Friday, September 30, 2011

The Dog Park News (September 30, 2011)


Dog Park To Temporarily Shut Down
WOWT: Comments are posted from viewers like you and do not always reflect the views of this station. by PJ on Sep 29, 2011 at 01:48 PM Did anyone think of what the dogs think of it? by Rose on Sep 29, 2011 at 12:53 PM Amen! Thank you! ...
Festival will raise money for new NC dog park
ohmidog!: It still only exists in artist renderings, but another step toward building a dog park in North Carolina's Tanglewood Park will come this weekend, with a Saturday “Bark in the Park” festival aimed at raising money for the project. ...
Dog park committee digging feedback
Innisfil Scope: By Chris Simon Residents were tossing a bone or two at the town's off-leash dog park committee Tuesday evening. About 20 residents attended an information session on seven proposed sites being considered for off-leash dog parks. ...
The Corpus Christi Dog Group Needs Help to Build a Dog Park
KIII TV3: CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) - A dog park in Corpus Christi could soon become a reality. The city just approved a spot on the southside of town for the project, but It will be up to a local animal group to come up with the funds to build it. ...
Plans in the works for dog park
NorthJersey.com: And in his will, he left a significant donation to the township to be used for a type of dog park. "It all came together and ironically it fell into our laps this way," Edge said. If all goes according to plan, the park will be completed this time next ...
Dogs & Owners Sit & Beg as New Off-Leash Dog Park Construction Lags
LAist: Anxious pooches with pacing paws wagged their tails in excitement when the first LA off-leash dog park in a county-run park was announced mid-summer. After funding for the Crescenta Valley Dog Park was approved on July 26, construction was slated for..

Shelby Humane Society increases animal save rate by 10 percent
al.com: It was announced earlier this week that Miller and Honey Belle won a $500000 dog park for Shelby County. (Special/Beneful) SHELBY COUNTY, Alabama --- Stray animals picked up in Shelby County no longer can expect a quick death sentence. If they're lost, ...



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Meet Debbi Brooks and Deborah Pesta
Patch: Debbi Brooks, on left, and Deborah Pesta, enjoying a morning at the Sweat Mountain dog park with dogs, Hailey, on the left, and Logan. Long-time friends Debbi Brooks and Deborah Pesta meet several times a week at the Sweat Mountain dog park to catch up ..
Folly Beach one step closer to opening dog park
ABC NEWS 4: Entertainment News from AP FOLLY BEACH, SC (WCIV) – Folly Beach is one step closer to getting a dog park on the island. Folly Beach council member DJ Rich says the town closed on the property, located at 512 East Erie on Monday. ...
Dog park leash cutting ceremony to be held Oct.1st
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines: The Cedar Rapids Parks & Recreation Department and K9COLA will hold a leash cutting ceremony at the Off Leash Dog Area in Cheyenne Park, 1650 Cedar Bend Lane, Saturday, October 1 at 10:00 am The event is being held to celebrate the reopening of the ...
Good-bye summer, hello Dogtober
York County Coast Star: Organized by the Ogunquit Dog Park, Dogtober promises to be an event worth attending for every dog owner and friend. "Hopefully it will get some more tourists in," said Ogunquit Dog Park Committee member Margie Katz. "When you get into October things ...
World Day to End Animal Cruelty - Ottawa Candlelight Vigil
Examiner.com: On Saturday, October 8, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, there will be a peaceful “Rally and Candlelight Vigil”, held at Bruce Pit Dog Park, in Ottawa, organized by the members of the International World Event to End Animal Cruelty (WEEAC). ...
Letter: Local venue adds to dog show success
Prescott Daily Courier: ... clubs - Top Dog Performance Club - I would like to thank Prescott Parks and Recreation for allowing us to conduct an all-breed/mixed-breed agility trial (competition) this past weekend at the ball field next to the dog park on Willow Creek Road. ...
Volunteers help keep parks clean
Ventura County Star: By lunchtime her team has cleaned and restocked about 40 stations at about 20 of the district's 38 parks, including the Simi Dog Park at Big Sky. Williams said that he's been working at this job for two years and that the dog park is the only site that ...
Council approves off-leash dog area
ABC Local: After receiving a large number of community requests, the Berri Barmera Council will make a section of the Colin Jennings Apex Park at Berri an off-leash dog park. Council Mayor, Peter Hunt, says early estimates to put up fencing and signage in the ...
Dogs need a place to run free too!
StreetCorner: We have appealed to the local council to officially appoint Henson Park as a dog park, or at least section off an area where dogs can get their exercise in a safe environment. We believe Henson Park is the ideal location and has served this purpose ...
ANTHONY RONZIO: Why is Girl Scout policy different for Augusta troop, Utah girl?
Kennebec Journal: Sansouci and Brown had a great idea for their troop: The girls would raise funds for improvements to the city's dog park. So they did, and recently, Troop 2901 unveiled a new dog park sign during a press event near Mill Park. It's a good thing. ...
Enforce the rules at Bushmaster Park
Arizona Daily Sun: I am treated all summer long to the joyful noise of children playing and people generally enjoying the playground, covered ramadas, tennis and basketball courts, skate park, dog park and large grassy areas, all of which are beautifully maintained by ...
Gophers coach Jerry Kill back at practice
MinnPost.com: Former PiPress reporter-turned-instructor at St. Thomas Lynda McDonnell writes a commentary for the Strib on the healing that has gone on over hard feelings about a dog park. “A year ago in my south Minneapolis neighborhood, long divided by race and ...
People/North: Blessing of the Animals Saturday in Danvers
Boston Globe: Other organizations represented include the German Shepherd Resource and Rescue Center; the Humane Society of the United States; and animal care vendors, including North Shore Dog, Pet Life stores, Fit and Trim Agility, Friends of Danvers Dog Park...

