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 [...]
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/
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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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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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:
At the Committee of the Whole meeting on April 4, 2011 @ 4:30 pm, the long-awaited staff report will be presented to Town Council.
The small group of local residents that want the park on Tower Hill Road closed (or relocated as they put it), are rallying friends, family and other people, [...]
What wonderful and amazing companions our canines are. It is awe inspiring what measures they will take and what they will endure to protect their humans.
With our recent cold temperatures and windchills, we thought it a good idea to remind everyone of the symptoms of frostbite and how to recognize and treat them.
It’s easy to stay a bit longer at the park than we should in the winter when we humans are warm in our multiple layers of winter [...]
They say a dog is man’s best friend, but it turns out the sentiment is mutual. Watch the joy overflow from this happy pup upon seeing her owner return from Afghanistan … and then go and give your own furry family members a hug!
You know what they say; the show must go on and that counts for Parades too! There was some light rain as the parade was staging and most of us were pretty damp by the time we got under way, but spirits were high during this much anticipated yearly event. After all, Santa was on [...]
We have recently been made aware of a few cases of mild Kennel Cough in dogs that frequent the dog park. While Kennel Cough is not usually a life threatening condition, it is uncomfortable for your canine and, if not looked after, can lead to more serious illnesses. It is also highly contagious.
Please familiarize [...]
In less than an hour all 6 trees donated by Tree Valley Garden Center were planted and staked! A huge thank you to everyone who came out to volunteer their time and muscle!
View all photos here
This article arrived in my mailbox this morning from Modern Dog Magazine and I thought contained some valuable hints to keep our pooches safe on Halloween: The spookiest night of the year is almost upon us. For kids and many adults, it’s a howling good time, but for many dogs… not so much. Superstar behaviourist and [...]
Richmond Hill Liberal reporter Adam McLean, posted the following article at 4:43pm today: http://www.yorkregion.com/news/article/892479–richmond-hill-candidate-busts-sign-defacers
Want to take a guess at who was busted?
A reminder to all that the staff report on the dog park pilot project will be presented to Council shortly. Want to know how you can help? We’ll let you know [...]
Our Howl-o-ween celebration is on whether it’s raining or not. Hopefully not! We might setup just a little later and stay a little longer.
We look forward to seeing everyone!
Check out the banner that appeared in the early morning hours on the fence across the street from the Beer Store/LCBO at Yonge Street and Crosby!
Check out the banner that appeared in the early morning hours on the fence across the street from the Beer Store/LCBO at Yonge Street and Crosby!
A reminder if you border a greenspace in Town to be vigilant when letting your pets out in your backyard or when out walking in the early morning or evening. Just last night a dog lost her life within safety of her own dog run.
There have also been coyote sightings around the dog park; please very careful when visiting early [...]
Just a reminder to all that effective Saturday, October 16th the off leash area operating hours are reduced to 7am-7pm for the winter months.
Please respect the hours of use mandated by the Town of Richmond Hill and posted at the entrance of the park by vacating the area by 7pm each evening.
To all Mayor, Region and Local Councillor Candidates: Thank you for taking the time to respond to our survey. The survey results in PDF format can be found here: Candidate Dog Park Survey Results
This evening, we emailed all of the Richmond Hill Mayor, Region and Local Council incumbents and candidates the following… We will post the results once available.
Note that this is a small issue in Richmond Hill and if you are follower and supporter of local politics, vote as you would anytime, however if you are [...]
It was another hot one for the clean up! A big thank you to Laurie & Daniel who dropped by to help out with the litter around the park. Fantastic job
Thanks also go to Spike’s dad who helped out with the line trimming in the park today – the help was very much appreciated!
Work on the long anticipated crosswalk across Tower Hill Road has begun. It will certainly be a relief to park users and residents to have a marked crossing to use as this road is a bit of a raceway!
The Town has been flooded with letters of support; some have been shared with the K9 Klub and some have not, but ALL are appreciated. Of course we still have a couple of months until the Parks report will be presented to Council and there is no such thing as too many letters, so keep [...]
Now more than ever we need individuals willing to help out with monitoring the status of the park for safety & maintenance along with filing brief reports as to number of users, noise levels, etc. This can be done while you are at the park with your dog and does not require a schedule. The [...]
We have received many requests for details of the petition filed to close the park.
