Welcome to the online home of The Friends of Schuylkill River Park Dog Owners' Association.
What: Puggle Mix Meetup
When: Saturday, June 14, 2008 from 12:00-2:00pm - Rain or Shine
Where: Schuylkill River Dog Park - Small Dog area. The Schuylkill River Park is located on 25th Street between Pine and Spruce Streets in Center City Philadelphia.
Who should come: All Puggles are welcome to this event!
Learn more here: http://puggle.meetup.com/48/
What: Beagle/Beagle Mix Meetup
When: Sunday, June 8, 2008 from 12:00-2:00pm - Rain or Shine
Where: Schuylkill River Dog Park - Small Dog area. The Schuylkill River Park is located on 25th Street between Pine and Spruce Streets in Center City Philadelphia.
Who should come: All Dog-friendly Beagles are welcome to this event!
Why: There is nothing quite like a large group of Beagles sniffing, playing and baying!
Learn more here: http://beagles.meetup.com/23/calendar/7687295/
Exercising with your dog at a dog park can be an excellent way for your pet to socialize with other animals and run free in a natural environment. For city dwellers, dog parks are sometimes the only conveniently located expanses of grass and dirt. If you only have one dog, it can be tough for him to get the healthy animal socialization he needs. Dogs that have been socialized properly are less likely to act aggressively and bite out of fear; they also adapt better to new people and animals.
But there is a darker side to the dog park, one that's often glossed over in veterinarian's offices. There is a chance that taking your dog to the dog park can actually hurt him—or worse. Check out this list of risks and be sure to have a safe time.
Sorry for the delay. We had some trouble getting the city plumber to come out and turn the fountain back on. It is on now so feel free to leave the water bottles at home...but please remember to bring some extra poop bags to share!
FREE! Beginning Saturday, April 19
Dog Training in the Park
Who: Instructor is Maureen Chambley, owner of Center City Pets pet care & training.
The newest animal adoption center in Philadelphia resembles a pet boutique more than a traditional shelter, and animal advocates believe the only downtown center will save thousands of rescued pets' lives this year alone.
Located in the heart of Old City, Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) opened its doors on Thursday morning [1/17/2008], beginning a new era in the city's effort to save its homeless, abandoned and unwanted animals.
The shelter, located at Second and Arch streets, will house rescued dogs and cats in need of permanent homes, giving them a second lease on life.
Read the full article
Congratulations to PhillyFido members Deirdre and Zeth Weissman and their dog Ginger! Their pet sitting company, PhilaPets.com, has been getting some great press (and some cute pictures of Ginger). There is even a great plug for PhillyFido.net!
The KYW 1060 article and audio podcast
The Philadelphia Inquirer article
The Philadelphia Business Journal article
The water fountain is off for the Winter. Please remember to bring bottled water to the park.
There have been numerous cases of canine influenza diagnosed and confirmed in the Monroe County area. Most of the affected canines had a recent history of participating in training classes or visited boarding kennels. Historically, this disease does have a high morbidity rate and low mortality rate with the most common clinical sign of cough which can progress to pneumonia. Facilities with clinical cases have imposed self restrictions to prevent spread of the disease.
Learn more about canine influenza
Private Health Alert: The Federal government is expanding its original July 18 warning to consumers.
This expansion is for consumers and pet owners regarding canned food products and dog food produced by Castleberry Food Company of Augusta, Ga., due to the risk of botulinum toxin. Castleberry is expanding the recall to include all of the following canned products with all "best by" and code dates, and Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to purchase or eat any of the canned products listed in the table below.
See the full article
I am absolutely numb as I write this letter, as witnessing the senseless death of a gentleman's "best friend" this afternoon at Paw Park in Sanford. The culprit was not a dog fight, as may be ones first thought, but a dog being choked to death by a choke collar.
Minutes before, this playful dog was having a wonderful time with another canine companion when the other dog's lower jaw became entangled in the choke collar. The more they tried to separate, the more entangled they became. By the time their human counterparts discovered the problem, the choker was so tight there was little anyone could do to separate them but frantically search for a bolt cutters...
Read the full article and safety information
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Dear Best of PhillyBlog.com Winner,
My name is Jennifer Kronstain and I'm co-founder of PhillyBlog.com, the leading online community discussing Philadelphia and its surrounding areas.
I'm writing to let you know that Schuylkill River Dog Park has been selected by the PhillyBlog.com online community as the Best Off-Leash Dog Park in Philadelphia for 2006. Congratulations!
PhillyBlog.com was founded in 2002 by Wil Reynolds, CEO and founder of Seer Interactive, and myself. We wanted to create a place online where people could have honest discussions about Philadelphia, good and bad, and promote the city. The upshot has been incredible. We have everyone from locals, to future locals, to people who grew up in Philadelphia and now live elsewhere. They come back, in a sense, to come home again, even if it's just for a few minutes in the evening. We've watched the site grow from six people talking amongst ourselves to now nearly 11,000 and around 1.25 million page views per month. We hope you'll join us, and spread the word.
This is the first ever Best of PhillyBlog.com awards. Patterned after the great Philadelphia Magazine "Best of Philly" awards, the Best of PhillyBlog.com reflects the opinions of nearly 11,000 members of the PhillyBlog.com community. "Real people" - your clientele - decided you were the best... and told everyone else!
Enclosed in a certificate commemorating the award for you to display in your location.
Once again, please accept my congratulations! You'll find my contact information below. Please don't hesitate to call at any time.
Best,
Jennifer Kronstain
Co-Founder
PhillyBlog.com
View the PhillyBlog.com voting. Note: you need to login to view.
Greater Philly Tails, a new free publication for pet lovers, is coming to Philadelphia in November. The publication will be available in locations where you find the City Paper, Philadelphia Weekly etc.
For more information, go to www.tailsinc.com.
Here is a copy of a pamphlet put out by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health: Division of Disease Control.
Download pamphlet (3.06 megs)
Download the incident report form. If you are at the park and involved in an incident, please fill out this form and send it to info@phillyfido.net. Please provide as much information as possible.
We are asking people to please pick up after their dogs at the dog run (and in the park itself). Besides the cleanliness issues, it is the law. Please remember to pick up after you pooch -- there are spare plastic bags in containers, both in the Large and Small dog section of the park for your convenience. Please restock these bags yourself when you can.
Over the last several months many members of the Dog Association have come across interesting or helpful articles relating to dog and dog owners. Many of them are too long to post on the Dog Run Bulletin Board, so we have them here for you to view. Most are links to websites we hope you enjoy.
If you come across an interesting article or dog-related website that you think others would enjoy, feel free to e-mail us and we'll add it here.
Due to problems with aggressive dogs in the Run, we have an Aggressive Dog Policy to address these concerns. Every user of the Dog Run will be held to this policy and should be aware of it.
All dogs must have a current Philadelphia Department of Public Health Dog License (Liberty Bell Tag) to be permitted into Schuylkill River Park Dog Run. We are trying to find a way to create a community of caring and law-abiding owners: licensing is an important first step. It's easy to get a license, call (215) 683-LOST(5678) or go to the City of Philadelphia website to download a form. Forms for dog licensing can be found at the park in the plastic box attached to the bulletin board.
Information presented on this website is considered public information, it does not imply recommendation or endorsement by Friends of Schuylkill River Park or the Dog Owners' Association.
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