huski Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Thanks for the info. Which ones have you seen this at? The main Brisbane ones. This is why I think it is better to go as a group as opposed to as an individual that way we can look after each other and keep an eye out for anything we don't feel comfortable with and stay away from dogs that display the wrong behaviour. Sure in principle that is a great idea but keep in mind how massive these events are, there will be HUNDREDS of dogs there and they aren't all going to be under effective control You will probably be fine when you go but just be aware of the risks and don't hope that people or the RSPCA will do the right thing regarding dogs that display inappropriate behaviour. I definitely would not take anything other than a very stable dog. The atmosphere can lead to dogs getting over aroused pretty easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ams Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I agree with Huski. Given this year there are less places holding the walk, the potential is there for a greater incidence doggy overcrowding. Dogs that are known not to cope in close contact situations would be best not to attend. Even with RSPCA staff on site, there will no doubt still be some 'issues' and as we know not all owners are open to advice or criticism of their pooch's behaviours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 . Given this year there are less places holding the walk, the potential is there for a greater incidence doggy overcrowding. Thank goodness there still seems to be a few places around the Brisbane area. We will pick between Nundah & Samford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agility Dogs Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) We go every year to play flyball and to be honest I see fewer problems at this event than I do at a regular dog park. Some dogs are a little reactive and there are some idiot owners with not much clue about what their dogs are doing (I did say I went to play flyball...... ), but over all the dogs are over awed and well behaved. Personally I wouldn't be going if I didn't have a reason, but I don't get out of bed without a reason so that's nothing to go by. In previous years though we have been involved in the RSPCA's demonstrations walking to and from the flyball ring (with one reactive dog) and have not had any problems. Like anything a little care goes a long way. ETA - don't forget, only a small proportion of the RSPCA's people are directly involved with or could be expected to understand dog behaviour. Just because they wear a blue and green shirt doesn't mean they have the first clue about dogs. Even though it is the MPW the day is still about all the RSPCA's depts. Edited March 11, 2011 by Agility Dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 ETA - don't forget, only a small proportion of the RSPCA's people are directly involved with or could be expected to understand dog behaviour. Just because they wear a blue and green shirt doesn't mean they have the first clue about dogs. Even though it is the MPW the day is still about all the RSPCA's depts. Very true and lots of them are probably volunteers too! I wish they did obedience or rally demos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandybrush Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 im still in phoenix, i keep forgetting to ask my friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carebear Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 ok, i've checked the dates and lined it up with lucy's chemo rounds, and she will have had her 4th round of chemo the week before that (either the wed,thurs,fri), so depending on how she responds to chemo will depend on if i can come. and also what day, seen as her excretions could be cytotoxic for 48 hours afterwards, so if she has the chemo on the wednesday (her birthday) and she doesn't have side affects, we should be able to come, but as she only had her first round of chemo today, i really can't say how she'll be that really sucks tho as i really wanted to take her as this could be her last million paws walk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Dog Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) Scarlett has a lot of patience for impolite dogs (and their owners). I, however, do not. I'd place money on me having an incident rather than her Scarlett still has the potential to get distracted by overly excited dogs- not an issue if she's in a crowd where the excitement level isn't over the threshold. We'll see how we go though. We'll be at playgroup either way (she hasn't missed on yet!) Edited March 11, 2011 by Scarlett Dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 We go every year to play flyball and to be honest I see fewer problems at this event than I do at a regular dog park. We've taken our dogs since the first Million Paws Walks. They were held only at Fairfield & were MC'd by Cam Day. I haven't seen any incidents that stand out. And I've been careful because we own gentle dogs. We used to take the shelties, now the tibbies. But, then, I haven't been in every spot on the days. The event's also grown in size. So a note of caution is reasonable. I've seen a couple of blues at the Council''s K9 activities. But they were smaller events & in a number of activities, dogs were off-lead. They're held in off leash dog parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keira&Phoenix Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 Ok so now we are officially only 6 weeks away from the Million Paws walk so I wanted to bump this thread up again. Can anyone who is interested please let me know so I can start a team. Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandybrush Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) ok put me and raz down i will definately find out from my sis and friend if they wanna come and i vote for the name DOL's Doggies Edited April 4, 2011 by dandybrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keira&Phoenix Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 Awesome Dandy!! I will start making a list on the main page. If anyone interested can let me know during this week I will register the team at the end of the week. Ok DOL Doggies it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keira&Phoenix Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 OK so I have created our team. I will PM anyone (Dandy only LOL) who has told me they are interested with the link to register, the team name and password so they can join. If anyone outside of Dandy wants to join please let me know and I will PM you the details to register with our team. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitt Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 OK so I have created our team.I will PM anyone (Dandy only LOL) who has told me they are interested with the link to register, the team name and password so they can join. If anyone outside of Dandy wants to join please let me know and I will PM you the details to register with our team. Thanks! Hi Keira and Phoenix, I would be interested in joining you and Dandy if you think you might be able to give me a lift, and if you and Dandy are happy to have me join you Do we have to fundraise, or can we just pay for our registration? I might PM you soon. Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandybrush Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 the more the merrier kitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitt Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 the more the merrier kitt Thanks Dandy. It was nice to meet you and Raz the other day (and K&P with Phoenix), and it'll be nice to spend time with doggy people again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keira&Phoenix Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 Will PM you shortly Kitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandybrush Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 can i bump this i think we need more DOL Doggies we have 2 going so far!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keira&Phoenix Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 So GG was wondering if we were going to have a "uniform".... ?? Maybe we can all just buy like a plain red (or whatever) coloured shirt ....and maybe if we wanted just write the team name on them in fabric paint?? That way we arent in a rspca shirt which will match everyone else, plus cheaper Thoughts? Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandybrush Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 i have no ideas, but yours is a good one keira we could get a personalised shirt of a website and all have the same pic on the shirt with writing or something like from here : http://www.teejunction.com.au/t-shirt-designer.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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