You can read the cover letter for yourself here: Close Off Leash Park – July 11 2010 Petition Letter
Let us know what you think!
Last week the Klub had been made aware that local residents may be filing a petition to close the park. Last night’s Town Council meeting was the last before the summer break and we felt it was important to update council on the park successes so the Klub co-chair, David Walker, presented a 5 minute [...]
We had a lot of people drop by our booth at the events we attended over the last month; it was wonderful to meet so many people from the community! Many filled out a ballot for our free raffle which was drawn at the end of the day July 1.
AND THE WINNERS ARE:
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We have another new addition to the park; a new tree in the small dog area!
Special thanks to Ramsey’s dad for transplanting a beautiful but unwanted tree from his clients property to its new home in our park. Hopefully the tree will quickly adapt to its new surroundings and provide some much needed shade for many [...]
While some of the Klub was manning the booth at the Oak Ridges Fair (thank you volunteers!), there were some guys at the park taking care of the installation of our long awaited bulletin board. They braved the threat of thunderstorms, heat, curious dogs and apparently underground boulders to do so, but it was worth [...]
So Heritage Festival was a very wet day – a big thank you to the volunteers that braved the (at times) torrential rain to help out at our booth!
Hopefully the weather will be much better for the Oak Ridges Fair this weekend! This fair is jam packed with events all weekend – [...]
After taking part in the Pitch In week in April, the Klub thought the park could certainly benefit from a monthly clean up and declared the last Sunday of every month to be Clean Sweep day. Our intentions were that garbage on the path leading up to the park and the immediate surrounding area be picked up, [...]
The Richmond Hill K9 Klub is pleased to announce that our friends at the Canadian Tire Store located at Tower Hill Rd. & Yonge Street, have provided us with the bulk of the funding required to build and erect the new park bulletin board.
We anticipate delivery and installation before the end of June. It [...]
Excerpt from a press release dated May 14, 2010
RICHMOND HILL – As a contracted supplier of services by the Town, the Ontario Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) continues to be monitored by Town of Richmond
Hill Council and staff in its attempts to control the ringworm outbreak that [...]
In light of recent events at the York Region branch of the OSPCA, the Friends for Life Walk-a-thon scheduled for May 16th has been cancelled.
It’s been a difficult and heart breaking time for animal lovers. Right or wrong, the loss of these innocent lives has affected us all and we keep them in our [...]
Weather is looking good (if you can believe the forecasters), so the planting will take place on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 - 10am to 4pm with a 1 hour break for lunch. We will meet at the entrance to the dog park at 10am. Gloves and shovels will be provided but be sure to wear sturdy closed-toe shoes and [...]
Just a reminder that Pitch-In Week 2010 is April 19 – 25 and the Klub will be doing our part on Sunday, April 25th RAIN or SHINE (keep your fingers crossed for shine!). Our fantastic park volunteers do a stellar job of keeping the park itself litter free but the area surrounding the park is [...]
The Town has asked the Richmond Hill K9 Klub to provide some volunteers for a tree and shrub planting in the areas surrounding the dog park. The planting will take place on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 - 10am to 4pm with 1 hour break for lunch (lunch is not provided however there are restaurants in the area [...]
Thank you to all who attended last night’s meeting – it was wonderful to see so many familiar faces from the park and to learn names other than “Fido’s Mom / Dad” !
We very much appreciate Councillors Lynn Foster, Greg Beros and David Cohen and Parks Planner, Patrick Lui taking time from their busy schedules to [...]
Just a reminder about the meeting on Tuesday Remember to bring a can of dog food or a dog toy for the OSPCA… hope to see you there!
M.L. McConaghy Seniors’ Centre
10100 Yonge Street, Rm 101
Richmond Hill, ON
Tuesday, April 13th 2010 at 8:00pm
If you’ve been keeping an eye on our coming events, you’ve noticed that it’s filling up pretty fast and we are going to need volunteers to help out at these events. Please have a look at the list below and let us know if you can give us a couple of hours (or more!) of [...]
What a fantastic long weekend! It was wonderful to see so many new faces at the park enjoying the great weather. The dogs had a blast but tired out fast. Make sure you bring lots of water with you for those thirsty pups!
Looks like the ravine dries out really fast – there was a [...]
