AREA 1 (LARGE DOG ENCLOSURE) -- CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE
A letter from the Fair Oaks Recreation and Park District dated January 6, 2011
I wanted to first thank all of you for being patient and understanding with the current maintenance on Area 1 of the Phoenix Dog Park. I understand this may be an inconvenience to some of you and your four-legged friends; however it is important that we make the necessary efforts to maintain the park. The cold weather and lack of rain has caused a delay in the original projected opening of Area 1. The District is happy to announce that we plan to re-open Area 1 on February 1st, pending weather.
Nick Davison, FORPD
While Area 1 is closed, we are shifting things around.
The dogs that would normally use Area 1 will be shifted to Area 2. For those of you that normally use Area 2, you will need to decide whether to romp with the bigger dogs or move to Area 3.
Normally, Area 3 is considered a “special needs” space, and when it is occupied, newcomers should ask permission to enter. THAT PROVISION IS CURRENTLY AND TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.
As always, the combination of dogs should be handled with respect and patience. We do not try to segregate dogs based solely on size: a large dog with gentle demeanor should be welcome among smaller dogs. Likewise, small-ish or medium-size dogs that are play very rough should probably join the larger dogs to avoid harming very small or fragile dogs.
We urge you all to be patient with one another and with new visitors who come in, as there will likely be confusion. Pay attention to who is in the park, THINK about the situation, exercise caution -- don't put small, fragile dogs at risk of accident with the bigger, heavier dogs -- and explain the situation to others with a smile. Your patience and friendliness and good example will make all the difference in the world. THANK YOU from FORDOG! |
NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR FORDOG
For the last several years, you've been receiving communications from FORDOG under the Comcast address FORDOG@Comcast.Net. But the Comcast account is owned by a private individual, and as such is at risk of someday not being available.
So to get ahead of the game, so to speak, we're switching email addresses now, to something free.
Our new address starting February 1 will be:
FORDOG95628@GMAIL.COM
(the "95628" of course is the zip code for Fair Oaks -- we hope it will be easy to remember once you get used to it).
The Comcast address will still be valid for several months, so if you forget and use that one, you'll still reach us, as messages will be forwarded to the new address; and you are supposed to also see a message about the forwarding. But messages FROM us will be from the "gmail" address.
Any questions? Don't hesitate to ask. And as always, thanks for your support of the dog park!
-- Marcia, for FORDOG
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