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we have only been here for about six months so I don't know my way around yet. Where are some places I can take them in the mountains with some nice calm streams wide enough to play around in and not have the dogs swept away? Any state parks or anythng?
TheSparkens
03-09-2008, 19:32
Were are you at? Make sure they have the shots they need. We have a great deal of parasites in the water that can get into the dogs intestines, this happened to my dogs.
Hope they like cold water![Tooth]
micah360
03-09-2008, 22:28
There's a dog park water area out at Chatfield state park.
It's pretty good (and crowded).
I don't want to go to a dog park. Just a somewhere in the mountians with nice accessable streams. I plan on waiting until it gets warm. They are english bulldogs and they love cold water. So there are parasites in the moving mountian streams huh?
If you are in Denver, find the town of Sedalia south of town. It's south on Hwy. 85 (Santa Fe Dr). Head west out of Sedalia till you come to a Y in the road (road turns to dirt at this point). Either direction will take you to the river, but if you go right, it's faster. Lot's of river access to the South Platte.
USMC88-93
03-10-2008, 09:02
Read this link it is close to you in Wheat Ridge http://americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails/trailNRT/ClearCkWheatRg-CO.html it is for the Clear Creek trail that runs from Harlan to Youngsfield just south of I-70 in Wheat Ridge.
There is also Crown Hill open space near you which also has a lake on 20th and Kipling highlighted in picture below
Berkley lake and Rocky mountain lake along I-70 between Sheridan and Federal there is also the Wheat Ridge Green Belt which goes along and near I-70 almost the entire length of Wheat Ridge and it has water in the stream. Here is a google maps view of the two lakes I was talking about. There is also a dog walk available at one of them. Not sure how it works with leash laws and letting your dog in the water. These three places would seem to be the most convienent for you unless you wanted to drive south down Wadsworth to Chatfield Reservoir.
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Careful not to let your dog chow down on goose poop at all those lakes in town.
Why don't you want to go to a dog park? I go to the Chatfield one quite a bit during the summer. The dogs love it.
Be sure to keep your dogs all up to date on vaccines and stuff. It's cheaper and easier to do the preventative shots than it is to treat something.
We get our dogs:
DHPPC - Distempter, hepititus, parainfluenza, parvo, corona.
rabies - (obviously)
Lepto - Leptospirosis (They can get Lepto from goose poop)
Giardia - One of our dogs gets the rhea at the drop of a hat so he gets a giardia shot once a year.
Bortatella (kennel cough) - You can get kennel cough at dog parks if they're not vaccinated.
Revolution - fleas, heart worm, ticks. A lot of Colorado dog owners are delusional and don't believe we have fleas here, they're wrong. They also only give heart worm meds during the summer when dogs can get heart worms anytime. Heart worms are horrible for a dog, the cost of prevention is well worth it compared to gambling to save a few bucks.
TheSparkens
03-10-2008, 19:50
I don't want to go to a dog park. Just a somewhere in the mountians with nice accessable streams. I plan on waiting until it gets warm. They are english bulldogs and they love cold water. So there are parasites in the moving mountian streams huh?
Giardia, I have had it so have the dogs. The doc said the mountain sheep and other animals carry and deposit it in the water.
SigsRule
03-10-2008, 20:41
Chatfield has several large ponds and running streams and the area is roughly a mile square. So it's a bit more than a Bark Park.
For more wild fare, we take our Husky to Echo Lake at the foot of Mt Evans. Take the highway out of Idaho Springs towards Mt. Evans. The lake is at the turn off to go up Mt. Evans. This is a favorite area of ours for winter hikes as well.
Lake Dillon is supposedly not supposed to be used for dog swimming, but you see them running loose in the water all the time. Remember though that the water in Echo Lake, Dillon Lake, and most mountain lakes is barely above freezing even in the middle of July since it's all mostly snow-melt.
Our Husky used to get Giardia almost every year, but them seemed to develop a resistance and hasn't had it in almost five years even though he always drinks from the lakes and streams everywhere.
HunterCO
03-10-2008, 21:48
Harriman lake at the end of my street I have been taking my dog there since she was a puppy (6yrs). Never had any trouble except coming home with a nasty stinky wet dog. [ROFL1]
Kipling and Quincy
Not to mention I swam in that thing growing up but it was closed to the public untill about 6 years ago. Back in the day we had a great time as kids the best part was running for the fence when they tried to catch us. Oh and tieing M-80's to rocks and watching the fish float. Yes I know I should be in prision.[Coffee]
On the westbound side of C-470, just west of Santa Fe, there's a place where you can get to the South Platte river and swim in a nice sized pool. The current should be mild enough for dogs.
SE of Cherry Creek Reservoir there is a huge dog park off of Parker road, with a slow stream meandering through it. Gets pretty busy on the weekends and you have to pay for a daily pass if you don't have the annual. I know you said mountains, I was just giving another option.
Well thanks for posting that. We take our dogs to Cherry Creek quite a bit but never knew about any parks. We usually just find a quiet spot, let them rip around the lake and hope we don't get caught off-leash.
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