly - with 12 dogs in one house there were no scuffles.
was a good day. :D
pics later! :D
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here's my pics from today -
thanks for inviting us Carl and Diana!!
Phred called around 9:15pm he made it home -
he was ready to sleep for a couple days but was pretty content with a fun weekend. :)
Well! I finally got my pictures from the camera on to the computer and then to shutterfly. Now let's see if I can make the next step. Here's my pictures my Saturday
Dominic and Tucker
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Dakota
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Huney
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Madison - one of the locals who was terrorized by the lawn chair guy's dog
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Taggert
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Pippi & Jasmine. Pippi was also terrorized by the Lawn Chair guy's dog Logan so Jasmine put her on a leash and took her up to the picnic area. I have never seen Pippi behave so well on a leash. She and Jasmine went round and round the picnic shelter over to the dog park area and back again. The unusual part being that Pippi did not fight to get INTO the dog park - she was just as happy with Jasmine as being in the park with LC guys dog. Jasmine even dropped the leash several times but Pippi just stayed with her - it was very so cute!
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Roxey
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Smokey, Heidi and Cinder
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Gretchen (Grace) and Doug
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Sampson oops, I mean Simba
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Dazzi enjoying the sun
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Dominic in the time out cage - he seemed to enjoy playing in it
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Tucker meeting a little chihuhua
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Ephraim, a standard poodle of a local
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Sadie girl
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I have a ton of silly Tucker but I've got to get to work so I will add those tonight. We had agreat time and day 2 was also lots of fun. Stay tuned for more pictures!
Great pictures everyone!
Sorry I missed it.:(
It's wonderful to see the pictures and be able to recognize the doggies and the people! And, oh, little Dominick is growing up! Jasmine is adorable as always.
I haven't gone back to look - but does anyone know how many years you have been holding the Findlay Dog Park event?
Great pictures guys, looks like fun. I would love to hear more about Mr. Lawn Chair guy, I have a feeling I would not have been very nice to him.
That's funny because I was thinking the same thing..........mess with OUR DOGS!??? - he would have become Mr. Picnic Table!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ginger's Mom
OMG, ROFLOL. You go Gini! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gini
looks like you guys had fun!!
Oh, Gini, that's not the half of it. The DOG (Logan) didn't just mess with our dogs but he actually grabbed the sleeve of Jasmine's shirt! When I said to Lawn Chair Guy - He grabbed her shirt. He said Sorry! Sorry - that's it!Quote:
That's funny because I was thinking the same thing..........mess with OUR DOGS!??? - he would have become Mr. Picnic Table!!
In his crazy jumping and chasing our dogs around he also ran into her head with his and their was a very big thunk. That is why she and Pippi were up at the shelter with me. I could tell some of what happened but Staci and Amy know more because after I took Jasmine up to the shelter things got worse!
If they don't kick in soon with their report, I'll tell you what I know and saw but Amy told him off as did some others when I wasn't there so let's hear from one of them!
Gini, the first one, Phred has listed on the 1st page of this thread is Memorial day 2003 and it was said that that was the 4th one. So they must have started in 2002. Amy and Staci set up the first one - I think it was Amy, Staci, Anna and me. (I was not a member of Pet Talk but Amy's tag-a-long.)
The first meeting was pretty small...Anna, Staci, my mom and I and it was late in the year in 2002. I think we had one more that November (I remember snow!) that Kimmy and Leslie joined us for. The first Memorial Day gathering was in 2003.Quote:
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I will post more of the story, but I'll have to do it from home...I am afriad to stay on here too long at work!Quote:
Originally Posted by 4 Dog Mother
I found Amy's first post about the first meeting. It was dated 9/27/2002. And she had "just gotten her pictures back" which I think meant it was before digital camera days. Now doesn't that age them. So any way that means they have been going on for at least 6 years! Wow!!!
Okay I lied... I typed it up in word so i could just post quickly.
To get the full story of Mr. Lawn Chair guy I think others will have to fill in with their own experiences…but when I got then I went to the shelter house first to put things down. Christy warned me about the guy and his dog, saying that the dog, a 1 yr old black lab, named Logan who must have weighed 80 lbs at least, was really wild and his owner was not controlling him. She said he had bumped into Jasmine and they knocked heads. I know Phred mentioned he bopped the dog on the nose and was told not to “hit” the dog, and that Logan also grabbed Madison the little Yorkie and was treating her like a squeaky toy. This was all before I got there.
