Saturday, March 19, 2011

Dog Park News (March 19, 2011)


Dog Park News March 19, 2011
 
WORKING LIKE A DOG: Destin resident to spearhead dog park fundraising effort
Destin Log
For more information about the dog park or the March 24 meeting, contact Nancy Weidenhamer at 837-3190. Donation checks can also be made payable to City of Destin/Dog Park and addressed to 4200 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin, Fla., 32541. ...


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San Benito dog park could open by summer
Brownsville Herald
Joanna Rodriguez said for her family, the dog park will offer a place to take their Doberman pinscher while clearing Heavin Park of dangerous dogs. "I think it makes it a lot safer for everybody," Rodriguez, a school receptionist, said. ...

New Murrieta Park Will Be Useful for Dog Owners, Ball Players
Patch.com
Murrieta's newest park, Torrey Pines Park, will bring two firsts to the City--a full-sized baseball diamond with synthetic turf and a fenced dog park divided into separate areas for small and large dogs. "It is one of the most requested things we get ...

Open Space Foundation's Dog Park Is a 'Win-Win'
Patch.com
By Jenna Chandler | Email the author | 6:00am The Open Space Foundation's plans to build a privately funded dog park at Camino Capistrano and Junipero Serra was called a "win-win" Tuesday by City Council members who said they'd be happy to save ...

Meeting on Randolph dog park set for Wednesday
The Patriot Ledger
By Anonymous A community meeting on building a dog park off Stoughton Street will be held at 7 pm Wednesday in town hall's Washington Room. Town Councilor Richard Brewer, who is sponsoring the meeting, said there are nearly 1700 dogs registered as ...

Councilor welcomes dog park
Barnstable Patriot
dog park in her precinct would be fine, Town Councilor Ann Canedy told the Barnstable Dog ParkCommittee. "I noted in the paper that Hathaway's Pond is being explored," she wrote to members. "Please keep me in the loop on this as this is in my ...

El Paso's Newest Dog Park Getting $7000 Worth of Upgrades
KVIA El Paso
At the moment, the Pebble Hills dog park consists of only two large, fenced-in areas - one for small dogs, the other for large dogs. El Paso City Representative Rachel Quintana says that's about to change. Quintana told ABC-7, at the request of ...

Patchcast: School Board Budget, Fire Company's New Sign, Dog Park
Patch.com
By Jenna Ekdahl | Email the author | 5:10pm School Board to Discuss BudgetCouncil Rock School District is facing a deficit of more than $10 million in 2011-2012, due to Gov. Tom Corbett's $27.3 billion spending plan. Rogain Bandit Strikes CVS: Bristol ...

Land O' Lakes Goes To The Dogs Saturday
Patch.com
The second annual festival is designed as a fundraiser for the complex's dog park, the SPCA in New Port Richey and Pasco County Animal Services' Land O' Lakes shelter. "We're trying to enhance ourdog park," explained Ruth Collins, a recreation leader ...

Pet Events Across New Hampshire
WMUR Manchester
Belmont - A non-profit group is being established to form a dog park and community service goals in the town of Belmont, NH. It is called Happy Tails Dog Park of Belmont, NH. They meet the second thursday of every month at 6:00pm at The Corner Meeting ...


The 8th edition of "So You Want to Build a Dog Park: A Comprehensive Guide for Municipalities and Private Entities" has just been released in eBook format on Amazon. It will also be released soon as a FlipBook on CD and as a TreeBook (printed copy). The eBook version is being sold as individual chapters, so you can buy exactly which of the 23 chapters you want or need. Here is the link to the eBook store on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/Dog-eStore-eBooks  Thanks!
 
Dog Park Divides Lake Merritt | News | Oakland, Berkeley, Bay Area ...
Thirteen years in the making, the proposed Lakeview Dog Park meets its fiercest resistance yet.