CWDOG/Fergus Dog Park

10/11/2024

The Northern Lights at the park this evening!

Thanks very much to Julie who took this photo.

09/24/2024

Reminder! Tonight is the Town Community Workshop where we can voice the desire for the town to officially acquire the back field to make it officially part of the dog park.

Please join us tonight! Hope to see you there!

09/21/2024

Hey, all CW Dog Park lovers! This Parks and Rec meeting happening this Tuesday evening at 7:00 is looking ahead as to how Centre Wellington Parks will look in the next decade. We submitted the request for the township to purchase the Reeves field (the big field close to the pond) and now we need as many of us possible to show up at the meeting to show those folks in charge that we care about this!

Details as follows:

Parks and Recreation Community Workshop

The Township is excited to embark on the development of a Parks and Recreation Plan, that will provide a roadmap to enhance and grow the Township’s parks and recreation facilities and services for residents, user groups, and visitors now and into the future. Our consultant, MGA, will kick off the workshop with a brief presentation, after which attendees will have the opportunity to participate in the workshop. The evening will conclude with a wrap-up session.

Details:
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
7-8:30 p.m.
CW Community Sportsplex, 550 Belsyde Ave E, Fergus, ON

06/30/2024

Happy Canada Day Weekend! 🇨🇦

So many friends enjoying the sunshine this afternoon and some good boy and girl treats.

From our friends and volunteers, we wish you the best weekend and year ahead 🐾

05/01/2024

It’s Oriole season in Fergus! We are lucky to be in their migratory path. We put out an orange slice on the feeder to the right of the parking lot and an oriole landed on it within a few minutes!
Keep your eyes out to spot this beautiful bird and maybe try to put a cut up orange outside at your home and wait for this colourful visitor.

04/29/2024

Thank-you to an amazing group of volunteers that helped move and revitalize our bulletin board.

Special thanks to:
Robert
Karen
Syd
Johan
Sheila
Polly

04/20/2024

🚨 Alert 🚨

A porcupine has taken residence in the woods near the park and a few dogs have run into it and have left with a few quills in their nose.

Please be aware and keep watch.

04/20/2024

Keep our community clean - pick up after your pet!

Pet waste contains a lot more harmful bacteria than we realize, which can affect both human and environmental health! Be a good neighbour and

02/16/2024

Alert 🚨

The porta potty has been vandalized twice now and has been removed from the park.

Blue antifreeze has spilled on the snow so please be mindful and don’t let your dogs step in it.

It was cleaned up as much as it could be.

It’s unfortunate that this has happened and makes us very sad.

12/23/2023

🚨 Alert 🚨

A racoon was spotted high up in a tree at the park today at 9am and it appeared to be shivering. When it was still there at Noon we called the Guelph Humane Society, who came and retrieved the racoon.

They contacted us and let us know the racoon tested positive for Distemper and had to be euthanized.

Distemper is a very awful disease with no cure. Please ensure your dogs are up to date on their vaccines.

From the web:
Raccoons typically carry the strain that can be transferred to canine species including companion pets such as dogs and ferrets. Puppies between the ages of 3-6 months are at greater risk of infection. Distemper can cause serious, including fatal, disease in dogs, just like it does in raccoons. So are dogs at risk from sick and dead raccoons? Yes, dogs can get distemper from raccoons, but the good news is that we have very effective vaccines against distemper in dogs.

12/16/2023

It is with a heavy heart that I’m sharing the news of our sweet Bella crossing over the rainbow bridge 🌈 🐾

Bella was probably the most recognized dog at our park over her 13 years of visiting us, and if you were a visitor that carried treats with you, Bella would be sure to recognize you!

She could spot a familiar friend from across the park, and would slowly and surely make her way over to you and sit and give a little bark for you to know that she was the very best girl, and would love to have one of those treats in your pocket.

Over the past year Bella’s rounds around the park were slower, but that didn’t bother her, the park was her very happy place. However if her Mom and Rosie got too far ahead, she would bark to let them know she needed them to wait to let her catch up.

Bella could be spotted in the winter with her super fluffy coat, and as soon as the warm summer weather was upon us, she came to the park sporting her new shaved down look. It made her look like a little baby cow and she got even more love and attention (and of course extra treats).

Bella you were truly one in a million. Your spirit will always live on in our hearts and will be forever felt at the park.

12/13/2023

Hello Dog Park Family!

Our volunteer Karen is collecting dog toys, leashes, collars or accessories. She brings these items to the Guelph Humane Society and the Upper Credit Animal Shelter outside of Erin.

If you have anything please call or email Karen at [email protected] or call her at 519-843-6696 (she does not have text, calls only - she does have voicemail set up) to arrange for her to come pick it up.

Thanks for your help and donations!

Karen Watson

12/12/2023

Attention CW Dog Park Users:

The CW Dog Park has a dedicated group of volunteers who make this park the place you love to come to with your dog. The COVID19 pandemic, and the loss of a vital member (who moved away) has fragmented our volunteer committee. We are reaching out to all the folks who use this park to find the perfect someone who will bring back the vitality to the group. Might that be you?

