Thursday, May 5, 2011

The Dog Park News (May 5, 2011) - Beaglefest and Nutro Dog Park Project

Off-Leash Dog Park Requested At Wapelhorst Park
By Kalen Ponche | Email the author | 5:50am DuSable Dog Park is open from daylight to 10 pm each day. It's currently the only dog park in St. Charles. One city resident wants to see an off-leashdog park put in Wapelhorst Park. Kim Harnagle often walks ...
Dog Park Committee to Consider Sites Outside Southwest
The 6th District Dog Park Citizen Advisory Committee finalized the process for accepting nominations for dog park sites. By Sheila Regan | Email the author | 5:00am The committee, which started in late March to advise the Minneapolis Park and ...
The Nutro Company Celebrates Second Annual ROOM TO RUN TM Dog Park ...
Marketwire (press release)
NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwire - May 4, 2011) - The Nutro Company, a leading manufacturer of natural* pet food products, announces the second annual ROOM TO RUN™ Dog Park Appreciation Project to support local community dog parks and off-leash areas. ...
Ellisville Council Will Talk Dog Park, Parked Cars
The council should first meet at 6:30 pm for a work session dealing in part with a planned city dog park, followed by the council meeting at 7 pm, both at Ellisville City Hall. Council members also are expected to proclaim May 21 through 27 "National ...


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SPARK outlines dog park proposal at city council work session
Post-Bulletin
By Heather Rule Austin City Council members will discuss the proposed dog park later this month after hearing the latest progress report from a group hoping to open the playground for pets. Two members of Start a Park for Austin's Respectable K-9) to ...
Farmer's Market Organizers, Water Department Tour and Fundraising for Dog Park
Patch.com
By Patricia Resende | Email the author | 5:55am The Conservation Commission is meeting tonight at 7 pm at City Hall. Hot topic on the agenda? Ze-Gen. The Attleboro Rotary Club is meeting at noon today. In celebration of Drinking Water week, ...
Aid for tornado victims, legal clinic planned, park for big dogs coming
Pensacola News Journal
The Pace Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting donations for tornado survivors in Alabama, Legal Services of Northwest Florida is offering free legal help on Saturday and work is progressing on a newdog park in Navarre. 1 The Pace Area Chamber of ...
Around town in East County
San Diego Union Tribune
Information: thegarden.orgDog park event: 9 am to 1 pm May 7 at Harry Griffen Park, 9550 Milden St., La Mesa. The annual Room to Run Dog Park Appreciation Project pairs The Nutro Company with local volunteers to improve local dog parks. ...
Spiff Up Your Pet!
Zootoo.com
And whether you're spiffing him up for his seasonal debut at the dog park, or just a promenade around the backyard, grooming your pet also has health benefits – such as helping to prevent ear infections. To help you groom your pet at home, ...

Dogs and Katz
The Lookout News
“Herb loved his dogs and got great pleasure taking them to the dog park,” said Councilmember Bob Holbrook in a City press release. “But most of all, it was getting to know the people that were exercising their dogs there.” “I would have never guessed ...
Month of the Young Child ends on high note
Crookston Daily Times
The dog park will be located in Castle Park. By Natalie J. Ostgaard, City Editor The final event of Crookston's Month of the Young Child celebration, Nature Quest, took place at Castle Park Tuesday. Dozens of kids took advantage of the favorable ...
Dogs gone wild
NorthJersey.com (press release)
The Denville Twp. Animal Shelter and Dog Park fundraiser will be held Saturday, May 14, 11 am to 5 pm at Cooks Pond, Entrance Way in Denville. Come with your pet for a day of off leash swimming and enjoyment of the picnic area. Cost: $10 for dog park ...
LCQ16: Pet gardens in Hong Kong
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
(b)whether it will consider amending the relevant planning guidelines to require the construction of adog park or the opening up of an existing park to provide a dog park, once the population in a community has reached a certain size; if it will, ...
Darby Tract Plans Postponed While Information Made Available For Residents
The parking will be on the southwesterly corner of the tract, and entrance to the trails and a dog park will be on the easterly end of the park. The dog park on the tract, Turek said, will be split into two separate parts, each 100 feet by 150 feet in 
OCEANSIDE: Missing man reportedly died of heart disease
North County Times
Robert "Bob" Worden, who had dementia and Alzheimer's disease, was found about 6:40 am by a man at a dog park on Vista Bella, police said. The man's dog focused its attention on a dense thicket of 10-foot-tall brush just outside the park, ...
Bow WOW Event is for the Dogs
TribLocal
By Lynne Schneider Today at 7:28 am The Friends of the Parks Foundation of the Buffalo Grove Park District will hold a special event at the Happy Tails Dog Park in Buffalo Grove on Saturday, May 21st from 10 am-2 pm. The Bow WOW Event will be open for ...
Hello Hudson: Ray Dalton
Hudson Hub-Times
I would open a dog park and equestrian trails at the new property that the city owns on Hines Hill Road. What do you like to do in your free time? Take walks with wife at Hudson Springs Park or at Cuyahoga National Park, ride my bicycle and spend time ...
Get your leashes ready for Beaglefest
OCRegister
Beaglefest 2011 will be held from 9 am to noon at Huntington Beach Dog Park. The gathering is an opportunity for beagle owners and fans to swap stories and resources. The event will feature bobbing for hot dogs, a gift exchange (bring a $8 to $10 dog ...
Vox Populi: “I have been an Atlanta Braves fan for many years. I can describe ...
Savannah Morning News
“In this economy it is frivolous and mindless to spend taxes on a dog park. Since you choose to have a dog it is your responsibility to entertain it. What is next, hiring personnel to keep it clean?” “To those of you overwhelmed with the abundant ...
Dog walk raises much-needed funds for local shelter
The Turlock Journal
The fundraiser, held at Turlock's Sunnyview Dog Park and organized as a student project by a group of seven California State University, Stanislaus students, centered on the aforementioned 5K dog walk. But the event also featured obstacle course and ...
K-9 Cookie Company will be missed
Wednesday Journal
He was the voice of reason in the debate over the dog park location, which is now successfully housed in Ridgeland Commons. His store welcomes both two- and four-legged visitors and has served as host to numerous rescue initiatives (bassets, ...
City Council Plans Back-to-School Event, Paver Sales
The council tabled a decision on providing dog-specific drinking fountains at Red Dog Park. The body will do a review of all the parks to get an overview of what needs to be done at each before making a decision, Mayor Pro Tem Chakira Sallee said after ...
Community Calendar--May 4-10, 2011
Atascadero News
7, at Vineyard Dog Park in Templeton from 2:30 to 3:30 pm The group is made up of dachshund lovers/owners who get together and let us and their dachshunds meet new friends. Those interested may e-mail tmckibben95@gmail.com. There is no cost to join the ...
Pit bull that woke family during fire called hero
San Jose Mercury News
The spcaLA for 29 years has been recognizing the heroic efforts of a dog that is not formally trained for rescue or law enforcement. But for all her heroics, Diamond isn't without an Achilles' heel. "She likes the dog park and playing with me and the ...
Tech Update: We're Switching From Pluck To Disqus!
The Frisky (blog)
In dog terms, Pluck is a bit like one of those tiny designer bitches that I have to regulate on at the dog park—fancy-seeming, high-maintenance, annoying, complicated but not particularly smart, and, most of all, not that simple to just get rid of. ...

