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CURRENT AND PAST NEWS of Phoenix Dog Park
2008	Day	NEWS
Jul		PHOENIX DOG PARK CITED IN JULY 2008 EDITION SACRAMENTO MAGAZINE This month's copy of Sacramento Magazine is headlined "Ultimate Pet Guide". "Here in the Sacramento region, we love our cats and dogs—not to mention our goldfish, bunnies, hamsters, iguanas, turtles, birds and other companion animals. What can we say? We’re pet people! In Sacramento magazine’s ultimate pet guide, you’ll find almost everything you need to know to take care of your pet, from the moment you bring your new little acquaintance home until the day you have to say goodbye to your most trusted friend." A reporter from Sacramento Magazine visited Phoenix Dog Park recently, and interviewed a few of our pet owners. You can read this article at the Sacramento Magazine web site. Scroll down until you see the headings: FUR & FUN - off-Leash and Loving It - to see what our pet owners think of our facility: Sacramento Magazine states: Phoenix is considered one of the best such parks in the region... SACRAMENTO MAGAZINE ARTICLE A big thank you to Diane, Pete, Peggy, and our other valued pet owners for doing such a great job of communicating the friendly culture of our facility. FORDOG

Jun	8	DOG PARK BEHAVIOR SEMINAR QUITE A SUCCESS! On Sunday, June 8th, over 30 of our dog owners (and some pets) attended a dog behavior seminar given by Melissa Bain, DVM, DACVB, a veterinary behaviorist and a faculty member in the Companion Animal Behavior Program at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. The event was held in the shade of the VFW picnic area. The dogs were well behaved and there were considerable give and take questions between our members and Dr. Bain. Dr. Bain reinforced the premise that dog parks are social events for the dogs and not the owners. She highlighted how important it was for owners to watch their pets and their behavior. She indicated that sometimes pets don't always mix and that it's safer for the pets to take a walk and come back later or visit the dog park when it's not quite so busy. She also emphasized how important it is to learn K9 body language and watch signals. Play bows are easy to spot. Growling and barking is normal, but packs of dogs can be preliminary danger signs. There were questions about training techniques. Dr. Bain advised that sometimes certain training techniques don't work; and if that's the case, try something else rather than continuing a failed procedure. She also covered medical questions, such as "Can dogs get Parvo at the dog park?" The answer was yes, but highly unlikely. All dogs should be immunized prior to entering a dog park to avoid these types of exposures. Although the seminar was free, Dr. Bain accepted donations which will go to support the Davis Dog Park. Thanks to the generosity of our dog park owners, Dr. Bain collected just under $100 for her cause. FORDOG is considering another Dog Park Behavior seminar before the end of the year thanks to the positive comments for the last two seminars. We hope that what you have learned will be passed on to other dog owners. The more that our owners learn about dog behaviors, the safer our facility will be for everyone. We have posted to our web site other dog behavior materials that should be of interest. You can click HERE for that information. FORDOG STEERING COMMITTEE
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Mar		It's a new season at Phoenix Dog Park It's a new season at Phoenix Dog Park. Spring is in the air and word is spreading about our first class off-leash facility in Fair Oaks. If you have been visiting lately, it is not uncommon to hear "This is my first visit to this dog park" or "This is my first visit to any Dog Park". Phoenix Dog Park has an excellent reputation because new visitors are welcomed by our friendly regulars. Visitors are shown where the bag boxes are located, how to use the different areas, where the rules are located, directed to the brochure "First Time Visitors to a Dog Park" on the bulletin board, and much more. We also let them know that alerting someone that their pet has made a mess is not impolite as we all miss one once in a while. (Pickup in Area 2!) If we see a mess that was missed, we pick it up anyway (our Adopt-A-Poop program) as keeping the dog park clean is a high priority. Please refer any new visitors to our web site and point out that there are many good articles regarding dog behaviors. An important aspect of dog parks is learning dog behaviors (our pets and others) so that any problems can be avoided. Sometimes pets don't always get along, but Phoenix Dog Park has more than one area to take our pets, and we have also learned that there are days that it's just best to leave and come back later. We all try to be non-confrontational and polite. And of course, we always ask about visitors pets, and introduce them to other visitors so that they feel welcome. The FORDOG Steering Committee is considering the creation of a "Docent" group who will receive basic instructions for greeting new visitors to the park. This group will not be an "enforcement" group, but strictly a welcoming committee. They will also be a line of communication to the FORDOG Steering Committee for any suggestions for improving the facility. Watch for further information regarding the "Docent" group. Welcome back, everyone! Let's have a safe and fun season.
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2008

Day

NEWS

CURRENT AND PAST NEWS of Phoenix Dog Park

Jul

PHOENIX DOG PARK
CITED IN JULY 2008 EDITION
SACRAMENTO MAGAZINE

This month's copy of Sacramento Magazine is headlined "Ultimate Pet Guide".

