Friday, April 22, 2011

Dog Park News (April 22, 2011)

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Dog not poisoned: Butcher Park to reopen today
Examiner.com
Following up on what appeared to be a death by poisoning this past weeekend , city officials acted quickly and closed San Jose's Butcher Dog Park to prevent any further exposure risks to other dogs. Now, it appears that Colin, theShiba Inu pet dog of ...
Northside Dog Park project in Waynesboro moves forward
Waynesboro Record Herald
Borough council members unanimously accepted a bid of $11388 Wednesday to install a fence at the new Northside Dog Park near Northside Pool off of Route 316. R. Perry Fence Co. of Fayetteville was the lowest of seven bidders for the project. ...

Peru council shortens leash on dog pull
LaSalle News Tribune
Bartley said that when he met recently with Rodriguez, “I did make the suggestion to him at the time that he move it to the dog park but that didn't seem to be something he was interested in doing.” Alderman Jack O'Beirne made a motion to move it to ...
Lorain woman working to bring dog park to city
Chronicle-Telegram
LORAIN — Barbara Sipos wants to bring a dog park to the city of Lorain, and she's encouraging dog lovers to bring their furry friends and meet her today at Lakeview Park to rally for the cause. Sipos, who works with the Community Animal Task Force ...
Popular Austin dog park could fall victim to city's redevelopment plan
KVUE
by JIM BERGAMO / KVUE News A popular dog park in South Austin could be closing down. The city says after more than two decades it is past time to make another plan for that land. The dog park at Norwood Park began in 1994. ...
New plan coming for Wabash dog park
Chicago Journal
By BEN MEYERSON A plan from last November for a new park at 16th Street and Wabash Avenue in the South Loop shows a curvy design with a dog park at the center and a stage at the southeast corner. Plans for the new park slated for 16th Street and Wabash ...

Dog park fencing to go up soon
The Herald-Mail
By JENNIFER FITCH waynesboro@herald-mail.com Fencing will be installed this spring for a newdog park in the Borough of Waynesboro. The Waynesboro Borough Council Wednesday awarded fence installation to R. Perry Fence Co. The company was the lowest ...
Editorial: Dog park permit fees must be reasonable
Suburban Life Publications
By Anonymous Public backlash against a plan to charge for dog park permits compelled county officials to rethink their position. Earlier this month, officials with the Forest Preserve District of Kane County proposed requiring people to pay an annual ...
Glen Eira Council shelves dog park plan
Moorabbin Glen Eira Leader
The council decided on April 5 to put the dog park and native garden on hold pending results of the off-leash area review and more budget funding. The derelict clubhouse and tennis courts, however, will be removed and the area restored with grass and ...
Viewfinder: College Park in Photos
By Shannon Hoffman | Email the author | 12:00pm Jimmy, a Labrador/chow mix, chills in the grass at the College Park Dog Park while TJ, a boxer mix, and the dog owners, Sabine Carlson, 50, of College Park, and Debbie Boylen, 60, of Hyattsville, ...
Nutro Hosts 2nd Annual Dog Park Clean-Up
PetProductNews.com
based manufacturer of pet food, plans to hold its second annual dog parkbeautification event next month. The Room to Run Dog Park Appreciation Project will bring together Nutro employees and members of local communities to enhance and revitalize dog ...

Dogs vs. discs at Rotary Park
Mohave Valley News
By NEIL YOUNG/The Daily News BULLHEAD CITY — Several disc golf enthusiasts showed up at Wednesday's Bullhead City Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, concerned that a shade ramada for a proposed dog park will infringe on their course in Rotary ...
Austin Shoo Tag maker donates $30K in product to Africa
Bizjournals.com
Carter McCrary, CEO of the company behind the Shoo Tag for repelling fleas and ticks, walks his dogs, Blue and Stella, at Bull Creek Dog Park. Energetic Solutions LLC donated $30000 worth in its bug-repelling devices to a summer camp in Zambia, Africa. ...
LETTERS: No property tax increase, Dog park debate, Tax Payers Association ...
West Hartford News
I commend the Dog Park Coalition for their efforts as I do see many benefits to having a dog park in our town. However, I am quite dismayed with the comments Mr. Bunin and others have made recently regarding the Elmwood residents. ...
Dogs to get their day to raise funds for Relay for Life
Hometownlife.com
Rules for the dog park apply and can be found by going to destinationoakland.com and go to dog parks for details. The Lyon Township Bark for Life was launched by Erin Welch, who is co-chair of the South Lyon Relay for Life, which is June 4-5 at ...
Dogwood afternoon: Renziehausen Park to expand
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The newly added land expands the park to 231 acres and will be used for a dog park that will be built next year, city administrator Dennis Pittman said. But perhaps the most immediately noticeable improvement to the park is the reforestation that will ...
Oshkosh Parks Department wants citizen's comments on status, future of city's ...
Oshkosh Northwestern
The dog park is there. Tennis and volleyball courts are there. Bike lanes and trails are there. Even the observation tower proposed for Menominee Park is there. The Oshkosh Parks Department wants citizens' input on the status and future of the city's ...
Stacking Deck Park With Local Flavors
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
The Woodall Rogers Park Foundation hopes good food will help lure visitors to the 5.2 acres of green space with a perfomance pavillion, a dog park, walking trails and more. Shawn Fullam, of the Lincoln Property Co., has been interviewing local ...
April 23 busy day for walks for causes
BCLocalNews
The plan is to then have a memorial walk from the dog park to the Kamloops Golf and Country Club. The event's organizers are hoping the vigil will help generate awareness and conversation around the animal-cruelty laws in Canada. ...
Leashgate continues
Airdrie Echo
There are people who bought homes near what is clearly designated as an off-leash dog park complaining that it smells like crap; there are dog owners pointing fingers and saying it's only a certain faction of "bad apple" dog walkers that fail to see ...
Boise City parks: Crews have finished opening restrooms
Bellingham Herald
Portable toilets are provided at the Military Reserve archery range, Fort Boise dog park and Sycamore, Helen B. Lowder, McDevitt and other selected parks. Park drinking fountains will be turned on when temperatures are consistently above freezing.
Volunteers use groom and bloom methods on Ankeny flower beds
DesMoinesRegister.com
There are several new sites this year, including the Ankeny Dog Park and Dean Park. Locations at Cascade Falls and Otter Creek Golf Course will be added this summer, in addition to possible redevelopment at Precedence Park, Schenck said. ...
Easter Treats
easttennessean.com (subscription)
The Johnson City Dog Park is hosting its fourth annual Easter Treat Seek on April 30 from 11 am to 2 pm "It's a fun time to come out with your dog," said Wesley Buerkle, assistant professor of communication at ETSU and vice chair of the dog park...
Randolph makes the grade
Boston Globe
Also, a parcel on the southern edge of town is in the planning stages for a dog park. “I think of Randolph as an unpolished diamond,'' said Murphy. “When you look at the diversity of the people, the geography, the resources, I think you have the ...