Group pushes for tax initiative for parks
KOAA Colorado Springs News
We spoke with people at Bear Creek Dog Park to see how they felt about the issue. Scott Zinolli said he would vote for it, "providing it's not too much to hurt people right now because the economy is bad for everybody not just the government. ...
Reward offered for information on cruel dog dumping
Examiner.com
Initially, it was believed that someone may have dropped the dogs off at a nearby, popular dog park, but later, witnesses described seeing a white van driving along Imperial Highway around 6:30 pm on Wednesday – these witnesses claim that approximately ...
BBQ for park
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Park amenities include the Abington Community Garden, Boundless Playground, Abington Dog Park, public fishing at the handicapped -accessible fishing piers, walking trails, picnic tables and a pavilion. Abington Area Community Park is also home to the ...
The Nutro Company Celebrates Second Annual ROOM TO RUN(TM) Dog Park ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
To learn more about ROOM TO RUN™ locations, dog park enhancement activities or for additional ideas about how you can make a difference at your local dog park, visit The Nutro Company website at www.nutro.com or find us on Facebook at www. ..
Volunteer Opportunities Abound in Tucker
Volunteers can take a dog to a dog park, to their own home with a fenced-in yard or to the field beside The Park Pet Retreat at 3516 Lawrenceville Highway in Tucker. Contact Rita MacCallon at770-414-7275 if you can help out. ...
Dog Dumped on Highway, Reward Offered
KIONrightnow.com
With a popular dog park so close in the vicinity, some speculated whether the dogs were dumped with the intention of them making it to the dog park for refuge and rescue. However, according to a dialogue on Facebook following the incident, ...
Goodyear needs $400K to renovate train station for state centennial
Arizona Republic
The area includes a dog park, a BMX park and is the site of a future police dispatch center. Eventually, the parkwill include a train ride starting at the station and taking passengers through scenic desert landscapes. Ilardo said Goodyear won't build ...
RSVP In Action: The New Faces of RSVP
Pocono Record
Pat Coyle of the Monroe County Dog Park Alliance relies on student volunteers during the holidays to dress up as Santa or the Easter Bunny and pose for pet pictures. "They really know how to have fun and make everyone feel at ease," states Pat. ...
Peru seeks public comments on historical signs
Plattsburgh Press Republican
"There's a committee currently working on the development of a dog park on the park site across the river from the building," Douglas said. "This will be a great chance to get people down to the site on a regular basis, increasing the use of the park ...
City of Hanford reviews proposed $55M budget
Hanford Sentinel
Meanwhile, the draft budget allocates funds for numerous projects, such as the general plan update for $1 million through the capital reserve fund, the dog park at Centennial and Hidden Valley parks for $98000 and an addition of a new snack bar and ...
Ask the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter of Chambersburg
Chambersburg Public Opinion
I found that some veterinarians think animals grieve for the loss of companionship more than anything else, so taking your girl to a dog park where she could hang out with other canines might be a good idea. I wouldn't suggest getting another pet right ...
Is John Joseph's Alamo Heights Neighborhood Association doing the dirty work ...
San Antonio Current
Centeno quickly used his newfound position to officially question the process by which a dog park is being developed in Alamo Heights — an issue he's long voiced concerns about. A former municipal planner, Centeno has long been a critic of the ...
Plans for green space sites detailed
Forsyth County News Online
dog park, plenty of open space and a natural playground were also proposed. At the Echols Road property, a looping trail with crushed stone encompassed most of the land, and trail connections were proposed to Samples Road and two nearby schools. ...
North Myrtle Beach sports complex likely in works
Myrtle Beach Sun News
... which would occupy about 133 acres of land west of the Intracoastal Waterway near Robert Edge Parkway and SC31–would include eight multipurpose playing fields, an amphitheater, a water play area, walking trails and a dog park, Dowling said. ...