Dog park etiquette, must VENT - MyCorgi.com2024-03-29T08:27:26Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/dog-park-etiquette-must-vent?commentId=1150197%3AComment%3A1915851&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes! We love going there. It…tag:mycorgi.com,2015-04-20:1150197:Comment:19158172015-04-20T22:44:42.832ZMarina Holshevnikoffhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/MarinaHolshevnikoff
<p>Yes! We love going there. It's a beautiful place and a great area for Jerry to interact with other dogs. We love talking the longer walk to the beach (not the stairs). Did you ever attend any of the corgi meet ups there?</p>
<p>We recently started going to Redwood Regional Park in Oakland. I LOVE that place. Have had several very nice hikes with the dog on those trails. The East Bay is very dog friendly in their regional parks. You are lucky!!</p>
<p>Yes! We love going there. It's a beautiful place and a great area for Jerry to interact with other dogs. We love talking the longer walk to the beach (not the stairs). Did you ever attend any of the corgi meet ups there?</p>
<p>We recently started going to Redwood Regional Park in Oakland. I LOVE that place. Have had several very nice hikes with the dog on those trails. The East Bay is very dog friendly in their regional parks. You are lucky!!</p> While we have the luxury have…tag:mycorgi.com,2015-04-19:1150197:Comment:19159722015-04-19T20:54:53.564ZMary Annhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/MaryAnn114
<p>While we have the luxury have having our Nutmeg run and play in our yard, we take her to a dog park a couple times a week so that she can run and play with other dogs. When I arrive at the park, I assess the dogs in both the small dog side and the large dog side, and then I choose accordingly. Nutmeg actually prefers to be with the large dogs. And, I find if they are 4 years or older, they usually play really well together. And, the owners are usually really happy to see Nutmeg. The key…</p>
<p>While we have the luxury have having our Nutmeg run and play in our yard, we take her to a dog park a couple times a week so that she can run and play with other dogs. When I arrive at the park, I assess the dogs in both the small dog side and the large dog side, and then I choose accordingly. Nutmeg actually prefers to be with the large dogs. And, I find if they are 4 years or older, they usually play really well together. And, the owners are usually really happy to see Nutmeg. The key seems to be finding the right time of day to go when there are compatible dogs of whatever size and owners who have a similar philosophy about how the dogs should play together. It's trial and error. Good luck finding the right park for Bogart.</p> Have you taken Jerry to Fort…tag:mycorgi.com,2015-04-19:1150197:Comment:19157042015-04-19T20:49:56.608ZMary Annhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/MaryAnn114
<p>Have you taken Jerry to Fort Funston on the border of San Francisco and Daly City, right on the coast? Hang gliders fly there and it is like dog heaven. I live in the East Bay now, but used to take my last dog there when I lived in Daly City. There are very few aggressive dogs. Most are really good tempered. And, off leash is fine as long as your dog is under voice command. My last dog loved going there and she had her friends that she saw everyday as we were all there at the same time. And,…</p>
<p>Have you taken Jerry to Fort Funston on the border of San Francisco and Daly City, right on the coast? Hang gliders fly there and it is like dog heaven. I live in the East Bay now, but used to take my last dog there when I lived in Daly City. There are very few aggressive dogs. Most are really good tempered. And, off leash is fine as long as your dog is under voice command. My last dog loved going there and she had her friends that she saw everyday as we were all there at the same time. And, it was a nice walk for me too. I highly recommend going here. Note; you might get a little sandy as the entire park is essentially a gigantic sand dune with some paved paths.</p> No---I didn't have health ins…tag:mycorgi.com,2015-04-18:1150197:Comment:19157592015-04-18T19:25:54.931ZAber, Ragnar and Kelsohttp://mycorgi.com/profile/ShannonRogers
<p>No---I didn't have health insurance at the time, and I figured i wouldn't bother with a doctor unless it looked like it was getting infected. Probably foolish, but I'm allergic to most antibiotics, so i figured i could use peroxide on myself a lot cheaper than the doctor would. And there was the whole social aspect of it. Everyone there tried to pretend like it never happened, although the following weekend we could tell they had all been talking about it. I didn't want to press it,…</p>
<p>No---I didn't have health insurance at the time, and I figured i wouldn't bother with a doctor unless it looked like it was getting infected. Probably foolish, but I'm allergic to most antibiotics, so i figured i could use peroxide on myself a lot cheaper than the doctor would. And there was the whole social aspect of it. Everyone there tried to pretend like it never happened, although the following weekend we could tell they had all been talking about it. I didn't want to press it, as it would mean we couldn't bring our dogs there anymore---not like we'd be banned, but instead ostracized. It was uncomfortable for a bit until they all figured out that we weren't going to report his dogs--he was a regular and we were newbies at the time. I'm just glad my babies didn't get hurt, because then i would have done something.</p> Grrr! Did the JRT owner pay f…tag:mycorgi.com,2015-04-18:1150197:Comment:19159312015-04-18T17:02:46.776ZVicky Hayhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/VickyHay
<p>Grrr! Did the JRT owner pay for your medical bill?</p>
<p>Grrr! Did the JRT owner pay for your medical bill?</p> We take our 3 (2 corgis and a…tag:mycorgi.com,2015-04-18:1150197:Comment:19158512015-04-18T16:59:43.270ZAber, Ragnar and Kelsohttp://mycorgi.com/profile/ShannonRogers
<p>We take our 3 (2 corgis and a lab/beagle mix) to the bark park pretty much every weekend. We have a big yard, but it isn't fenced and the park is a place where they can play with other, new dogs, and run free. Although there are some very big dogs there, and our park only has one area, most of the big dogs are lovely and sweet-natured. The rare aggressive dog doesn't last long as people figure out quickly that behavior isn't welcome. </p>
