Thursday, May 19, 2011

The Dog Park News (May 19, 2011)

Walnut Creek News Briefs May 19 -- Dog park to reopen and bargain library book ...
San Jose Mercury News
By Elisabeth Nardi The Walnut Creek dog park located in Heather Farm has been closed for nearly two months but will finally reopen to four-legged furry friends on Friday, May 20. Since the dog parkopened in late 2007, some areas of the park continue ...
Dog Lovers Asked to "Bark for Your Park" By June 1st
TribLocal
By Village of Orland Park Yesterday at 2:41 pm Orland Park's 192-acre Centennial Park has been earmarked for a dog park because of its distance from residential areas, proximity to park amenities and trails and because the village has land available...

Kalamazoo County's dog park will be expanded by 3.5 acres
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
By Gabrielle Russon | Kalamazoo Gazette Mark Bugnaski / Kalamazoo GazetteNancy Draayer, of Portage, heads back to her car with "Muffin" and Bowie, not pictured, after visiting the Kalamazoo County dog park at Prairie View County Park in 2010. ...

Dog Park Citizen Committee Creates New List of Potential Sites
By Sheila Regan | Email the author | 7:14am The 6th Park District Dog Park Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) agreed Monday on a preliminary list of new sites to consider for the off-leash dog area, including sites in Lyndale Farmstead Park, ...



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Council denies funding for dog park
Rockford Independent
By Danielle Arndt City Council members recently entertained a lengthy discussion about funding for a possible dog park in Rockford. However, after no motion was made during its regular meeting May 9, council effectively decided not to take action at ...
Rebecca Simmons: South Knox dog park expected to open in July
Knoxville News Sentinel
By Rebecca Simmons Debra and Brian Douglas and their dog, Shiva, visit Charter Doyle Park where the new dog park will be built. When dog lovers Brian and Debra Douglas heard South Knoxville was getting its first dog park, they took their three-legged ...
Bark for a Dog Park, Orland Park
PetSafe is giving one community a grant to help build a dog park. Orland Park has the land and the dogs, but does it have the support? Will the dogs of Orland Park have their day? That depends on how loud residents bark. A small group calling itself ...
City Council OKs dog park but it may take 2-3 years
Mason City Globe Gazette
MASON CITY — The City Council approved a series of proposals on what to do with flood buyout properties Tuesday night, including creation of a dog park. But the dog park may be two to three years in the making, said Tricia Sandahl, the city's flood ...
Annual fun run benefits dog park
Flathead Publishing Group
The long course took racers down Edgewood Drive, around Depot Park, through town, then out Monegan Road before heading back to the dog park via Dillon, Voerman and Armory Roads. Ted Burnhan won the 4-mile race with a 24:42. Marcella Sandry was the top ...
WKBT News 8 - La Crosse, WINew dog park to be built at Houska Park
WKBT
Work on a new dog park in La Crosse is a little behind schedule, but the new digs for dogs should be ready in a couple of months. City crews ran out of room to pile snow this winter, so they started using the east end of Houska Park where the new dog ...
Dog owner hoping for Exeter dog park
Times Advocate
EXETER — An Exeter resident and his German shepherd are hoping to find support for a dog parkin the community after recently receiving a ticket for being off-leash. Randy Mathers said he has had Buddy, who is three years old, since he was a puppy, ...
Group secures 1.5 acres for proposed Bluffton dog park
Hilton Head Island Packet
The nonprofit organization's new board president, William Grooms, signed an agreement with the town and Beaufort County on Tuesday to use 1.5 acres in Buckwalter Regional Park for Bluffton's first dog park. The town owns the land but the plan needed ...

