Friends of Stillwater Area Dog Park MN

One more reason we do not use or recommend the "gentle leader or other harnesses that come across the dogs face.

Here is the vascular system in a canine head. This highlights the enormous amount of blood flow in the dogs nose. This blood flow serves many purposes, fuels the scent chambers, aids in temperature regulation, allows dogs to effectively track, but this also makes the dogs nose incredibly sensitive to touch. This is the main reason you should not use face harnesses. There are plenty of tools designed to communicate with dogs that do not put pressure on one of their most sensitive features. I Credit this post to Grant Teeboon AKA the PawMan

The water in the park will be shut off soon. If it already hasn't. So you will need to bring your own water.

Please read your labels !!

Hi Folks! We're looking for someone to take over light maintenance of the park since Korey has moved. A stipend may be available. You would get keys to the shed so items can be used etc. Please let me know if you can help out.
Allison
651 206 6207

***Abandoned Dog ***
This sweet dog was Abandoned at the New Richmond dog park. He is microchipped but the microchip is not registered. If anyone has any information about who may have left him, please call DACS at 715-377-5141 or the New Richmond Police Department. Thank you.

Happy First Day of Autumn

Did you know that many commonly found deciduous trees have leaves and fruit that can be toxic for dogs?
In the Autumn, when these trees lose their leaves and drop their fruit, the toxic elements contained in the leaves and fruit become even more concentrated and more toxic when ingested by dogs.

Be Aware Of Autumn Dangers For Your Dog
By Margit Maxwell

Now that summer is but a memory, we can worry less about heat related problems like heat stroke but there are now some new early autumn dangers out there for your dog that you should know about.

Depending on where you live, there could be a variety of dangers for your dog created by vegetation losing its leaves or its “fruit”. And to make things just a bit more complicated, fallen leaves from other trees may cover up these fallen items so you may not see them but your dog can easily find them by following his nose.

Off Leash Dangers

At this time of year be very careful of where you allow your dog to be off leash as you will not only have no control over what he ingests, you cannot even be sure what your dog has ingested.

Avoid areas with deep covers of fallen leaves especially if there are certain trees or shrubs that will cast leaves or fruit on the ground that can harm your dog.

The Dangers May Lie In Your Own Backyard

If you have these trees growing in your yard or they are grow on an adjacent property where fruit or leaves can fall into your yard and be ingested by your dog, please take extra precautions to clean up fallen autumn debris or make sure to keep your dog away from these areas.

Oak Trees and Acorns

Acorns, especially unripe acorns, contain tannic acid. This acid is toxic to dogs as this acid affects your dog’s liver and kidneys. Clean up all dropped acorns from your yard and avoid all public areas with producing oak trees with unleashed dogs.

Apples and Crab Apples

Apple trees can be toxic to dogs because their stems, leaves, and seeds from their fruit contain a chemical that’s metabolized into cyanide during digestion. Fallen apples and leaves from apples trees must be cleaned up to keep dogs safe or keep dogs out of areas that have apple trees.

Since many people piled on to the post about feeding whole apples, here is what you should know about apple seeds and cyanide toxicity.

Yes, apple seeds do contain cyanide. For apple seed related cyanide toxicity to become lethal, a medium sized dog would have to ingest about 85 grams of cyanide. That means a medium sized dog would have to ingest around 200 apples for cyanide toxicity to be a problem. That also means that the one apple you gave your dog to eat is not going to be a problem unless he chokes on a large apple core.

However, having unfettered access to a large number of fallen apples on the ground will present itself as a hazard. Having access to eat countless numbers of fallen apples will create a hazard for cyanide toxicity, a glorious case of gastric upset, as well as a possible intestinal blockages from whole apple cores.

Symptoms of Cyanide Poisoning

Signs of cyanide poisoning include -darkened gums, -dark coloured urine,
-breathing difficulties,
-weak pulse,
-and seizures.

Black Walnut

The Black Walnut Tree produces a type of walnut. The danger for dogs ingesting these nuts is due to the mold that grows on decomposing nuts. Dogs that have ingested these molds can develop vomiting, diarrhea and can even develop tremors and seizures. Dogs can also develop intestinal blockages by swallowing the nuts. If you have one of these trees in your yard, diligent clean up of the fallen fruit is required. Keep off leash dogs away from areas where these trees have been planted.

Cherry And Other Pitted Fruit Trees

Not unlike apple trees, trees that produce pitted fruits can also be toxic for dogs if ingested. Fruits of apricot, plum, peach, cherry and chokecherry all contain pits that produce chemicals that metabolize into cyanide when they are ingested. Also in the case of cherries, this chemical occurs throughout the entire plant and the toxic effect is increased in the autumn because the chemical becomes concentrated in the now fallen leaves. The lethal effects of the toxin increases with the amount of leaves ingested.

Make sure that you clean up your yard of fallen leaves and fruit or keep dogs away from areas that contain these fallen leaves and fruit.

Horse Chestnut

All parts of the Horse Chestnut Tree contains a chemical that will affect the nervous system causing symptoms like breathing problems, problems with balance, or uncontrolled shaking. If you have this tree in your yard, you must clean up the all the fallen nuts, called conkers, and also clean up any twigs and leaves that have fallen from the tree.

American Yew

All parts of yew trees are extremely toxic. The toxin contained in this tree is a volatile oil called Taxine A and B. Ingesting even a small amounts of this oil can cause tremors, difficulty breathing, vomiting, seizures and even sudden death from acute heart failure. Please keep clean up autumn debris from this tree and your dog away from areas where these trees have been planted.

Garden Debris

If you grow a vegetable garden in the summer then in the fall you must clean up all plant related materials from your garden as leaves, stems, and roots of many vegetable plants, especially those plants that come from the nightshade family as they contain harmful toxins that are dangerous for your dog when they have been ingested.

Also very important ....

* make sure that your dog does not have access to any compost piles where these toxic plant materials may be collected!*

For a comprehensive list of plants and trees that are toxic for dogs, please read the full list provided by the ASPCA . Link to the toxic plant list can be found in the first comment.

UPDATE: REUNITED!! King is home safe & sound after 13 hours, 49 minutes :)

"I'm grateful to PawBoost for helping me find King. I'm also grateful to Brandon for getting King off a busy road, and Tati for alerting me to Brandon's post."
-King's Owner
Please spread the word for this lost dog. King was LOST on September 2, 2024 in Stillwater, MN 55082 near 110th Street North and Hwy 95

Message from Owner: King is friendly and lovable. We want him .

Description: King looks like he’s wearing eyeliner. White and butterscotch markings. Pit bull- Boxer mix.

For more info or to contact King's owner, click here: https://www.pawboost.com/p/70716123

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A park patron is wondering if there are others at the park that have dogs that are experiencing a rash/allergic reaction? If so, please message me.

Please spread the word for this lost dog. Dolly was LOST on August 21, 2024 in Stillwater, MN 55082 near Liberty Neighborhood on Homeward Way

Message from Owner: Our dog Dolly got loose around 5:30 this morning and has come back yet. She’s pretty shy so probably won’t come to anyone she doesn’t know. If anyone sees her, call or text me where you saw her so I can narrow down where she might be.
Thank you,

or

Description: Mixed Breed, Gold color looks like a lab, has collar with name and phone number to call.

For more info or to contact Dolly's owner, click here: https://www.pawboost.com/p/70673945

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