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NYC Golden Owners???

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Hey any other golden owners in NYC on this board??? We are settling down in Manhattan come September and interested in touching base with any existing golden/lab groups in the city or potentially starting one. We've been part of a monthly Golden Playgroup in Jackon, Mississippi this past year and it has been a fantastic experience...6-12 golden owners meeting every month so the dogs can play and the owners can meet and hang out. Post here if you know of a group or are interested in being part of one!

Included a pic of our boy (Jackson) from a few months back with his favorite playtime toy.
 

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Geee, I guess the silence was deafening.....there's about 3 or 4 of us over here in NJ.
There is a MeetUp group known as The Westchester/Fairfield Golden Retriver Meetup Group and also The Long Island Labrador and Golden Retriever Meetup Group.
Been to a couple of the W/F get togethers and had a good time with good people.
 
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NYC Golden here!

We got Sully a month ago. He's now 5 and a half months old He's a rescue from a puppy mill in Iowa and is taking to training really well. We live on the upper east side and use the dog park at Charles Shurz park on the east river. He comes to Westchester with me every morning ( I bring him to work) and in the mornings we take a walk in the woods. But we'd love to know more golden owners in the city.
 

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We got Sully a month ago. He's now 5 and a half months old He's a rescue from a puppy mill in Iowa and is taking to training really well. We live on the upper east side and use the dog park at Charles Shurz park on the east river. He comes to Westchester with me every morning ( I bring him to work) and in the mornings we take a walk in the woods. But we'd love to know more golden owners in the city.

Hi I live on the UES. I have a golden puppy who is 4 months old. I would love to get together for play date. Send me a note and I will send email
 
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We're thinking it might be time to start up a regular Golden playgroup. We're down in West Village and have connected with several other goldens/golden owners in our neighborhood. Just today, we were out tromping in the snow with Jackson and met a 2-year-old Golden who lives on our block and a 9-week old Golden puppy who lives a few blocks north of us. Add in the posters here and it's realistic to think we can start out with 4-6 goldens meeting up on a regular basis, maybe once or twice a month, and grow the group from there. Two obvious ideas we had for meetups were 1) picking a dogpark at a time that isn't busy (e.g. the Leroy St. Park in evening hours) for an off-leash play session or 2) a group walk in a place like Central Park or down Hudson River Park promenade.

Please post or send us a message with ideas on logistics and locations!
 
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Sounds great! Hudson will not be ready until he has his final vaccinations in late March (just in time for the nice weather!). We are in Chelsea, so the Leroy St. Park or Hudson River works well for us. If we can find a doggie-friendly taxi we would love to do Central Park on occasion as well.

I also often run into golden owners on our block, so down the road after all the logistics are figured out I could mention it to them as well.

As far as coordinating, does anyone know if there is a way to start a group on this forum?

Looking forward to meeting Jackson, Sully and all the others!
 
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I love it!
I dont know if this is legal or what, but I've checked with the MTA website and it doesnt really say anything about it, but I've been taking Sully with me on the subway all over the city! This saturday we went from the upper east side to brooklyn to visit friends. People on the train are amazed at how well behaved he is (he just sits under my legs and watches)
anyway, I love the west village and I'd love to be a part of a group! Should i post something on craigslist? I'm open to any suggestions.
Paul
 
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I read on the MTA website that service animals are welcome. A therapy dog is not a service animal. Small animals can be taken on the subway. Metro north is indeed an exception, there you can take any size dog, as long as he is well behaved. I take Tess into New York quite frequently, on the train.
 
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Great to know about the subway!! Does Metro North allow all size dogs (I assume this is how you get to Westchester)?

Would love to hear more about the steps you took to get Sully certified as a therapy dog. I've been looking into the Delta Society.

An idea for coordinating: Once we establish a group of people, we can use doodle (Doodle: easy scheduling) to schedule meet-up dates. Basically, the owner of the group posts potential dates and the members indicate which days/times would work best for them. The dates that worked for most people would be selected for meet-ups. (I used this system for book-club and it worked out quite well).

Looking forward to it!
 
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Doodle seems like a good way to plan meetups. I think maintaining a group email list will also be handy. The playgroup we belonged to in Mississippi used the list to communicate other pet-related topics (e.g. a new pet class in town or a food recall warning or one member was going out of town and needed help housing his/her golden in the meantime) beyond just the regular play sessions. Pet resources were a lot more limited down there than here but still likely useful.
 
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Yes we have your info and we're excited to meet Hudson. Actually added a new recruit to the group this morning in the form of a 5-year-old rescue female who put the brakes on a block away to wait for Jackson to catch up and say hello.

We go to Towne House Grooming on 8th Ave between 24th and 25th. The woman who runs the place (Ellie) is very nice and she actually knows how to groom our cat well, which is why we go there but Jackson is always super happy going in and out and we like the results. I think the standard golden package is ~$85. That includes a bath, cleaning of the ears, nail trim, trimming the hair around toes and underbelly, and expressing the glands...we ask them not to give Jackson a full-on haircut or shave so I can't speak to how well they do that if that's what you're looking for.

We generally go once a month unless the weather forces us to take him more often. He's going in next weekend given the rain/snow we've had. Beyond that, we occasionally give him a basic bath in our apartment if needed plus we clean his ears and brush his teeth about every other day.
 
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Any objections to including a few golden doodles in the group? It's the only other breed we've encountered that consistently has similar personality/energy to the purebred golden and Jackson has several golden doodle friends in the West Village. Figure it will help boost our numbers at the outset without disrupting the chemistry.

Also for reference when it gets hot in the summer: Open (Social) Swim | Water4Dogs.com
It's not free so not suggesting it as a regular activity for the playgroup, more a reference if you're looking for a place to take your golden swimming. Prospect Park in Brooklyn has part of its water roped off for dogs, that's the only free swimming I know of in NYC.
 
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No objections here! Thanks for the swim info, sounds like lots of fun.

When do you think the first meet-up will take place? I have yet to recruit any of the golden owners in my neighborhood simply because it would be a little odd for me to mention it w/out having a dog :eek: , BUT, we are getting Hudson this SATURDAY!!

Really looking forward to this group!
 
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OK we're prepping the intro email for the group and in the process of assembling some possible dates for an initial meetup in March. When is Hudson done with vaccines and ready to be added to the active roster???

So far we have in addition to your pup:
- 1 5-year-old female golden
- 3 1-2 year-old female goldens
- 1 2-year-old male golden (ours)
- 1 16-week-old female golden puppy
- 3 golden doodles 2 years and under
 
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