David:

Was there a news story about this or is
it being kept a secret for some reason ?

WRZ

--- In bones_dog_park@yahoogroups.com,
"davids_68" <dsalge@ > wrote:
>
> The park is open again, and someone has been
charged with the illegal dumping.
>

The park is open again, and someone has been charged with the illegal dumping.

Dear Anonymous

http://pets.dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Science/Biology/Animals/Pets/Rescue_and_Ado\
ption
There are 6,208 yahoo groups in that enormous
Rescue_and_Adoption category and I recommend you
move your group to a different category that is
much smaller or noone will ever find you.

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/HoweFarmPets/links/
Look at the last 3 links at the bottom of our links
section above.

I just created those 3 links for you,
to show you how to do this yourself or
to ask Yahoo.Inc to do this for you.

Either that, or contact the dopes at yahoo Inc and
tell them that Rescue_and_Adoption needs to have
state categories underneath it.

If you were the first group in a new Washington
Rescue_and_Adoption sub category that would
be a huge plus for growing your group.

-----------------

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/bones_dog_park/
It would also be better if this group was moved to the
Washington dogs category as well.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBigDogProject/
If you renamed your group to this, it would not affect
anything except make your name easier to read.

Best Regards

Bill Zardus

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dogpark-National-News/



--- In bones_dog_park@yahoogroups.com,
"nribeiro76" <nribeiro76@...> wrote:
>
> I also wanted to let everyone know (those who don't know me already) about my
yahoo group The Big Dog Project (thebigdogproject). I work for the rescue and I
made the group page to hopefully get the word out about some of our adoptable
dogs. Please check it out! Thanks
>

If you been to the park recently, you will have noticed the pile of trash
someone left at the bottom of the driveway. It has just been determined that
some of the stuff is asbestos, so the county Haz Mat team will be cleaning it
up. Until they do, the Health Department is closing the park. The current plan
is for the cleanup to happen Friday.

I also wanted to let everyone know (those who don't know me already) about my
yahoo group The Big Dog Project (thebigdogproject). I work for the rescue and I
made the group page to hopefully get the word out about some of our adoptable
dogs. Please check it out! Thanks

Danny-
Thank you for your message.  I appreciate you taking the time to share your
concerns with me.

The chapter of law governing dogs contains several provisions of law that
originated in the early 1900s dealing with dogs running at large and
injuring livestock or other domestic animals. Specifically, a dog owner who
is notified that his or her dog is found killing a domestic animal must kill
the dog within 48 hours of the notification. Failure to kill the dog is a
misdemeanor offense.  Similarly, these old provisions also mandate that it
is a duty of the sheriff to kill any dog found running at large without a
metal identification tag, from the beginning of August through the end of
February.

SB 5870, and another bill, SB 5200, update these old laws by repealing the
outdated requirements to kill dogs that are on the loose. SB 5870 was added
on to SB 5200 and the bill passed through the Senate with a unanimous vote
on March 2nd.  The bill is now being considered in the House of
Representatives.

Thank you for your message.  If I can ever lend a hand in any way, please do
not hesitate to contact me.

Best,
Derek Kilmer

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-----Original Message-----
From: danny@... [mailto:danny@...]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:18 AM
To: Angel, Rep. Jan
Cc: Seaquist, Rep. Larry; Kilmer, Sen. Derek
Subject: Repeal the whole law

HOUSE INTERNET E-MAIL DELIVERY SERVICE
SENATE INTERNET E-MAIL DELIVERY SERVICE

TO:  Representative Jan Angel

CC:  Representative Larry Seaquist
      Senator Derek Kilmer

FROM: Mr. Daniel Horovitz

STREET ADDRESS:
7770 E Hemlock
Manchester, WA 98353

MAILING ADDRESS:
PO Box 296
Manchester,WA 98353-0296

E-MAIL:  danny@...

PHONE:  (360) 710 - 5070

BILL:  5870

SUBJECT:  Repeal the whole law

MESSAGE:

I agree with staff's conclusion that the whole law needs to be removed not
just the misdemeanor part of if but also the sherrif's duties. I found it
interesting that staff didn't even know the law existed and the comments
that it was a hold over from previous time.

