Wednesday, October 5, 2011

The Dog Park News (October 05, 2011)


City projects: Dog park plan on hold, but city still commits $10k to Rotary ...
TriValley Central: By BRIAN WRIGHT For whatever reason, the issue of putting a dog park in Maricopa has become a contentious one. At the Sept. 20 meeting of the Maricopa City Council, an agenda item regarding the addition of a dog-friendly area to Rotary Park ended with ...
San Juan dog park may get $12700 in fee waivers
OCRegister: City Council will consider covering the cost of grading and building permits through city capital-improvement funds for the San Juan Capistrano Open Space Foundation's planned dog park off Camino Capistrano, just north of Junipero Serra Road. 50% off! ...
Letters: Humans are the problem at dog park
Knoxville News Sentinel: The dog park at Victor Ashe Park needs to be re-evaluated. I recently took my dog to visit, socialize and have a "doggone" good time. The number of aggressive dogs was unbelievable. Furthermore, the population of unaltered "bully" breeds also was ...
Bark for their bite: Dog park site gets OK
Austin Herald: Austin City Council members approved the proposed dog park location Monday night on a vote of 6-1 with council member Brian McAlister voting against it. The park will be located at the south end of the 500 block of Second Street SE. ...
Plans for Cheshire Dog Park Fetch Attention
Patch: A new dog park in Cheshire is bounding forward following approvals by the Planning and Zoning Commission. By Leslie Hutchison The "2011 Chilly Dog Walk" on Oct. 29 will raise funds for a Cheshire dog park. Organizers of the non-profit group Cheshire ...



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First Ever Dog Park, Frisco
Frisco Texas News: Frisco's first ever dog park, the dog park officially opened October, 2nd providing 2.5 acres of open space. The no-leash required dog park includes hills, terrain, trees, pavilions, and benches for the dogs and their owners. Ruff Range separates the ...
Dog Park Cheese Alert
About - News & Issues: By David Emery, About.com Guide October 3, 2011 The hottest viral image on Facebook right now depicts a handful of ham, cheese, and nails purportedly found in a dog park in Chicago, Illinois; Tucson, Arizona; Regina, Saskatchewan; or some unspecified ...
Animal Planet Announces DOG PARK With Online World Premiere, Wednesday ...
RealityTVWebsite.com: And New York's Washington Square dog park is No exception! Colorful personalities from diverse, exclusive social circles are sewn together by a common thread to become part of the fabric of those who go "gaga" for dogs. Premiering October 12th at 12 PM ...
800 Dogs Join Chesterfield Park In One Month Since Opening
Patch: City officials reported some 800 dogs and their resident owner-companions have joined Chesterfield's new dog park on Old Baxter Road, behind Dierberg's Market Place. Chesterfield's Mayor Bruce Geiger has been sharing the soaring count since Sept. ...
Homestead celebrates opening of its biggest park
MiamiHerald.com" The park, Homestead's newest and largest, offers pavilions for gatherings, a children's playground and eventually space for a dog park. The Miami Herald is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about ...
Cheesy dog park hoax in Regina
News Talk 650 CKOM: Dog owners are resting easy after a hoax has been exposed warning of nail-filled pieces of cheese being laid out in dog parks. It's a story that has been circulating online, claimed to be happening in cities all over the Western hemisphere. ...
City Council Saves $1.8 Million Surplus
Patch: The money could have been put toward a dog park, a pet project that has dog owners wagging their tails, though others are calling it too expensive. Resident Cliff Swan of the planning commission said he's against spending $1.1 million on the dog park, ...
$103-thousand Field for Dog Park
580 CFRA Radio: Fido has a six-figure new field to play on at a downtown off-leash dog park. The City awarded a $103-thousand contract to an Arnprior landscaping company to install a new dog park surface at the Jack Purcell Off-Leash Dog Park...
Cambridge wants our dog parks
Wicked Local: by Jillian Fennimore Last month, the Cambridge City Council asked that the City Manager confer with their Community Development Department and request they visit the new Washington Street dog park in Somerville with the intention of identifying a ...

Hectorville dog park plan
East Torrens Messenger: PEOPLE can comment about Campbelltown Council's plan to turn part of a Hectorville reserve into the district's first dog park from tomorrow (Wednesday, October 5). Feedback on the council's preferred location for the dog park at Denis Morrissey Park ...
Park on town's northeast side to be dedicated Sat.
Bloomington Pantagraph: One exception is the dog park at the north end. Little said the dog park won't open until spring because the grass needs to be established before it is used. It is virtually the same as the original Maxwell dog park (before it was expanded), he said. ...
Blotter: Dogs confront each other, followed by their owners
Denton Record Chronicle: An altercation between two canines at a dog park led to an assault of one owner by the other, a man reported Saturday. The victim said he took his two dogs to the park in the 1700 block of Davisville Drive in the Providence area Friday. ...
Paws in the Park
Chicago Sun-Times: Austin, a 5-year-old German Shorthair mix, shakes hands with his foster mom Karli Moore while taking donations at the Fox Valley Animal Welfare League's 5th Annual Walk for the Animals at the Lincoln Dog Park in Aurora, Ill., on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. ...
Ball fields, playgrounds under construction in Jeffersonville's Vissing Park
Louisville Courier-Journal: Trees have been cleared in Jeffersonville's Richard Vissing Park and 40000 cubic yards of dirt moved to make way for softball fields, a dog park, playgrounds, batting cages and parking lots. “We will be done in a year,” said Matt Gullo, the landscape ...
New Park to Open in Wrigley Heights
LBPOST.com" This new park will complement the recently opened Wrigley Heights Dog Park. Taking advantage of grant funding, the Baker Street park will provide residents with recreational outlets to encourage healthy, active lifestyles. “The western parts of our ...

