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Some more great pictures! Amy I'm surprised you seen that eagle...cool!
Robin, I liked the "don't look Blitz" picture LOL! I'm also surprised you got a picture of me "not" on the ground loving on the dogs! It's pretty much my favorite thing to do at the the dog park:love: I think sometimes I ignore the people though:o
Goldenlover, I'm glad that Kody is doing alright:) Hope you'll be able to join us again!
Monica, I hope you didn't have to study too much when you got home!
Anna, I thought you were going to say - I'm surprised you didn't get a pic of me on my butt after the fight!!! I didn't know who to grab you or one of the dogs. I didn't want you to get hurt or step on you - but I didn't want to get accidently bit either. So I just sprayed water! not very well but I tried.
To the lady who wasn't a PT member that I sprayed and was pi$$y about it - if it was YOU'RE golden - you would have been singing a different tune. Its water, not bleach. get.over.it!
Amy and Anna - tell Mark and Ralph and Bon and Roxey and Cincy we missed them!
Lol, no I didn't have to study too much. Lol But it looks like I missed out on all the fun. >.> NOT.
LOL Staci, my back is just now feeling better! I'm glad no one got a picture of that:eek:Quote:
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I'll let them know they were missed!
Yeah, Monica. I sure wish I woulda left before all that went down! :-PQuote:
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Of course, that dog might have got ahold of a smaller dog then. At least Kody was one of the bigger ones and the attacker didn't do too much damage. Can you imagine it if would have been a little dog the mean one got ahold of? :-(
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I am so sorry that happened to your pup.:( We have been there a few times and never dreamed someone would come there with a dog that aggressive. Where the park people told about the incident?
Yes, all the dog bites that happen at the park are required to be reported. So once I left, I called to report that it had happened. The park ranger needed all sorts of info about the other party, who had of course ran out of there the moment he saw blood. I didn't get a license plate or anything, which they wanted. I was like "Sorry, I was busy sopping up my dog's bloody mouth with a towel to think about that". lol. What's he think I'm gonna do- leave my dog to bleed while I race after the fleeing suspect? Geesh!
I go to the dog park just about every day- sometimes every other. So I hope the guy comes back eventually. I saw a black lab mix yesterday there named Buddy, but he had white on him and I don't think the dog that got Kody had any white on him. You better believe that this time, when I see him, I will get the info they wanted (providing of course, his dog isn't attacking another dog at the time). :-(
On another note, I was there yesterday and the owner of a Siberian Huskey pup came up and we were chatting. He said that earlier, there had been another dog there attacking every dog he came across and his owner just kept letting him do it. I asked if he were a black lab named Buddy and he said no. Then I named off another white Sib Huskey mix that comes around alot who also does that and he said no, it was a different type of dog. So my question to those people is this: If you have a nasty dog that doesn't like other dogs, WHY do you insist on bringing them to the dog park to use everyone else's dogs as chew toys??? Makes me so mad! If your dog isn't friendly with other dogs, take them on a walk alone. Go somewhere where interaction with other dogs isn't likely. Don't bring them into a leash-less dog park and leave them basically unattended with the 20+ other dogs that are there. :mad: Yet the same people, with the same unsocialized nasty dogs come out day after day. Makes me wanna find another dog park- but I'm sure they all have that problem to some extent. Ok, rant over. ;-)
I've been to quite a few and haven't really had this problem. Findlay has been getting progressively worse and I am sick of it. Don't worry, we will find a new one. :) I'm sick of Shadow, the one who head butts and chest bumps Delta to the ground and then grabs her neck and holds her on the ground. That dog needs to learn some new play skills. I'm usually decently lenient but that makes me extremely angry.
I called and left a message at the ranger station and &itched about the park not being all the way open and the fact we don't have to pay for it anymore that anyone can bring aggressive dogs out there without their shots. Paying the $10 a year kept the unresponsible pet owners out.
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You're right. It would keep this unresponsible pet owner away.:o
oh Robin that isn't what I meant and you know it! ;)
I am not timely on Keegan's shots b/c I don't want to overdose her. But did you happen to see the 2 dogs out there that had no hair? I was worried about Mange or a contagious skin condition. :(
That was what I was thinking too. I know BG has a fee, and I would certainly pay it to help weed out some of the losers that come to Findlays with their nasty animals.Quote:
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Yes, that is my only thing... I do not keep with a yearly vaccine schedule for the same reason... but I could always buy the vaccine with record and not use it :-P Oh, I'm so naughty hahahaha
And Robin you know your dogs well enough to leave them at home if you think there might be a personality conflict b/n them and another dog. Not everyone does that. I remember being there several years ago and seeing a lady in there with 4 other dogs and when she saw me coming she grabbed her dogs and asked me to stand up by the track b/c one of her dog's was extremely dog aggressive and reactive. She muzzled him before she left and she very chipper when she left and said "THANKS SO MUCH FOR STANDNING OVER THERE AND HAVE A GREAT DAY!" I know all dogs need exercise but THANK GOD that lady knew her dog well enough to warn me and not let me go in and have my dog attacked.
