This year’s big Spring cleanup this past Sunday during Pitch-in week was successful once again netting a dozen or so bags of trash from the area around the Tower Hill Dog Park. Although we do quick cleanups monthly, we cover a larger area with this yearly endeavor and are often surprised by what we [...]
Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday, March 24th at 1pm at the George Forster House in Phyllis Rawlinson Park.
Please note attendance of the Annual General Meeting is restricted to paid members of the Richmond Hill K9 Klub and Town of Richmond Hill Council and Staff. Memberships and renewals will [...]
It was a cold but beautiful weekend for Winter Carnival! Even though the pond was closed again, the carnival was busy and we had a lot of visitors to the temporary off-leash area. Make sure you check out the gallery for some terrific pics!
Thank you to all the volunteers who braved the cold [...]
The Richmond Hill Winter Carnival is in just a couple of weeks with tons to do for the whole family including the canine members! Once again the K9 Klub is bringing to the Carnival a temporary area for the dogs to run and play off-leash for some energy burning fun. Every pooch gets a treat!
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Students… need some volunteer hours? Love dogs? Come help supervise the temporary off-leash area at Winter Carnival at the Mill Pond!
We’ll be there from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, Feb 2 & Sunday Feb 3.
Please contact volunteer@rhk9klub.ca ASAP if you can commit to a minimum of 2 hours. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Over the Holidays we did some long overdue updates to the widgets on our website. Unfortunately, the updates caused a couple of frustrating issues, including one affecting the viewing of our galleries. We have finally tracked down the conflict and fixed it so the galleries are working once again. Sorry for the inconvenience!
It was definitely cold and blustery at the Holiday Meet & Greet this morning, but we had hot coffee and warm company to stave off the chill. It was a pleasure to see all those brave enough to venture out! We’ll be sure hold another Meet & Greet soon (in warmer weather!)
Come and celebrate the spirit of our community Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 Starting around 9:30am
Join us for a holiday season Meet and greet at Tower Hill off-leash Park
Bring your dog and your holiday spirit!
enjoy a sweet treat!
meet your community of dog-owners!
” He looks love at me, deep as word e’er spake;
And from me never crumb or sup will take
But he wags thanks with his most vocal tail;
And when some crashing noise wakes all his fear
He is content and quiet if I’m near,
Secure [...]
Uploads of photos from a number of events this year are in progress. Be sure to have a look!
The weather FINALLY cooperated with the ushering of Santa into Richmond Hill this year! No rain, thank goodness. The weather stayed seasonally cool although the light dusting of snow we had in the morning didn’t stick around long enough to lend it’s holiday backdrop to the parade.
We had a great group of humans & [...]
We had a great time at our 1st Annual Pawsitively Festive Fundraiser on Sunday!
The newly restored George Forster House in Phyllis Rawlinson Park is absolutely lovely and was a perfect setting for our fundraiser.
Thank you to all who came out to shop and to all our wonderful vendors… if you missed it, you [...]
It’s that time of year again! Santa is coming to Town and the Klub is joining the celebration! This Sunday is the Richmond Hill Santa Claus Parade and you are invited to join us as we walk down Yonge Street in front of the jolly man in red himself! Bring your pooch for a little [...]
It’s hard to believe Christmas is right around the corner, but the cold moving in, along with the flurries over the past couple of days, is a sure sign our shopping days are dwindling!
On Sunday, November 18 join the K9 Klub at the George Forster House within Phyllis Rawlinson Park (just up the lane [...]
Well, it was a wet & windy day (Thanks Sandy!) and our soggy tents threatened to take a roll along Tower Hill so we moved in with Rick at Global Pets Foods! Big thanks to Rick for allowing us to rearrange his store for a few hours and giving us somewhere warm and dry [...]
It’s that time of year again! Drop by and see us for a coffee, have a picture taken of your pooch by My Firkin Dog and get some great deals at Global Pet Foods!
K9 Klub Co-Chairs Adriana Pisano Beaumont & Dave Walker recently joined host Gila Martow on Trending in York Region to discuss dog parks in York Region.
Also on the show: Newmarket Councillor Jane Twinney & Danielle Cohen from Newmarket Dogs, Brendon O’Sullivan from the Stouffville Dog Owners Association and [...]
Join us on Sunday for a walk along the Saigeon Trail adjacent to the Tower Hill Dog Park to enjoy the cooler weather and the stunning fall colours . Meet at the dog park entrance at 10am on October 21!
Saint Francis of Assisi (September 26, 1181 – October 3, 1226) was a Roman Catholic friar and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans.
He is known as the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment, and it is customary for Catholic churches to hold ceremonies [...]
