Comments on: Update of situation at Conroy and Bruce Pit

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:35:12 +0000

I actually used to walk a lot at Conroy Pit, without a dog. I thought it was a nice place to get exercise and I loved seeing all the different kinds of dogs.

I now have a 10 week old lab… so we’re waiting to complete her shots before we take her to “the pit”.

So, sometimes a person without a dog is legit!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:37:37 +0000

As an aside @Ellen I am glad that you realize it might not be Bruce Pit because there are so many other areas that dogs can get sick from. It makes me sad when people automatically assume it is from someone or something of mal intent….albeit, sometimes it is but most of the time it is just that dogs get into stuff and we do our best to prevent but we can’t watch them 24/7. I remember once we went there and a some lady was saying how “teenages come in and put glass and pills for the dogs because they are bad”….yeah never in my time going there I have I seen this, sort of along the same thing as razorblades in halloween candy. But I digress.
Just everyone be aware of your surroundings and be safe and try to keep a good watch over our little furry friends (as well as other’s) and keep going to Bruce Pit

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:31:58 +0000

Hi,

I have been to Bruce Pit recently with my dogs at least once a week since the beginning of May (we went all the time last year as well). Our dogs have been fine, no sickness. However, they don’t tend to get into anything or eat anything, but on occasion they will nibble something, but no worries on my end, so maybe it was there but maybe it was something else.

Hope your pup is doing better now

By: Ellen (Max-Golden Retriever/Newfoundland)

Ellen (Max-Golden Retriever/Newfoundland) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:47:13 +0000

In reply to DogOwner, I guess you didn’t understand my comment. I was asking if any other dogs got sick from being at Bruce Pit because I don’t know where he ate whatever it was that poinsoned him. It could also have been from eating something while walking on the streets to my backyard from mouldy rabbit poo from the winter. Just trying to pin point it down before making any hasty decisions.

By: DogOwner

DogOwner — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:29:42 +0000

@Ellen:

So let me get this straight….your dog was poisoned, near death and you’re not sure if you will return!?!? With something as serious as this case, I wouldn’t be confused or even wondering whether or not to go back, unless you want your beloved pet to be near death again to confirm to you that there’s something wrong!

By: Ellen (Max-Golden Retriever/Newfoundland)

Ellen (Max-Golden Retriever/Newfoundland) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 02:54:58 +0000

Hi To All Our Friends at Bruce Pit!
Wondering if anyone else has gotten very sick from possibly being at Bruce Pit? After 4 years of enjoying daily visits at the park back in March Max
woke up limping and not himself. At the vet we were told that he was near death and would probably pass away during the night. Thanks to his doggie guardian angle watching out for him and a great vet who treated him with high doses of Prednisone, he is with us today and still on the road to recovery. Our vet says that he ate something that poisoned his system so badly that he ended up with Thrombocytopenia (no platelets in his blood). We haven’t been back to Bruce Pit since then and don’t know when and if we will return.

By: Joan B Cain

Joan B Cain — Fri, 13 May 2011 16:28:23 +0000

I have a 2year Golden Retriever, named Molly. I have taken her to Conroy Pit since she had all her baby shots. She loves it there, I go every day morning & night for at least 1 1/2 hours. Everyone there knows her. She is off leash all the time. Her shots are always up to date. I have went two times on the weekend, I will not go again. There is too many vicious dogs there. A yellow lab bite her in the leg and now I have a hard time to get here to play with dogs during the week. You can not socialized a dog just on the weekend. Vicious dogs should wear muzzles or stay out of the Conroy park. Be responsible dog owners/.

By: Blac Lab

Blac Lab — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:01:23 +0000

My name is Lars, a three year old black lab who loves Conroy Pit.
My comment is for the person who said that keeping kennel cough vaccinations up to date will prevent kennel cough! I beg to disagree! I get the vaccine from my vet every year, and recently contracted it. No vaccine is 100% full proof.
Lars the Lab

By: OccPitGoer

OccPitGoer — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 02:33:22 +0000

I have two small dogs. We keep our dogs leashed at all times while visiting the Conroy pit even in the areas that are designated “off leash”. Small dogs feel threatened/intimidated if being stalked by a bigger dog and will react. We did on one occasion have a bigger dog that would not leave one of ours alone and my dog growled he was corrected. My thoughts are hey if you see that I as a responsible owner have kept them on the leash then keep yours at bay or let them say hello and then call them back to you. Don’t just keep walking and leave your pet running around. We have seen too many aggressive loose dogs there of every bread from small to large. We thought that it would be a good place to try and get them a little more socialized.

By: BadRap

BadRap — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:57:35 +0000

To Qpapillon, meli, charlie23:

I thank you all for replying to my message. I loved hearing all your experiences too with your visits to the dog parks. Reading what all of you have gone through, I stopped and thought how sad that we cannot share our joy with our beloved family members anywhere we go! Dogs are supposed to fill a void and fill our house, cars, camping, hiking, road trips with happiness and full of great memories! People complain how all the wars in the world and poverty is on the rise and we have to work together to help when our neighbors start a war with family pets! The fact of rat poison being found on NCC trails and most recently the anti freeze put into the bowls where dogs drink water from. Please ALL people, we have to give each other room to breath and live with freedom! Something we ALL have the right to have!
I thank you all again for your thoughts and experiences! I wish you all who get a badrap too, all the best! Our dogs cannot speak for themselves, so we must defend them! )