The Dog Park News (August 01, 2011)

Dog park frenzy continues Monday at Heritage Station Huntington Herald Dispatch HUNTINGTON — Huntington's push to win a $100000 grand prize for its planned dog park continues Monday, Aug. 1, at Heritage Station. The public is invited to to a “Howl at the Moon Party on the Patio” from 5 to 9 pm All dogs are welcome, and the Angie ...

Crecsenta Valley bark park gets thumbs up Burbank Leader Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich has supported the proposal since the beginning, when a citizens group called CV DOGS — Community Volunteers for Dogs Off-Leash Gathering and Socializing — gathered about 2500 signatures from dog-park ...

Focus on Seniors: Senior pet ownership has benefits, issues Florida Today Carolyn Snyder, a senior I met at the Sebastian dog park, said a smaller, older dog would be a good choice. "It would be easier to handle and less likely to cause an injury than a larger dog," she said. Puppies require a great deal of attention and ...

Futures of public parks may need private dollars San Antonio Express Meghan Loftus (left, smiling) hangs out at the dog park at Hardberger Park on July 28, 2011, with "George" the dog (bottom, left), "Darla" the pit bull mix and "Blitzen" (right) the black shepherd. Behind Loftus (with hat) is Mitchell Cotter and behind ...

Bartlesville To Act On Bark Park Bartlesville Radio The Bartlesville City Council will meet Monday and on the agenda is action to accept a donation from the Bark Park Buddies and to authorize construction of a dog park. Council is also expected to appoint Kathleen Rutledge to the Tri-County Economic ... http://www.cafepress.com/dogparksusa (click on the picture of the dog park manual)

Belafonte lecture rescheduled Detroit Free Press Tails will be wagging as Canton celebrates the opening of its new off-leash dog park 5:30-7 pm Aug. 9. The dog park is on Denton Road, just north of Cherry Hill Road and across from Canton Fire Station No. 3. Overflow parking for the event will be ...

City meetings: Council to discuss Estrella Gin property development TriValley Central The Council will also hear a presentation regarding a partnership with the Rotary Club for a dog parkand other amenities to potentially be installed at the Rotary Park. The move would be aimed at increasing usage of the Rotary Park and those amenities ...

Get Your Dog Out of Town It's also home to the Pawtropolis Indoor Dog Park, which offers a place for dogs and cats to play indoors. Pets are welcome on campus at the University of Georgia's Intermural Fields, which features a leash-free area. And finally, the Oconee Forest ...

W.Va. Hot Dog Festival the biggest yet Huntington Herald Dispatch A booth also was set up for people to vote for Huntington in the PetSafe Bark For Your Park national dog park contest. The winning city will receive $100000 toward a new dog park. Buck Crews, who has spearheaded the dog park effort, said more than 200 ...

Do River Walk savings equal new shelter? Evansville Courier & Press Before the pooh-poohing begins about the proposed shelter (at a site formerly envisioned by some as a dog park), keep in mind that the city's federal riverfront development funds are mandated for use in, well, riverfront development. ...

Council to consider west B'ville resolution Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise Discussion and possible action to receive a donation from Bark Park Buddies and to authorize the start of construction of the dog park. Discussion and possible action to award bids — for various department projects — for concrete, asphaltic concrete ...

State parks in peril Elmira Star-Gazette "We have a dog park in Ithaca. Our friend group wants to put up a permanent fence. That they can handle," he said. "But doing a really big reconstruction at Watkins Glen, like rebuilding the front entrance or the swimming pool, those are in the ...

Future is now for Keystone Job Corps Center Standard Speaker They include building picnic tables and benches for the new Hazleton dog park and the Hazleton YMCA/YWCA; helping the Valley Sky Chiefs youth football program install lights on its field in Sugarloaf Township; installing a metal roof on one of the ...

Residents say tax boosts parks Joplin Globe The city also would complete the softball fields at the athletic complex, build a dog park, add skate pods at four neighborhood parks, add amenities at most neighborhood parks, and provide money for maintenance of all parks. ...

Tourism Talk | No new 1-cent sales tax for now in North Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach Sun News The complex, which is expected to debut in 2012, will have eight playing fields, an amphitheater, a water play area, walking trails and a dog park. The chamber proposed the tax to raise money for tourism promotion and has included the idea in its ...

Dogs, hounds, pooches and pups gather for second annual Bowser Bash in San Dimas San Gabriel Valley Tribune By JD Velasco, Staff Writer "Lily," a boxer, jumps over a obstacle with her owner Marissa Chittick of Glendora during the second annual Bowser Bash at the San Dimas Dog Park at Horsethief Canyon Park in San Dimas, Calif., on Saturday, July 30, 2011. ...

Constable seeks private control of animal shelter Your Houston News Laura McConnell is president of the Lone Star Animal Welfare League, a nonprofit organization that contributes various projects to the operation, such as the construction of a dog park adjacent to the shelter. Having known Holifield since 2006, ...