Forest Lake Off-Leash Dog Park in Forest Lake, Queensland | Park

Forest Lake Off-Leash Dog Park

Locality: Forest Lake, Queensland

Address: 63 College Avenue 4078 Forest Lake, QLD, Australia

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23.01.2022 Anyone interested please come along to the meeting. We would like to push for a group to look specifically after the lake surrounds, and help restore the lake parklands beauty.

22.01.2022 Please mark if you’re intending to attend this very important community presentation. Professor Hamilton is a world leading expert on Lake Management, and we are very lucky that he has offered to help our community. This is your chance to hear the true facts and the right and only way to go about fixing the lake. The BCC have proved they have little idea how to fix it, as we have seen it decline rapidly over the last year, while they spend your rates with cosmetic surface fix...es like vacuuming etc. This event is the pretext led up to The Lord Major Listens Forum on the 27th February, which is your chance to tell them how you want your lake fixed, armed with the facts. We ask you to please share this event to everyone you know in Forest Lake. https://www.facebook.com/11377328913/posts/585294761986992 See more

21.01.2022 Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas. May you, your families and furry friends have the most wonderful day together.

19.01.2022 Please share this far and wide.

19.01.2022 Please check the park before allowing your dogs off lead.

19.01.2022 I want to introduce you to Arush, a three year old Sarplaninac . Please click on his go fund me link to learn all about him! https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-arush-attain-the-per

19.01.2022 COUNCIL DOG PARKS REOPENING IN THE FOREST LAKE WARD Dog off-leash parks will be reopening from today! Our Brisbane Council Officer will be following the latest advice from Queensland Health to have all the Forest Lake Ward off-leash dog parks opened by COB today (8/5/2020). They advice that social distancing need to be followed. Complaints about people not following social distancing rules need to be made to their local police station, police link on 131 444 or COVID-19 hotline on 134 32584 (QLD HEALTH).

17.01.2022 The College Avenue Off-Leash Dog Park grass is being mowed right now. Thank you to all the residents that raised their concerns with me.

15.01.2022 We have requested BCC, place some river stones along the fence line in this area where it constantly gets wet and muddy. This is to stop our fluffy friends rolling around in the muddy water.

15.01.2022 Some photos from the park this afternoon.

14.01.2022 Do you need Christmas Photos of your best friends taken? They make the most beautiful gifts. Head in over to my page and have a look. Time is running out,Book now.... https://www.facebook.com/hamstafxphotographics/

13.01.2022 Please join me and bring your four legged friend for a photo with Santa at the Oxley Dog’s Christmas Breakfast from 9am on Sat 1st Dec at the Brisbane Dog Training Club. Hope to see you there Click below to RSVP.

12.01.2022 Please be sure to check any dog parks for suspicious objects. Recent deliberate baiting shave occurred in inner city dog parks, where chunks of meat were left laying around laced with bait. If you notice anything suspicious in the park, keep you dog out and leashed, and call the council immediately. Also warn others of the potential danger. Nothing has been seen at the Forest Lake Park so far, however please be cautious.

11.01.2022 BCC are currently installing 3 lights at the park and one on the pathway from the Carpark. Temporary fencing is in place around work areas however the park is open as usual during the work process.

11.01.2022 Use your Manners! The Sniff test - Stop doing that! The sniff test - a badly engrained habit that society has been taught, without a clear understanding of what they're actually doing. When you reach out towards a dog, you are using body pressure AT them, giving them no time to assess whether you are safe & whether they require further investigation to pick up your information. You are forcing an interaction of a relationship that hasn't had time to develop. To some do...gs, this is quite rude & the reason a lot of dogs snap at or bite people. This can cause alot of behavioral issues because of layered stress due to forced interactions. If they are on lead, they have no where to go if they are sensitive to spacial pressure, so can end up shutting down, shying away or snapping at your hand so you back off. This is an example of how a dog is now using pressure to turn off pressure & make you back off so they aren't so stressed. People think by offering your hand it can give the dog time to sniff to know you're friendly... they can sniff without being forced to sniff your hand.Their noses are far more superior than ours & they don't need close contact forced upon them to smell you. Some dogs might not want to know you. You have no relationship with them and that's perfectly fine. They aren't your dog so you don't need to touch them or steal pats for your own satisfaction. If you are meeting a dog, what should you do? Ask the owner if you can interact with their dog. Not all people want strangers touching their dogs. Especially strangers who you are unlikely to see again. Stand up straight & relaxed, with your hands at your side. Ignore the dog & talk to the owner. Don't stare at the dog & don't try to force an interaction by going in for a pat. If the dog wants to know you, it will come up to you & sniff around. Usually they will move away & then come back for a second sniffathon. Some dogs will bunt your hands & wag their tails, which are good signs that you're likely an accepted new friend. Give them a few slow pats down their back (NOT THEIR HEAD) & then stop. Is the dog happy? Has it accepted your interaction? This will determine whether you can give it more pats. This is a more stress free option for dogs & a reason why in consultations we can develop a good level of trust, especially with fearful dogs & aggressive dogs, without a bunch of negative side effects from forced interactions.

11.01.2022 The lights are ON. The lights come on at 1830hours until 2100hours, 7 days a week and are extreamly bright. Just make sure you have your mozzie repellent on.

