Archive for October, 2007

Where We Stand

Posted by Devon & Chaz on October 30th, 2007

We’ve brought this up before on the site, but for newer members, it probably should be said again…
Nobody on this site, or for that matter, among the community of dog owners that visit the park has any authority over the property. We can and should create helpful guidelines for ourselves to voluntarily follow, but nobody [...]

Using an Air Horn

Posted by Devon & Chaz on October 29th, 2007

I have used an air horn on a number of occasions to break up dog fights, so I thought I’d share what I know about them in case anyone else wanted to adopt one as a safety measure.
You can buy air horns at many outdoor/camping outfitters and marine stores. Basically, it’s a can of compressed [...]

AIRPORT DOG PARK – TIPS TO HELP BREAK UP A DOG FIGHT (revised)

Posted by Brian, Jessie, Bear and Tootsie on October 29th, 2007

PHYSICAL DISTRACTIONS
Distracting The Dogs – A loud sound or air horn near their heads to startle them may gain sufficient time to stop the fight.  See “Using a Air Horn”
Covering Heads – Something can be thrown over the heads of both dogs to confuse them. This may stop the fight and allow time for one or [...]

AIRPORT DOG PARK SAFETY for PARENTS & CHILDREN (revised)

Posted by Brian, Jessie, Bear and Tootsie on October 29th, 2007

Here are suggestions for child safety at the Airport dog park.
Caution; bring your children at your own risk.  Owners should, but may not, act responsibly for their dogs actions.  Dogs may not be legally licensed or vaccinated.  Many dogs don’t know how to behave around small children. 
See “Where We Stand” 10/30/07 by Devon

AIRPORT DOG PARK ETIQUETTE and SAFETY GUIDELINES (proposed)

Posted by Brian, Jessie, Bear and Tootsie on October 29th, 2007

MAC REQUIREMENTS:
Dogs must be on leash in the parking lot when entering & exiting the dog park – It’s a safety issue for their workers and for our dogs. 
All dog owners must be responsible for the pick-up and proper disposal of pet feces.
Secure transportation of pet feces for disposal – They would like [...]

Proposed AIRPORT DOG PARK Etiquette and Safety Guidelines Overview

Posted by Brian, Jessie, Bear and Tootsie on October 29th, 2007

To Devon and any concerned park patrons.  There have been several aggressive dog incidents, MAC concerns, and other issues that have been brought to my attention.  On 10/25/07 a sunny Thursday at about six o’clock I counted almost 100 cars in the parking lot and along the street.  On a nice day or weekend the [...]

Who owns Honey, and cant control them?

Posted by slugger on October 29th, 2007

It seems that unprovoked attacks are getting more common here. This weekend we watched Honey attacked a dog 1/6th his size. even sadder was watching the look of horror on the little girl who was there with her mom for a nice day at the park..until Honey came along that is…it was sad to see an [...]

dog attack on oct 19

Posted by zorro on October 27th, 2007

I too had my dog attacked on friday oct 19th at app 2:30pm. the attacking dog was a golden buff colored husky mix. my dog is a large male german shepherd named zorro and we were walking around the feild playing frisbee in the back south west corner when this dog came running at him, [...]

Weekday photos Oct 9 – 14, 2007

Posted by Brian, Jessie, Bear and Tootsie on October 18th, 2007

More pictures for your enjoyment posted on Flickr.  This link takes you to my Airport Dog Park – Favorites http://www.flickr.com/photos/13746124@N07/collections/72157602459069912/  
Featuring; Crunch, Tootsie, Sunny, Jessie, Tucker, Sherman, Ziggy, Baby Girl, Tiger Lily, and others (I need help on names).

Found – Purple Keychain – Saturday 10/13/07

Posted by Brian, Jessie, Bear and Tootsie on October 14th, 2007

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