Richmond Hill K9 Klub
RHK9Klub Newsletter
It's All About the Dogs!January 2012
Greetings!  

Happy New Year! Hope everyone is settling into 2012! 

News on the new park front... all quiet for now while the design team at the Town works on the final plans for ground break in late spring.

As we announced in our blog and the December newsletter, our 1st event of the year is coming up this weekend; the Richmond Hill Winter Carnival at the Mill Pond! We'll be setting up a leash free park at the North East corner of the pond right beside Pet Valu's demonstration ring area.  

When we first came up with this idea, the plan was to solicit a sponsor to rent for us some temporary fencing and put a leash free park ON Mill Pond for the Carnival. (Well Dave, co-chairs's idea).  It's a good thing we chalked that idea up with the WKRP (of TV fame) live turkey giveaway episode!  Judging by the weather this year, we'd have ended up with a leash free swimming pool!

So, we're not sure how much winter is going to show up for the carnival, but as of today, the weather network indicates a nice weekend with the temperature at about 0 with cloudy periods and there will still be tons to do for the whole family! We'd love to see you and your pooch out this weekend!  We'll even be offering, for a small donation, dog sitting for an hour or so for properly licensed dogs.

Volunteers to supervise the park at Winter Carnival are needed!  We'll be there from 10am to 4pm on both Saturday and Sunday.   If you can help for a couple of hours (or more), drop us a line!  volunteer@rhk9klub.ca

STUDENTS: Volunteer hours are available this weekend!   volunteer@rhk9klub.ca

See you at the park! (soon to be "parks!")

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K9 Klub blog posts since last newsletter

 
01-30-2012 12:20:45 PM

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 [...]...»

01-30-2012 12:10:27 PM

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 [...]...»

01-27-2012 16:12:53 PM

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/...»

01-13-2012 11:18:15 AM

By Friday we can all use a laugh...  this little pooch's persistence provides just that!    Video: Dog Fetches Ball From Leaves...»

01-01-2012 16:47:06 PM

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 [...]...»

12-24-2011 12:39:40 PM

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!...»

 

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  New Seminar Series!  

Is a dog part of your family or soon to be?  Join your neighbors, bring your friends...

You won't want to miss Pooch's Corner, a series of informative and interactive workshops for dog lovers.

Held once a month, from March thru to June.  Brought to you by your York Region Certified Trainer Educators.


First up: Livin' It Up With Your Dog

How well do you know your dog?  Do you know what makes him tick?  If you want to find out, this seminar is for you!  Learn about dog play, food options, dog park etiquette, winter/summer safety, grooming basics and much more!

This seminar is 2.5hrs in length.

Date:  March 18, 2012, 1pm

 

Visit website for more info

 

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upcoming events

February 3 - 5, 2012  Richmond Hill Winter Carnival The K9 Klub is bringing a new attraction to the Carnival this year - a temporary off-leash area for two days during the carnival festivities. Event Website

March 18, 2012 Livin' It Up With Your Dog How well do you know your dog?  Do you know what makes him tick?  If you want to find out, this seminar is for you!  Learn about dog play, food options, dog park etiquette, winter/summer safety, grooming basics and much more!  More info  

April 2012 (Date TBA) Richmond Hill K9 Klub Annual General Meeting  To be held at the McConaghy Centre. 

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9 Klub To-Do List

 

 

In no particular order, these are some of the suggestions from our members:
  • Off Leash area at Winter Carnival
  • Design and ammenities input for new dog park location
  • Pooch Party 2012!

We encourage you to email us your ideas or post in the forums at our website where we can debate priority. We can't do it all at once and projects will require additional fundraising. 

 

Should you have any fundraising ideas, we'd love to hear them!

 

 

 

To Our Corporate Sponsors

Thanks!

 
On behalf of the Richmond Hill K9 Klub and our canine friends we wish to thank you for your generous donations and ongoing support. 
  
  




 
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We always have information to share so keep an eye out for future newsletters and notices.  Thank you for your support.

 

Full Membership in the Richmond Hill K9 Klub is currently $20/year and entitles you to attend member only events, official general meetings of the Klub, vote on issues, stand for nomination and election to the board of directors and generally get involved in the politics and growth of the Klub.

 


Remember...

 

It's all about the dogsRichmond Hill K9 Klub

 

Sincerely,


The Board

Richmond Hill K9 Klub