So I went over with a negative attitude already, and sure enough, as we were trying to get in the gate, the dog is jumping all over at the dogs. I just used my legs to guide him away and let the dogs get in. Mostly the dog just wanted to play. But he was obnoxious about it and would pounce on the other the dogs, regardless of size and if they wanted to play with him or not. With my dogs, the puppy would jump on them; they would growl at him and run away. They are big enough that he wasn’t doing them any harm,
and they were holding there own, so I didn’t get involved, but I also didn’t correct the dogs for growling at him.
Then in his jumping around and mad play, he grabbed Jasmine’s sleeve. As my mom said, when she told the guy, he said Sorry in that way that it is expected but not really meant. Another couple came in with a young golden, and right away, Logan jumped at the guy and knocked a full cup of coffee out of his hand. Logan then ran to the picnic table, and stole another ladies’ camera off of it. For awhile he was just running around be obnoxious, when she started going after the young golden retriever. The golden’s owner, try to pull Logan off and used his leg to push him away. Mr. Lawn Chair immediately comes running over and tells the guy not to kick his dog. The guy told him to control his dog then, and the Mr. Lawn Chair pipes in that he shouldn’t be bringing coffee into the dog park, that you should leave all personal items outside. I said excuse me, but I don’t think you have a lot of room to be accusing people of things here when your dog is causing the issues. He said he is a large, dog and only 1 with a lot of energy and people need to understand that. I said I do understand that, I have 3 large dogs who were all 1 once, but they did not behave that way. His dog is the one attacking other dogs, stealing peoples things, and out of control. He started in that people should have anything in the park. I said I disagree, that no other dogs were bothering anyone’s possessions, and we have a right to our cameras and a bottle of water on a hot day. He said well, I’m not leaving. I said I am not asking you to, I am asking you to watch your dog. ( If Phred or anyone else wants to add in what I may have said I'm not sure I remember it all, but you get the idea)
So for awhile anytime his dog would come near me, he would call him away. I told him it was fine the dog could visit, and I petted him and muttered into his very soft fur it was his fault he was stuck with such an owner, that he could be a good dog if he were trained.
So Logan continued to try to steal things, and we took them away from him. Then he started getting rowdy with a local ladies’ two smaller dogs (slightly bigger then Pippi). He also grabbed her shirt. She put him in a submissive position and told him that was not appropriate. The guy ran over and told her not to do that to his dog. She screamed at him much of the same things I had said, with a few more 4 letter words, and told him if he was not going to control his dog, that she would call the police. He offered her his phone number and told her to go ahead and call because when Logan was a puppy and other dogs bothered him the cops did nothing about it. He also said that it was a park for the dogs and that you just had to let them be, let them play.To which the lady replied it is for the dogs, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have to be a responsible owner and teach your dog what is appropriate and what is not. He again started in on people brining things into the park. She asked what about his chair and his sunglasses...if other dogs were tearing them apart, would he be okay with that. (no reply). When an 80lb dog, it jumping on a 20 lb dog and ignoring the signs that the dog does not want to be jumped on, it is up to the owner to control their dog. And if they don’t I think the other owners have every right to protect their own dogs. While some people may not agree with the methods people were using (I know not everyone agrees with the submissive roll), no one did anything that would hurt that dog, or anything other then protect the other there.
Not long after that, he left and there was much rejoicing (yeah!)
I would have responded much like the second lady (telling him I would call the police). If he is not going to follow the rules of the dog park by keeping his dog under control then he would have to leave. I am not shy about calling the police to enforce the rules at the municipal dog park. Trust me, make a big enough stink and they will make him leave. I have no problem being Miss B***h when dogs or people could be hurt by an irresponsible dog owner. :mad:
I feel so sorry for his dog. If at one year of age he hasn't even started on some training - I hate to think what he will be like in a year or so.
And some people (outside of the Findlay dog park) may not be quite so nice about his jumping or grabbing of shirts and ultimately it is the dog that will suffer.
