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Dog Mom writes in to announce that the Essex County Dog Park in South Mountain Reservation opened today at noon.
I was tipped off by an acquaintance in South Orange and drove by for a look-see. A tent and a podium was set up, presumably for the opening ceremonies. The workers there said that it was opening officially today. It's really gorgeous.
But will it meet the dogs' approval? Bark here with your review.
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Comments (44)
Ok, as far as dog parks go, but we sure coulda used more snacks! WOOF!
Will someone take ROC there for his walkie?
I can't bring my dog to dog parks because all he wants to do is smell the other dogs urine and roll around in it.
That's why I'll stick to cats. At least I know it's their urine I smell. If that makes a difference.
Don't bring him to Eagle Rock.
He'll be rolling in deer excrement.
Where excatly is this in South Mtn? I googled it to no avial!
One would think that animals with such keen senses of smell would not be able to bear smelling so foul. A friend once posed this question to me and I thought it was worth a little investigation.
Apparently, it's instinctual for them to roll in smelly things. Once hunters, their instinct is to disguise their scent from prey.
He's like 6 lbs though so it's not hard to give him a bath. I could imagine a bigger dog rolling in another dogs urine would be a pain to wash.
It's in a couple of towns, namely Millburn, West Orange, and South Orange. The dog park is off of South Orange Ave. There are signs.
I think the best way to go from Montclair would be Harrison Ave. toward West Orange to Main Street, left on Main to Northfield. Immediate left onto Valley Rd. Follow Valley to South Orange Ave. Right on SO Ave. and the entrance about a mile or two up on the left.
And only $500,000 of browed money too.
And at 20 years at 5% it's just a trifiling $966,279.60
A bargain.
"browed money"
Roc, knowing you it's Furrowed Browed Money
Or come to the Watsessing dog park - it's closer ;-)
In the case of dogs, it's burrowed money.
In the case of dogs, it's burrowed money.
If ROC owned a bank, it would go out of business because he wouldn't charge an interest rate on principle (pun intended).
I agree with the Watessing poster. If you really want to prentend you're living in NYC for a while, Watessing's trying its damndest to accommodate you. Chess tables, weed guys, early morning tai chi... it's all good.
I'm looking for a Tai Chi class- when d people do Tai Chi in Watessing?
Not just tai chi and chess in Watsessing. You also get Cricket matches and Lawn Bowling on the weekends. Walk through that park on a pleasant Sunday and you would swear you're not in NJ anymore.
How many dogs do you own?_____
Do the dogs stay in a kennel? ______
Do you have a fan in the summertime for the dogs? _______
How many are allowed in the house? ___
Only when you are home? ___
All the time? ______
Where in the house do the dogs have access to?
Kitchen only?_________
Partial run of the house?________
1st floor only?________
Full run of the house?___
How many dog toys (balls, bones, Kong's, etc...) do you have in your house right now?
Under 5 toys?_________
Over 10 toys?_________
Over 20 toys?____
Do you have X-mas stockings for all of your dogs? ____
Name one item you bought the dogs for X-mas:_____more toys and treats____
Are the dogs allowed on the furniture?_____
Do you have a dog bed for the dogs? _____
Are the dogs allowed on your bed?____
On the pillows?____
Under the covers?______
Do you give food to the dogs from the table? _____
Do you give any extra "human food" to the dogs? ____
Do you have a "pet" name for your dogs besides their regular call name? ____
How many dogs do you own? 2
Do the dogs stay in a kennel? NO
Do you have a fan in the summertime for the dogs? YES
How many are allowed in the house? ALL
Only when you are home? ___
All the time? YES
Where in the house do the dogs have access to?
Kitchen only?_________
Partial run of the house?________
1st floor only?________
Full run of the house? XXX
How many dog toys (balls, bones, Kong's, etc...) do you have in your house right now?
Under 5 toys?_________
Over 10 toys?_________
Over 20 toys? XXX
Do you have X-mas stockings for all of your dogs? 2 for each and each cat has one
Name one item you bought the dogs for X-mas:Automatic tennis ball thrower and more toys
Are the dogs allowed on the furniture? YES
Do you have a dog bed for the dogs? ONE in the bedroom for each; one in the living room for each
Are the dogs allowed on your bed?YES
On the pillows? head only
Under the covers?YES
Do you give food to the dogs from the table? NO
Do you give any extra "human food" to the dogs? Occassionally
Do you have a "pet" name for your dogs besides their regular call name? Several
Does your dog need to be registered with the town to go to this park?
