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gp193 wrote:
I have to agree that things are a bit too lax around there. I take my dog to the park at the end of Washington and let him off the leash once we're a good distance inside the park, and I supervise him while he cavorts with the other dogs. I realize this is off-leash freedom is a privilege that often passes under the radar and I think we all have to be careful and respectful of others.

What really got my goat the other day was a woman who totally took advantage and put other people and dogs at risk. This woman came from somewhere on Dudley street, sat on a bench in front of Portside and let her aggressive, unfixed schnauzer run into the park alone, completely out of her sight. The dog took a crap and ran up to all the toddlers who were playing in the front circle part of the park. It also ran up to my dog, still on leash, and tried to hump him. The dog ran loose for at least 5 minutes until a friend recognized the dog and went to find the owner, thinking that the dog had escaped from home. It drove me nuts that this woman thought she could treat the street and the park like her own suburban backyard without regard for the other people who use it. If I see her again, I will ask her to keep a better eye on her dog.

so let me get this straight: you let your dog off its leash, then complain about the lax rules and use another person's unleashed dog as an example?

you, sir or madam, are part of the problem.

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yagger wrote:
that's what i thought at first... hey, if they need my clothes that's cool. but really? i'd rather my clothes actually go to the charity... i'm thinking they just rifle through - find things that have known labels and sell them. it's also all in their approach...

You're prob right. Every weekend there are odd stoop sales on Jersey Ave between Wayne and CC Blvd. Vhs tapes, kids toys and clothes that dont seem like any of the people selling they would have owned them.

aga07 wrote:
I agree with missmags that closer to JFK is definitely better than closer to Bergen. The difference between the 2 roads is very noticeable. With that said, owning a 2Br/2Ba at 145k in a decent area is better than renting a smaller place downtown. How far down do people really think prices will go? The area isn't THAT bad. If you're going to be living here for 5-10 years, then it's a good investment.

Yes there's crime in Jersey City, more so in this area than downtown. I bought a 1/1 on JFK by Lincoln Park earlier this year and I do not regret it at all. During the day I doubt you'll ever have a problem. My gf is 24, white, and tiny and she walks the dog by herself around the neighborhood during the day and never has problems. It's a city so at night is a different story, just use common sense. I wouldn't walk on Bergen Ave by myself at night. If you come home after sunset then take a cab. It's $5 from JSQ to this area.

There is nothing in the area to do. Zero bars, zero shopping, zero restaurants (2 good things in area are Lincoln Park and the new Gold's gym). If you know that coming into the neighborhood, then it's not a problem. Be prepared to drive downtown or get what you need on the way home from work in NYC.

If you have any specific questions, feel free to message me.

shadrack wrote:
Although I do not agree with all of his philosophy, a few of my thoughts were first outlined by Nathan Winograd, Director of the No Kill Advocacy Center.

It would be hard to design a more frustrating environment for a dog than a kennel. Most shelters are filled with strange smells, dogs are placed alone in a barren kennel, there are lots of strangers, and the dog?s daily routine is completely changed. Since they can?t talk and tell you, ?Leave me alone, I am scared and don?t understand what is happening to me,? they communicate in the only way that biology allows ? by backing up, barking, growling, and when all else fails, snapping.

One can only imagine what messages a dog senses from the smells in a shelter. Humans will detect the foul odor of urine while a k-9 classifies the odors as stress, sickness, fear, aggression, intact males, and females in heat.

Dogs evaluated outside of the shelter facility may perform sufficiently well enough for staff and volunteers help train and cope with losing a familiar environment and perhaps develop habits that may get them into new homes.

I suppose if the evaluation methodology is made public, all concerned may have their fears hopefully assuaged and not justified. Three years ago at the HCSPCA, a ?professional behaviorist and licensed veterinarian? would stick a foreign object into the kennel and if the dog acted aggressively, it was euthanized. Later, an outside professional assessed the dogs and essentially agreed that all of the HCSPCA?s dogs should be put down.

The following is a list of dogs that would have been killed had these ?professionals? had their way. Many JCListers will recognize some of these dogs:

Vinnie...................aka Iceberg ..............Alive and well in Jersey City
Dodger...................................................Alive and well in Bayonne
Gabe..................................................... Alive and well in Bayonne
Cassie..................aka Sasha.................Alive and well in Jersey City
Percy....................aka Rider...................Alive and well in Jersey City
Dixie Chick..............................................Alive and well in Jersey City
Tank .......................................................Alive and well in Rutherford
Nigel ....................aka Max..................... Alive and well in Jersey City
Antonio............... aka Bullet.................. Alive and well in Hoboken
Frasier....................................................Alive and well in NYC
Grant......................................................Alive and well in Brooklyn
George.................................................. Alive and well as an office dog in New York City
Sadie..................aka Sadie....................Alive and well in Staten Island
Ben.................. aka Blackie.................. Alive and well in New Orleans
Selma.....................................................Alive and well in Hoboken
Bruno.....................................................Alive and well in Oradell
Stella................. aka Misty.....................Lived 1 year with a loving mother ? died of natural causes
Scruffy....................................................Sanctuary
Mozo......................................................Sanctuary

In some temperament testing strategies, shelters have found a trouble-free alternative to implementing a robust adoption plan, awareness and public relations program, and a strategy to reduce the overpopulation of unwanted pets. There are good people at LHS and I have personally seen and participated in temperament testing at the facility. The start of this thread began with severe claims that I hope are not true.

LHS is having a tough six weeks. Please, adopt, foster, volunteer, or donate to ?our? community shelter. Let?s face it, if every dog passed its evaluation tomorrow, the place would still be overcrowded. Instead of fighting on JCList, how about if each poster paid for one spay/neuter of a shelter animal? It is under 100 dollars and is a tangible effort. Likewise, the next time a friend, neighbor, or acquaintance is looking a specific breed, have them contact a breed-specific rescue instead of supporting a puppy mill by purchasing their pet in a store. Better yet, visit LHS and find a wonderful companion.

phDog wrote:
first of all, why would HAA be expected to have any more influence than the board of LHS who quite obviously has not had "control" of the organization for years?

second, recieving a passing grade on an inspection and achieving the highest live release rates the shelter has ever had would hardly warrant as involved of an effort as the current state of affairs does.

your argument is flawed and quite obviously just a personal jab.

until any of the catty, negative people on this thread can actually document the bs they are saying or show some real numbers, please dont expect to be taken seriously. that would be the only "joke" on this thread.

jerseymom wrote:
The biggest liability of all is abandoning our city's youngsters, hiding in our comfortable little homes, and letting "someone else" do something.

If we don't step up and help, mentor, guide, inspire and keep the youth of our community on track, we'll be reading more and more stories like the five-year-old that was recently shot at Montgomery Gardens.

Programs like PAL currently take 150 kids off the streets every day, help them with their homework, involve them in sports, and give them something positive to do. Their workforce is all volunteer - interested adults from the community that realize they can and do indeed make a difference.

It's one part of the complex puzzle of helping the kids in our city - but it's a start - and I encourage anyone that is interested to get involved.

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ErinMaiden wrote:
has anyone been in the past year? has it gotten any better?

I tried it again after a couple of years to see if it was a better experience, it wasn?t. I am not concerned about missing armrests and the aesthetics. My ojida comes from the plethora of hoodlums talking throughout the entire movie, answering their phones, etc.

A couple years ago I first swore off Newport theaters when people were talking on the cell phones, screaming educative comments like ?wha he be thinkin...he crazy?, and a guy near me was translating the entire movie from English to Arabic for the guy next to him.

I will continue going to Edgewater, Secaucus or Battery Park City for another couple of years.