Not sure what proticol you all use - but I sure would report him.
What IF he had hurt Jasmine or any of the other dogs?
Gosh, look how many I have missed.
Findlay isn't exactly right around the corner - but I sure had a great time over Memorial Day and I know that Slick agrees.
I have to laugh because one of my clients has been to New Zealand,
Spain and Sedona this year so far. When I told him where I was spending a few days vacation he said "WHERE" "WHY???" I had fun telling him I was flying back to meet people and their dogs.:D
I thought the way he strolled into the dog park, it was obvious he spends his spare time sunning rather than teaching his dog puppy obedience (pair of jean pants and no shirt on--90 degree day.... bright red skin). It was my yorkie, Madison the "thug" had in his mouth. As it all started happening, I very upset and darn near started screaming at him to call his dog (he was looking right at me and his dog while this was going on). It is unfortunate for the dog... it is obvious Logan wants attention, but due to his owners stupidity, is going about it the wrong way. Of all the times I've gone to the dog park, I've never encountered a person like LCG....I hope I never do again...
that's pretty much what I remember - I wasn't out there for Amy or Jen's (the girl that yelled at him) reactions but I know that she was upset b/c she talked to Phred the next day and said she went over to the picnic table and was very upset. Carl went over to see if she was alright. The Lawn Chair JERK said "Ma'am don't do that to my dog." she said - "fine next time It will be your neck buddy".
I know when Keegan got there she was pretty vocal with the dog and he said "let them work it out" I was kind of embarrassed until I realized how dangerous and annoying that the dog was.
He grabbed the lady's camera off the table and I grabbed at the dog and could only grab his lower jaw to pry the camera out of his mouth.
I noticed that Logan had a coffee cup in his hand and I said where'd he get that? - They said he just jumped up on that guy and took it.He IS a gorgeous dog but he is a danger to the public in this guy's hands.
AND Diana is right - Amy, Anna, and I all met first at the dog park. I can't really remember WHEN it was but know it was chilly - and then the next time when Leslie and Kimmy came it did snow.
Welcome to PET TALK MADI'S MOM!!! I am sorry you had such a bad experience with him but am glad that Madi is ok. I am Staci, sat across from you at lunch with the golden retriever. I warned a friend of mine that goes to the dog park with a tiny poodle not much bigger than Madison, to be careful of Logan. I think she might be taking pepper spray with her the next time she goes! I'm sorry I didn't grab your camera soon enough, I know that it fell on the ground but I suppose it was either that or Logan crushing it in his jaws! I hope it still works ok.Quote:
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I heard from a couple locals that Logan had never acted like that before???
Madi's Mom - welcome to PT. Glad you joined. Cheri is Madi's mom and lives here in Findlay. And is one of the one's who had one of the worst experiences with Lawn chair guy and his dog.
Madison
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Day Two at Kuhn house
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Heidi - MiniMutt
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Heidi in Dominic's bed
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Heidi in Dominic's bed with Dominic who is pretending he is going to take his nap.
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Cinder
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Smokey
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SmokeMuttz, here ...
We're finally *limpin along* in "Safe Mode" (whutebber dat is) till Dad figgers out
whut's makin Winnerz *CRASH* ebery tyme we start it up.
FURST Off - Dad wunts Cinners an Me to THANK allua our FurBuds anna Two-Leggers
fur the NICE way ya'll treated our lil FosterSis - MiniMutt (aka Heidi)!! :)
She sez she hadda **BLAST** all weekend!!
She mita *curled a lip* an muttered a lil *Grrrrr* or two iffin sumbuddie got into her
tiny lil space; but she alluz mellows out an nebber holds a grudge. Heck, she
eben did sum *rompin* wiffa LCJ's (Lawn Chair JERK's) labby pup "Logan".
We set uppa fire affore we wandered into da Bark Park; but az usual,
Chef Mr. leCarl did a SUPER Job of doin allua grill werk an had lunch ready in good tyme>
***YUMMIE***!!
And Dad sez ALLUA other dishes an sides were DEEEE-Licious!!
WELCOME to Madi's Mom (Cheri) an Madison ... they got da Urlee Burd Award fur bein
Furst inna Park on Sunday! And NOW they're Postin Pet Tawkerz, too!