PRAC sees first draft of potential park levy
Juneau Empire: $50000 for an off-leash dog park. This would include gating and other features that would be dog-friendly. • $150000 for the Jensen-Olson Arboretum. This would include a paved parking area and a 20 percent grant match for conservancy. ...
Calgary vet wants park for small dogs
660 News: ... move to separate small and large dogs in parks, owners should take their pets to less populated areas. Bylaw official Bill Bruce says the idea is actually being considered, adding Calgary could see its first small-breed dog park as early as next year.
Virus kills dogs in Vernon; no deaths reported in Kamloops
Kamloops This Week: “All it takes is one dog who has a parvovirus infection to go to a dog park, spread some diarrhea — well, now you have an infected dog park for the next five or six months.” — veterinarian Ken Gummeson By Jeremy Deutsch - Kamloops This Week While dog ...
Kingwood dog wash set for Oct. 15
Your Houston News: The Kingwood Park High School Silver Stars are having another Dog Wash October 15th from 9 am to 3 pm at the Kingwood Dog Park. The park is located at 619 Lakeville Dr. Turn right at the end of Russell Palmer Road. The fundraiser will support a trip to ...
Dogtoberfest, pet parade Oct. 22 in St. Charles
STLtoday.com: The parade will begin at Blanchette Landing and end at DuSable Dog Park. Dogs must be registered to attend. Decorated floats are welcome. Floats must be no larger than a red wagon and have no motors. Pre-register by email to ...
ENCINITAS: City to seek park construction bids in November
North County Times: The first phase of the future park is proposed to contain five sports fields, a dog park, a skate park and a children's play area. The 44-acre park will occupy what's commonly known as the Hall property, a former a nursery just west of Interstate 5 and ...

Changes for Pearland Independence Park on the horizon
Houston Chronicle: Smith is also considering expansion of the dog park and the tennis courts, but the biggest change might be one of leisure rather than activity. "We're looking at using the green space more as an amphitheater type of area where the soccer fields are now ...
Vendors wanted for 10th anniversary Howl-O-Ween Dog Pawrade and Pet Expo
TCPalm: Donations of $100 or more will qualify your name, your business or your pet's name for permanent display on a donor bone at the off-leash dog park. New this year will be live entertainment by Hobo Jim with food and beverages by the American Vets Post 6 ...
Centering On the Community
Patch: A dog park and Passaic River walking paths should also be considered. I just want to take a moment to thank Judith Josephs and her small staff of dedicated Dept. of Community Programs employees for a great season of fun they provided with little cost ...
The Schuylkill River Park Dog Run Dog Park In Philadelphia ...
The Schuylkill River Park Dog Run is an off leash dog park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Read reviews, get directions and hours, and learn about the dog area.
Anne Fracassa Memorial Dog Park - Warren, MI
1 Review of Anne Fracassa Memorial Dog Park "We live close by and this is me and the puppy's home away from home. It's super cheap compare to some of the ...
Development notes | Dog park mixed-use, 'apodment' developer on ...
The developers behind a seven-story mixed-use building planned to tower above PIllars dog park at the base of Capitol Hill's west slope first started filing ...
foursquare :: Vista Dog Park :: Tulsa, OK
Vista Dog Park. E. 60th Street E. 60th Place Tulsa, OK 74145. Description: Categories: Dog Run,.  Tips ...
Releases and News - Dog Park Closed Wednesday for Parking Lot...
The Cedar Rapids Parks & Recreation Department will close the Off Leash Dog Park located at Cheyenne Park, 1650 Cedar Bend Lane SW, on Wednesday, ...
Residents enjoy climbing wall, dog park, Dan Goodwin at Reno ...
Residents enjoy climbing wall, dog park, Dan Goodwin at Reno attraction CommRow on opening day. Full story: Reno Gazette-Journal. CommRow had its ...
Dog park plan on hold, but city still commits $10k to Rotary upgrades
The initial plan was to have the City provide $10000 toward developing a dog park at Rotary Park, and another $10000 would go toward general improvements ...
Humane society director wins dog park for Shelby County ...
Jenny Miller and her dog Honey Belle won a $500000 dog park for Shelby County, thanks to a winning video entry in the Beneful Dream Dog Park Contest.