Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Dog Park News (April 6, 2011)

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Perkasie dog park on schedule for May 1 opening
phillyBurbs.com
The dog owners group has a lease agreement with the borough to operate and maintain the free off-leash dog park. Members attended Monday's council meeting, however, to propose a few amendments to the lease. Specifically, they were asking to be ...
Dog park making tails wag in WeMo
Lagniappe
Weemes has recently found local fame working with other animal lovers to form the Friends of the Mobile Dog Park, an organization with a goal of funding the construction of a dog park inside the city of Mobile. The organization was formed about two ...
Dog park proceedings postponed
West Hartford News
By CRYSTAL DEY, West Hartford News WEST HARTFORD – Monday evening members of the Elmwood community gathered eagerly awaiting the Town Planning and Zoning Commission's decision on the proposed dog park in West Hartford. Shortly after the meeting was ...

Duchess Park Plan Approved
HQPrinceGeorge.com
"So we'll be planting trees, establishing a trail system, installing the fenced dog park and getting the first phase of the accessible playground done," says Kosec. She says the initial phase will be 300 thousand dollars, which will come out of the ...
As canines playing in Clove Lakes Park demonstrate, dogs are social animals
SILive.com
“They establish rank very quickly,” Taylor said, especially at a dog park, where rank is fluid and constantly re-established as the animals come and go. Bill Huus, aka “Cooper's dad” (the regulars often refer to each other by their pets' names), ...
City of Tigard finalizes purchase of Potso Dog Park
OregonLive.com
By Eric Florip, The Oregonian It's official: Tigard's popular Potso Dog Park is now city-owned. The purchase of the 2.6-acre park off Southwest Hunziker Road was finalized last week, the city announced. The city has operated the off-leash dog park ...
Ashland cuts use of synthetic pesticides
Mail Tribune
Tyler Winter of Jacksonville plays with his dogs Aqua and Dosha at the Ashland Dog Park last week. The Ashland Parks Department is working to reduce or eliminate synthetic pesticides on parkland.Jamie Lusch By Vickie Aldous ASHLAND — The Parks and ...
Clubs and Organizations
Payson Roundup
PAWS in the Park, the group that built the Payson Off-Leash Dog Park at Rumsey Park, meets at 6 pm, Wednesday, April 6 in the meeting room at the Payson Public Library. Users of the dog parkare invited to attend and share ideas and concerns about the ...
"5 Things You Need to Know About..." Tastes, Board of Directors Meetings, and ...
Well, you're in luck, because the second annual Taste of Manchester, to benefit the Manchester Dog Owners Group and a dog park they hope to establish in town, will be held Tuesday evening from 5:30 pm to 8 pm in the downtown area. 2. ...
Group Wants to Use Playland Property for Dog Beach
"Years ago, I brought my dogs to Washington Square Park's dog park and the dogs were very territorial," she said. "Unless the fenced in area is very large, it leads to fights. The dogs get territorial." Oppman said, though, that the idea for a ...
Dog Park Closure
American Banking News
Dog Park Closure” is categorized as “local”. This video was licensed from Grab Networks. For additional video content, click the “video” tab at the top of this page. If you are a new American Banking & Market News reader, we would like to welcome you ...
Woman drowns while trying to save her dog
WTAQ
Her husband says she was taking two dogs for a walk-in-a-park after church on Sunday – and she went to River's Edge Park because it was not as muddy as a nearby dog park. Authorities said a five-year-old Airedale named Buster broke through the ice in ...
Ocean Springs eco-cottages on Government Street set for June opening
Mississippi Press (blog)
Final plans include landscaping and a small dog park for those who live at the complex. The homes will be pet-friendly, but with size limitations. "We have a very aggressive landscaping plan with indigenous plants, including live oaks," Cloyd said. ..

Deed restrictions settle property disputes
The Detroit News
dog park in Birmingham had to be scrapped because of similar restrictions. In some cases, deeds can be antiquated. In a common provision of the day, the Coryell Park deed specifies that the property shall not be sold or leased to "anyone person not ...
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Three receive Scouting's highest honor
Cibola County Beacon
Harlan constructed much needed equipment for Grants' City Dog Park on Mount Taylor Road. "He researched and made the equipment," said Cleamons. Woody built a deck for the International Truck Stop Ministry at Petro in Milan. ...
Oakland's Lake Merritt Dog Park In The Works « CBS San Francisco
By Megan Goldsby
Dog owners around Oakland's Lake Merritt may soon finally have a dog park to walk their pooches in. However, just because there are plans in the works, that doesn't mean that obstacles don't remain.

Ohio Place Dog Park - Near North Side - Chicago, IL
1 Review of Ohio Place Dog Park "This little gem of a dog park is not easy to find. Once you do though, you'll be happy you did.