Brentwood's dog park opening set for Saturday
The Tennessean
Brentwood is requesting the presence of local pups and their human companions to grand opening ceremonies for the city's first dog park, which has been under construction for most of the spring. The event is scheduled to begin at 10 am Saturday. ...
Beneful Design Your Dream Dog Park contest - and do it green!
Examiner.com
Beneful, a division of Purina, has announced it is sponsoring a $500000 dog park makeover for the winner of the Design your Dream Dog Park contest. Entry is simple - send a 250 words or less essay on what you would want in the dream dog park for your ...
Bonita considers possible uses for public land
The News-Press
After two hours of brainstorming Tuesday, about 20 Bonita residents agreed on the five best uses for a piece of land on the north side of East Terry Street at Matheson Avenue — a community garden, tree nursery, dog park, preserve/nature trails and ...
Weekend Planner: L.A.'s Largest Earth Day Festival is This Weekend
Why Go: There will be live music and entertainment, inspiring speakers, numerous nonprofits, kids' activities, a food court, a beer and wine garden, a dog park and much more. Pricing: General admission, $7; seniors over 60, students, Metro and bike ...
Biggs proposes $515000 increase in town budget
Clayton News Star
In other action by the council Monday, the members voted to suspend the rules of the work session in order to unanimously approve $38175 for construction of the 3-acre East Clayton Dog Park. The project, which has been under consideration for the past ...
Restaurant critic review: Pelican Cafe doggone good place for a sandwich
TCPalm
By Amanda Farinos There's been a lot of fuss lately about the new dog park, Central Barkway, that opened in Poppleton Creek off Central Parkway in Stuart. Many of my friends and their furry companions are enjoying the place, which is divided into a ...
In-Home School for Dogs in Houston Practices a Unique 4-Week Board and Train ...
Your-Story.org (press release)
With a lush space of 20 acres of land converted into Dog Park, this family-owned Houston in-home dog training offers a unique 4 week of Board and Train Process for your dogs. Commenting on the kind of clients they are faced with each year, ...
Salem Mayor Randy Foley
WSLS
The new Salem Dog Park is fast becoming a reality! The city needed to raise $40000 from the community through private and corporate donations and we already have met 75 percent of that goal. The park will be located on a 1 and ¾ acre site right beside ...
As Slammers Looks to Expand, Village Officials Discuss Al Fresco Dining ...
In the dog matter, Police Chief Kevin Shaughnessy told the board that complaints about dogs off leash have increased, especially since the township created a dog park. Residents feel threatened when they see what looks like a mean dog wandering around, ...
Skate park rolls to César Chavez Park in Laveen site instead of downtown Phoenix
AZ Central.com
The steering committee has been handed the task of planning potential additions and changes to the park, including a dog park recently recommended by an ad hoc committee. But the panel has said it wants to continue until at least December developing a ...
City plan would slash off-leash areas
Medicine Hat News
In addition, the proposal would involve creating one fully-fenced "dog park" that will be located east of the Saamis Teepee in the area between the Moose ball diamonds and the Trans-Canada Highway. Fred Crittenden, superintendent of bylaw enforcement ...
Frisco morning roundup for May 18, 2011
Dallas Morning News (blog)
The dog park is on schedule for completion later this year. The Frisco City Council approved a $520631 contract at Tuesday's meeting for improvements at BF Phillips Community Park. The improvements include a chain-link fence, irrigation and two ...
370 Lakeside Park Opens Thursday
When the park is completed, plans will include park pavilions, large playgrounds, campgrounds for organized groups, a sand volleyball site, an archery range and a dog park. Interested in a follow-up to this article? Great, we'll send you an email as ..
La Vista's New Park Growing Close
WOWT
Civic Center Park would include a large lake, amphitheater, community gardens, dog park, and a number of trails through reintroduced native species and wildlife. "La Vista's got a lot of good things going on right now from what i hear, and having more ...
San Marcos view Home of the Week features single level living and $15000 in ...
NHD Buzz (press release)
Also within walking distance are a 19-acre community park with ball fields, a soccer field, picnic areas, an off-leash dog park and community center. Brookfield San Diego Builders, Inc. builds new homes in San Diegoand Riverside counties. ...

A Kickball League of Our Own
Knoxville Metro Pulse
Eight teams—Metro Pulse, two from Marble City Brewing Co., one made up of friends who met at Victor Ashe Dog Park, another of scientists from Oak Ridge and the University of Tennessee, and Hubbard's own group among them—are set to start the season, ...
City of Hurricane to Sponsor Concert to Honor Area Military Veterans
Dixie Press Online
This non-profit organization is raising money for the newly proposed Dog Park in Hurricane. Please visit their display and consider a donation to their effort. The information in this article was provided to St. George News by members of the community. ...

 
Pawtucket's first dog park to open Saturday | Turn to 10
The Friends of the Pawtucket Dog Park plan a grand opening celebration for the city's first park designed specially for use by dogs and their owners.