Friday, May 13, 2011

The Dog Park News (May 13, 2011)

East River Dog Run Celebrates LES Canines May 21
The Lo-Down
The Friends of East River Dog Run is also looking for LES dog owners who want to get involved, starting with a meeting tonight to finalize plans for next week's event. Show up at the dog park at 6:30 pm, or email eastriverdogrun@gmail.com for more info ...
Mast Park Fenced in Dog Park Nearly Complete
By Steven Bartholow | Email the author | 7:58am Stemming from well attended meetings last summer and fall, Santee's first fenced-in dog park is becoming a reality. Residents have begun using the new fenced in area at Mast Park, though a few things .
Mobile vying for $100000 dog park grant
al.com (blog)
A planned west Mobile dog park is well on its way to fruition thanks to privately donated funds, but city officials and park boosters are hoping to snare a $100000 commercial grant that could be used to finish that project or start another one. ...

Bark For Life on tap for Saturday at Dog Park
Coldwater Daily Reporter
Dog owners can walk their dogs and raise money for Relay for Life at the same time during Bark For Life, set for Saturday at the Dog Park at Heritage Park in Coldwater. By Heather Jeffrey 1 A chance to celebrate Relay for Life with your four-legged ...



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MAPLEWOOD > Dog park to get pool
STLtoday.com
Dogs — and their owners — can have a little more fun this summer with the addition of a "zero depth entry" dog pool at the Maplewood Dog Park. The City Council on Tuesday accepted a low bid of $6500 from All Things Constructed to build the ...
A howling good time
Reporter Online
By Bob Jaderberg Dozens of canines lifted their legs high Monday to celebrate the opening of the Oak Lawn Park District's first dog park. After six years, Oak Lawn Park Board Commissioner Mary Margaret Wallace's dream of a wide-open space where pooches ...