10.01.2022 Some furry friends can get scared in severe weather. Shelter them from storms and add pet supplies to your emergency kit. https://bne.cc/2CBKuUp

10.01.2022 Join the LAKE ACTION GROUP HERE to keep up with all the latest information pertaining to the lake, and getting it fixed, as well as Information about upcoming meetings, presentations, and protests. https://m.facebook.com/groups/1257621784391276

10.01.2022 URGENT INFO ON DOG PARKS Brisbane dog parks have been closed, effective immediately, following advice from QLD’s Chief Health Officer to help prevent the transmission of coronavirus.

10.01.2022 Hey guys me again! Heres a video i did for our dog park! Hope you like it!

08.01.2022 Amazed by the amount of support & well wishes. Thank you all so much. Peoole keep asking for updates, I post pics of Duke (and his sister) on Insta, @bellaanddu...key read on if you haven't already... Australian Dog owner announcement. Yesterday Duke was bitten by a Brown snake. I'm sure if you see me often you'll get the full story in due course & I'm pleased to say he's pulling through. BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS (I did not an genuinely thought I'd made a mistake)... He went down like a bag of potatoes and started convulsing. I immediately called Adelaide Animal Emergency and Referral Centre (AAERC https://aaerc.com.au/contact-us/ ) and spoke to the wonderful Nick Pretorius, small animal surgery specialist resident & very experienced emergency vet (and i also phoned my mate Big Irish, the only person I knew who was close and able to deadlift Duke's 50kg) who started to make their way to me (I was 2/3km into a nature park). But this obviously took some time. However, after about 40 mins Duke started to show some signs of improvement. After a few failed attempts to get up, he succeeded and we started walking out. Now, if I didn't have access to the specialists I do, I would probably have presumed at that point that either, Duke hadn't been bitten or that, even if he had, he was fine now. But apparently that is what happens with snake bites & is usually why dogs die. Nick told me that we still had to get him to emergency. Apparently dogs have an accute & almost immediate reaction but then appear to come good. But then go down hill rapido. If owners think they've recovered and ignore their first concerns, by the time they get them to hospital it's too late or, they never make it to hospital. So, despite the fact that duke seemed totally fine at this point and even went to the toilet on the hike to Nick's truck and was happily sat up in the back hanging his head out of the window on the way to the hospital like he had zero cares in the world, we took him in and...tests confirmed he'd been bitten. His urine was very dark red (see pic) which is the venom breaking the muscles down and him peeing them out. His coagulation test was also off the chart. Based on this, Nick administered generic anti venom which covers browns, red belly blacks etc (even though I'd confirmed Brown they absolutely had to check & we were still waiting for snake bite test to give a result). Duke tolerated that well, then the test came back to confirm Brown snake so they followed with a Brown snake specific anti-venom which he struggled with at first, but got through eventually. He's doing well now (following morning). As I understand it (and sorry Nick if I explain this incorrectly) the anti venom mops up the venom that's still floating around in the blood but which hasn't yet bound to cells (like muscle cells) which it then breaks down. If I'd assumed he'd be fine, the venom would have continued to bind to cells until there was none circulating anymore and his affected cells would've broken down and he would have died BECAUSE the anti venom cannot mop up the ones that have already bound. So, if you delay/don't treat after your dog seems to come good, it becomes more and more likely they'll die. The sooner they can get the anti venom in, the more it can mop up and the greater the chance of survival. The ones that had already bound we hope the dog can manage using it's own immune system and, in dude's case, he did well. Please share this with anyone you know who has doggos and who may come into contact with snakes. It was the most horrendous experience ever and knowing I could do nothing was beyond awful. Thank you to Nick & the nurse who came to save him, because of you he's still alive. And Big Irish who came fully prepared to carry all 50kg of him out of the park. Bella did not get bitten, thank the universe. #snakebite #dogsnakebite #easternbrownsnake #brownsnake

08.01.2022 Reports of a serious dog attack at the park late this afternoon, between two dogs in the large park. The owner of one dog apparently used his thong to hit his dog in an attempt to force it to release its grip on the poodles ear. Hitting a dog only makes it more aggressive. Attached is the correct way and only way a dog fight or attack should be broken up. Punishing a dog post attack also has a negative impact on it, and does absolutely nothing, other than be extreamly cruel t...owards it. In this occasion the owner was witnessed sadly whipping his dog with the lead multiple times. Ideally, a dog fight should be broken up by two people. A method called "the wheelbarrow" is the safest one to use. Each person grabs a dog's back feet and lifts them off the ground. After a moment, the dogs should disengage and each person must pull their dog by his back legs away from the other. Any act of Animal Cruelty witnessed at the park by anyone,we encourage that everyone please report it to both Brisbane City Council hotline 3403 8888, and also RSPCA Cruelty Hotline 1300 ANIMAL (1300 264 625) or 1300 852 188. https://www.thedodo.com//yes-there-is-a-smart-way-to-break

07.01.2022 Please help by signing and sharing this petition. This so called dog trainer, belts dogs with sticks and other selected items to make them do things. He is coming to Brisbane soon to conduct a training session and we don’t want him here.

06.01.2022 From a dog park in NZ. We need these here.

03.01.2022 The parks popular once again. The lights are all in, weathers great and great bunch of different pups all having a great time together.

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