SO SORRIE poor lil Madison became wunna "Logan Lab's" *squeek* toys;
but Madi's Mom rescued her affore any damage was done.
Dad really felt sorrie for Jen's lil PupKids - they were targets of LCJ's labbby, too.
Jen (some of us only knew her Sunday as "Lady in Pink" (wuz she wearing sumpin PINK??)) is
anudder "Local" that we HOPE joins us here at Pet Talk and at future Gathurins. She was
having a really hard tyme with LCJ and his Labby picking on her pups;
NOT to mention that "Logan Lab" had *JUMPED* on her twice - first to try
to grab her drink cup from her hand (and she was holding it UP HIGH),
and a second time to grab her shirt - when he got some SKIN!
She DID APPRECIATE Very Much that Carl came over to her (she'd retreated to the
East Side picnic table to "bawl her eyes out" (her words)) and Carl stopped to be sure
she was OK. We learned all this on Monday when Dad tooked us ober to the Dawg Park to
'take the edge off' affore we visited at da Kuhn Dawg Sankshooairey.
Jen (Lady in Pink) was sittin atta piknik tabel when we romped in an sed 'Howdie' to her Pups.
She an Dad wuz chattin fur a while whenna bell went off in Dad's head ~ *BOING* ~
'HEY - are you the "Lady in Pink" from yesterday?' *YUP*!
Jen's a REALLY *Nice Girl* wiffa pretty :) when she's not spittin nails :mad: at
a CREEP like LC Jerk! She & Dad wuz tellin CREEP Tails fur a while.
As fur Our Miz Amy's tellin off LC Jerk - she dun a *PHINE* Job of it ...
but he wasn't listnin. :mad:
Onna way out (when most ebberbuddie left fur lunch atta Pavilion), LCJ was
for some reson out of his LC and over by the gates runnin his mouth ---
Dad sed maybe it was wuz tyme to 'make a phone call' ... LCJ offered his phone number again. We shudda called; but LCJ did vacate the place soon after.
It was such a PLEASANT Gathurin after he left!
Monday wuz PHUNN, too. We started atta Dawg Park an ran into Miz Jen - then off to
da Kuhn Ranch ... MOM called onna way ... "Where ARE you guys!??"
We all stormed in an made it a TWELVE Dawg Gathurin =
da regular 5-Dawg Kuhn Klan, da three Army Dawgs, Keegan, an Us Three ...
not to mention allua TWO-Leggers ...
* Mom & Dad (Diana & Carl),
* Christy, Jasmine & Dominic,
* "Lil Sis" Julia & Hubby/Santa look-alike "Unka Joe" (they run the Toledo Kat Pharm),
* Staci and
* Our Dad (Phred).
It was a really ***PHUNN*** weekend - GrEAAAAAT Tyme had by all!!
Iffin ya *missed* it - we *missed* you, too ~~~ DON'T miss da next wun!
/s/ Smokey, da Dawggie Korrespondant ... wiffa lil help frum >>>
*** Cinder
*** MiniMutt
*** an DAD!
:D
Looks like everyone had fun! One of these years I'm gonna make it over there. I had a dog show this year.
I was talking about this guy again today and said to my dad that as a businessman he's pretty stupid b/c he drives a truck with his business name and phone number on it and here he is acting like a total horses A$$ at the dog park. Word of mouth can spread like wildfire - especially BAD word of mouth. Who would want to do business with him? Seriously - I hear someone say "insert business name here" and I'd say - "DON'T go there - he's an A$$hole." But that's not what my dad called him - he called him a dumb Sonuva_______!!! ;)
Really enjoying everyone's pictures, wish we could have been there with you all. Sounds like a perfect day except for Mr. Lawn Chair. (Too bad, he sounds like the kind of guy that will ruin the dogpark for a lot of people.)
The kids are all just adorable - Jasmine looks so grown-up! - wasn't it just a few picnics ago she was splashing around in the dog water bowl?:D Gosh, how handsome little man Dominic is now too! Heidi is really cute - in a couple of those pictures she looks like a mini-Kiara!
Thanks for posting all your pictures.:D