Monica I know I told you that our park here in Upper isn't that big and there isn't a lot of other dogs but that's ok b/c I LIKE it that way. :) Keegan doesn't get overly juiced about the dog park anymore. She's content to hang at home or my parents or a friends house. And let me tell you that place is a Godsend when I watch Annie (the white dog I had that day) b/c she is used to a fenced in yard and I don't have one. And its UBER-CLOSE to me - so handy to run her down there 2-3 times a day. :) Now if I ever need a dog park to socialize a dog to several dogs it isn't ideal but to just have a place for them to stretch their legs is fabulous! ;)
I don't keep Keeg on a vaccine schedule at her age - pros vs cons really - I would like to have her titered to see if they are needed at all but when I asked my vets office about them when the vet tech asked another if we do "taters" here, I knew I wasn't going to get anywhere fast! ;)
Ohh Staci, I know, I just get to feeling so guilty sometimes and like a bad pet owner and it just came out in that post. I'm sorry about that.
Lol >.< 'taters' :) That is what I plan on doing for Delta this year. I'm calling them that from now on. hahaha
But Keegan probably does have natural immunity from her age now...
Anywho, Delta entertains herself at the dog park and will just run by herself. Lol She's rather easy to please. :) I like a few dogs to be at the dog park, but not a mass of them... gets too overwhelming, especially now because the dog park is so small. -.-
I haven't been tot he BG park in years, but it was nice when we wnt. Downside was no source of water, and only a bench to sit on., and not much shade. Positives were that it had 3 sections, and 1 had agility equipment to play on.
Toledo keep strying to get a park, but the city counsel is hesitant. They got so far as to start taking applications, then things took a step back. I didn't apply yet becuase I wasnt to make sure it is a go before I pay the fees ($60 first dog, $25 each additional). They are also at first limiting it to the first 300 people. The original place they were going to put it is a nice park, but not too far from where a lot of the pit bull issues around town are, so I think the high fees are a deterent...maybe a steep one, I think any fees would be . Anyway, that park sorta fell apart and now they are looking for a new location.
The Toledo one has a whole bunch of rules. I was just reading about them. And expensive >.> I would possibly pay it if I was closer to Toledo and would use it more often...
I heard about one in Lima? It's on like... 1165 Sheriff Rd or something like that. I want to check that one out too.
The older man I was talking to when I first got there lives in Ada and has taken his dog to the one in Lima by the dog pound. he said pretty much same thing - no water and no place to sit. But taking water is easy enough. And a lawn chair or a blanket to sit on. :)
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I'll go with the chair. I don't think i'd wanna set a blanket down on the ground knowing what all touches that same ground (and may still be partially there) LOLQuote:
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I've really enjoyed all the photos of everyone. I've commented on some on facebook, but its great to come here & read the comments too. So good to see your pups again! They all look terrific. As do all of you - I hope we can make it back sometime for one of the picnics, it would be so fun to be there again. Because of Jack's "issues" with small dogs, we don't go to the dogpark here at all, I sure do miss it. It was one of our favorite things to do when we lived in Findlay. Star and Sherman loved it, whether they were in a crowd or just the 2 of them. Nice to see Gabby has another pup now! Thanks again for such wonderful posts.
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On Anna & Robin's photo pagesQuote:
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Saw this in the paper front page on Saturday.
They are now going to charge a fee at Lansing's Dog Park ($40 annual or $5 a day). Those who pay the fee will get an electronic key card.
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/a...ID=20109070339
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/a...ID=20109080319
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/a...ID=20109140311
Here are my pictures! :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramanth...7624832606615/
Good pics!
I was over there today, and now they have both sides opened up! It's a little crazy- kinda hard to keep track of your dog sometimes because there is a partial fence and so many places to go. But tons of room to run tooQuote:
Originally Posted by MonicanHonda
Monica and I checked out the one in Lima last week. It was really nice! Lots of seating and toys, water on site (though a little warm so many bring ice cubes) and the people were really friendly. We talked to them alot and asked alot of questions about the others that came there and it seems that their application (no fee), keeps alot of the irresponsible people out. I think that would be nice if Findlay at least had an application so you can be sure everyone is vaccinated. Also, in the case of dog bites, it would be much easier to track down people who flee to avoid facing the raft. (aka Search all applications for black labs named Buddy). They also have a couple agility things- catwalk and A-frame and a box that could be used as a pause box. We had a good time with Delta and Kody and both decided we want to go back!Quote:
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If anyone is interested, there is a new facebook page up for the Dog park. I believe you can just search K9 Field of Dreams and it should pop up. If it doesn't, hit enter and you should see it.
I took Annie to the Findlay Dog Park today and was UBER excited to see they had the WHOLE THING OPEN!! YAY!
There were a bunch of dogs there today and some where more rowdy than others - maybe the cooler weather. Thankfully no altercations while we were there but I was really glad I didn't take Keegan today so she didn't get bummed up again.
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Glad you had a chance to enjoy the Park - the WHOLE thing - for a change.
Wonder you didn't get *lost* with all that space! :p
How long are you going to have *ANNIE* staying with you?
Bet Somebody isn't going to want to leave Staci's Ranch! ;)
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she's actually already home. I dropped her off when I got back into town. :) But you are right she didn't want to go into the crate at home. She was hiding on her mom's bed. I had to get a leash and drag her to the crate!