Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The Dog Park News (July 20, 2011)

Mobile is finalist for dog park
WALA-TV FOX10
PetSafe, a leading innovator in pet behavior and lifestyle products, announced the 15 finalist cities in the national contest through which one US community will be awarded $100000 toward building a local dog park. Now it's up to the public to “bark ...
Raise The Woof: Manassas Park Officially Opens Its First Dog Park
Manassas Park's first off-leash dog park officially opened its doors to dogs and their human companions this week, according to a press release issued Monday by the Manassas Park Department of Parks and Recreation.  By Jamie M. Rogers Manassas Park's ...
Dog-gone park plan
Sunshine Coast Daily
Audienne Blyth, Bob Turner and Peter Baulch are not happy Christina Low Park in Yandina is marked to become an off leash dog park. YANDINA residents who have spent 10 years revegetating Christina Low Park have vowed to fight a council proposal to make ...
Boulder considers dog-waste composting
Daily Camera
By Heath Urie Camera Staff Writer Laura Maurer washes her dog, Oona, before going home after spending some time Monday afternoon at the Valmont Dog Park in Boulder. City officials are considering using the park as the site of a pilot program for ...
Green light for Onkaparinga's first pooch park
Southern Times Messenger
PARK PRIDE: David Childs with his german shepherd Jazz at Minkarra Park where adog park will be built by jlOnkaparinga Council this year. DOGS are set to benefit from Onkaparinga's $137 million budget, with the council setting aside funds for the ...

Scout Megan Wyatt works to install shelter at dog park
OregonLive.com
By The Hillsboro Argus Megan Wyatt, a Juliette Girl Scout formerly with Girl Scout Troop 45151, is earning her Silver Award by partnering with the Hillsboro Dog Association to purchase and install a shelter in the winter area of the Hondo Dog Park in ...
DOG PARK: Looking for more volunteers to lay sod in Richland
Bellingham Herald
by the Tri-City Herald staff Richland The City of Richland is looking for a few more volunteers to help lay more sod at the city's off-leash dog park. More volunteers are needed this Saturday and on July 30. Anyone interested should contact Phil Pinard ...
Off leash dog park reopens after upgrades
Coast News
by Promise Yee OCEANSIDE — The off leash dog park on San Luis Rey Road held a reopening ceremony on July 13 after a month of being closed for renovations. An impressive $300000 in park upgrades sponsored by Petco and the Petco Foundation smoothed out ...
Safety concerns after poodle attacked in pooch park
Weekly Times Messenger
Anne Sinclair of Glanville and her husband Luke Celigoj lost their dog to an attack by two other dogs at a dog park in Flinders Park. They no longer believe dog parks are safe. LR Paul Celigoj with their dog Oscar, Luke Celigoj (Kneeling) and Anne ...

Possible New Look for Moraga's Rancho Laguna Park Ready for Study
Dog owners used to airing out their pooches at the park were angered by fines and time constraints imposed by city officials, and told a "spatial separation" was needed between pooches and non-dog park users. Bocce ballers hoping their donation of time ...
It's a Match! Couple Makes Sure Service Dogs and Owners are 'Perfect Fit'
Jim and Susan Wagner of the Perfect Fit Canines organization work with Misty Pines Dog ParkCompany in Wexford to provide service dogs for people with autism spectrum disorders. By Heidi Dezayas Sean Forsyth and his soon-to-be dog companion, Sophia. ...
Dogs get to take owners to a park
NorthFulton.com
Fowler Park opened its dog park earlier this month. By mid-month, word had spread and dozens had made their way with their pooches to the 1.5-acre space designed for small dogs at one end, and another section for the larger dogs weighing 35 pounds or ...
Fido Fitness Opens in Long Island
PetProductNews.com
Fido Fitness Club, an indoor dog park based in Long Island, NY, reported that it raised nearly $1000 for local animal rescue Tavi & Friends during its grand opening weekend. More than 200 people attended the two-day event, which featured a ribbon...



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McCoppin Street Residents to Get Overdue Public Spaces
Streetsblog San Francisco (blog)
The South of Market (SoMa) West Improvement Projects, which would include greening, traffic calming, a public plaza, a mini dog park, and a skateboard park, could finally bring some inviting destinations and a stronger sense of community to the area....

Logic behind legality of dogs in water all wet: REALITY BITES
The Barrie Examiner
John Brassard, who opposed the Allandale Train Park dog park because of its proximity to the waterfront, said he'd like to see more information on the environmental aspects of Barrie dog beach, but he's "not opposed to it." Staff at City Hall say other ...
5 Things You Should Know: July 19
4. There will be a Dog Park Advisory Board meeting tonight from 6:45 pm to 8:45 pm to discuss the park's future uses, maintenance and needs of the community. The meeting will be held at Balboa Sports Center, 17015 Burbank Blvd.
Mountview Park plans taking shape
Salt Lake Tribune
“We [the city] want a dog park, too,” said Archibald. “But we're having a hard time finding space in Cottonwood Heights to make it happen. Mountview Park is too small for the size of park that dogs need.” Brian Berndt, the city's planning director, ...
Commissioners Deliver 'State of the County' to Chamber
On behalf of more than 2600 employees, Chairman Martin highlighted the events of the past year, starting with the July, 2010 opening of the Bucks County Dog Park at Core Creek in Middletown Township. The chairman also touched on significant ...
Gravity park and leash-free zone left hanging
SooToday.com
But neither that nor a long-discussed idea to create a dog park somewhere in the Sault where dogs can run free, play and socialize will move forward at all until the Sault has an approved master plan for its recreational land.