Meet General Kid-Afie

share it!

Afie was rescued from the Humane Society and move to the Jarvis/Carlton area a year ago where he immediately took charge of the growing population of puppies. At 12+ years of age, he has the leadership skills needed for the coming struggle.

Park Battles and Heavens

Allen Gardens

Is a good park with a large off-leash area, but with the usual lack of foresight the city neglected to build a fence of any kind along the Jarvis Street which is almost a highway with its 6 lanes. dogs are dying every season. It also has a lot of vagrant activity, that makes dog owners uncomfortable. There was even a story of a dog being hospitalized after finding a piece of crack and eating it. The park needs redevelopment.





Riverdale Park

This is doggie paradise. No roads, no leash, no hassle. Only fun and play. On a Saturday you might see 20+ dogs at a time all day long and there are lots of big dogs. The off-leash rules are:

• shared space (as you can see there are a number of baseball diamonds)
• off-leash in the spring, summer, and fall as shown on the picture, and the part of the park on top of the hill is "on-leash" during that time (its a water play area for kids); then in the winter when the kids are on the toboggan hill, the top part is off-leash.
  

Jarvis Schoolyard

This is the disputed area. Its a poorly kept school yard field and track used regularly by up to 50 dogs. The yard is big and well fenced, perfect for young small and large dogs that need to run in a safe area. It is the only yard of this nature in a radius of a 20 minute walk.








Monpegue Parkette

This park is a bit of a local affair, but all dogs and dog owners are welcome. Its small and has a fence along the road, backs onto a set of houses and is flanked by 2 buildings. One of the buildings has the charge of maintaining the park because its parking garage is build below it. The park could use some work, and the people generally pick up although you might not think so. There are just so many dogs using this park that you're bound to have some midnight misses. The park is free of undesirable activity common in the neighbourhood because there is almost always someone there with a dog.


Watch the whole video series from the beginning!


More parks will be added soon. To learn more about dog parks, check out this list.

Meet the Show's Stars

Road Call!

General "The Kid" Afie


The Old Grump keeps the young troops in line!









Captain Flappy


Wants everyone to be happy









Kikia


Is loving life.









Scout



The gentile giant, with the speed, spirit and a heart of gold.








Willow Rose


The den mother we all need.










Watch the whole video series from the beginning!

We all need a Scout!!

Share it!

Scout is a beautiful goldendoodle who will run loops around anyone standing still. She is a perfect example that a really well socialized dog. This is why dogs need a place to play with each other, to learn to be gentile, to learn to communicate with dogs and people, and to feel a part of a community. A community that is the Canine Insurgency.

Doggie Paradise

Share it

Riverdale Park’s off leash area, located at the very end of Carlton Street, is a virtual dog paradise. The field is large, open and away from any roads or danger. On Sundays the park is over-run with ball play where 4 or more dogs enjoy the chase. The area is actually a mixed use field for baseball, cricket and the occasional soccer or ultimate frisbee match. If the doggers had there way there would only be baseball and ultimate games in the space as the players of those sports tend to like dogs and even bring dogs along for the outing. The Insurgency applauds the Riverdale Off-leash area as a great first step in a comprehensive dog management strategy, but many more similar spaces need to be created to accommodate the growing population of dogs in Toronto.

Private Kikia Reports for Duty

Share it!

Kikia is a beautiful 11 month old American Eskimo. She's loving life, running everywhere, and needs a safe fenced yard to explore the world in. Find out more about the conflict around the Javis Collegiate Yard.

The Front Line

Share it!

Jarvis Collegiate is the only public fenced yard between Wellsley/Bloor and Carlton/Parliament. The yard is essential for small and young dogs that can't be trusted in a park by a busy road like the Allen Gardens dog off leash area. The school yard is poorly kept likely do to cutbacks. It hasn't been seeded for years and is basically a mud patch in the middle of running track. Previously the dogs owners and the school had an agreement where doggers would be diligent about cleaning up after their pets and report any vagrant activity and drug use in the schools sitting area. But with the explosion of dogs in the area, a new strategy is needed.

The school's website mentions the conflict briefly.

In the fall the principle of the school agreed to let the doggers in between Nov. 1st - May 1st, and June 15th - Sept. 1st. But in the final weeks the school reneged on that agreement.

Activism is Draining

Share it!

Constant occupation of the park is required to maintain the doggie protest. Kid-Afie shows the young ones how to do it.