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- A Pugalug at Dufferin Grove, Sept 18, 2005, 2-4pm
- A Pugalug at Dufferin Grove, May 30, 2004, 2-4pm
- Dave the Dog Walker
- Bylaw enforcement officer
Pugalug Pug Parade! Sunday, September 18, 2005, 3.p.m.
From Larry St.Aubin, president of the Pugalug Club: “You may remember the Pugalug we had last year at Dufferin Park. We had about 30 pug dogs attend. Everyone had such a good time at Dufferin Park that we are coming back on Sunday, September 18th from 2 to 4 pm (Rain date will be the week following). We will be meeting just west of the playground and, around 3, will be doing a pug parade around the park."
A Pugalug at Dufferin Grove, May 30, 2004, 2-4pm
Lucky (see Picture Gallery 3) is going to love it. A pugalug at our own park! Here's a letter from the organizer:
From: Larry St. Aubin pugs@on.aibn.com
To: dufferinpark@dufferinpark.ca
Subject: Pugalug at Dufferin Grove ParkHello
I wanted to let you know about our pugalug gathering at the end of the month.
My name is Larry St. Aubin and I organize the Toronto Pugalugs. We are an informal gathering of pug lovers who meet once a month in various parks around Toronto. One of our pugaluggers lives in the Dufferin Grove neighbourhood and suggested this park as a location. We will be meeting at the park on Sunday, May 30th from 2 to 4 pm.
We usually get around 50 pugs and 80 humans show up. The dress up theme is Flower Power and we will also do a small parade around the park. We will probably meet in the south centre area of the park, in the large grassy area south west of the camp fire location.
You can find out more about us and see the past pugalugs in the photo gallery on our website www.pugalug.com.
Regards,
Larry
March 28 at Trinity Bellwoods...
...and a couple of their friends.
Dave the Dog Walker
From the August 2003 newsletter:
On a hot Wednesday we met Dave Monette in the park, walking two dogs: Sally and Chomsky. Many park users would recognize Sally: she's the rangy-looking dog who is always running up and rolling down the snow hills beside the rink in the winter, because she loves snow so much. We asked Dave whether he walks other dogs too. He said, lots, and he told us he belongs to a group called the Professional Dog Walkers Association (PDWA). He said that to belong to this organization he has to have a pet first aid certificate, and he showed us the contents of his knapsack: balls, homemade dog toys, a water dish and a water jug, grocery bags for picking up after the dogs, and a brush. Apparently each dog gets brushed once during each walk. On top of that, Dave says he's just about to get his certification as a dog trainer, and indeed, Sally and Chomsky both looked perfectly well-behaved, waiting in the shade beside Dave as he answered our questions. Lucky dogs! Dave said he's in the neighbourhood parks so much he sees lots of what's going, and sometimes steps in to help with tricky situations. Sounds like a good man to have in our neighbourhood. His phone number, in case you want to talk to him about your dog, is 416 788-3319.
Dave the Dogwalker's page
For advice from Dave on developing the animal-human bond Read more >>
Bylaw enforcement officer
Warning: A city bylaw enforcement officer is currently handing out $175 fines in the park to people who do not leash their dogs.