Sunday, June 12, 2011

The Dog Park News (June 12, 2011)

Dog park opening Sunday
San Bernardino Sun
"Most people who want to use a dog park have to go to Highland and Loma Linda." Volunteers have been working to bring a dog park to Redlands since 2004 - the idea was first raised publicly in 2000, Kulbin said. Since 2004, RUFF volunteers have raised ...
GUEST OPINION: Somerset selectmen should lift Pierce Beach dog ban
Fall River Herald News
I have been to this unofficial “dog park” at different times and on different days, and I almost always see at least one other person there with a dog. Sometimes there are as many as 10-12 dogs and their owners there at one time. ...
REDLANDS: Dog park opens at noon Sunday
Press-Enterprise
By JAN SEARS After years of fundraising and a few months of hard work by volunteers in Ford Park, Redlands' first dog park will open at noon Sunday. The event, from noon to 3 pm, will offer demonstrations by disc and flyball dog teams, food and other ...
St. Patrick's Cemetery, aka Dog Park?
The Union of Grass Valley
Once again, I witnessed people who use the grounds to let their dog(s) run loose like it's a dog park. A few weeks ago a woman was unloading two dogs from her SUV to run loose and relieve themselves. I asked, “Didn't you read the signs: No dogs on the ...



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Vets reminding dog owners about heartworm prevention
WBIR-TV
Dog lovers like Weaver say they're confident in the meds and confident their mornings as the dog park will keep coming for years. "They go to the vet regularly, that's all I can say really," Weaver said. Even if they do get bit by the right bug, ...

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One fan seemed less than pleased about plans for a proposed dog park in Oak Forest. Turns out he wasn't the only one, either. Jerry Wilhelm: I would love to know why everyone in the Oak Forest City Hall has been so quiet about the proposed dog park...
Dog Day of Summer
TribLocal
Thorndale Park will be transformed into a dog park for the afternoon, offering a wide variety of activities and adventures for our 4-legged friends, their owners and dog lovers ! Numerous pet related product and service vendors will be on hand ...
Five Things You Need to Know Today
RUFF PARTY: The Redlands Dog Park will celebrate its opening with a grand unleashing Sunday at Ford Park. The event will begin at noon, and will feature vendors, raffles and demonstrations -- including police dogs and games such as flyball and flying ...
Dogs welcome, smokers and drinkers not as Covina updates park rules
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
"It's a great step in the right direction," said Stuart Rubin, a local dentist who led the effort to build adog park eight years ago. Rubin still holds out hope that Covina could build an fenced-in off-leash area at Hollenbeck Park - the perfect spot ...
New Creston trail project underway
Creston Valley Advance
Also being proposed is an off-leash dog park, something the town is lacking. “Dog owners need a spot to exercise their dogs and a park would likely decrease the number of dogs on the trails,” she said. An open house at Town Hall will soon be scheduled ...
Revitalized Stanton Park neighborhood feels like microcosm of DC
Washington Post
Stanton Park, for which the neighborhood is named, has a playground and a dog park, and both are meeting places. “There's a children's playground there that's been nicely redone, and I swear there are times when there are hundreds of kids playing there ...
Second phase of Sunset Park upgrades to center on lake
Las Vegas Review-Journal
That project added a covered children's play area, a 3.5-acre dog park, paved trails, shaded structures and a roofed platform overlooking the sand dunes near Warm Springs Road. In 1967, the county bought the land that would become Sunset Park. ...
Dogs have no bones about being spoilt
Caulfield Glen Eira Leader
Ms Needham said modern dog parties were held at the local off-leash dog park, beach or backyard. Bentleigh East resident Michelle Barnard recently had a party for her labrador Shadow's ninth birthday and eighth adoption year. She said she chose to have...

Turnberry Towers lowers condo prices, maintains luxury amenities
Las Vegas Review-Journal
With amenities such as a resort-style pool with a year-round heated spa, recreational tennis courts, putting green and private dog park all nestled on 10 acres of backyard, Turnberry Towers has consistently charmed its tenants. ...
New parks director likes to do business
Florida Today
You can have the greatest idea and the community might not want it, wants a dog park instead of a playground." After several resignations this past spring and Riser's retirement, Lapin is one of more than a half-dozen new officials. ...