Saturday, September 29th marked an important milestone for the Pet family community in Richmond Hill as Phyllis Rawlinson Off-Leash Dog Park was officially declared ‘open to the public’. Members of our community came out with and without dogs to see what all the excitement was about, and they weren’t disappointed. The 1 Hectare [...]
The Town of Richmond Hill is hosting the Grand Opening of the new dog park in Phyllis Rawlinson Park!
The Klub will be there to join in the festivities – hope to see you there!
On Saturday, September 15 the K9 Klub Board joined fabulous folks from the TD Tree Days Program to plant 500 trees in the area around the Off-leash dog park. This terrific day was made possible by the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation with help from the Town of Richmond Hill. A huge thanks to [...]
Once again our local OSPCA is in the news. MPP Frank Klees brought to light that 3 employees of the shelter had been fired after protesting the number of animals being euthanized at the Newmarket shelter. The allegations are that 40-70 animals are euthanized every week often needlessly, without being checked by a vet and [...]
On June 24th, the Richmond Hill K9 Klub raised the bar for POOCH PARTY 2012 to a new high. After achieving a record turnout, overwhelmingly positive feedback and a successful event for the Town in 2011, we set our sites on bigger, better, higher for this year’s event. We managed to top our [...]
A quick swing by Phyllis Rawlinson Park today revealed a great deal of progress on the new off-leash park! The fence is completely up, path is down, trees have been planted, garbage receptacle is in and most of the benches have been installed.
Even though the park looks to be almost complete, unfortunately it will still be some time [...]
Our “Making a Difference” piece with Global’s Susan Hay!
Aired on Monday, July 9 on Global News Hour
The Richmond Hill K9 Klub was approached recently to see if we would be interested in being interviewed for Susan Hay’s “Making a Difference” segment on Global News.
We were very flattered and could not refuse. So this past Thursday, June 28, 2012 in the late morning, members of the board, volunteers, some [...]
Richmond Hill Town Council ratified on Monday evening, June 25, 2012 what they agreed last week: There would be no changes/mitigation at Tower Hill Park and that its fate remains status quo until they receive and review a staff report expected 14 months after the new off-leash facility is open at Phyllis Rawlinson’s Park.
Although Richmond Hill Town Council agreed last week that there would be no mitigation at Tower Hill Park and that its fate remains status quo until a full year after the new park opens, the decision must be officially ratified at a Council Meeting. It is expected to be on the agenda this evening.
Please attend this [...]
At the Committee of the Whole meeting this evening, Town Council voted unanimously that no money will be spent on mitigation.
After review of the staff report and listening to many delegations including the Richmond Hill K9 Klub and the Tower Hill Off-Leash Rally (THOR), Richmond Hill Council determined that any any mitigation efforts would not satisfy [...]
The Mitigation Report has been released! WE NEED YOUR HELP FOR TOWER HILL OFF-LEASH AREA Tuesday, June 19th, 4:30pm in Council Chambers 225 East Beaver Creek MAP
For All Richmond Hill Dog Owners
Once again, our community is faced with continuing pressure to close or neuter Richmond Hill’s [...]
This May has been a month of surprise reappearances of items thought lost forever.
Earlier this month we received the exciting news that “Arnold”, the concrete mascot dog of the Arnold Crescent Animal Hospital, had been found! Arnold had graced the garden in front of the vet clinic for 20 years and was [...]
We were waiting for the minutes of the April 10, 2012 Council Meeting to be posted on the Town website before providing this update.
Although current services will remain for the time being, Council has approved the following:
Continue with the existing level of service from June 2012 to June 2015. Beginning in mid 2012, [...]
This Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 7:30pm at the Richmond Hill Town Council meeting, discussion and hopefully a decision will be made on how Richmond Hill Animal Services will be handled going forward.
This decision will have an impact on how you, your pets and our community are serviced and protected in the coming years.
We [...]
Minutes: K9 Klub Annual General Meeting – March 22, 2012 McConaghy Centre. Richmond Hill, ON
7:30-9:30pm
Introduction & Welcome
Board Members in attendance
W.Walker
D.Walker
A.Pisano Beaumont
A.Beaumont
D.Beaven
Call to Action for new board numbers: any interest please contact K9 Klub through website.
Thank Councilors/Town Employees for attending
N.Papa
C.Perrelli
P.Lui
Financials/Official [...]
We hope you’ll be able to join us tomorrow evening ( that’s Thursday, March 22) for our Annual General Meeting at 7:30pm. It will be held at the the McConaghy Centre (10100 Yonge Street) on the 2nd floor in room 205. There’s lots of parking in back. Join us for a coffee!
