Pay Attention To Prince Park Dog Hours Or You May Be Ticketed $208

ursThe other day I was in Prince Park in Petaluma around 3:00 p.m.  A man came to the fence and told me I better get my dog off the field in a hurry.  He had just been given a $208 ticket.  I was shocked.  I have always seen the posted hours, but it didn't seem like anyone ever paid attention to them, so neither did I or my friend.  I had never heard of anyone getting a ticket.  But, from now on, I am not taking any chances.  I will only take my dog to the park during the posted hours.  Here they are:

September - May 6:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday 
NO HOURS FOR THE WEEKEND DURING THESE MONTHS

June - August  6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Monday through Friday
                        6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Saturday and Sunday
                        8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday

Post these hours on your fridge so you don't forget and go to the park at the wrong time.  Who can afford to waste gas for a wasted trip to anywhere these days?  And, do any of you really want to pay a large ticket for forgetting to look at the sign before going onto the field?  I know I don't.

I guess I will be getting up a lot earlier if I want to make sure my Rosie gets her frisbee time.  Have fun.  Play safe. Enjoy the summer, and don't forget I am available to walk your poochie woochies for you if you need me.  Woof! Meow! Purrrr! Punkie

Pictures Of Our Country Walk

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 Isn't it beautiful where we go walking every day?  I just love it out here.  I lived in the country before, and I am lucky to be staying with a friend who lives in the country now.  The air is so fresh up here.  Rosie and I would be happy to share this beautiful countryside with your poochie woochies.  Contact us at poochiewoochie@yahoo.com, or look for our telephone number on the website at www.poochiewoochie.net.  We look forward to sharing our walk with your babies soon. 

As I said, I will take pictures of Prince  Park and the marsh soon.  They they are also great places to visit.  Punkie and Rosie

Thumbtack.com

I kept seeing this thumbtack.com on craigslist posts, so I decided to see what it was all about.  They say they advertise for you for free.  They do, but I noticed a couple of things I didn't like.  When I was signed in to my account, I could see my website address.  I assumed that my website would show on my page when someone looked for pet sitting services in my area and they clicked on my advertisement.  I was wrong.  They act as a middleman, and do not let people contact me directly.  You have to give them your name and other personal information, and then they would forward an email to me to say that someone is interested in my services.  I did not like this, because I don't feel very many people want to give out their personal information to someone they have never met before, and know nothing about them.  Plus, I already advertise myself with my own website address on craigslist, which also goes on Google.  I don't feel I need a middleman. 

I just learned how much this site charges the person offering the services.  If someone contacts the site about my services I either have to choose to be charged $4.00 or 8% of my fee for the lead of a new client.  I do not know if they charge the person looking for a service or not.  They get people who offer services to sign up for free, but do not tell the person signing up that there will be a fee if anyone is interested in using me.  Therefore, I will leave my advertisement on their site, but I will no longer be using them on craigslist and directing people to this site, as the advertisement says to click here to learn more about me, and book me on thumbtack.com.  We can communicate just fine between ourselves, don't you think?  Punkie