Friday, February 25, 2011

Dog Park News (February 25, 2011)

Press for dog park, residents urged
By STAR STAFF If you want a dog park in Sudbury, let the city know by calling the mayor and city councillors. That's what members of the Dogs Off-Leash in Greater Sudbury Committee hope happens as part of their "Save the Dog Park" campaign. ...
CITY: Dog Park to open next week
SALISBURY — The ribbon cutting ceremony for the Frances J. Tilghman Dog Park will be March 3 at 4 pm The dog park will feature a large dog area, a small/timid/elderly dog area, benches, trash receptacles, clean-up mitt dispensers and agility equipment ...
Harbor Springs seeks public input on tree lighting, dog park location
The Harbor Springs Dog Park Committee brought back its own recommendation for the city council on Monday, identifying a city-owned lot near the corner of Zoll Street and Pennsylvania Avenue as a potential location for a fenced-in dog park. ...
Rainpocalpyse Leaves Another Dog Abandoned
She tells us: "This morning, I found a Doberman Adult dog (male/unneutered) abandoned at the dog park in McCarren Park, Williamsburg. He was left there for about 2 and half hours that I know of in rain with a tiny bag of food and his collar removed. ...
Dog park meeting is Saturday
Members of the brand-new Barnstable Dog Park Committee – and anyone else interested in setting up a location for dogs to exercise off-leash – will gather Saturday, Feb. 26, at 12:30 pm at the Barnstable Police Station at the corner of Phinney's Lane ...
So, our first stop was the dog park. Since it is winter and dry, the Rampart dog park is mostly dirt. Perfect for two dogs about to get a bath. We ran all over the place. I threw the tennis balls for them. We ran some more. ...
Sandy Beach park barking up wrong tree?
A proposal to turn town land adjacent to the Sandy Beach recreation area into the town's only off-leash dog park has raised hackles among some in Danversport. "You don't use a residential, tight neighborhood to ...
Leash requirement stands at Bull Creek dog park
City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department Director Sara Hensley will keep Bull Creek District Park's dog park an on-leash facility after a joint recommendation from the city's Watershed ...
No draft plan until March
The idea of building a fenced-in, off-leash dog park in town remains part of a "community parks, recreational and culture-related services, facilities and programs" master plan for the municipality, but a draft of the plan won't be brought before ...
Helps raise money for the off-leash dog park at Gregory O. Grounds Park in Blue Springs. Helps the with city's Fall Fun Fest. "I work on the parade committee, the beer garden committee, the street patrol. ...
Respect, rules sorely needed at 'dog park' at former ...
When I told her that she should have her dog on a leash if it was not responsive to verbal command, she informed me that her dog's behavior was actually my fault because this was "The Dog Park" and her dog was "freaked out" by strangers ...

ABetterShreveport.org BLOG: Veterans Park Area Trails Discussed at ...
a dog park: increasingly it's an expected city amenity. At the least it's a fenced area where dogs can be off leash. Often it's a social gathering place-- for the owners as much as the dogs--and can have water, benches, gazebos, etc. ...
Every year in the spring it is necessary to plant new grass in the Dog Park. Although sod is more expensive than seeding, by using sod, ...
 
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