Saturday, March 12, 2011

Dog Park News (March 12, 2011)

Dog Park News March 12, 2011
 
Park Authority, dog park supporters at impasse
Inside NoVA
It's a chicken-or-the-egg kind of struggle: Which comes first, the dog park or the dog park group? Some Park Authority Board members want a group of dog park supporters to organize and raise money before they'll approve the county's first off-leash dog ...

New dog park finished . . . and at the right price
Desert Valley Times
When time are tough and money is scarce, where do you find funding for a new dog park? On Monday, the city's parks and recreation department will officially open the new dog park next to Jensen Park on Second South. It has two separate areas, ...

Dog park named after of fallen police K9
Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise
Bartlesville's first public dog park will be named Cooper Park after fallen police K9, "Cooper," City of Bartlesville officials announced this week. On July 26, 2010 Cooper, a German Shepherd, unexpectedly fell ill and passed away. ...


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Doral to get dog friendly park
MiamiHerald.com
"This isn't just a dog park," Councilman Pete Cabrera said. "It's a dog friendly park, which will have areas for dogs that aren't allowed in our other parks. This is much-needed in the city of Doral." The park is part of a multimillion-dollar master ...

Quarry Lake dog park idea moves to County Board
Journal Times
MOUNT PLEASANT - The idea of a new dog park at Quarry Lake Park has been forwarded to the Racine County Board. The Racine County Public Works' Parks and Facilities Committee voted unanimously Thursday night to send the dog park recommendation to the ...

Richland dog park getting closer to being finished
KNDO/KNDU
The Paws-Abilities Dog Park at Badger Mountain Community Park in Richland is getting closer to being finished. Thursday night, the Tri City Dog Park Society donated $16000 to the city to help with the project, plus, the Parks and Recreation Commission ...

County to improve Navarre dog park
Navarre Press
The Santa Rosa County Commission is expected to approve spending about $26000 to upgrade thedog park on High School Boulevard in Navarre. Commissioner Jim Melvin met with residents concerned that the existing park is insufficient, especially for ...

LETTERS: A mother's gratitude, Dog park concerns
West Hartford News
I am writing in opposition to the proposed dog park at the corner of Flatbush and Oakwood avenues in the Home Depot parking lot. It's important to say up front that my objection is not with a dog parkbut its location. The dog park's proximity to ...

Dogs, Lamoureux Park and taxes
Seaway News
Well, despite the fact that dogs on a leash are now allowed in Lamoureux Park to help scare away the geese, we can't lose sight of the efforts of many who are trying to create that leash-free dog parkin the area. And before the public lynching ...

Ribbon-cutting celebrates off-leash park
Cherokee Tribune
by Laura Braddick Cherokee County's first official off-leash dog park will open its gates next month in Canton for two- and four-legged guests alike. Located just north of Riverstone Parkway on Juniper Street, the Canton Paw Park features two separate ...