The Dog Park News (September 22, 2011)

Spring Valley Citizens Association Pushes for Dog Park Patch: Steven Relyea, the president of the Spring Valley Citizens Association, is heading an effort to create a dog park within Lamar Park. By Kristina Houck Spring Valley dog owners who want to take their dogs to the park have to go outside the community. ...

City council supports Austin dog park location Post-Bulletin: By Heather Rule The Austin City Council during its work session Monday unanimously approved the proposed location for a dog park in Austin. The area for the park would be at the south end of the 500 block on Second Street Southeast. ...

New dog park at Indian Steele KTAR.com: by KTAR.com (September 21st, 2011 @ 5:26am) PHOENIX -- Steele Indian School Park is having a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of its new and improved dog park, and all dog-lovers and their pets are more than welcome. Councilman Tom Simplot will ...

Long Discussed Dog Park Closer to Fruition Patch: By Adam Hochron After years of discussions and revisions, a proposed plan to put a dog park in Howell took a big step toward completion on Tuesday night. At its regular meeting the town council introduced an ordinance to use money from a fund with ...

Lawndale approves dog park Daily Breeze: By Douglas Morino Staff Writer A proposal to turn a vacant piece of property in Lawndale into the city's first dog park has won approval from by city officials. The Lawndale City Council's unanimous decision Monday clears the way for work to begin on ...

Doylestown Twp. rejects fee waiver request from Doylestown Dog Park phillyBurbs.com: The Doylestown Township supervisors rejected a fee waiver request this week from the Friends of the Doylestown Dog Park. The group, which is raising money and paying for the development of a community dog park at Turk Park 3, asked the supervisors to ...

Potential dog park spots may spark debate Innisfil Scope: "The (town's Off Leash Dog Park) Committee was provided a list of potential areas across the municipality, and conducted site visits of each," said community services director Kerry Columbus. "It was understood that not all of the sites would meet the ...

Council OKs Next Step for Dog and Skate Parks Patch: Eric Farrell Rancho Palos Verdes Council members moved one step closer to bringing a skate park and dog park to the Peninsula Tuesday night after a vote to begin public outreach and site analysis for both. Council approved an agreement with Mia Lehrer ...

Hop on Your Hog for the Love of Your Dog Patch: Rev those engines for Rover during Saturday's "Ride for Dogs" to benefit the Statham Dog Park. On Saturday, Sept. 24, in the early morning light to the rev of dozens of motorcycle engines, dog lovers of Barrow County will hop on the back of their ... You can find out more about the dog park manual and how to order one for yourself by clicking on http://dogparkmanual.weebly.com -- thanks!

Dedication brought pet project to fruition phillyBurbs.com: Bancroft worked tirelessly to get the dog park built in Perkasie. He died this past weekend. When: 3 pm Sept. 24, preceded by a calling hour at 2 pm Where: Perkasie Dog Park, 555 Constitution Ave, Perkasie. Dogs are welcome to attend. ...

Woman Loses Finger Breaking Up Dog Fight WDIV Detroit: According to the Sheriff's Office report, the fight broke out at the Red Oak Dog Park on East 13 Mile Road and one of the dogs bit the Sterling Heights woman. It was not specified what breed the dogs were or which dog bit the woman. ...

Paws in the parks? Tillamook Headlight Herald: As planners collect public input on improvements to the city, several local residents have unleashed an interest in building a fenced dog park within one of Tillamook's public spaces. Currently, dogs are not permitted in any of Tillamook's four main ...

City rejects resident's dog beach proposal Journal Times: The City Council on Tuesday approved the Board of Health's recommendation to not only reject a resident's proposal for a dog park just north of Zoo Beach but go one step further to ban it from any other city beaches. Lynn Tracy, 58, of Racine, ...

Whitpain approves agreement with Walsh for Cook Tract project Montgomery Newspapers: With the approval of the contract, Walsh Construction can begin work to build a community park featuring lacrosse and soccer fields, a 280-spot parking lot, a one-mile paved walking trail, a woodland trail and a potential dog park on the Cook Tract, ...

'Dogs Like Me' kicks off Saturday in WDM DesMoinesRegister.com: Dog-lovers and their canine companions are invited to take part in a series of events kicking off this month at Raccoon River Dog Park in West Des Moines. The “Dogs Like Me” series is sponsored by the city's parks and recreation department in ...

Tarpon commission green-lights first phase plans for Live Oak recreation area Suncoast News: The Tarpon Springs dog park will be relocated as part of the two-phase development of the city's Live Oak recreation area. By MARK SCHANTZ | The Suncoast News TARPON SPRINGS - At Tuesday night's City Commission meeting, staff presented a design for the ...

Glenview Park District opens new disc golf course TribLocal: Room was found in the western portion of Community Park West, a sprawling facility where the list of amenities includes a dog park, baseball fields, and a skate park. On a recent afternoon, Wexler and a couple of the course's co-designers, ...

Noble Creek Park Will Be Closed 9/26 to 10/7 For Annual Cleanup Patch: The dog park, tennis courts, hockey arena, ball fields, RV park, horse arena, RC raceway will all be closed for the duration of park renovations and seeding, Gonzalez said. Noble Creek Park is at 390 W. Oak Valley Parkway, Beaumont. ...

