A representative from the Callahan State Park Dog Owners Group and I are attending in the 2012 Massachusetts Trails Symposium this weekend, and I've been invited to participate on a panel to share my perspective on what trail-users in my group, i.e. dog owners, might be looking for in our experiences.
Please see below for specific questions that have been suggested for panelists to address.
If anyone has a point that you would like me to include in my comments, please share it here.
Thank you!
Best, Michele with Strummer (standard poodle)
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This will be an opportunity for you, as representatives of major user groups, to share 5-7 minutes each, your perspective on what your users (or range of users) might be looking for in their trail experiences. Guiding questions might include:****
- Who participates in your activity****
- What makes a great natural surface trail experience for this user group****
- What are some of your favorite DCR places or trail experiences*** *
- What might be different about your users or experience from other users****
- What are some of the barriers that your group faces
The idea will be to build some shared understanding among all trail users and managers in the room around the interests of different trail user groups.
Following the panel sharing for a few minutes, will be some group discussion and dialogue.
I value a relatively sparse experience where we meet a few well behaved dogs on the trail. We rarely go to crowded locations such as the sheepfold. Where we go we frequently see the same dogs and owners with whom we chat briefly. This suits my dogs because it is low stress and we rarely encounter dogs who feel they need to prove themselves.
We prefer a minimally maintained trail which doesn't encourage infrequent users.
We walk somewhere in the Fells.
We walk every day except when it is below 10 degrees, an active snowstorm, or a hurricane. (And have been out in conditions approaching these.)
While there are occasional pogroms the authorities generally leave us alone. It would be nice if benign neglect could be made an official policy somehow, maybe by making off-leash an secondary offense much like some driving offenses. (You can't be sited for the offense unless you are stopped for a more serious offense.)
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 7:01 AM, michele biscoe <mich...@fellsdog.org> wrote: > Dear friends,
> A representative from the Callahan State Park Dog Owners Group and I are > attending in the 2012 Massachusetts Trails Symposium this weekend, and I've > been invited to participate on a panel to share my perspective on what > trail-users in my group, i.e. dog owners, might be looking for in our > experiences.
> Please see below for specific questions that have been suggested for > panelists to address.
> If anyone has a point that you would like me to include in my comments, > please share it here.
> Thank you!
> Best, > Michele > with Strummer (standard poodle)
> Begin forwarded message:
> <snip>
> This will be an opportunity for you, as representatives of major user > groups, to share 5-7 minutes each, your perspective on what your users (or > range of users) might be looking for in their trail experiences. Guiding > questions might include:
> - Who participates in your activity
> - What makes a great natural surface trail experience for this user > group
> - What are some of your favorite DCR places or trail experiences
> - What might be different about your users or experience from > other users
> - What are some of the barriers that your group faces
> The idea will be to build some shared understanding among all trail users > and managers in the room around the interests of different trail user > groups.
> Following the panel sharing for a few minutes, will be some group discussion > and dialogue.
> <snip>
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-- No essence. No permanence. No perfection. Only action.
My favorite walk is (well, used to be) through the sheepfold and up into the hills. Of course, yesterday when I went to do this, the pogram was in full force. 4 DCR rangers and a mounted unit. They were even watching to make sure that you kept your dog on-lease on the spots in the sheepfold that were slightly outside the marked area. I felt like I was in the middle of a crime scene.
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 7:56 AM, Jim Williams <sphere1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi,
> I value a relatively sparse experience where we meet a few well > behaved dogs on the trail. We rarely go to crowded locations such as > the sheepfold. Where we go we frequently see the same dogs and owners > with whom we chat briefly. This suits my dogs because it is low > stress and we rarely encounter dogs who feel they need to prove > themselves.
> We prefer a minimally maintained trail which doesn't encourage infrequent > users.
> We walk somewhere in the Fells.
> We walk every day except when it is below 10 degrees, an active > snowstorm, or a hurricane. (And have been out in conditions > approaching these.)
> While there are occasional pogroms the authorities generally leave us > alone. It would be nice if benign neglect could be made an official > policy somehow, maybe by making off-leash an secondary offense much > like some driving offenses. (You can't be sited for the offense > unless you are stopped for a more serious offense.)