The ammendment now takes away the requirement that a dog must have killed
livestock and reads any dog w/o a metal take at large from August to April
must be shot!

Please ammend the bill to strike the entire law.

regards,
Danny Horovitz

NOTE:  We are 61% sure that this constituent is in your district

RESPONSE REQUESTED:  Mr. Horovitz has requested a response to this message.

Please come to a planning meeting about the Jackson and Lund Park in Port
Orchard at the County Admin Building 619 Division St.

Weds, 6:30pm June 11, 2008

This will be about how you can contribute to the Master Planning Process for
the park (100 plus acres) and an introduction to the consultants hired to do
the plan.

thanks,
Danny Horovitz

Bring shovels, rakes, and pruners and help spiff up the park. We'll be
doing some fencing and weed pulling, plus making a new trail in the
Fir Alley area. (Sort of making official one that has been forming for
a while.)

When spring actually gets here, would anyone be interested in getting
together at one of the dog parks? I'm in Silverdale and would be
interested in arranging a doggie play date.
Aileen

I am writing this because I can see by being at Bandix Dog park how
big it is and how hard it is to monitor.. but I just wanted to warn
people going there that there is an escape route for the Dogs.  I am
not exactly sure where it is.  We where there last evening and my dog
go out behind the wooded area where the port-a-potty is. She was very
proud of herself.  Being a dog she couldn't tell me where she got out.
I wanted to say though I am just so happy that the dog parks are there.
My dog just loves to run and run.
have a great day
Naomi

County Poised to Clear SK Schools' Use of Howe Farm

If they have a composting toilet on Howe farm, are
they going to use that for dogpark waste instead
of trucking it to a landfill in thousands of tiny
plastic bags ?

Interesting story about Howe farm and how
support for a dogpark held firm despite the
whining of one administrator.

Bill Zardus
ccdogpark@ yahoo.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bones_Dog_Park/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/compost-toilet/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dogpark-National-News/

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/mar/07/county-poised-to-clear-sk-
schools-use-of-howe/

County Poised to Clear SK Schools' Use of Howe Farm
By Chris Henry (Contact)
Originally published 06:36 p.m., March 7, 2008
Updated 06:36 p.m., March 7, 2008

SOUTH KITSAP

At the turn of the century, livestock grazed on land
that is now Howe Farm county park. The landowners
raised chickens, tended vegetable gardens and planted
an orchard.

<snip>

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bones_dog_park/files/NewsStories/
The full text of this story is also in the
folder above.


---------------  End of Story  ---------------

County Poised to Clear SK Schools' Use of Howe Farm

If they have a composting toilet on Howe farm, are
they going to use that for dogpark waste instead
of trucking it to a landfill in thousands of tiny
plastic bags ?

Interesting story about Howe farm and how
support for a dogpark held firm despite the
whining of one administrator.

Bill Zardus
ccdogpark@ yahoo.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bones_Dog_Park/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/compost-toilet/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dogpark-National-News/

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/mar/07/county-poised-to-clear-sk-
schools-use-of-howe/

County Poised to Clear SK Schools' Use of Howe Farm
By Chris Henry (Contact)
Originally published 06:36 p.m., March 7, 2008
Updated 06:36 p.m., March 7, 2008

SOUTH KITSAP

At the turn of the century, livestock grazed on land
that is now Howe Farm county park. The landowners
raised chickens, tended vegetable gardens and planted
an orchard.

<snip>

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bones_dog_park/files/NewsStories/
The full text of this story is also in the
folder above.


---------------  End of Story  ---------------

Subject:  About dogs, please read

If you have a dog... PLEASE read this and send it on.  If you don't
have a dog, please pass along to friends who do

Written by: Laurinda Morris, DVM
Danville Veterinary Clinic
Danville , Ohio

This week I had the first case in history of raisin toxicity ever
seen at MedVet. My patient was a 56-pound, 5 yr old male neutered lab
mix that ate half a canister of raisins sometime between 7:30 AM and
4:30 PM on Tuesday.  He started with vomiting, diarrhea and shaking
about 1AM on Wednesday but the owner didn't call my emergency service
until 7AM .