We are also looking for a sub committee to make a proposal to the town to purchase the privately owned portion of the dog park. During our last meeting with the town regarding the new multi use pathway and the pond, the town received the message about how important the pond is to us and our park. They had advised us to submit a request so it can be reviewed in the 2024 budget. We are looking for someone to help us who maybe has experience in dealing with municipalities.

Please send us a message if you’re interested in volunteering.

11/14/2023

Please Read:

Our park continues to be the busiest it's ever been. With that has come a number of complaints, therefore I would like to remind our park goers of the rules, which have been just recently updated and put up at the park by the Town.

Top 2 Issues that keep getting reported are:

1. Intact male dogs at the park. Please see General Rule #2 below. Dogs that are NOT spayed or neutered, and are 1 year of age and older, are NOT permitted at the park. Please respect this rule. We will be working with the town to try to get this rule more enforced as it's causing a lot of complaints on a regular basis.

2. Unfriendly dogs kept on a leash at the park. General Rule #8. We are a Leash Free Park. If your dog does not enjoy socializing with other dogs and has to be kept on a leash, maybe the Leash Free dog park isn’t the best place for them. We have lots of beautiful walking trails around Centre Wellington which welcome leashed dogs.

Please also remember, we are a group of volunteers and do our best to reply to messages that come in and try to make friendly reminders to park goers about our rules.

11/03/2023

Ewan (left) and Maddux enjoying the park on Thanksgiving weekend 🐾🍁

Thank-you to Stephanie for sharing this amazing picture with us!

10/01/2023

🚨Kennel Cough🚨

We removed the water bowls due to Kennel Cough spreading at the park.

Someone keeps bringing more water bowls into the park.

Please stop doing this. Please bring your own dish and use the water at the pump or bring your own.

This virus is still spreading and some dogs are just getting over it, but we have numerous new cases still being reported.

Please spread the word when you’re visiting the park, in case visitors are not on Facebook to see this post, and who are not reading the signs we have posted at the park.

Thank-you for your cooperation.

The Dog Park Volunteers 🐾

09/24/2023

Social media for dogs

09/24/2023

🚨Alert 🚨

Kennel Cough is going around town and we have heard that it could be spreading at our park. It’s a highly contagious respiratory disease in dogs.

Kennel cough in a dog sounds like a dry, hacking cough that sometimes sounds like your pup has something stuck in their throat.

I know this because my own puppy caught it and was coughing all night long. It’s pretty heartbreaking. He showed zero signs until around 8pm last night. It’s sad to see them suffer like this.

We are removing the water bowls around the park and giving them a good wash. Please bring your own water for the next while, as the shared bowls are where it’s spreading.

09/12/2023

With great sorrow, Sean and Drew want to share that their beloved dog Krypto passed away suddenly and unexpectedly late Wednesday night.
He has left a hole in our hearts that will be impossible to fill. Krypto was adventurous, independent, loyal, and so, so smart. He trained his daddies so well that we can't help but think of what he'd be doing in every situation. He truly was a super dog just like his namesake and we will never forget him and will love him forever. Goodbye Krypto.

08/23/2023

Our apple tree is bursting with apples 🍏

Please feel free to bring a bucket and fill it up with these tasty apples.

They can be made into a great apple sauce 🍎

08/15/2023

It’s tonight! We hope to see you there

Join us tonight in the Gord Brown Hall at the CW Sportsplex to discuss and get an update on the Centre Wellington Dog Park in Fergus.

08/14/2023

REMINDER! The meeting is tomorrow evening at the Sportsplex.

PLEASE attend if you can! We are hoping for a large turn out to voice our concerns over the multi use pathway connecting to our park.

The Township will be hosting a public meeting to discuss and provide an update on the Centre Wellington Dog Park in Fergus.

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 15, in the Gord Brown Hall at the CW Sportsplex.

07/25/2023

Before and after pictures of our front garden which had overgrown.

Our volunteers spent a few weeks getting out all the weeds and adding mulch.

If you’re interested in helping out with gardening work at the park please send us a message!

07/24/2023

The Township will be hosting a public meeting to discuss and provide an update on the Centre Wellington Dog Park in Fergus.

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 15, in the Gord Brown Hall at the CW Sportsplex.

07/24/2023

Bailey, a toy poodle/Bichon cross has crossed the rainbow bridge 🌈

He was a very sociable fellow, loved to meet and greet, and he could spot a person with a treat in a pocket from across the park! Bailey was a big cuddler, a skill only outdone by his exceptional swimming prowess. He could be found in the summer at the back pond diving repeatedly for toys that sink and bringing them back for more!

Bailey is missed by his Mom, Karen Watson. Karen has been a dedicated volunteer for countless years at the park and can be seen there almost 3 times a day working on our gardens and keeping the park beautiful.

Rest easy little Bailey, your spirit will live on at the park