National pet store chain announces plans for first store in Hawaii KHON2: It's welcome news for pet owners we spoke with at the Mililani Dog Park. PetsMart has almost 1200 pet stores in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. Mililani and Mililani Mauka sure are pet-friendly communities. But there are only two small pet stores in ...

Security cameras to be installed in Wicker Park RedEye Chicago: In addition to a playground and a dog park, the park now hosts performance series funded by community groups and business. “This summer we had nine puppet shows, three movies in the parks, and four Wicker Open Mics,” said Wood, also the founder of the ...

Levy failure in November may close Oak Harbor pool PNW Local News: While the district operates such programs as Babe Ruth baseball, running clubs and an off-leash dog park, approximately 80 percent of the district's expenses are devoted to pool operations. Should the renewal levy fail, then it would be at least a year ...

Reeve Explains 'Muhammad' as Dog's Name Patch: 6 (the other is named America), as the council voted to authorize staffers to draw up plans for a dog park in the Northwest Open Space. Dogs are traditionally considered unclean in the Arab world—a perception that caused Councilman Larry Kramer to ask ...

Supervisors, Police Take Contract Stalemate to Arbitration Patch: Chief White said he would prepare a report for the board to consider at next month's meeting. the board declined a request from Friends of the Doylestown Dog Park to waive permit fees totaling $859. Supervisor Cynthia Philo suggested waiving half the ...

Cape May Continuing $1.6M Grant Process for Lafayette Street Park Cape May County Herald: All designs included playing fields, a concession stand, a dog park and basketball courts. Council's resolution noted that the applicant has its matching share of the project, if a match is required, in the amount of $1646450 and that in the event the ...

Recreational Sports Calendar & Sign-up Sheet - Sept. 21, 2011 San Antonio Express: ... 9 am, Run, Walk Roll 5K for TEAMability, Incarnate Word University, Run/Walk: Oct. 8, 8:15 am, Monte Vista 5K, St. Anthony High School,  Run/Walk: Oct. 9, 8 am, Boxer Boogie 3K/5K, McAllister Dog Park. ...

Where is the truth about pier park? The Record (New Westminster): Now, the mayor and council are entertaining proposals that the same derelict eastern pier be used by New Westminster citizens to draw chalk art on the acres of asphalt, fly kites, or use the expansive area of asphalt as an offleash dog park; ...

JP looks at bids for new splash park WWL First News: ... things they had at City Park when I was a kid, and Audubon Park. I thought this would be a good thing for kids and families." Congemi says the five and a half acre new dog park at Lafreniere is already being built, and should be open before Christmas.

Northeastern Ohio Excitement Builds for Spooky Pooch Parade, October 15 Lakewood Observer: On the benches of the Lakewood Dog Park, owners barked about costumes and clever ideas for the big event. “You can't wait until the last minute!” warned Lynne, who has 2 dogs to be dressed in coordinating outfits. “I'm checking in at Pet-Tique every ...

Vets Suggest Flu Vaccine As Dog Flu Reaches SA KSAT San Antonio: She takes her dog, Mikey, to the dog park every day, so she said the vaccine is a must for him. "Since we come here every day, it's kind of, I think it's necessary that I get Mikey vaccinated," Rizzo said. Dogs like Mikey who spend time around other ...

Walk 'n' wag for ARF Calgary Herald: (That's the dog park at 14a Street and 50 Avenue SW) Wag 'n' Wag is intended to raise money for a permanent ARF facility. If you've never heard of it, ARF is a local, charitable organization that does great work rescuing stray and unwanted dogs and ...

Sump issues, Council looks at curbing sump pump misuse Jamestown Sun: This is farther from the area of the proposed dog park, where city crews had hauled snow in previous years. “The longer haul means more time and time is money,” Andersen said. “And it slows the snow-removal process for the entire city. ...

Lemoore prepares for 19th Avenue interchange Hanford Sentinel: “That half of the park — the back field and the dog park — will be shut down with no firm timeline,” Simonson said. “I don't know how long it's going to be.” Construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2012. At that time, access to 198 from 19th ...

Columbia County Commission approves spending on 'finishing touches' for Evans ... The Augusta Chronicle: The park also has picnic pavilions, a large gazebo, a splash pad and a dog park. Tickets for the concert go on sale Oct. 1 at the Columbia County Library for $40 each with a four-ticket limit per customer. Also at the meeting, the commission tabled a ...

Geauga Park District adds dog park - news-herald.com Northern Ohio daily newspaper covering local, regional, and national news including local sports, video and multimedia coverage, and classified advertising.

New Dog Park Opens In Greenville County - Video - WYFF Greenville New Dog Park Opens In Greenville County. POSTED: 7:32 am EDT September 20, 2011. UPDATED: 7:33 am EDT September 20, 2011. Email ...

Dog Park - City of Cocoa Beach The Off Leash 32000 square foot fenced Dog Park is located in the southern portion of Lori Wilson Park at 1500 N. Atlantic Ave. The Dog Park opened on July 22 ...