> Jim (Dharma and Andy)
> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 7:01 AM, michele biscoe <mich...@fellsdog.org> > wrote: > > Dear friends,
> > A representative from the Callahan State Park Dog Owners Group and I are > > attending in the 2012 Massachusetts Trails Symposium this weekend, and > I've > > been invited to participate on a panel to share my perspective on what > > trail-users in my group, i.e. dog owners, might be looking for in our > > experiences.
> > Please see below for specific questions that have been suggested for > > panelists to address.
> > If anyone has a point that you would like me to include in my comments, > > please share it here.
> > This will be an opportunity for you, as representatives of major user > > groups, to share 5-7 minutes each, your perspective on what your users > (or > > range of users) might be looking for in their trail experiences. Guiding > > questions might include:
> > - Who participates in your activity
> > - What makes a great natural surface trail experience for this > user > > group
> > - What are some of your favorite DCR places or trail experiences
> > - What might be different about your users or experience from > > other users
> > - What are some of the barriers that your group faces
> > The idea will be to build some shared understanding among all trail users > > and managers in the room around the interests of different trail user > > groups.
> > Following the panel sharing for a few minutes, will be some group > discussion > > and dialogue.
> > <snip>
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> -- > No essence. No permanence. No perfection. Only action.
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I am so glad this kind of panel is happening. The more the public can speak out about the experience of dog owners the better! I arrived at the Sheepfold after the patrols had left, but boy was I upset about the amount of horse poop that I had to avoid, and keep my dog from eating..
From: fellsdog@googlegroups.com [mailto:fellsdog@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of michele biscoe Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 7:02 AM To: fellsdog@googlegroups.com Subject: [FellsDOG] Dog owners experiences on natural-surface trails
Dear friends,
A representative from the Callahan State Park Dog Owners Group and I are attending in the 2012 Massachusetts Trails Symposium this weekend, and I've been invited to participate on a panel to share my perspective on what trail-users in my group, i.e. dog owners, might be looking for in our experiences.
Please see below for specific questions that have been suggested for panelists to address.
If anyone has a point that you would like me to include in my comments, please share it here.
Thank you!
Best,
Michele
with Strummer (standard poodle)
Begin forwarded message:
<snip>
This will be an opportunity for you, as representatives of major user groups, to share 5-7 minutes each, your perspective on what your users (or range of users) might be looking for in their trail experiences. Guiding questions might include:
- Who participates in your activity
- What makes a great natural surface trail experience for this user group
- What are some of your favorite DCR places or trail experiences
- What might be different about your users or experience from other users
- What are some of the barriers that your group faces
The idea will be to build some shared understanding among all trail users and managers in the room around the interests of different trail user groups.
Following the panel sharing for a few minutes, will be some group discussion and dialogue.
<snip>
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> I am so glad this kind of panel is happening. The more the public can > speak out about the experience of dog owners the better! I arrived at the > Sheepfold after the patrols had left, but boy was I upset about the amount > of horse poop that I had to avoid, and keep my dog from eating….****
> ** **
> *From:* fellsdog@googlegroups.com [mailto:fellsdog@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *michele biscoe > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 11, 2012 7:02 AM > *To:* fellsdog@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* [FellsDOG] Dog owners experiences on natural-surface trails****
> ** **
> Dear friends, ****
> ** **
> A representative from the Callahan State Park Dog Owners Group and I are > attending in the 2012 Massachusetts Trails Symposium this weekend, and I've > been invited to participate on a panel to share my perspective on what > trail-users in my group, i.e. dog owners, might be looking for in our > experiences.
> Please see below for specific questions that have been suggested for > panelists to address.****
> ** **
> If anyone has a point that you would like me to include in my comments, > please share it here.****
> ** **
> Thank you!****
> ** **
> Best,****
> Michele****
> with Strummer (standard poodle)****
> Begin forwarded message:****
> ** **
> <snip>
> ****
> This will be an opportunity for you, as representatives of major user > groups, to share 5-7 minutes each, your perspective on what your users (or > range of users) might be looking for in their trail experiences. Guiding > questions might include:****
> - Who participates in your activity****
> - What makes a great natural surface trail experience for this > user group****
> - What are some of your favorite DCR places or trail experiences* > ***
> - What might be different about your users or experience from > other users****
> - What are some of the barriers that your group faces****
> The idea will be to build some shared understanding among all trail users > and managers in the room around the interests of different trail user > groups.****
> Following the panel sharing for a few minutes, will be some group > discussion and dialogue. ****
> <snip>****
> ** **
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----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Mathews To: fellsdog@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [FellsDOG] Dog owners experiences on natural-surface trails
Yeah, the dog owners have to clean up after the dogs, why don't they have to stoop and scoop. Really. One horse = 10 dogs.
