Friday, April 8, 2011

Dog Park News (April 8, 2011)

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Residents Debate Dog Park at Monticello Park
Burke Connection
But the meeting quickly became a referendum on a proposed 1-acre off-leash dog park when Russ Rosen, a member of the Kings Park West Civic Association, recommended that Monticello Park include a dog park. Two years ago, Rosen formed a group of 10 ...
Tri-City dog park to become permanent reality
TheNewsTribune.com
Jan Davis, left, vice president of the Tri-City Dog Park Society, and family friend Jonray Woolbright of Pacifica, Calif., let their dogs loose Wednesday at the dog park in the Badger Mountain Community Park in south Richland. A recent $16000 donation ...

Fall River plans to open city's first dog park
Turn to 10.com
The Fall River Herald reports, dogs will be allowed to run free, off their leashes, in a fenced-in area. It will be the city's first official dog park. The space will be split into two sections, one for small dogs, and one for large dogs.
Dog owners fight potential off-leash park closure
Airdrie City View
Airdrie dog lovers are speaking out against the potential closure of an off-leash dog park. A number of citizens have presented concerns about the conditions of the Big Springs off-leash park to council in the past two months. ...
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Barking for Fences; Attleboro Committee One Step Closer to Creating a Dog Park
By Laurie Brasil | Email the author | 10:00am Attleboro Dog Park Committee is hard at work to raise $7000 needed to purchase a chain-link fence. Attleboro residents have made it clear-they want a dog park and motivated members of the Attleboro Dog Park ...
Spring Cleaning at Lowell Dog Park
Lowell.com News
It has been a long and cold winter that was not nice to the dog park. Lowell Unleashed needs your help to get the park back into tip top condition. This Sunday April 9, 2011 is “Dog Park Clean-up Day” and they need all the help they can get! ...
Dog Park Has Benefits
Hartford Courant
I'm appalled at the NIMBYs who oppose the proposed dog park location. Over the past few years I noticed how dog-heavy my neighborhood has become and that the proposed site would greatly benefit this community. I used to take my dog to the Wethersfield ...
Running a Year Late, Dog Park Gets Community Boost
BushwickBK.com
Sophie, left, and Granger, socialize at Maria Hernandez Park. Granger's owner, John Gilliland, is organizing neighbors to maintain a new dog run planned for the park. By AARON SHORT APRIL 7TH, 2011 Dog owners are chomping at the bone for a new dog run ...

