Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The Dog Park News (July 12, 2011)

Forsyth County's New Dog Park Opens Over The Weekend
Patch.com
Dog owners and their four-legged friends now have a new dog park to enjoy in Forsyth County at Fowler Park. The 1.5 acre park includes a fenced area allowing dogs to play and run in a safe, confined grassy/mulched area without leashes. ...
New Dog Park Opened to Outside Communities
By Zach Oliva | Email the author | 12:00pm Word is spreading about Harrison's year-old dog park—so much so that for the right price the town has decided to open to park to people outside of the community. Since officially opening last summer the park ...
Cottage Grove dog park opens
South Washington County Bulletin
It was hard to tell who was having the most fun at the opening of the WAG Farms Dog Park in Cottage Grove. Dogs were meeting each other and owners were socializing with other people who love their dogs. Meka (left) and Capone run ahead of their owners ...
Van Brimmer: Too many bones being picked in dog park fight
Savannah Morning News
Beasley is home to Savannah's only public dog park. Beasley will retain that status for the time-being. Because even as city officials seem open to throwing dog lovers a bone by designating new canine-friendly spots, they must heed the barks of those ...
Dog park ordinance set for vote Tuesday
Shreveport Times
The area is being considered as a dog park, where owners can exercise and play with their charges without leashes. / Velda Hunter/The Times To help raise funds to build a dog park, visit ShreveportDog Park Alliance's Facebook page at ...
Request to scoop poop ends in threats at Myrtle Beach dog park
Myrtle Beach Sun News
A 35-year-old man told Myrtle Beach police he felt threatened by a person at a dog park after he pointed out the man failed to clean up after his dog, according to a police report. The man went to the Myrtle Beach Police Department at 10 pm Saturday to ...
Safety at dog park on board's agenda
Massillon Independent
By Doug Staley A recent pit bull attack on a pet at the city's off-leash dog park likely will be discussed at the Massillon Parks and Recreation Department regular board meeting Thursday. The board is expected to discuss measures that could prevent a ...
Melrose dog park meeting Monday
Boston Globe
By Kathy McCabe, Globe Staff Wooded land near a pond at Mount Hood Memorial Park could become Melrose's first dog park. The site, which is a little less than an acre, is beside a maintenance garage at the city-owned park, which includes an 18-hole golf ...
Mark Your Calendar: Aldermen Set Follow-Up Meeting on Dog Park
Aldermen Laura Clemons and Diane Wolf will welcome resident input and involvement for another discussion about the dog park Thursday, July 28. By Lauren Traut | Email the author | 6:00am Alderman Laura Clemons (1st Ward) points out the exact location ...
Daily Five: The Dog Days of Summer
If cleanup day at the Dog Park was any indication, a lot of people in Waterford own dogs. But though dog owners were supposed to renew their dog licenses in June, as of last week, only 1158 dogs in Waterford were street legal. “Compliance is less than ...
Granby DOGGS seeks vendors and volunteers for fundraising event at Salmon ...
Foothills Media Group
Dogs and the people who love them enjoyed last year's Daze of August dog park fundraising event, at Salmon Brook Park. GRANBY — The Town of Granby's DOGGS (Dog Owners of Granby Getting Social) Park volunteers are looking for retail and service vendors ...



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A Pooch Lover's Pub Crawl for a Community Cause
Join Friends of the Doylestown Dog Park on July 23 for a day of food, drinks and prizes to reach a fundraising goal. By Julie Achilles | Email the author | 6:00am Disappointed that she can't join the pub crawl, Millie shows off a wristband at Life on ...
Another Chance to Strut Your Mutt
The dog park is to be centrally located off Iron Horse Boulevard, in the Meadows. The park will be off-leash recreation. The site offers plenty of room for dogs to run and play, easy access and lots of free parking. It is estimated that the town has ...
Looking For Luna … ?
GazeboNews
It claims that Lake County Animal Control “urgently needs” to find the owner of a dog who was involved in something egregious at the Prairie Wolf Dog Park, which is owned by the Lake County Forest Preserve District. The problem is that no one at Lake ...

Doggies' delight
The Tribune-Democrat
— For all of the congratulations and handshakes at Sunday's dedication of Johnstown's new dog park, the strongest endorsement may have come from Kippy. Freed from her leash, the 8.5-pound Jack Russell mix happily sped in circles inside the park's ...
Off beat and quirky travels
Palm Beach Post (blog)
The Dog Park Bark Inn is built to look like the world's largest beagle nicknamed Sweet Willie. This Cottonwood, Idaho hotel has guest rooms that include a sleeping alcove in the dog's muzzle. Toilets are shaped like fire hydrants, but you don't have to ...
What You're Doing This Week
NBC Washington (blog)
NW hosts a Doggie Happy Hour on the patio to benefit the Shaw Dog Park. 5-7 pm; no cover. What's better than beer? Beer for a good cause, obviously. Head out to the National Zoo (3001 Connecticut Ave. NW) for the adults-only Brew at the Zoo. ...
San Marcos Home of the Week Includes Front and Backyard Landscaping
SBWire (press release)
Within walking distance are an 18-mile maze of hiking trails as well as a 19-acre community park with ball fields, a soccer field, picnic areas, an off-leash dog park and community center. Brookfield Homes currently builds new homes in San Diego in the ...
Meet Quinn Dahlstrom, Bonney Lake City Council Candidate
With the help of former Councilmember King instigated the Dog Park. Planning Commissioner from 1997-2006. Have you or a business you owned (or had principal interest in) ever filed bankruptcy? No As an adult, have you been convicted or charged with a ...
Council updated on plan for parks
Greenville Daily Reflector
Wooded areas sprinkled with trails surround and buffer a dog park, an extreme sports park for skateboarders and BMX riders, a multipurpose field, an environmental education center and classroom, a picnic pavilion, sand volleyball courts and play areas ...
Susan Hart - Drought, budget cuts have put the squeeze on city's plants
StarNewsOnline.com
In Empie, site of an off-leash dog park and the Althea Gibson tennis center, Donat too has cultivated a butterfly garden, providing them with larval food and nectar. You might want to take your kids to see the tall sunflowers and the butterfly garden, ...
Suburban trails a wheel deal for cycling fans
Chicago Daily Herald
Early into the ride, there's a huge dog park on the left. It's over half a mile long and usually full of happily frolicking dogs. (Alas, your dog must have a permit to play.) A little farther into the ride, a big hill looms. This former landfill was ...
Events to receive hotel-motel tax distributions
Huntington Herald Dispatch
4-H Camp: $95000 funded; GHR&RC (2011 Hershey Track): $1000 requested, $1000 funded; Guyandotte Civil War Days: $1000 requested, $1000 funded; Huntington Dog Park: $5000 requested, none funded; Huntington Kennel Club: $2000 requested, $2000 funded; ...
Greystar to Build Garden Apartments in Durham, North Carolina
Newswire Today (press release)
Residents will enjoy on-site amenities such as 8000-square-foot clubhouse, resort-style pool with cabana, fitness center, lounge, tanning room, cyber café and a dog park. The project has been designed by Meeks + Partners Architects and Greystar ...
Shreveport eyes making a park for dogs
KATC Lafayette News
The Times reports the city hopes the location, combined with the aesthetics of a polished dog park, will enrich the city. The city has told the park's backers to come up with the money for the park through fundraising or donations. ...