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Melissa B Bennett <benne...@comcast.net> wrote:
I am so glad this kind of panel is happening. The more the public can speak out about the experience of dog owners the better! I arrived at the Sheepfold after the patrols had left, but boy was I upset about the amount of horse poop that I had to avoid, and keep my dog from eating….
From: fellsdog@googlegroups.com [mailto:fellsdog@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of michele biscoe Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 7:02 AM To: fellsdog@googlegroups.com Subject: [FellsDOG] Dog owners experiences on natural-surface trails
Dear friends,
A representative from the Callahan State Park Dog Owners Group and I are attending in the 2012 Massachusetts Trails Symposium this weekend, and I've been invited to participate on a panel to share my perspective on what trail-users in my group, i.e. dog owners, might be looking for in our experiences.
Please see below for specific questions that have been suggested for panelists to address.
If anyone has a point that you would like me to include in my comments, please share it here.
Thank you!
Best,
Michele
with Strummer (standard poodle)
Begin forwarded message:
<snip>
This will be an opportunity for you, as representatives of major user groups, to share 5-7 minutes each, your perspective on what your users (or range of users) might be looking for in their trail experiences. Guiding questions might include:
- Who participates in your activity
- What makes a great natural surface trail experience for this user group
- What are some of your favorite DCR places or trail experiences
- What might be different about your users or experience from other users
- What are some of the barriers that your group faces
The idea will be to build some shared understanding among all trail users and managers in the room around the interests of different trail user groups.
Following the panel sharing for a few minutes, will be some group discussion and dialogue.
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> ** > I agree......VERY hypocritical!!!!! > Linda
> ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Robert Mathews <r...@justsoftwareconsulting.com> > *To:* fellsdog@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 11, 2012 11:34 AM > *Subject:* Re: [FellsDOG] Dog owners experiences on natural-surface trails
> Yeah, the dog owners have to clean up after the dogs, why don't they have > to stoop and scoop. Really. One horse = 10 dogs.
> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Melissa B Bennett <benne...@comcast.net>wrote:
>> I am so glad this kind of panel is happening. The more the public can >> speak out about the experience of dog owners the better! I arrived at the >> Sheepfold after the patrols had left, but boy was I upset about the amount >> of horse poop that I had to avoid, and keep my dog from eating….****
>> ****
>> *From:* fellsdog@googlegroups.com [mailto:fellsdog@googlegroups.com] *On >> Behalf Of *michele biscoe >> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 11, 2012 7:02 AM >> *To:* fellsdog@googlegroups.com >> *Subject:* [FellsDOG] Dog owners experiences on natural-surface trails*** >> *
>> ****
>> Dear friends, ****
>> ****
>> A representative from the Callahan State Park Dog Owners Group and I are >> attending in the 2012 Massachusetts Trails Symposium this weekend, and I've >> been invited to participate on a panel to share my perspective on what >> trail-users in my group, i.e. dog owners, might be looking for in our >> experiences.
>> Please see below for specific questions that have been suggested for >> panelists to address.****
>> ****
>> If anyone has a point that you would like me to include in my comments, >> please share it here.****
>> ****
>> Thank you!****
>> ****
>> Best,****
>> Michele****
>> with Strummer (standard poodle)****
>> Begin forwarded message:****
>> ****
>> <snip>
>> ****
>> This will be an opportunity for you, as representatives of major user >> groups, to share 5-7 minutes each, your perspective on what your users (or >> range of users) might be looking for in their trail experiences. Guiding >> questions might include:****
>> - Who participates in your activity****
>> - What makes a great natural surface trail experience for this >> user group****
>> - What are some of your favorite DCR places or trail experiences >> ****
>> - What might be different about your users or experience from >> other users****
>> - What are some of the barriers that your group faces****
>> The idea will be to build some shared understanding among all trail users >> and managers in the room around the interests of different trail user >> groups.****
>> Following the panel sharing for a few minutes, will be some group >> discussion and dialogue. ****
>> <snip>****
>> ****
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