Spring Books Review
Chicago Reader
The single piece of straight fiction is Elizabeth Crane's "Turf," which examines the interactions of people and pups at a dog park. It's a fine story, but Crane's insistence on beginning a bunch of proper nouns with H (Hicago, Helizabeth, Great Hane, ...
Richmond Ca.'s Dog Whisperer
New America Media
Sometimes Juan and his dogs go to the dog park at Point Isabel, a huge green area with trees and paths. The park offers a beautiful view of the Golden Gate Bridge and sits right on the border of Richmond and El Cerrito. People from all over the Bay ...
Converse Unveils Basketball Courts at Atlanta's Historic Piedmont Park
PR Newswire (press release)
Newly opened Park amenities include Legacy Fountain and the Promenade, the wetlands, a re-naturalized Clear Creek, 3 acres of hardwood forest, basketball courts, bocce courts, the new aquatic center, the Greystone event facility, an expanded dog park ...
Home Depot bans pets from Canadian stores
CTV.ca
We have been bringing our German Shorthaired Pointer on occasion, to this very location on our way home from Conroy Dog Park, over the past 6 years since she was a puppy. We do this exercise STRICTLY as an opportunity for her continuous "socialization" ...
The Great Escape: Nature's Showroom
Merrifield Garden Center in Gainesville has acres of flowers and plants, but also offers visitors a relaxing afternoon browsing the gift and flower shop, a wine cafe, ice cream booth, and dog park.
Called to the Torah: April 21, 2011
Ventura County Star
He has also volunteered at the Friends of Camarillo Dog Parks, most recently participating in the Feb. 26 renovation and cleanup of the Camarillo Springs Dog Park. Nolan, a seventh-grader at Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School, is the son of Marc and ...

Sprucing Up the Borough
Out at Reservoir Dogs Park, volunteers spread mulch around the large dog park area. Another crew headed up to Reservoir Park to mulch the playground and then pick up sticks in the grassy areas. “They make new friends because we mix up the teams,” ...

News Briefs & Meetings
Lovely County Citizen
The monthly meeting of the Friends of the Dog Park will be Saturday, April 23, 10:30 am, at the Eureka Springs Library Annex. Bring your opinions, ideas and concerns. For info, call Glenn (479) 981-0430. On April 24, Helga Dietzel will present The ...

City on green light, but sees red ahead
McMinnville News-Register
Among accomplishments, she listed opening a long-anticipated dog park, rehabilitating more than four miles of old sewer line, completing the Westside bike and pedestrian pathway, installing a new traffic signal at Lafayette and Orchard avenues, ...

Our view: Utica should forget new sports park
Utica Observer Dispatch
A second, smaller phase would include more parking and a dog park. It would be built at the site of the former Seymour School, off Euclid Road, in Lawler's Sixth Ward. But borrowing money to build a recreational park while city streets are caving in ...
Lorain woman working to bring dog park to city « WEOL Radio 930 AM
By Rona Proudfoot
LORAIN — Barbara Sipos wants to bring a dog park to the city of Lorain, and she's encouraging dog lovers to bring their furry friends and meet her today at Lakeview Park to rally for the cause. Sipos, who works with the Community Animal ...
Shiba Inu,director Jon Cicirelli,Jon Cicirelli,Butcher Dog Park ...
A popular dog park in San Jose, one that was closed after a small dog that visited the park Saturday had seizures and died, is set to reopen Thursday, city officials said today.Preliminary results of a necropsy determined that it was ...]
RUFF: Vendors Sought for June 12 Grand Unleashing - InlandSoCal ...
By Barbara McLean
Vendors are being sought for the Grand Unleashing event set for June 12 beginning at 12 p.m. at the new Redlands Dog Park located within Ford Park. The event is sponsored by Redlands Unleashed Fidos & Friends. ...
Northwest Community Dog Park - Tucson, AZ
1 Review of Northwest Community Dog Park "I'm so pleased we found this dog park. We've been to many over the past few months with our new dog.
Savannahians petitioning for off-leash dog park | The Coastal Source
There's a push underway in Savannah to give dogs a place where they can run and play without their leashes.