Friday, September 23, 2011

The Dog Park News (September 23, 2011)


Keep dog park out of IB park
Blue Mountains Courier-Herald: The dogs will still not be allowed in the lake so there does not need to be a dog park here. You will still be able to walk your dog here on park. If you walk through Innisfil Beach Park on any given day, there are always people walking their dogs ...
Parks committee backs proposal for Peterborough's first off-leash dog park
Peterborough Examiner: CLIFFORD SKARSTEDT Examiner file photo The city's arenas, parks and recreation committee endorsed a proposal Tuesday night from the Peterborough Dog Owners Association to establish the city's first off-leash dog park. The plan will now go to city ...
Dog Park Survey Available for Area Residents
Oskaloosa news: Interest surveys regarding the need and use of a recreational dog park in the Oskaloosa area are being distributed around Mahaska County. A task force of individuals from Oskaloosa and Mahaska County are making a feasibility study to ascertain the ...
Weekend Planner: Dog Park Opens, Car Seats Get Inspected, Magic School Bus ...
Patch: Where/When: San Leandro Dog Park, south end of Marina Park, 14001 Monarch Bay Dr., San Leandro; Saturday, Sept. 24, at 11 am Why Go: Bring your furry friends and workout gear as the city warmly welcomes the new dog park. See the newest spot to exercise ...
Citizen Committee to Discuss a Dog Park in Fenton
Patch: By Dan Barger Fenton City Park is one potential site for a proposed dog park. Details on where, or if, such a park is built will be discussed by a committee of citizens. Darlys Preslar made a suggestion to the Fenton Board of Aldermen recently that the ...
Opinion: Doggone-good idea puts Gilbert in fine light
Arizona Republic: 22, 2011 08:41 AM Using methane gas from dog poop to power a streetlight at Cosmo Dog Park is a brilliant idea. Thankfully for Gilbert, a majority of the council understood how the project would fit the town's goal to be innovative and environmentally ...
Editorial: Wise move not to bill town for police costs at dog park
The Sheboygan Press: Sheboygan aldermen on Monday wisely rejected an attempt to get the Town of Wilson to share the cost of policing the off-leash dog park available to both town and City of Sheboygan residents. The cost-sharing idea came up as the Common Council ...
Road extension would eliminate Xcel trucks, improve park access
ThisweekLive: The road project would extend 12th Avenue through an unused portion of Black Dog Park, where it would meet up with Xcel's emergency access road across the Minnesota River bottom. The current access from the park to Territorial Drive would be closed to ...
Silver Springs pet owners divided on city plan to create fenced off dog parks
Calgary Herald: By Deborah Tetley, Calgary Herald September 22, 2011 It's for that reason the Silver Springs resident attended an open house on a proposed fenced off-leash dog park in that community Wednesday night. If Madill had her way, the entire Bowmont Park area ...
New city park lets the dogs out to run
Indianapolis Star: Dog park passes are $5 a day or $75 a year and can be picked up at Perry Park, 451 E. Stop 11 Road, or by calling (317) 888-0070. The dogs are running free in South Indy's new Canine Companion Zone. "It's pretty nice," said Shelby Kennedy, ...
Follow-up: Carol Stream Dog Park
Suburban Life Publications: By Staff reports The park is located on a 20-acre parcel northwest of Kuhn Road and North Avenue, south of the park district's maintenance garage on Kuhn Road. The park district was granted a no-cost, five-year lease from the Illinois Department of ...
San Juan Capistrano Councilman Refuses to Apologize for Naming His Dog Muhammad
LAist: At a discussion about opening up a dog park in city limits, the councilman casually mentioned that he wanted to bring his basset hounds America and Muhammad to play with other dogs in the park. "That's right," Reeve said at the September 6 council ...

WSET.com - ABC13Area Dog Parks Serve Dual Role
WSET: Entertainment News from AP Salem, VA - A new dog park is set to open in Salem, and residents hope the park will play a positive role in their communities. Not even the rain can keep Matthew and Ashley Lynn away from one of their favorite local places, ...
Friday freebies: dog wash & child seat checks
ABC Action News: At Davis Islands Dog Park in Tampa on Friday from 4:00pm until 7:00pm you can get your dog professionally washed for free. There is a $20 suggested donation to benefit the Humane Society. Then on Saturday, Hydrodog will be at John Chestnut Sr. Park in...

NoBAR Plus David Bowie Equals True Love
Patch: We met on a fall Saturday afternoon at the Laurel Canyon Dog Park. She was there with her little dog, Ziggy, and I was there with my best friend's dog, Walter. When I asked her which dog was hers, she pointed to a fluffy, cute little puppy and said his ...
Pet owners divided on fenced dog parks
660 News: There were mixed feelings at an open house on a proposal to make Bowmont Park a fenced off-leash dog park. While some support the idea, The Calgary Herald reports many don't. One opponent says once you put up a fence, you get people standing there ...