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Since the purpose of this blog is that of providing information to help people and their pets achieve and sustain wellness, it is critical that we discuss a health risk that is of particular concern at this time of year, especially if you frequent off-leash areas or ravines with water sources. Giardia are parasitic protozoans [...]
The Richmond Hill K9 Klub is proud to announce the 2012 Pooch Party will be held on June 24, 2012 from 10am – 4pm and it is going to be bigger than ever! Visit the website www.poochparty.ca for additional information.
This year the event will be held at the indoor Sports Centre at Richmond [...]
The Richmond Hill K9 Klub has received a nomination from the community for the 2012 York Region Character Community Awards. What is a Character Community? It is one in which community members work together to nurture positive character attributes. According to the Character Community Initiative, it requires a shift in thinking and a focus on [...]
Today we had the opportunity to listen in on Town Council’s deliberations in deciding whether to keep the status quo with respect to Animal Services or work on a “Made in Richmond Hill” approach to this important community need.
Although the final decision on how the Town will move forward on this issue has been moved [...]
On Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 1pm, at the Budget Committee of the whole meeting, our Town Council is reviewing options with respect to ongoing Animal Services for the Town of Richmond Hill.
Animal Services Update and Options Staff Report (SRCAO.12.1)
Several of our [...]
Didn’t see this one leading up to Superbowl; I suppose it’s the whole Canadian content thing… thank goodness for You Tube!
Love it :)
Day two at the Carnival was so much fun! We had a ton of happy customers and, by the end of the day, some very dirty ones! Unfortunately, with the slightly warmer weather on Sunday, the ground became a mucky mess, but the dogs still had a blast running (and rolling) around. I’m sure there [...]
The temporary dog park at the Winter Carnival is a big hit with some very happy pooches! A few pictures for day one can be found in our album. We’re doing the same thing all over again tomorrow – come on by for some fun!
We’re feverishly working away on final preparations for the Winter Carnival Off-Leash Park at Mill Pond! We’re dropping by Pet Valu Richmond Hill North this evening to pick up doggy treats that Amber has generously donated.
We hope everyone will come out and join the festivities; the weather is supposed to be terrific!
Make sure to bring [...]
Students… need some volunteer hours? Love dogs? Come help supervise the temporary off-leash area at Winter Carnival at the Mill Pond this weekend!
We’ll be there from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, Feb 4 & Sunday Feb 5.
Please contact volunteer@rhk9klub.ca ASAP if you can commit to a minimum of 2 hours. Looking forward to seeing [...]
The Richmond Hill Winter Carnival is this weekend with tons to do for the whole family including the canine members! This year the K9 Klub is bringing to the Carnival a temporary area for the dogs to run and play off-leash for some energy burning fun. Every pooch gets a treat!
Want to [...]
Stumbled across this article and thought it to be a good reality check! Some of us have dogs with “issues” and wish that our dog could just be “normal”… Do we REALLY want a “normal” dog? I don’t think so!
http://blogs.dogster.com/dog-training/the-myth-of-normal-dogs/2010/11/
By Friday we can all use a laugh… this little pooch’s persistence provides just that!
Stacey is a young, female Springer Spaniel missing since 7am Jan 1
http://www.helpinglostpets.com/detail/9181.html
Good Evening,
I would request your assitance in locating my lost Dog. She is a black and white springer spaniel. She recently had surgery is wearing a cone around her neck and is in need of medical attention. She was last seen [...]
I was inspired after an article about the dog parks was posted by Richmond Hill Liberal reporter, Adam McLean at 12:00am, January 1, 2012! It would appear that we were the first news item of the New Year! Happy New Year everyone!
So, I decided to spend a few hours this New Years Day, creating a [...]
Just a quick note to let everyone know we’ve moved the newsletter archive under the social menu above and added short content abstracts.
One more sleep! Happy holidays to all! May your stockings overflow with your favorite chew toys!
Wishing you the Happiest of Holidays and a Joyful New Year from the Richmond Hill K9 Klub
Don’t forget to leave milk & cookies out for Santa!
Well, just for a weekend anyhow! The Richmond Hill K9 Klub is bringing a new attraction to the Richmond Hill Winter Carnival 2012… a temporary off-leash area for two days during the carnival festivities. It will be located at the north end of the pond near the area where the dog show is held each [...]
Members of the K9 Klub board met with the park planners last week to take a look at the draft plans for park layout. It’s looking great but we offered up some modifications and made suggestions. We look forward to receiving and posting some plans and mock-up drawings when they have been finalized next year! [...]