No funds for fido?
Rocklin Placer Herald
By Jon Brines, Placer Herald Correspondent Just two months after the Rocklin Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously approved the design for an off-leash dog park, the city is now signaling it can't pay for it. “Initial construction and start-up ...
Annual Pet Vaccination Clinic Coming To Sports Complex
KHTS Radio
The City of Santa Clarita in cooperation with Los Angeles County is sponsoring the Annual Pet Vaccination Clinic at the City's Sports Complex's Canine Country Dog Park from 9:00 am to 10:00 am on Saturday, April 9. Various services for dogs and owners ...
Dog Lovers Turned Pooper Scoopers
Robin Keller (left) and Sonja Tengdin proudly stand near the Edina dog park Scoopy Poo sponsors. Welcome to "Keeping it Local," a new weekly column that highlights Edina businesses and the folks that make them work. This week we'll start things off by ...
Dogs have their day in Fall River: Their park is on the way
Fall River Herald News
Daisy was one of the dogs attending a press conference at Joseph Silva Park in Fall River Wednesday about the creation of the city's first dog park. By Deborah Allard With wagging tails and a stiff wind blowing their fur about, several city canines ...
Petition for Savannah First City-run Dog Park
Creative Coast Initiative
Savannah's First City-run Dog Park...Hey all, please stop by TailsSpin to sign the petition, turning Nathaniel Greene Park on Bull and 56th, into an off-leash dog park. You can also go to any of the Habersham Village stores to sign the petition. ...
Cute-dog contest to include biscuit trail
Marinscope Community Newspapers
Proceeds from this event benefit the Marin Humane Society and Sausalito's Remington Dog Park. For more information, contact the Sausalito Chamber of Commerce at 331-7262 or go tosausalito.org to download a form.
La Quinta buys, places art from festival
The Desert Sun
As part of the communication efforts with the adjacent neighborhood, a survey regarding the new Seasons Dog Park and the potential impacts of expanding the small dog area was mailed to neighbors. Staff will compile the results and include them in a ...
Great Neighborhoods: McLean Gardens provides unique niche for people, pets
Washington Examiner
Its roughly 1000 residents enjoy amenities including a pool, dog park, tennis courts, barbecue areas, and a prime location just off Wisconsin Avenue near the National Cathedral. "It's like living in an English village," said Lucinda Treat, ...
Modnique.com Teams Up with Much Love Animal Rescue For A Fundraiser ...
PRLog.Org (press release)
On April 9, 2011 dog lovers, families and their pets will gather at the Barrington Dog Park in Los Angeles to launch the fundraiser for an all day extravaganza. Attendees, including celebrity guests Lacey Schwimmer (ABC's Dancing With The Stars), ...
Getting the Most from Your Dogged Volunteer Work »
Dogster.com (blog)
Hanging with these people at the dog park, I hear a wide variety of opinions about what it's like to volunteer, ranging from “best thing I ever did” to “what a horrible waste of time.” This got me to wondering why some people had a better experience ...
Rich Cline
Tiffin Advertiser Tribune
He also would like the city to continue to work on opening a dog park with grant funds and private investment. "We have a great park system here in the city and I think that helps attract people to the city of Tiffin," he said. ...
Pet Page anniversary celebrated with photo shoot
Navarre Press
“Trouble in Navarre” is not only a light-hearted comic for all ages, but it has also highlighted all the major events in Navarre from the opening of the dog park to Mardi Gras and spring break. Over the last year, the Pet Page has brought pet lovers ..
Stow Park Campground To Reopen April 15
In addition to its camping facilities, Silver Springs Park includes basketball, horseshoe and tennis courts, a fishing pond, children's playground, shelters, trails and and Bow Wow Beach dog park, among other options for activities. ...
Surprise will host its third green fair
Arizona Republic
The clinic will be at the community dog park, about two blocks east of the stadium. To register an animal: 480-656-4479 or www .mashvet.net. 5. Dozens of vendors will be on hand, selling green and healthful products. Examples include organic food ..
Anthem Pets offers new fundraiser
Foothills Focus
Anthem Pets next community outreach is set for 10 am – noon April 16 when they are conducting a shot clinic at Jackass Acres Dog Park. The park is located on the east side of I-17, on the frontage road between Anthem Way and New River Road. ...
Lilydale Regional Park Improvements Seek to Grasp History and Rustic Character ...
... which previously had dedicated the space for camping and little else. A new plan was approved in 2009 to include the updates underway as well as a dog park, riverbank restoration, fishing pier, trail realignments and viewing platforms in later phases.
Parts of new park could open soon
NorthJersey.com
The new park, which was renovated by Let it Grow, Inc., will feature 20 more field lights (totaling 26), a bike path, a dog park, concession stand and newly graded fields. The council went out to bid for a playground to be built at the park recently .
Luscher Farm is looking forward
Lake Oswego Review
Since the land was purchased by the city in 1991, the farm has developed into a jewel – a place of farming, community gardens, a dog park, athletic fields, the Clematis Collection and walking trails. All of it on a sloping pastoral setting that people ...
Residents Slam City's Waterfront Proposal but Business Praises It
She added that the off-leash dog park at Founders Park should be moved, which elicited several opposing comments from later speakers. The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce and the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association offered a handful of ...
Perkasie skate park meeting to review vision for redone skate plaza
Montgomery Newspapers
The recent groundbreaking for the planned dog park in Perkasie after several years of planning and work offers an example of what can be done, she said. “It's exciting to see communities come together and meet a goal,” she said. ...
News @ Your Desk: Governor tours the state
CBS 5 - Green Bay
... and Arlington National Cemetery. Could there be a new place to play for our furry four-legged friends?? Tonight residents can give their input regarding the proposal for a dog park on the north side of Winnebago County in the Neenah-Menasha area.
Lincoln could see more spray parks in its future
Lincoln Journal Star
Add a second sheet of ice to the Breslow Ice Center planned for the West Haymarket area. * Build a new indoor/outdoor shooting facility at Boosalis Park in north Lincoln and develop a master plan for a dog park.
North Shore Entertainment Calendar
The Salem News
Beverly Dog Park Committee will hold a fundraiser to raise funds for proposed dog park on land at Beverly Airport. Event will include K-9 unit demonstration, agility training course, dog egg hunt, local vendors, raffle ($1/ticket) and dog contest; ...
City Invites Residents to Give Input on Redeveloping Vacant Lots around ...
WBGH
A DYOP team has also formed around the idea of converting the old BMX track in Cheri Lindsey Park into a Dog Park, and the group plans to begin work this summer as well. Additionally, members of the South Side West Neighborhood Assembly recently have ...
State plans to leash pet massages | Rio Rancho, N.M. | KRQE News 13
By Amanda Goodman
Dogs_20100922072715_JPG. In this Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010 photo, Louisa Solano of Cambridge, Mass., hugs a dog while she and her dog Macedo, left, visit a dog park in Cambridge. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds). Regular Photo Size ...
Charlie Sheen Tries to Trademark His Catchphrases - MissXpose
By MissXpose
In 2005, Sheen's company, Three Dog Park, filed a trademark application for “ Sheen Kidz,” a line of couture children's sportswear that did well in Japan. In the meantime, Sheen will be performing in Cleveland, Ohio, tonight, ...
Dog park is finally a project worth paying for | letter, march ...
LETTER: Dog park is finally a project worth paying for | letter, march, believe, park, dog, paying, editorial, project, finally, worth.
Tri-City dog park to become permanent reality - Mid-Columbia News ...
RICHLAND — For members of the Tri-City Dog Park Society, seeing the temporary dog park in south Richland become a permanent reality is a "dream come true.
Mole removal effort to close Keizer's dog park | Statesman Journal ...
Keizer's dog park will be closed for two weeks, starting Sunday.
Proposed Dog Park Improvements
Kennedy dog park is scheduled to be upgraded first because the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has ordered it fenced by October 2011. The dog park property ...
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Dog park considered for central Fort Lauderdale - Sun Sentinel
City Commissioner Charlotte Rodstrom is working on a deal with a pet store to bring a dog park to the central part of the city.
Spruced-up Oakdale dog park reopens - Recent Oakdale Stories ...
Oakdale reopened its dog park Monday. ... Thursday, Apr. 07, 2011. Spruced-up Oakdale dog parkreopens. Bee Staff Reports local@modbee.com ...
Gloucester City Council OKs dog park at Stage Fort - Gloucester ...
Wicked Local Gloucester - The dream for a dog park took another step toward reality when Gloucester's City Council unanimously approved a request to build ...