Extensive damage to keep dog park closed even longer
The Desert Sun
Electrical boxes at the University Park dog park in Palm Desert were damaged May 4 by vandals. The park will remain closed while the city makes repairs. / Richard Lui palm desert sun Dogs that enjoy playing at University Dog Park will be kept from ...
How You Can Help Bring a Dog Park to Corpus Christi
KIII TV3
CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) - Local dog enthusiasts say Corpus Christi is in desperate need of a dog park, and they are asking you for help. Members of the Corpus Christi Dog Group are asking the community to help make the city a finalist in a national ...
Shawnee dog park grand opening set Saturday
Shawnee News Star
By Kim Morava A celebration for the ribbon cutting and grand opening of Shawnee's new Mary Maxine Williamson Dog Park will be held Saturday at the Shawnee Animal Shelter, 1900 W. Independence. Area residents are invited to attend the celebration, ...
Fido Fitness Club's Grand Opening Weekend Celebration
NewsLI
Dog owners in the area are encouraged to come by and tour the new indoor dog park, meet other dog owners in the community and see what Fido Fitness Club has to offer – and maybe even adopt a new four-legged family member. While this event is free to ...
Faces from the Andover dog show
Andover Townsman
The event raised around $600 for a public dog park planned for High Plain Road. Contests at the event included Cutest Puppy, Best Sniffer — where a dog was able to find a secretly-dropped dog treat in under five seconds — and Dog that Makes You Want ...
IID offering pool pump rebate
The Desert Sun
Staff continues to receive comments from dog park users, many of which are positive. A resident came to City Hall to personally thank staff for the work they do there. Recently, two residents complained about landscape workers repairing broken ...
Viewfinder: Bark Park
The dog park is open from 7:00 am to sunset, (weather and conditions permitting). Membership is required. To sign up, submit an application online by visiting, http://www.warminstertownship.org/barkpark/index.htm No memberships or licenses are sold at ...
Editorial: Finally, we'll know how public feels about the swimming pool
Crookston Daily Times
It's like the Bark for the Park pro-dog park initiative; it was the little engine that could for months and months, rising slowly but steadily toward its fund-raising goal. Then it received a generous donation to close the final gap to get the ...
Howl at Hillside dog adoption event to be held in Dallas
Pegasus News
The event is being held to showcase a broad assortment of adoptable dogs and to raise money for the White Rock Lake Dog Park. Over 75 dogs in need of immediate adoption from Dallas Animal Services, Metroplex Mutts, DFW Rescue Me, and Operation Kindness ...
Barkapalooza celebrates man's best friend in Abilene
Abilene Reporter-News
By Scott Kirk Special to the Reporter-News We pamper them, indulge them and now the people who gave us the Camp Barkeley Dog Park are giving them their own day. The first Barkapalooza will take place from 10 am to 3 pm Saturday at Camp Barkeley at ...
Brookdale Park planting on May 14
NorthJersey.com (press release)
Patrons will gather at one of two locations in the park: the Watchung Avenue entrance or along the path at the lower edge of the dog park. Participants are asked to wear gardening apparel and bring gardening tools (shovels and gloves are most ...
: Picnic Spots
Picnic with Fido: Your dog is welcome to join your picnic at the Dog Park at Mattie JT Stepanek Park. The park has picnic tables and benches. There are drinking fountains for you and your dog. The park is free to Rockville residents, ...
Spring hikes in South Mountain Reservation
NorthJersey.com (press release)
We will meet at the Dog Park and stroll a series of woods roads and back trails. Due to county regulations, you must keep your pet on leash for the entire hike and clean up after them. Leader: Lou Nocito. 10 to 11:30 am — Washington Rock by a ...
LOCC: Mixed reception on Heritage Park
Branford News
But that's just the beginning of major plans for the property, which include a sand volleyball court, playground, picnic area, frisbee golf and three bike racks and maybe even a dog park. Officials estimate these developments will cost $83700. ...
Knox New Homes Announces a Decorated Model at Manchester Walk
Gwinnett Gazette
Manchester Walk is located a half mile from Rhodes Jordan Recreational Park and Lawrenceville Lake where homeowners can enjoy walking trails, a playground, dog park, fishing and festivals. In addition, the community is easily accessible to downtown ...
Good Dogs > Bad Humans. One Dallas City Official Finally Gets It Right.
Dallas Observer (blog)
... fighting dogs who practiced their aggression on the hapless, defenseless -- and, even worse, muzzled -- victim. Fast-forward a year and Mel is doing much better. No longer scared shitless, he allows strangers to pet him, even frolicks in the dog park.
Fillmore declares state of fiscal emergency
Ventura County Star
In other business, the council expressed unanimous support for a resident who in March began lobbying the council to establish an off-leash dog park in the city. Two sites have been proposed, one at the water treatment plant and another at Two Rivers ...
Beagle earns clean bill of health, wants to climb trees
Bluffton Today
Best of all, the vet has told The Beloved that my heartworm infestation has been successfully suppressed and I am free to chase rabbits, play in the the dog park, and race around the house pretending to hunt. Normally I would have learned my primary ...
Second graders at La Jolla Elementary learn economic concepts
La Jolla Light
The hotel included a gift shop, water slide, a dog park, palm trees and a parking lot. Photo by Julie McDonald Close up of the Hotel La Jolla . Photo by Julie McDonald Cathy Wallace and her second grade students with their “Busytown. ...
Dog parks give new leash on life
Agoura Hills Acorn
Pick up the leash and just think the words dog park. The Calabasas Bark Park is small but beautiful. Big bang for the buck. Oak Park is expansive and serene, although a little hard to find tucked away in Oak Canyon Park. And Thousand Oaks? ...
Berkeley, California – Everything From A to Z
TravelVideo.tv (press release)
The Bay Area Bay Trail, 90-acre Cesar Chavez Park, and a 17-acre off-leash dog park are all popular with locals and visitors alike. The Doubletree Hotel Berkeley Marina offers deluxe waterfront accommodations. UC Berkeley students and alumni revere the...

St. Paul's redevelopment efforts moving ahead post-recession - with public help
Pioneer Press
On the wish list is environmentally friendly construction, open space ranging from a possible dog park to ball fields, a range of housing options, "meaningful" public gathering spaces and a variety of businesses. The vision for the community "campus" ...
News Briefs
The Kingston Whig-Standard
A public meeting will be held on Monday to review the amendments to the city's off-leash dog parkpolicy necessary to conduct the pilot project. The meeting will begin at 6 pm in the press lounge at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. Comments on the proposed ...