A bit of a soggy day for a parade, but we still had fun! Thank you to the great bunch of folks and dogs that braved the wet weather this year! No matter the weather, the kids are out for the parade and the dogs are always a hit. If you didn’t make it out [...]
For some reason, the minutes have disappeared on the Town’s website. Perhaps it’s being edited…
We have a copy and have uploaded it to our server for your viewing pleasure. (Summaries of the speakers are within these full minutes - starts at bottom of page 10): Council Meeting Minutes PDF
Excerpt applicable to the decisions: [...]
The Richmond Hill K9 Klub is participating in the Richmond Hill Santa Claus parade on Sunday, November 27th @ 1:30pm and we want YOU to join us!
This will be our 4th year making the walk down Yonge Street in front of Santa and the dogs are always a hit! This year we’ll be providing Santa [...]
“We find the greatest joy, not in getting, but in expressing what we are… Men do not really live for honors or for pay; their gladness is not the taking and holding, but in the doing, the striving, the building, the living. It is a higher joy to teach than to be taught. It is [...]
To everyone who made the effort to write an email, sign a petition, speak to council or just say a prayer…this is the tribute of gratitude to all of you. Without our community, we could not have given so much back to our Town and without our Town, we would have no community. Enjoy the [...]
This is it. Our last chance to save Tower Hill Park.
At the November 7, 2011 Richmond Hill Town Council’s Committee of the Whole Meeting, with thanks to Council, park supporters, members of the K9 Klub and THOR (Tower Hill Off Leash Rally), the decision to close the Tower Hill site when the new location [...]
Saw this article in Dogs in Canada and immediately thought I should post a link. It doesn’t take the place of taking an Emergency First Aid Course, but knowing the basics might just help out one day!
http://www.dogsincanada.com/the-abcs-of-cpr
A staff report prepared by the Town’s Planning and Regulatory Services Department regarding the Off Leash Dog Area will be considered at the Committee of the Whole Meeting scheduled on Monday, November 7, 2011. This meeting commences at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 1st Floor, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, [...]
There are some pretty amazing and imaginative canines in costume out there and I thought I would share some I have come across… enjoy!
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What a wonderful fall day we had on Sunday for our Howl-O-Ween! It was cool, but the sun was shining and the winds were calm. A good day to appreciate the stunning fall colours and, of course, our pooches in costume! A huge thank you to Rick from Global Pet Foods for the goody bags [...]
We had a marvelous day for our walk and truly enjoyed the fall colours and, of course the company! We’ll be arranging more of these walks soon…stay tuned!
Once again, it’s time for all you ghosts and goblins to join us for a fun-filled day including a costume contest, pet photos and special treats.
The date has been set as Sunday October 23 from 11:00am – 2:00pm and will be held in the Tower Hill Plaza in front of Global Pet Foods. Global, who will [...]
Monday, October 10 @ 10am
Hard to believe Thanksgiving is already here! I’m sure we’re all looking forward to spending time with family and the wonderful meal that is part of the holiday, but while the cooler weather is giving our four legged friends more pep in their step, the rest of us will be [...]
Saint Francis of Assisi (September 26, 1181 – October 3, 1226) was a Roman Catholic friar and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans.
He is known as the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment, and it is customary for Catholic churches to hold ceremonies honoring [...]
You are invited to participate in a Public Open House to review:
THE PROPOSED CONCEPT AND LOCATION FOR THE NEW
OFF LEASH DOG PARK
22nd, September, 2011
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Richmond Green
Sports Centre Lounge
1200-1380 Elgin Mills Road East
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Surf Dog Ricochet recently ran a “dirty dog” photo contest and, although there were many photos entered of many very happy and very dirty dogs, Bailey Ann, a black lab, won paws down! Look at that doggy bliss!
Had to share this one!
Uploaded by spadawah on Apr 20, 2011
Follow Emmitt Thunderpaws on Twitter! http://twitter.com/#!/E_Thunderpawsor be his friend on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000795920865 After a long 9 months apart, Emmitt Thunderpaws is REALLY HAPPY to see his favorite person again! He smelled him in the house [...]
The sign says that dogs must be on a leash. Says nothing about a human being on the other end! :)
One of my favorite sites, and usually the source of the pictures in our monthly newsletter, recently posted some great pictures of pooches keeping cool and I thought I’d share below.
How is your dog beating the heat this summer? Send us your stories or pictures! info@rhk9klub.ca
I count on Oscar and Zen to provide me with up to date material for my column. This past month has been slow to say the least. Oscar and Zen weren’t being as quirky or mischievous as they usually are and now I know why. They had been silently planning all month for their big escape, their boys [...]
This pooch is insistent that the ‘stranger’ on the park bench should throw a stick for him… very funny!
