Hawthorne Canal Reserve

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1. Carly
   Posted July 16, 2010 at 12:07 pm | Permalink

   As much as I love the idea of a lovely dog-focused Cafe in the middle of a dog park – this is just disappointing in various ways.

   Firstly, be careful if this is your first time there. Although the park is not fenced off, its an off-leash park. Most dogs here are left off their leash while owners enjoy a cuppa, and usually forget to keep an eye on their dog. Its quite overwhelming – not neccessarily for a person, as most dogs are very well behaved, but rather for a little puppy like mine who had his first outting there and had nothing but a wide selection of fully grown dogs trying to “get busy” with him. Not welcome.

   Also, there is a canal that runs right along side the park (hence the name). Many dogs have fallen in because they are over-exicted or just not paying attention. The canal is shallow, but not very nice to have to go running around in to fish out your dog. Be wary.

   Finally, just be ready for some crazy dog-types who are very opinionated and very eccentric. These are good people, but are very ready to share their opinions – we got told off for having our dog on a leash – it was his first time out since his last vaccination, and he is a Rottweiler. We were just being careful and responsible and were very openly criticised by a lady who said the dog should be off leash to socialise. She didn’t know us – but was quite angry at us.

   Needless to say, lovely novelty but not going back – i’ll just get a take-away coffee next time and go to a less crowded, less pretentious dog park.

   Too bad too, great idea.

   FYI if you choose to go – no eftpos facilities, take cash. They sell “Doggychino’s” and dog biscuits… puppy loved it.

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