Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Dog Park News (April 19, 2011)

If your dog owner's group is struggling to figure out how to make  your dog park happen, the number one handbook on how to build a dog park will help tremendously! It was revised recently into its 8th edition, now a whopping 569 pages of useful information! You can get it in the "tree" book version (hard copy) or the "FlipBook" version (on CD).


Boy Scouts Spruce Up Clayton Dog Park
By Charleen Earley | Email the author | 5:00am Johnny James, 15, built the arbor at the Clayton Dog Park for his Eagle Scout project.. The continued partnership between Boy Scouts Troop 492 and the Clayton K-9 Coalition is making the Clayton Dog Park ...
How Loud Can You 'Bark for Your Park'?
Dog Channel
Itching for a new dog park in your town? Enter PetSafe's “Bark for your Park” contest. PetSafe will award the community with the most enthusiasm and dedication with $100000 for a new dog park. PetSafe is awarding $100000 to a US town or city for a new ...

Butcher Dog Park Closed Following Dog's Death
NBC Bay Area
By Lori Preuitt A very popular dog park in the South Bay was closed Monday after a dog named Collin died minutes after visiting the park. Collin and is owner Julie Tien went to the Butcher dog park in San Jose's Cambian neighborhood on Saturday
Alaqua Animal Refuge takes over Bark Park
The Northwest Florida Daily News
SANTA ROSA BEACH — Nearly six months after South Walton County's dog park closed, it will reopen with plans for expansion. The County Commission has agreed to turn the park's operation over to Alaqua Animal Refuge. County crews have begun clearing the ...
Destin dog park gains traction
Destin Log
About two dozen people gathered at City Hall Monday night to get an update on the proposed DestinDog Park that would sit at the intersection of Commons Drive and Indian Bayou Trail. The park, which would be roughly an acre-and-a-half, is being funded ...
Curling resident petitioning city against dog park idea
Western Star
CORNER BROOK — It can be a bit annoying, but Bruce Bryne would gladly endure another summer of having foul balls landing in his yard, rather than put up with the City of Corner Brook's plans to turn the neighbourhood softball pitch into a dog park...

'4-Legged Egg Hunt' held
Wilkes Journal Patriot
The Humane Society of Wilkes helped their four legged friends celebrate Easter this weekend with its Easter egg hunt at Hidden Oaks Dog Park at Cub Creek Park in Wilkesboro on Sunday afternoon. The event, titled “4-Legged Egg Hunt,” was originally ...
'It's about their enjoyment': Small dog park may soon come to Eugene
KVAL
By Kristina Nelson KVAL News A year after a tragic incident at a dog park, a local group is getting closer to creating a park just for small dogs. EUGENE, Ore. - It was a little over a year ago, when Renee Hart's dog Lola was killed while playing at ...

Greta Sharp's Mobile news, April 18
Press-Register - al.com (blog)
That's why the Friends of the Mobile Dog Park are working so hard to establish Mobile's first dog park in Medal of Honor Park. On April 23, the group is hosting the Hogs For Dogs Motorcycle Ride. Registration is at Mobile Bay Harley Davidson from 9 to ...

Face Time with Mark Harter
Kane County Chronicle
Hampshire resident Mark Harter, 48, was walking his dogs at the Kane County Fox River Bluff Westdog park at Route 31 and Red Gate Road in St. Charles Township when he answered 10 questions from the Kane County Chronicle's Brenda Schory. Pets? ...
Pensacola News Journal staff
Pensacola Business Journal
Strut Your Mutt: 6:45 pm Tuesdays beginning at the Bayview Dog Park at 20th Avenue and East Mallory Street. Join fellow dog owners for a leisurely stroll in East Hill. For details, call 291-7658. » Disney On Ice presents “Let's Celebrate! ...
Houston, Texas Group 'Paws On Patios' Works To Legalize Pets On Restaurant Patios
Petanim
One restaurant, The Boneyard Drinkery in the Heights, put a dog park in the back of their bar as a way to get around the law. The Paws On Patios group founder, Patrick Walsh, stated ” The mission of Paws On Patios is to give restaurants and bars the ...

Monday's Speakout
Long Beach Press-Telegram
When is Lakewood going to get a dog park? We have plenty of benches, which is what one caller complained about. What me worry? Why is Barry Bonds smiling? Bell tower. Instead of spending so much for an air traffic controller at night, ...
Fever Dream of Our (Not So) Far-Fetched Future
Then we swing Ethel by for some playtime with her canine friends at the dog park while Pete and I sit in the shade to share the newspaper and bagels. Chatting there with neighbors, it isn't long before we're trading good-natured boasts about which of ...
Meeting set on Ninigret tree project
The Westerly Sun
For example, the location of the dog park was changed due to the discovery of wells after the plan was approved. However, concerns about changing the plan began last month when Parks and Recreation Director Jay Primiano announced the details of an ...
Park and Recreation Professionals Serve Us Well
For instance, the county's first off-leash dog park has opened up at within Hannah More Park, located in Reisterstown. A number of future trail projects are planned for here in Perry Hall, as well as a new skate park, to be located near the ...
SecuraPets Introduces a Safer, Easier Way to Find Lost Pets
Business Wire (press release)
If your cat or dog leaves your yard, the dog park, a boarding facility or any other location that you designate with a SecuraFence, you receive a location alert with the pet's current location every 30 seconds. “The Pet Automated Locator gives pet ...
A last wag together for recovered pups
Worcester Telegram
“When we take her to the dog park and someone asks, 'Oh, where did you get her?' We mention the stolen dogs and everybody goes crazy.” All nine of the dogs have been adopted. One, whose owners couldn't make yesterday's reunion, now lives in Jaffrey, ...
Credit Scott for unemployment drop?
Palm Beach Post (blog)
Jobs and education should not be made political “tennis balls” in the “slobbery dog park” of government politics! Is there any actual video on floor of state or federal Congresses that show what is being done to create jobs or is it all sound bites to ...

Bridgeport 'Bark-Park' Officially Opens For Dogs
State Journal
"We've had our delays but the day is finally here for the opening of the Bridgeport off-leash dog park. It's located between Hinkle and Deegan lakes, and Callie here gives it a paws up!" said Linda Leonette, member of the Bark-Park Committee. ...
Keep Durham Beautiful | Partner | Dog Park
The Downtown Durham Dog Park is being created through a special partnership between the City of Durham Parks and Recreation and the Cleveland-Holloway ...