Looking forward to the upcoming long weekend particularly with the weather forecast being so nice! Mother Nature keeps teasing us with the warmth and the sun; we need it here to stay!
We’ll be spending a lot of time at the park taking new memberships and making sure everyone knows about our upcoming
When we are dissatisfied we will often take time out of our day to write that letter or email or make that phone call to ensure someone knows how unhappy their service / product has made us. However, with most of us, when we are pleased with service we receive or a product we have [...]
This picture was sent to me on Sunday afternoon and it was just too good not to share!
This is Michelle Johnson’s “Cali” showing her patriotism during the Gold Medal Hockey game on Sunday, February 28…
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Several park patrons arrived to the park this morning only to find the entrance gate padlocked. After being alerted to this by Global Pet Foods who had received inquiries from concerned park users, and after a quick call to the Town, the Klub was able to have the padlock off and the park fully accessible within an [...]
What a terrific day we had yesterday! Though cold, the sun was shining and the Winter Carnival at Mill Pond was the place to be! Members of K9 Klub had a great time helping out with K9 Kapers – thank you Lorraine for being a wonderful host. There was a fantastic turnout of brave pooches [...]
Just a reminder to all that all dogs must be on the leash at all times outside the the fence of the leash free area. This includes the path leading to the park.
It has also been noted that some owners are not stooping and scooping on the pathway and litter is becoming a problem. It’s up [...]
Just a reminder to all that all dogs must be on the leash at all times outside the the fence of the leash free area. This includes the path leading to the park.
It has also been noted that some owners are not stooping and scooping on the pathway and litter is becoming a problem. It’s up [...]
Well… took a little blog break leading up to and over the holidays – it’s such a crazy time of year! Shortly after the holidays we trained our energy & focus on getting the new website ready for launch. We felt it very important to get it up and running as quickly as possible and are really pleased with the interactive [...]
Our good friend Lorraine Wilson is having an Anniversary Open House and is inviting all to come by! Only one catch…you have to let her know you’ll be coming by Nov 23! See you there
SUNDAY NOV. 29th 2009 Noon – 3:00 p.m.
BRING YOUR DOG FOR…
K-9 Games, & Agility Play Training Tips [...]
There was much discussion about this and there were pros and cons to water being available at the park.
The pros are obvious – dogs get thirsty and having water ready and waiting would be awesome. Owners also wouldn’t have to lug water, bowl, etc. every time they came to the park.
There were a few [...]
• Dogs that enjoy rough and tumble play may growl and snap as part of that play. Dogs may also snarl and/or snap to “set their limits” with other dogs for example, to let the other dog know they are being too rough or too pushy.
• Dogs have various ways by which they communicate their dominance [...]
Yes, believe or not this is the most asked question for the week the park has been open. Well folks, here is your answer: ALL waste – garbage, recycle and yes, poop bags – should be tossed into the big bin at the bottom of the entrance stairs (pictured below).
I know that separating our [...]
The park is ready to go and boy does it look awesome!
Only one thing missing… DOGS! Won’t be long before they sniff this park out
Yes, it’s going to be a party beginning with a leash cutting ceremony! The Lions Club is going to be on site doing their thing with the BBQ and we’ll have some doggy games and contest going on as well. Make sure pooch is in costume because there are prizes on the line!
Don’t forget [...]
The park is really taking shape! The entrance stairs are going in and look terrific! Fence posts are in and some of the chain link has been installed. The recent rain has made a bit of a mess but it IS a construction zone!
Drove by this morning and there was lots of activity – surveyors, trucks etc – nice to see!
I think we are all beginning to wonder if they would EVER start on the park, but the heavy equipment moved in yesterday and work has begun!
Everyone keep their fingers crossed for good weather
The OSPCA is hosting Microchip Clinics at their York Region Branch (16586 Woodbine Ave., Newmarket) from 12 noon – 4pm on September 26th, October 24 and November 28.
It is devastating to lose a pet – the chances of being quickly reunited are greatly increased with microchips. If you don’t yet have your pet microchipped, we [...]
How exciting! Our first blog post and we get to relay that we have a confirmed date for the Grand Opening of Richmond Hill’s first leash-free park! Sunday, October 25th from 11am to 1pm is party day!
Yesterday we met with the Parks Department to begin planning the event and had some fun throwing ideas around [...]
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