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<p>We take our 3 (2 corgis and a lab/beagle mix) to the bark park pretty much every weekend. We have a big yard, but it isn't fenced and the park is a place where they can play with other, new dogs, and run free. Although there are some very big dogs there, and our park only has one area, most of the big dogs are lovely and sweet-natured. The rare aggressive dog doesn't last long as people figure out quickly that behavior isn't welcome. </p>
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<p>There are 2 little Jack Russell terriers, however, who have issues and will out of nowhere go after another dog. About 2 years ago--actually the day after we had our oldest dog PTS--we took everyone to the park to keep some normal activity in their lives. The JRT's went after Daisy, our lab/beagle. Daisy is the least aggressive dog in the world, without being submissive--she's just happy and good natured, but for some reason, she set them off. I foolishly stepped in, partly because our corgi Ragnar was trying to help Daisy and I didn't want any kind of full on dog fight to erupt, and I got bitten on the leg. Didn't get stitches, but i still have a scar. Daisy was fine, though, and JRT owner now doesn't bring his dogs in unless there are only dogs there that he knows his are fine with. </p> My little corgi girl Zoya is…tag:mycorgi.com,2015-04-10:1150197:Comment:19149992015-04-10T05:57:51.042ZZoyaandmehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Zoyaandme
<p>My little corgi girl Zoya is 1 year and 4 months. She's super excited to go to a dog park every time. Our park doesn't have separate areas - it's a large space with small, medium and large dogs. Zoya likes bigger breeds, and I'm glad she's gotten used to them and feels comfortable. </p>
<p>On 3 separate occasions, we've encountered one dog owner who thinks that controlling her dog is everyone's responsibility. Her dog is not social, it has been adopted from an older lady who never brought…</p>
<p>My little corgi girl Zoya is 1 year and 4 months. She's super excited to go to a dog park every time. Our park doesn't have separate areas - it's a large space with small, medium and large dogs. Zoya likes bigger breeds, and I'm glad she's gotten used to them and feels comfortable. </p>
<p>On 3 separate occasions, we've encountered one dog owner who thinks that controlling her dog is everyone's responsibility. Her dog is not social, it has been adopted from an older lady who never brought her around other dogs for 5 years. So when she tried to play with Zoya, she was very aggressive and ended up hurting Zoya. I had to tell her to control her dog and keep her away from Zoya. I think it's important to be straight forward with people like that.</p> tag:mycorgi.com,2015-04-10:1150197:Comment:19151582015-04-10T05:53:56.894ZZoyaandmehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Zoyaandme
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<p></p> I hear ya. I bring Wally to t…tag:mycorgi.com,2015-04-07:1150197:Comment:19145242015-04-07T09:00:24.376ZDenis J.http://mycorgi.com/profile/DenisJalbert
<p>I hear ya. <br></br>I bring Wally to the dog park often and he's used to going on the large dog section.</p>
<p>It's bigger and he gets along better with large breeds than the hyper yorkies or Jack russels. He often gets over stimulated with small breeds and becomes a little bully for some of them. But yes by going to the large side you need to be alert, which you were indeed in pinpointing those that could cause trouble. I usually leave at about 5-6 dogs plus cause when a couple of them…</p>
<p>I hear ya. <br/>I bring Wally to the dog park often and he's used to going on the large dog section.</p>
<p>It's bigger and he gets along better with large breeds than the hyper yorkies or Jack russels. He often gets over stimulated with small breeds and becomes a little bully for some of them. But yes by going to the large side you need to be alert, which you were indeed in pinpointing those that could cause trouble. I usually leave at about 5-6 dogs plus cause when a couple of them get to rough play, Wally tends to become a referee and go in the middle. He's been snapped at a few times but on other occasions we're on the smaller side (Small and Medium) and we see the commotion happening on the large side, which sometimes becomes violent.</p>
<p>I find it's ridiculous to put a weight on the size cause it's objective to the dog personality or built event. I've often encountered owner bringing toy poodles or smallest chihuahuas on the small-medium side. These dogs by any account are "extra small" and often get trampled over by just being close to others. One lady has been trying to police other owners in telling them to go on the other side and being mean, which she has not made friends.</p>
<p>Either way, I'm glad they're OK.</p>
<p></p> I'm not a big fan of dog park…tag:mycorgi.com,2015-04-06:1150197:Comment:19146402015-04-06T22:44:10.006ZBev Levyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/BevLevy
<p>I'm not a big fan of dog parks but we often took our dogs there when we had our doberman. She loved to run all over and was very non aggressive. It was easier when the park had a big and small area (25lb) . Then I could put the corgis in with small dogs and dobie in with big. Unfortunately the parks are not supervised and often people with no control or brains bring their dogs in. I'm so glad you were able to protect Bogart! One friend of mine reported that one day a large dog ran over to…</p>
<p>I'm not a big fan of dog parks but we often took our dogs there when we had our doberman. She loved to run all over and was very non aggressive. It was easier when the park had a big and small area (25lb) . Then I could put the corgis in with small dogs and dobie in with big. Unfortunately the parks are not supervised and often people with no control or brains bring their dogs in. I'm so glad you were able to protect Bogart! One friend of mine reported that one day a large dog ran over to her corgi and lifted his leg and peed on her. when she picked her corgi ip and left the idiot owner yelled "we don't allow wimpy dogs in here". Scary mean people can ruin it for everyone.</p>