Monday, July 18, 2011

The Dog Park News (July 18, 2011)

In Your Town – July 17
Allentown Morning Call
ALLENTOWN is one of 15 finalists in the PetSafe Bark For Your Park contest and has a chance to win $100000 for a dog park. More then 500 cities across the country, entered the contest. The Department of Parks and Recreation put together a 2-minute...

A Suspicious Fire, A Contentious Dog Park and an Iron Woman
Plans to build a dog park at Mount Hood Memorial Park face serious setbacks as neighborhood residents voiced their concerns about traffic, noise, dog waste, and several other issues at the Melrose Park Commission public hearing on Monday night. ...
Cook Tract update: construction hours, newly proposed projects, and public ...
Longer than anticipated construction hours, two walking paths and a proposed dog park are parts of the plan for a community park. By Lauren Keatley Walsh Construction's dump trucks and bulldozers will work from sunrise past sundown on the Cook Tract ...
Treat Truck visits Washington Lake Dog Park
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com
Best Friends Pet Care Treat Truck visits Washington Lake Dog Park, delivering free ice cream and cookies for dogs, July 16, 2011.  ...
Dog park offers place pets can play
Aiken Standard (subscription)
By HALEY HUGHES - Staff writer - email:hhughes@aikenstandard.com Individuals do not have to live within the Aiken city limits to take advantage of the SPCA's dog park nor do they have to be a resident of the state. All they have to do is pay the annual ...
For a pawsitive cause: Dover fundraiser aids animal rescue
Foster's Daily Democrat
Moore, who combines Reiki, an ancient Japanese technique that increases the flow of energy in the body, with animal communication, was one of many vendors participating in the first-ever Pawlooza at Long Hill Dog Park in Dover Saturday to benefit Lucky ...



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Pups, owners gather at Spampinato's for another Yappy Hour
The Times Herald
His mission: Bring a dog park to the borough. It isn't just that he has to currently drive to Ambler or Radnor for a dog park; Gupta believes a dog park would be good for the community and local businesses. “People will come from neighboring towns to ...
The Groves has few apartments left
Slidell Sentry News
Among the amenities in the development is a park for children, a soccer field and a dog park. The community center will also contain conference rooms, fitness studio, kitchen and a computer lab. The complex will also gave a citrus orchard and community ...
TheTridge at 30: Community gathers to celebrate anniversary
Midland Daily News
Midland Mayor Maureen Donker said the Tridge has become the backdrop for many amenities and events in the area, including the spray park, skate park, dog park, Farmers Market, Pere Marquette Rail-Trail and concerts. She said the event Saturday was a ...
Poo-ch patrol
Chapel Hill News
The town already cleans and refills waste baskets at the Anderson Community Park dog park, Poythress said. Generally, he said, responsible dog owners pick up after their dogs, and peer pressure often encourages those who don't. ...

RV destination: They take paradise and put up a parking pad
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Cates stops the cart to show the fenced dog park. saying, "A huge portion of guests have pets." He continues to the row of 25 RV sites that line the bank of calm Lake Catherine. If the water looks more like a pretty river, it was. ...
Dog Parks, 4G Phone Service and Of Course, Harry Potter.
Proposed Dog Park Neighbors: 'Not In My Backyard': Plans to build a dog park at Mount Hood Memorial Park face serious setbacks as neighborhood residents voiced their concerns about traffic, noise, dog waste, and several other issues at the Melrose Park ...
Outdoors calendar
The Augusta Chronicle
JULY 28: Columbia County will hold a ribbon cutting with refreshments for the county's new RiversideDog Park at 4437 Hardy McManus Road. Call (706) 863-7523 for more details. JULY 30: An NRA pistol orientation class will be held from 10 am to 3 pm at ...