I had heard somewhere about raisins AND grapes causing acute Renal
failure but hadn't seen any formal paper on the subject. We had her
bring the dog in immediately. In the meantime, I called the ER
service at MedVet, and the doctor there was like me - had heard
something about it, but...    Anyway, we contacted the ASPCA National
Animal Poison Control Center and they said to give I V fluids at 1
1/2 times maintainance and watch the kidney values for the next 48-72
hours.

The dog's BUN (blood urea nitrogen level) was already at 32 (normal
less than 27) and creatinine! over 5 ( 1.9 is the high end of
normal). Both are monitors of kidney function in the bloodstream. We
placed an IV catheter and started the fluids. Rechecked the renal
values at 5 PM and the BUN was over 40 and creatinine over 7 with no
urine production after a liter of fluids.  At the point I felt the
dog was in acute renal failure and sent him on to MedVet for a
urinary catheter to monitor urine output overnight as well as
overnight care.

He started vomiting again overnight at MedVet and his renal values
have continued to incr ease daily. He produced urine when given lasix
as a diuretic. He was on 3 different anti-vomiting medications and
they still couldn't control his vomiting. Today his urine output
decreased again, his BUN was over 120, his creatinine was at 10, his
phosphorus was very elevated and his blood pressure, which had been
staying around 150, skyrocketed to 220.. He continued to vomit and
the owners elected to
euthanize.

This is a very sad case - great dog, great owners who had no idea
raisins could be a toxin. Please alert everyone you know who has a
dog of this very serious risk. Poison control said as few as 7
raisins or grapes could be toxic. Many people I know give their dogs
grapes or raisins as treats including our ex-handler's. Any exposure
should give rise to immediate concern.

Even if you don't have a dog, you might have friends who do. This is
worth passing on to them.

Confirmation from Snopes about the above...
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/raisins.asp

i join the many who are saddened by the news of gabe's passing.

someone once told me, after the loss of one of my best friends....to
remember the good times, and know that we gave them the best and
happiest lives we could.

we all know what it feels like to have a deep loss such as this.
please know you are not alone...and are in the thoughts and prayers of
many.

joan mcnelly
(howe)

Gabriel, the St. Bernard belonging to Stan and Judy Stearns, died
Thursday from complications following surgery to remove part of a lung
which had become diseased from the spread of bone cancer.
If off-leash parks in Kitsap County were to name a mascot, it would
have to be Gabe. It was by Gabe's inspiration (and at his insistence!)
that Stan and Judy first approached Kitsap County officials about the
possibility of a dog park. Out of those discussions came the idea of
incorporating a group of volunteers (Kitsap Dog Parks) to partner with
the county, and out of that idea came Bandix and Howe Farm.
I don't mean to ignore the contributions from many people, but I think
all of you who were around at the beginning will agree that if it
hadn't been for the Stearnses' energy, vision, leadership, and
financial support, we might still be in the planning stages.
Stan and Judy, all of us know what it means to lose a special friend,
and we join you in your grief.
Please check out http://www.gabrielinstitute.org .

Grand Opening at Howe Farm.
Howe Farm dedication for the off leash Park !

January 30th, 2008 @ 2:30pm

If the weather turns bad we will use Long Lake Community
Center.

Danny Horovitz
danny@inkitsap.com

If the weather turns bad we will use Long Lake Community
Center.

Danny Horovitz
danny@...

--- In bones_dog_park@yahoogroups.com, "David Salge" <dsalge@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Kay
> The park is not fenced, except at some of the areas where the trails
> come closest to the park boundaries. So far, most dogs (with a few
> exceptions that I know of) are content to follow the trails and not
> push the boundaries. Howe Farm park in Port Orchard will have fencing,
> but it is still closed while work goes on.
> David>
>


Thanks so much for the info.

Kay

Hi Kay
The park is not fenced, except at some of the areas where the trails
come closest to the park boundaries. So far, most dogs (with a few
exceptions that I know of) are content to follow the trails and not
push the boundaries. Howe Farm park in Port Orchard will have fencing,
but it is still closed while work goes on.
David>