How many dogs do you own? 1
Do the dogs stay in a kennel? NO
Do you have a fan in the summertime for the dogs? central air
How many are allowed in the house? 1
All the time? YES
Where in the house do the dogs have access to?
Kitchen only?_________
Partial run of the house?________
1st floor only?__X______
Full run of the house? _______
How many dog toys (balls, bones, Kong's, etc...) do you have in your house right now?
Under 5 toys?_________
Over 10 toys?__X_______
Over 20 toys? _______
Do you have X-mas stockings for all of your dogs? 1 for cat, 1 for dog
Name one item you bought the dog for X-mas: big bag of choo hooves
Are the dogs allowed on the furniture? YES
Do you have a dog bed for the dogs? no. she doesn't use them, except to pee on them.
Are the dogs allowed on your bed?YES. on saturday morning (sheet changing day).
On the pillows?yes
Under the covers?yes
Do you give food to the dogs from the table? sometimes
Do you give any extra "human food" to the dogs? sometimes. chicken, carrots, spaghetti. vanilla ice cream on birthday.
Do you have a "pet" name for your dogs besides their regular call name? many, many names
How many dogs do you own? 1
Do the dogs stay in a kennel? NO
Do you have a fan in the summertime for the dogs? central air
How many are allowed in the house? 1
All the time? YES
Where in the house do the dogs have access to?
Kitchen only?_________
Partial run of the house?________
1st floor only?__X______
Full run of the house? _______
How many dog toys (balls, bones, Kong's, etc...) do you have in your house right now?
Under 5 toys?_________
Over 10 toys?__X_______
Over 20 toys? _______
Do you have X-mas stockings for all of your dogs? 1 for cat, 1 for dog
Name one item you bought the dog for X-mas: big bag of choo hooves
Are the dogs allowed on the furniture? YES
Do you have a dog bed for the dogs? no. she doesn't use them, except to pee on them.
Are the dogs allowed on your bed?YES. on saturday morning (sheet changing day).
On the pillows?yes
Under the covers?yes
Do you give food to the dogs from the table? sometimes
Do you give any extra "human food" to the dogs? sometimes. chicken, carrots, spaghetti. vanilla ice cream on birthday.
Do you have a "pet" name for your dogs besides their regular call name? many, many names
Do I need to register my dog to take him to this park?
Do I need a special registration for my dog to take him to this park?
clancys5 - no, just show up!
How many dogs do you own? 1
Do the dogs stay in a kennel? Yes, when we're not at home
Do you have a fan in the summertime for the dogs? yes
How many are allowed in the house? 1
Only when you are home? 1
All the time? 1
Where in the house do the dogs have access to?
Kitchen only?_________
Partial run of the house?________
1st floor only?________
Full run of the house? YES
How many dog toys (balls, bones, Kong's, etc...) do you have in your house right now?
Under 5 toys?_________
Over 10 toys?_________
Over 20 toys?YES
Do you have X-mas stockings for all of your dogs? YES, and one for our cat as well
Name one item you bought the dogs for X-mas:tug and chew in one
more toys and treats chewies galore!
Are the dogs allowed on the furniture?Yes
Do you have a dog bed for the dogs? yes
Are the dogs allowed on your bed?yes
On the pillows?no
Under the covers?yes
Do you give food to the dogs from the table? Not usually
Do you give any extra "human food" to the dogs? Not usually
Do you have a "pet" name for your dogs besides their regular call name? Many
How many dogs do you own? None right now due to my living situation but I do have a GORGEOUS god dog named Chief, a black Lab weighing in at 90 lbs.
Do the dogs stay in a kennel? No, he stays with his girlfriend, Mojo's, family. (She's a chocolate Lab and equally as gorgeous).
Do you have a fan in the summertime for the dogs? My bro has central air.
How many are allowed in the house? As many of them that want to come in..:-)
Where in the house do the dogs have access to? Anywhere they want!
Do you have X-mas stockings for all of your dogs? Yes, Cheif has his own doggie stocking.
Name one item you bought the dogs for X-mas: Rope chew toy, his fave.
Are the dogs allowed on the furniture? Everywhere but the new couch. But he jumps on it anyway.
Do you have a dog bed for the dogs? Yes.
Are the dogs allowed on your bed?yes
On the pillows? yes
Under the covers?yes
Do you give food to the dogs from the table? No. They want him to stay mean and lean.
Do you give any extra "human food" to the dogs? No. He has his lamb and rice diet.
