Nekhbet Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 We found a GREAT socialisation opportunity over the weekend - the Geelong foreshore! From Smorgys to the main swimming beach we encountered ... groups of children other dogs bikes Harley Davidsons wheelchairs a little car with carriages that drives on the footpath high performance cars people playing football a HELICOPTER boats and engine noise walking on a pier with water splashing underneath seagulls fish in the water All this for free ... so if you want to bomb proof your dogs head over to Geelong! All these activities continue with the nice weather and since you can walk up to them even with dogs its a great way to see how well you're training is working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraNik Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Wow, that's a lot of things in one place!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkySoaringMagpie Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Top idea for a thread Nekhbet! My recommend for Canberra is either Lake Burley Griffin or Lake Ginninderra. There you get: Ducks including dead ducks and carp for that all important "leave it" command Two large bridges with footpaths near heavy traffic on both lakes Wooden piers to walk on The Carillion chimes on Lake Burley Griffin Swans Joggers Bike riders including 3 wheeled rental bikes Sail riders Dog walkers Kids Water plus fish every now and then and fishermen Fast food outlets and BBQ's on Lake Ginninderra Family picnics with people playing footy or cricket Not somewhere to take a dog with major issues obviously, but great for every day socialisation. Plus there are plenty of places to withdraw if your pup needs a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 We had all that and more at the Portarlington Mussel Festival last weekend......Zig's still sleeping it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Any suggestions for Sydney's north? Always keen to test the training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonElite Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Manly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffi Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 How about Sydney's south? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Manly is far from me! But yeah that would be good if it was closer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonElite Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) Cronulla in the south, or Brighton. Actually I always took my dogs to the Fish markets. That is always an interesting place Edited January 13, 2009 by MonElite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I once had a cyclist scream at Penny when we were walking along the Lake Burly Griffin foreshore. If she'd given me a chance I could have called Penny off the road as she knows what that means, but the cyclist started screaming when she was still 50 metres away and the very act of screaming prompted Penny to freeze instead of continuing to cross the bike path and the cyclist nearly hit her. I swear, if she'd done nothing Penny would have been out of her way by the time she got to us. Otherwise, I found swans with cygnets was a good lesson for Penny! She loves chasing coots into the water, but when she tried it on the swans she decided I was right to advise she leave those ones. I do like it when my dog decides I have good advice. Campbell Park in Canberra is a sure bet for kangaroos and usually sheep. There are loads of hares and foxes as well. Around here we like the Pleasure Grounds down at Como. There are often other dogs, lots of playing kids, bbqs and picnics, the river, boats, and the cafe on the waterfront lets you sit outside with the dogs so there are always heaps of pups practising being good. We've had a number of people come up to us down there and ask for their kids to pat our dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasha Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 In Sydney's west you can go to the markets at Windsor mall on a sunday. It si near the river which is full of waterskiers and people and a park around there. I have a Border Collie pup and at Christmas I took her up to the school party which had crowds, rides, cap guns, etc. At Christmas I took her up to see it all plus stayed around for the fireworks. As she was only 13 weeks old I wanted to take her out and experience all kinds of things while she was young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 For those in Melbourne Williamstown is also a great place to head to ... a lot of cafes (especially the chocolate cafe ) are dog friendly, the bike clubs congregate on the foreshore with their big bikes, there are kids, leashed dogs etc so for an arvo stroll its a great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megan_ Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I took my pup to the farmer's market (there is one at least every week in Melbourne). There were people of all ages, races and sizes, live music, an enclosed petting zoo and all sorts of well behaved dogs on leash (so much safer than a lot of parks if that concerns you). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I agree, Geelong waterfront is a great spot to socialise. I had a pup here for a little while beginning of last year and that was one of my favorite spots to socialise him, especially when there are events on. You can also teach them to behave at coffee shops at a few places (eg Sheraton and Sailors Rest) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Jones Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 In Sydney's west you can go to the markets at Windsor mall on a sunday. It si near the river which is full of waterskiers and people and a park around there.I have a Border Collie pup and at Christmas I took her up to the school party which had crowds, rides, cap guns, etc. At Christmas I took her up to see it all plus stayed around for the fireworks. As she was only 13 weeks old I wanted to take her out and experience all kinds of things while she was young. The markets is always a good place as well as football and cricket games as the majority of people are to busy shopping / watching the game to notice you are walking around with a puppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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