Sunday, July 31, 2011

The Dog Park News (July 31, 2011)

Swampscott to clear space for new dog park
Daily Item
Members of the Swampscott Park for Off-leash Time (SPOT) said they are ready to begin constructing a dog park behind the rear parking lot at Phillips Park as soon as this fall. "As soon as the site is cleared, we can get the fence up," said SPOT ...
Humane Society seeks public's help to get grant for dog park
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
One of the keys to expanding the society's operation, which includes a new building to house dog isolation cells, cat cages and an outdoor amphitheater used for educational programs, is a dog park. In June 2010, Corey Schoonover, executive director of ...
Letter: Golf course is not a dog park
Prescott Daily Courier
The North Course at Antelope Hills Golf Course in Prescott gets more like a dog park every day. I've been told dog owners are only allowed on the course with their dogs before 7 am and after 7 pm Maybe you dog owners don't own a watch or clock. ...
Owners passing petition to get dog park in Schuylkill County
Republican & Herald
BY AMY MARCHIANO (STAFF WRITER amarchiano@republicanherald.com) SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - A group of dog lovers is circulating a petition to bring a dog park to southern Schuylkill County. "(There) really is nowhere around at all except a baseball field to ...
Question/Poll of the Day: Would You Like a Dog Park in Your Neighborhood?
By Erica Jackson On Wednesday, a Westhampton Beach couple propsosed the creation of a dog park on Library Avenue. The couple says the park would be a great place not not only socialize dogs, but for the community to gather. ...
Fairmount Dog Park in Kalamazoo celebrates grand opening
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
By Anthony Smigiel | Kalamazoo Gazette Kalamazoo Gazette / Jonathon GruenkeRachel Oropeza, of Kalamazoo, tries to teach her 5-month-old chocolate Labrador retriever, Lola, how to jump over a bar at Friday's grand opening of the Fairmount Dog Park in ...

No Hendra worries
Sunshine Coast Daily
The Abbott kids Lara,6, and Spencer,5, play with the family pets Tage( big dog) and Pinot at the Buderim dog park. THE Hendra virus is on the minds of Coast dog owners. The mysterious illness boggled boffins last week when tests confirmed the first dog ...
Cromwell Dog Park Struggles To Find Funding
Hartford Courant
CROMWELL — A committee has raised 20 percent of the $35000 that it needs to establish the town's first dog park. "We have had a grass-roots beginning," said dog park committee Chairwoman Amanda Thomas. The committee, which has been raising money since ...
Off-leash park set to reopen
Regina Leader-Post
While the conditions are still not perfect, the Cathy Lauritisen Memorial Off-Leash Dog Park in west-central Regina is set to reopen today. The park has been closed since mid-April because of flooding in the area. Even once the water receded, ...
Mantorville council gives dog park the paws up
Post-Bulletin
By Gretta Becay Rio, Vienna, Louie, Bernie and Brandy all wagged their tail when they heard that the Mantorville City Council on Monday approved the creation of a dog park near the city's water tower. Rather than being driven into Rochester to play in ...
Dog owners brave the heat to let their pets run free
WNCT
Dog lovers make sure their pets have plenty of water at the Greenville off-leash dog park. GREENVILLE,NC- There's no doubt about it, it was an extremely hot Friday, but even with temperatures in the triple digits, some pet owners still braved the heat ...
Regina's off-leash dog park to reopen Saturday
News Talk 980 CJME
After being closed for most of the spring and summer due to flooding, Regina's off-leash dog park will reopen Saturday. Erica Frank with the city says there is one thing dog owners will need to watch out for, though. “Their animals can get close to the ...
Kalamazoo officially opens new dog park with ribbon cutting ceremony
WWMT
(NEWSCHANNEL 3) – On Friday Kalamazoo officially opened a new dog park, holding a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Fairmount Dog Park allows dogs to run around without a leash. It's located between Alamo Avenue and Blakeslee Street and covers an acre of ...
Bids requested for new drive to Mills River town hall
BlueRidgeNow.com
The proposed driveway would go along the edge of the park property near the dog park past the tennis courts and softball fields up to the town hall/library building. The driveway would be 50 feet from the edge of the dog park to the park's property ...
3 easy, short Sonoma hikes (part 2)
Santa Rosa Press Democrat (blog)
Like Maxwell Farms, more people probably know this park by its roadside enclosed area, in this case a fenced dog park instead of a skateboarding site. Start in the parking lot of this 200-plus-acre park and climb the slight uphill to an overlook. ...

Forks Township parks and recreation committee to discuss 5-year plan projects
Lehighvalleylive.com
Building a dog park, finishing plans for an amphitheater and creating space for skateboarders are among several key projects likely to land on the township's five-year recreation plan. The township's parks and recreation committee next month will ...
Egg Harbor: Beach offers summer fun
Green Bay Press Gazette
Harbor Hounds is building a new dog park in Egg Harbor. They are looking for fence sponsors for the Harbor Hounds Dog Park. Forms and more information are available at the information center or by emailing harborhounds@gmail.com or at www.facebook ...
Get Others to Provide Content for You
Elliot's Blog (blog)
I've been emailing various organizations that are “friends of” specific dog parks around the country, and I asked them to send me an article I can post on DogWalker.com with information about the dog park. I ask them to have the article be a specific ...
It's Politics: Hookah bar smokes out City Council confessional
Whittier Daily News
DOG PARK: Whittier City Council member Joe Vinatieri had a good line during a discussion on whether to approve a city staff's plan on a dog park. "We don't know what will happen on the dog park, but I'd hate to hold off on what our staff is to do," ...



http://www.cafepress.com/dogparksusa (click on picture of dog park manual)

Patch Picks: Options for "Mutt's Day"
Bruce Memorial Dog Park is a small park with two sections, one for small dogs, and one for large. Tennis balls are available for free use. The Ohlone Greenway offers a popular long trail along the BART tracks where many people take their dogs to forage ...
Bark for Gage Park
Hamilton Spectator
Morelli, who was involved with the launch of Hamilton's newest dog park on Birch Avenue just below Barton Street, says the city is way behind when it comes to the availability of leash-free zones. Lively has a bone to pick with the new dog park...
Who's Who in Pinole: Eddie Bish
I like the Pinole Valley Dog Park, the park that's down by the bay and the ball fields that we have. What can kids learn through Little League? It teaches fair play, responsibility and boosts their confidence. What's the best thing about volunteering ...
Fighting for a Pit Bull
San Diego Reader (blog)
On her best days, she gallops from one end of the dog park to the other with total abandon and joy on her face. She doesn't want to hurt anyone and never will, because unlike people, she has forgiven the person who gave her a rotten start in life. ...
Piggish bass had eyes bigger than stomach
Toledo Blade
A 15-foot-high Smokey Bear is at the park entrance next to the Natural Resources Pavilion, which offers a variety of interactive exhibits promoting conservation and outdoor recreation, such as Explore the Outdoors and a demonstration dog park as well ...

Hot? At least you're not a dog
Cincinnati.com
"Taking your pet to the lake or a dog park is a great way for them to cool off and get some exercise without them getting overheated," she said. "Just let them enjoy playing in the water the same as you do." WagsPark, a private dog park in Newtown, ...
At Your Service: Humane Society of Berks County
Reading Eagle
Most recently, we opened a free public dog park and horse adoption facility in Exeter Township. The Humane Society receives no money from national groups and no tax dollars. Instead, we rely on private charitable contributions to perform our mission. ...