If you found yourself at Richmond Green this past Sunday, you were likely inundated with hundreds of happy residents with mutts in tow… an obvious sign that Richmond Hill K9 Klub’s Pooch Party sponsored by PetValu Richmond Hill North was the place to be June 26th. Enthusiastic dog-lovers (with and without their furry [...]
RALLY/PROTEST OF OSPCA Wednesday, June 22 · 2:00pm – 6:00pm Outside OSPCA Headquarters, 16586 Woodbine Avenue, Newmarket, ON
More Information: www.ospcatruth.com
Organized by RAAW – Reform Advocates for Animal Welfare
Apologies for taking a week to get this up, we have been very busy organizing Pooch Party 2011!
This information is very important for everyone to read and we are mirroring the documents on our server to make sure the documents are readily available.
On or about May 18th, 2011 the OSPCA received the external review [...]
Staff of the Arnold Crescent Animal Hospital came in on the holiday Monday to plant flowers and were dismayed to find “Arnold”, their long time mascot, missing from his spot in the front garden.
Arnold has watched over the clinic for 20 years and has become a landmark. Made of solid concrete, the black statue of [...]
Although it seems this rain may never end, it has cleared long enough on a couple of occasions to give us a small taste of the hot weather soon to come. Over the winter we have fallen out of the habit of packing water with us on our trips to the park and on walks [...]
Like my kids, I consider my dogs to be an extension of myself. I know I shouldn’t, and that both my kids and my dogs have minds of their own, but I just can’t help it. So, when my dogs Oscar and Zen’s questionable behaviours arise at the off leash dog park, I find [...]
If you can start the day without caffeine,
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any [...]
The meeting is being held at:
M.L. McConaghy Seniors’ Centre
10100 Yonge Street, Rm 101
Richmond Hill, ON Info & Map
Tuesday, May 10th 2011 at 8:00pm
All dog owners & friends welcome.
We promise some interesting discussion and news regarding the relocation of the Tower Hill Road [...]
We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors. We borrow it from our Children.
~Native American Proverb
This year, Earth Day at the dog park was another huge success for the Richmond Hill K9 Klub and all park-users. Not to mention the fact that our local event helped the [...]
Friday April 22 is Earth Day – Help us Celebrate it !!
Once again, it’s time to help out our community and our environment by ‘Pitching In” for the Town’s Operation Clean Sweep. The K9 Klub, with the help of volunteers and members has been instrumental in cleaning up the valleylands around our off-leash area [...]
“This too shall pass,” I telepathically transmitted the ancient proverb to Oscar; he nodded in agreement. The temporality of all material conditions, positive or negative, had become all too apparent. As I unlatched the pearly gate, and entered the heavenly Zen garden, I knew this paradise couldn’t last forever. Although I don’t consider [...]
Bounding through the gates
running down the hills we go,
greeted by our friends each time
in the rain, sun, or snow.
It is our favourite time of day
a place where we are free,
amongst our friends we run and play,
and rest under a tree.
Although we go for walks on a leash
nothing [...]
“Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.”
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
If there is anyone who would understand the spirit of our challenges these past many months, it would be the great visionary, Mahatma Gandhi, who swore to [...]
I am consistently amazed at the resilience and ability of dogs to forgive and trust in the face of such abuse. Companion animals play such an important role in our lives and become as much a part of some of our families as our children. Our lives are improved by having them and we are [...]
We came across a terrific article on this topic and with permission of the author (Caryn Charlie Liles Whatta Pup!) and we have posted it as a permanent page in the dog park area. Please take a moment to check it out under the “Dog Parks” tab above “In case of dog bite…”
A heartfelt thank you all of our members and supporters that took time from their busy schedules to attend Richmond Hill’s Committee of the Whole meeting last night. The meeting proved to be very passionate and enlightening as anticipated.
A very special thanks to those who registered as delegates and spoke before Council. You were very well prepared and presented key messages Council [...]
Posting PDF Document without commentary…for now…
http://www.richmondhill.ca/documents/meetings/cow/4_04_2011_16_30/item%208.pdf
Also, here is a link to Monday afternoon’s Agenda for the Committee of the Whole Meeting:
I was speaking to my Dad this morning, and mentioned to him that I had read in the Oprah magazine that April is National Poetry month, and as a tribute to poetry I would be writing my next blog in poetic form. About 20 minutes later I received an e-mail from my Dad and this [...]
Coming Very Soon…
Our new blog will be filled with important information about health and wellness for you and your dog. How can we can share a balanced life filled with good fun, good food and good health with our four-legged friends? Our canine companions, through becoming integrated into our family lives can also affect [...]
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