"Here in the Sacramento region, we love our cats and dogs—not to mention our goldfish, bunnies, hamsters, iguanas, turtles, birds and other companion animals. What can we say? We’re pet people! In Sacramento magazine’s ultimate pet guide, you’ll find almost everything you need to know to take care of your pet, from the moment you bring your new little acquaintance home until the day you have to say goodbye to your most trusted friend."

A reporter from Sacramento Magazine visited Phoenix Dog Park recently, and interviewed a few of our pet owners.

You can read this article at the Sacramento Magazine web site. Scroll down until you see the headings: FUR & FUN - off-Leash and Loving It - to see what our pet owners think of our facility:

Sacramento Magazine states: Phoenix is considered one of the best such parks in the region...

SACRAMENTO MAGAZINE ARTICLE

A big thank you to Diane, Pete, Peggy, and our other valued pet owners for doing such a great job of communicating the friendly culture of our facility.

FORDOG

Jun

DOG PARK BEHAVIOR SEMINAR
QUITE A SUCCESS!

On Sunday, June 8th, over 30 of our dog owners (and some pets) attended a dog behavior seminar given by Melissa Bain, DVM, DACVB, a veterinary behaviorist and a faculty member in the Companion Animal Behavior Program at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

The event was held in the shade of the VFW picnic area. The dogs were well behaved and there were considerable give and take questions between our members and Dr. Bain.

Dr. Bain reinforced the premise that dog parks are social events for the dogs and not the owners. She highlighted how important it was for owners to watch their pets and their behavior. She indicated that sometimes pets don't always mix and that it's safer for the pets to take a walk and come back later or visit the dog park when it's not quite so busy.

She also emphasized how important it is to learn K9 body language and watch signals. Play bows are easy to spot. Growling and barking is normal, but packs of dogs can be preliminary danger signs.

There were questions about training techniques. Dr. Bain advised that sometimes certain training techniques don't work; and if that's the case, try something else rather than continuing a failed procedure.

She also covered medical questions, such as "Can dogs get Parvo at the dog park?" The answer was yes, but highly unlikely. All dogs should be immunized prior to entering a dog park to avoid these types of exposures.

Although the seminar was free, Dr. Bain accepted donations which will go to support the Davis Dog Park. Thanks to the generosity of our dog park owners, Dr. Bain collected just under $100 for her cause.

FORDOG is considering another Dog Park Behavior seminar before the end of the year thanks to the positive comments for the last two seminars. We hope that what you have learned will be passed on to other dog owners. The more that our owners learn about dog behaviors, the safer our facility will be for everyone.

We have posted to our web site other dog behavior materials that should be of interest. You can click HERE for that information.

FORDOG STEERING COMMITTEE

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Mar

It's a new season at Phoenix Dog Park

It's a new season at Phoenix Dog Park. Spring is in the air and word is spreading about our first class off-leash facility in Fair Oaks. If you have been visiting lately, it is not uncommon to hear "This is my first visit to this dog park" or "This is my first visit to any Dog Park".

Phoenix Dog Park has an excellent reputation because new visitors are welcomed by our friendly regulars. Visitors are shown where the bag boxes are located, how to use the different areas, where the rules are located, directed to the brochure "First Time Visitors to a Dog Park" on the bulletin board, and much more.

We also let them know that alerting someone that their pet has made a mess is not impolite as we all miss one once in a while. (Pickup in Area 2!) If we see a mess that was missed, we pick it up anyway (our Adopt-A-Poop program) as keeping the dog park clean is a high priority.

Please refer any new visitors to our web site and point out that there are many good articles regarding dog behaviors. An important aspect of dog parks is learning dog behaviors (our pets and others) so that any problems can be avoided. Sometimes pets don't always get along, but Phoenix Dog Park has more than one area to take our pets, and we have also learned that there are days that it's just best to leave and come back later. We all try to be non-confrontational and polite.

And of course, we always ask about visitors pets, and introduce them to other visitors so that they feel welcome.

The FORDOG Steering Committee is considering the creation of a "Docent" group who will receive basic instructions for greeting new visitors to the park. This group will not be an "enforcement" group, but strictly a welcoming committee. They will also be a line of communication to the FORDOG Steering Committee for any suggestions for improving the facility.

Watch for further information regarding the "Docent" group.

Welcome back, everyone! Let's have a safe and fun season.

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