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Robert E. Lee Park Nature Council Seeking Members
Patch: The county then began work on $6.1 million in renovations, including repaired trails, erosion controls, a dog park and a pedestrian bridge from the Falls Road light rail station. The nature council will join county officials for a ribbon-cutting on ...
Carmichael's 102nd Founders' Day Sept. 24
Valley Community Newspapers: The Carmichael Dog Park Society will host a Dog Parade and Show as a fundraiser to benefit the Carmichael Dog Park. Call (916) 422-2280 for details to enter your pooch in the parade. The Dog Parade and Show will start at approximately 11:30 am ...

Monthly Archives: January 2011
Reporter Newspapers: The future of the park could be both active and a passive park elements, including everything from new baseball diamonds and a football field to an expanded dog park, as well as a great lawn and a special events area. Dunwoody residents turned out en ...

Responsible Dog Ownership program Saturday in Frostburg
Cumberland Times-News: ... at the Frostburg Dog Park at Calhoun Park from 10 am to 2 pm We'll be offering fun for kids, obedience and agility demonstrations, a parade of the breeds and rescues, rescue organizations, Canine Good Citizen testing, a microchip clinic, ...
Esquimalt Lagoon has off-leash dog area
BCLocalNews: Walking dogs at the Lagoon I have also encountered “nasty” dogs that should not be roaming in the off leash dog park. The owners are not aware that the west side of the bathrooms is off-leash and many times that is why there are issues. ...
New Capitol Hill park holds promise as potential hang-out spot for Seattle U ...
Seattle University Spectator: potential dog park is in the discussion and early planning stage. The space has evolved into the Federal-Republican "front porch." A combination of three design concepts, the multi-generational "porch" design includes a sloping lawn with terraced ...
Perkasie applies for Community Development Block Grant funding for ...
Montgomery Newspapers: Bancroft was the president of the Perkasie Dog Owners Group and founder of the Perkasie Dog Park at Tom Bancroft Field, which opened this spring. Mayor John Hollenbach said he hopes that Bancroft's spirit of volunteerism and love for the community will ...
What do you want at the new Sports Tourism & General Recreation Park in NMB?
TheDigitel: There are some plans for features typical to other parks in the area, such as a dog park, playgrounds, baseball fields, and concessions. There are other suggestions, however, that are pretty unique. They include an ice rink, drive-in movie theater, ...

MARILYN HAGERTY: Grand Forks dachshund seeks friendship of Sasha in Alvarado
Grand Forks Herald: They have a dog park for all of us canines over at Lincoln Park. Sometimes, when the grandchildren come to visit, they walk me over there. I usually bark and get all crazy around other dogs. So they get me out of there. Also, I am not sure where the ...
Get ready to howl at annual off-leash dog park event Oct. 15
My Edmonds News: Dozens of costumed dogs and their owners gathered at Edmonds dog beach last year for the annual Halloween Howl, a fundraiser for Off Leash Area Edmonds, which maintains the beach. Here, the Pumpkin Patch won the Best of Show prize in the costume ...

Dayton Humane Society getting a makeover
Dayton Business Journal: The nearly $60000 makeover involves giving the dog park a facelift and adding agility equipment, remodeling the laundry and bathing area, adding custom murals. In addition, it will landscape the entire shelter area, install a new patio area for ...
North Shore entertainment calendar
The Salem News: FRIENDS OF DANVERS DOG PARK YARD SALE. Saturday, Sept. 24, and Sunday, Sept. 25, 8 am to 4 pm, 147 Maple St., Danvers. Yard sale proceeds will go to building an off-leash dog area in Endicott Park. Donations are being sought and may be dropped off ...
Palm Desert to explore expense of installing security cameras
The Desert Sun: He pointed to University Dog Park, which was closed for several weeks after vandals toppled light poles, ripped out electrical and irrigation systems, stole copper wiring, and damaged other parts of the facility on May 4, causing $42000 worth of damage ...
Kingston Dog Park « Kingston Happenings
About two years ago, several concerned dog owners began contacting the Kingston Parks and Recreation Department, wanting a leash-free dog park in ...
Friends group of potential West Roxbury dog park to form next week ...
By Matt Rocheleau, Town CorrespondentA meeting next week hosted by City Councilor Matt O'Malley will work to form a friends group to help choose a location ...
Lakewood Dog Park likely getting new benches | cleveland.com
City Council approved a resolution Sept. 6 allowing the donation of 20 used park benches to the Friends of the Lakewood Dog Park.