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This department is for any canine related items. Please feel free to
send any comments, news, or items to our dog department at
dogs@wellingtonpark.8m.com.
Is there anyone out there who would like to be the dog chairperson
for Citizens for Wellington Park?
Dog doo is a big issue at Wellington Park as you can see by the following comment recently received:
"I did want to weigh in on the subject of dogs in the park, though - specifically, the people the dogs bring with them. As anyone can see, the park is a mess, and all of we dog owners will be held responsible for the inexcusable behavior of a few. I'd be willing to take part in a park clean-up sometime soon. Further, I'd be willing to turn in any dog owner I observe failing to clean up after his or her animal. The responsible dog owners should take the initiative on this, or we'll be tarred and featherd along with the offenders."
The following comments are quoted from Ronda's Survey of park needs in 1999.
"Sign: 'no dogs allowed'"
"There should be one or two prominent signs within the park to remind dog owners that using the park as a "doggie bathroom" will not be tolerated and this law should be enforced as strictly as possible. This is a serious issue as many kids use the park."
"Would like to see the grassy area free of dog feces. Would like to see more signs reminding/warning dog owners to pick up after dogs. Discuss community watch for this problem as well as general safety."
Please clean up after your dog and pick up any other doo you see. Doo Bags are provided in the plastic bag near the bulletin board on the tennis court fence (thanks to the whoever the person is who does that - if anyone knows, we'd like to credit them!).
It seems that here have been an awful lot of incidents lately of dogs being sprayed by skunks. Our local skunk population seems pretty high and it is not too unusual to see them out and about at night. Maybe its, just my perception, but do the skunks around here have broader white stripes than the average skunk, giving them the appearance more like a white cat at first?
Well, if your pet gets skunked, what do you do? You may have heard of bathing them in tomato juice, vinegar, douche, etc. Forget it. The following is a the recipe that works. Buy the ingredients and keep them together for emergency use. You can't pre-mix the solution and it has a very short lifespan when mixed. But it is extremely effective.
Mix a quart of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide, a quarter cup of baking soda, and a teaspoon of liquid soap. Bathe your pet in the solution. Be very careful not to get any in your pets eyes. Rinse off with clear water. Your pet should again be acceptable house company. You can give your pet the sniff test and perhaps repeat a wash and rinse in selected areas. Discard any leftover solution since it has a essentially no shelf life. You will be amazed at how well this stuff works.
This comment was recently received concerning the issue of whether the ungated entrances at the park should be gated: "The 'dog people' at the park have had many discussions over the past few weeks as to whether we can get additional gates for the openings not yet gated. We wonder whether this is on the table at all. If not, we would like it to be. "
This was issue Number 16 on the Summer 99 Survey. This possiblilty will be discussed with Parks and Recreation. It seems that for some purposes, gates are a hindrance. For example, consider a child riding their bikes in an out of the sloped SW gate (near Princess and Henshaw). To leave, they would have to park their bike at the botttom of the slope, walk up, open the gate, go back down, either walk thier bike up the slope or ride back out to get a running start, then stop at the top and reclose the gate. That's a lot to ask. However, that is a gate that is problematic for dogs (or possibly children) running out into traffic. Perhaps, there could be a sliding gate that is normally left open but could optionally be closed when little children or dogs are in the vicinity. It would be the responsibility of the parents or owners to take care of leaving the gate open afterwards. - TK
Have you had that experience where you meet another dog owner at the park and you ask the dog's name but haven't a clue or have forgotten the owner's name. Well, just thought wewould try to put up a list here for those who consent to be on the list (with whatever info you wish). Just send an email to dogs@wellingtonpark.8m.com with your info. No comments please on how much dogs and owners look alike! My dog is much better looking than me.
Last Edited on March 9, 2000.