Do you have a "pet" name for your dogs besides their regular call name?
Chiefy-Weefy
Eegy-peegy
El Jefe
Sir Labbalot
Labby Dabby Ding Dong Dog
How many dogs do you own? 2
Do the dogs stay in a kennel? Never. I always have a friend housesit when I travel.
Do you have a fan in the summertime for the dogs? AC & ceiling fans.
How many are allowed in the house? All, of course!
Only when you are home? ___
All the time? All the time.
Where in the house do the dogs have access to?
Kitchen only?_________
Partial run of the house?________
1st floor only?________
Full run of the house? Everywhere. It's their home too.
How many dog toys (balls, bones, Kong's, etc...) do you have in your house right now?
Under 5 toys?_________
Over 10 toys?_________
Over 20 toys? Easily - not including the ones that migrated to the back yard.
Do you have X-mas stockings for all of your dogs? No - I feel bad about it now.
Name one item you bought the dogs for X-mas:_____more toys and treats____ Matching Xmas lambswool sweaters!
Are the dogs allowed on the furniture? Of course - what is the point of having furniture except to climb on to look out the window!
Do you have a dog bed for the dogs? Had one - it was ignored.
Are the dogs allowed on your bed? Of course!
On the pillows? No - that's the cats' domain.
Under the covers? Yes.
Do you give food to the dogs from the table? As an occasional treat - yes.
Do you give any extra "human food" to the dogs? No, but I occasionally cook them an organic chicken rice stew with veggies!
Do you have a "pet" name for your dogs besides their regular call name? Miss Muffet, Prince Handsome, my Cuddlebunnies, and many more.
Awwww...I had a cat I also called "cuddlebunny" along with "bumblemuffin" and "fluffbunny".
boo boo
Sooory but you're to have to come up w/ some better names to beat
Labby Dabby Ding Dong Dog
I couldn't beat that one if I tried.
I think it's interesting to see that many (all?) pet owners have some overly cute nicknames for their pets.
Any others out there?
The call name for one of our adopted German Shorthaired Pointers is:
Bailey Wildwings Dedewfors
We call him Dash but sometimes we call him DeDewfus 'cause that's how he acts.
The call name for one of our adopted German Shorthaired Pointers is:
Bailey Wildwings Dedewfors
We call him Dash but sometimes we call him DeDewfus 'cause that's how he acts.
How many of you actually sing silly songs to your pets?
Guilty as charged!
I make up songs about Lu (doggie) and Hank (kitty) all the time.
It's a good thing I work with children, huh?
Daily. And usually the windows are wide open. :)
pet names-fluffinmuffin,poochiepie,bunnybunnybunny,snookers,snookerpie!
How many dogs do you own?_2____
Do the dogs stay in a kennel? _No_____
Do you have a fan in the summertime for the dogs? __A/C_____
How many are allowed in the house? _2__
Only when you are home? _No__
All the time? _Yes_____
Where in the house do the dogs have access to?
Kitchen only?_________
Partial run of the house?________
1st floor only?________
Full run of the house?__X_
How many dog toys (balls, bones, Kong's, etc...) do you have in your house right now?
Under 5 toys?_________
Over 10 toys?_________
Over 20 toys?__X__
Do you have X-mas stockings for all of your dogs? _NO___
Name one item you bought the dogs for X-mas:_None____more toys and treats__None__
Are the dogs allowed on the furniture?__1 Chair___
Do you have a dog bed for the dogs? _No____
Are the dogs allowed on your bed?_No___
On the pillows?__No__
Under the covers?___No___
Do you give food to the dogs from the table? _Yes____
Do you give any extra "human food" to the dogs? _Yes___
Do you have a "pet" name for your dogs besides their regular call name? No
hhttp://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-china02.html
Boy, i can't wait to SEE it on the news tonight. Sick.
AOL news is showing photos of beatings in progress. I almost lost my lunch.
bloomfield/glen ridge/montclair -- who cares. Be thankful we live here.
I saw this on AP...sick MFs...I don't mean the Chinese people, I mean the government. This is an entirely preventable disease. I say we round up the rabid government officals and beat THEM to death!
AY-MEN.
Are they beating the dogs?? No, wait, I don't think I want to know. :(
In a nutshell: there has been an outbreak of rabies in China so govt. officials have ordered the killing of hundreds of thousands of dogs there. This is bad enough but they are beating dogs to death on the street, even those being walked by their owners. Go to the link to learn more.
Ay, thank you. That's enough information. Damn them.