Local, fed officials discuss cleanup, Manhattan Project Park while in D.C.
Oak Ridger: The board is also working on other options, such as forming a planning and community involvement process for the creation of a city dog park. • Discussed for more than an hour and a half, the goals for 13 city boards and commissions. ...
Fine arts, recreation fields given nod by crowd at Port Angeles town hall meeting
Peninsula Daily: They spoke in support of continued or increased funding for the Port Angeles Senior Center, a proposed dog park at Lincoln Park, job development, police and public works, and urged council members to keep business fees affordable. ...
Dogs in cemetery anger priest, mourners
Foxboro Reporter: Pet owners have been using the fenced cemetery at Mechanic and Chestnut Streets as a dog park, and -- apparently untroubled by common sense or conscience -- leave the burial ground, which surrounds a statue of the Blessed Mother, soiled with animal ...
North Shore Entertainment Calendar
The Salem News: FRIENDS OF DANVERS DOG PARK YARD SALE. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1 and 2, 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 beginning ...
People, dogs invited to play on the Green
ThisWeekNews: Funds will assist with adding amenities to the new Godown Road dog park, which will open next spring. WOOF will be selling sponsorship opportunities. People will be able to purchase naming rights to benches, trees, and pavers. ...
Hands on Kirkwood: Volunteers Teaming Up to Do Good Deeds
Patch: The volunteers will provide all sorts of services, from yard work and home repairs to distributing winter coats, collecting food, hosting a dog park, winterizing cars, recycling electronics, visiting with nursing home residents and cleaning up a ...
City landmarks set to change
Clovis News Journal: Then it becomes absorbed by Hillcrest Park, part of the city's plan to repurpose the golf course's acres into youth sports fields, walking trails, a zoo expansion and even a dog park. Both properties have a history of private ownership, and both have ...
Who's Who in Pinole: Brian Karr
Patch: I like the bike trail to the waterfront and the dog park in Pinole Valley. What would you like to change in Pinole? I would like to see the Bay Ridge Trail completed. What do you do for fun? I like to watch a Red Box movie with my family, ...
Budget and Safety Services Dominate Candidate Forum
Patch: How do you feel about the possibility of a dog park in Millbrae? All candidates were in favor, but agreed that first the city would need a suitable location, and then find outside funding sources.
World Event to End Animal Cruelty (WEEAC) Candle light vigil - Oct 8th 6pm ...
Ottawa Start: On the 8th of October 2011, from 6 to 7pm, WEEAC Canada will stand in mourning of all the animals killed in the world with a Peaceful Rally at Bruce Pit dog park. (Take the W. Hunt Club exit off 416 and drive North on Cedarview Road, the park will be ...
Florence Reminder Blade Tribune > News
TriValley Central: The town of Florence is in the process of building an approximately 20000-square foot dog park next to the Little League baseball field, behind the Dorothy Nolan Senior Center. Because of existing infrastructure, the cost of the park is estimated at ...
Keewatin buyer would fund dredging, owner says
Commercial Record: Peterson proposes pumping dredge spoils from there through a 16-inch pipe to Saugatuck Township-owned land east of Interstate 196 near the township dog park. Dealing with PCB content in those spoils, the result of upstream pollution from paper mills ...
Time to Break Our Bad Transportation Habits
NewsMax.com: As a matter of fact, the only ones who have been inconvenienced by the president's recent visits are my dogs — because he lands practically inside of their dog park. No worries. They don't vote. The president's traffic tie-ups are not going to cost ...
Dieppe's master plan a step to the future
CanadaEast.com: Replacing the aging Centennial Arena and setting up a dog park are two items that the people of Dieppe have asked for in surveys. An additional ice surface in that area will be well-received by the minor hockey community and recreational skaters. ...


City ponders empowering volunteers to patrol parks
Frederick News Post: Other offenders don't hesitate to park on grass a day later or let their unregistered canines use the dog park, he said. "One of the biggest things ... is seeing vehicles parked on city land," Myers said. Aldermen discussed how to grant the new ...