The Dog Park News (November 1, 2011)

Local canines put best paw forward at Dog of the Year contest Shore News Today: The money raised for the eighth annual contest will be utilized to purchase play ground equipment for the one acre Ocean City Dog Park at 45th Street. The doggies, accompanied by their human parents, strutted their stuff for an adoring audience as ...

Second dog park unleashed Coeur d'Alene Press: An Old English sheepdog, Ollie, 3, takes a quick water break from his running Sunday during the opening of Coeur d'Alene's second off-leash dog park at Cherry Hill Park. "He's a runner," said owner Alexis Roisen, of Coeur d'Alene. ...

Ribbon cutting for new Concord dog park, bocce courts on Saturday November 5th San Francisco Chronicle: On Saturday, November 5th, the community is invited to attend the ribbon cutting for a new dog park and bocce courts at Baldwin Park in Concord. The event will take place from 9:30 to 11 am Refreshments will be served. Information booths featuring ... Get the scoop without the poop on how to develop your own dog park at http://dogparkrmanual.weebly.com

Photos: A happy 'howl-oween' Austin Herald: XXXXXX was dressed up as a lobster by owner XXXXXX Saturday afternoon as dog lovers came together at the site of the new dog park. XXXXXX was dressed up as a lobster by owner XXXXXX Saturday afternoon as dog lovers came together at the site of the new ...

Charity Briefs for Nov. 1, 2011 SouthtownStar: Pasta For Pups: The Oak Forest Dog Park Committee is hosting a Pasta for Pups fundraiser from 5 to 8 pm Wednesday at the Oak Forest Community Center, 155th Street and Kilpatrick Avenue. Tickets are $10 for the spaghetti dinner. ...

Canines in Costumes at Hyattsville Pooch Party Patch: By Aliya Faust Hyattsville residents Jose Lopez and his daughter bring their cocker spaniel, Butterfly, to Hyattsville's Heurich Dog Park about 4-5 times a week. Here's Butterfly dressed up at a Halloween costume party at the park. ...

Ocean City names the best k-9 fundraiser 'dog of the year' Press of Atlantic City: Lynne Lewis, a board member of the Ocean City dog park event crowns Misty, of Somers Point, as Dog of the Year Sunday during a contest at the Port O' Call in Ocean City, a quirky event to raise money for the Ocean City Dog Park. ...

Dog breath: Pet oxygen breathing masks donated to local fire departments Marconews: Gibson and Fiora headed out, but not before the councilman put in a pitch for the city's dog park, which he said has become a model for several others in Collier County. To learn more about Project Breathe ...

Dogs Trick-or-Treat in Occoquan, Raise More Than $1000 Patch: The funds go to a Golden Retriever rescue group and the Prince William County Dog Park. By Rachel Leon On Oct. 30, trick-or-treating dogs dressed as everything from firemen to bumblebees filled the streets of Occoquan. The event, hosted by Fetch! ...

Boy Scouts build an agility course for Edmonds off-leash dog park My Edmonds News: The Edmonds off-leash dog park has a new agility obstacle course, thanks to Boy Scouts from Troop 312. Kamiak High School junior Alex Young designed the obstacle course for his Eagle Scout project and his fellow scouts helped him install the course at ...

Grand Blanc Township Howl-oween dog walk The Flint Journal - MLive.com: By Sean Ryan | The Flint Journal Sean Ryan | The Flint Journal Dog owners walk along the path to support Friends of Grand Blanc Dog Park's Howl-oween dog walk for the creation of a dog park at the Creasey Bicentennial park in Grand Blanc Township ..

Howl-O-Ween breaks record with 113 dogs attending in costume TCPalm: VERO BEACH — Dogs For Life's 10th Anniversary Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Pawrade on Oct. 22 resulted in a record breaking 113 dogs and their families registering for the free Pawrade at the DFL Off-Leash Dog Park. Music by Hobo Jim; a law enforcement ...

Election signs nothing more than ugly litter BCLocalNews: ... in late summer and therefore trying to lay asphalt in winter, nor the installation of useless signs and painting bicycles on roads — not even the provision of a low dog park fence after months of having a completely unfenced off-leash area. ...

Councilman Fuller Addresses Stratford Issues Patch: A dog park will provide dog owners the place they need to walk their dogs freely without intruding on other people and parks in town. It is no secret that our first responders are understaffed and this is contributing to massive overtime, ...

MARF struggles to stay afloat as donations go down and intake of animals goes up al.com: Finley pointed out the city has done a number of things to help pet owners, such as the greenway trails and the dog park, which raised the ire of some city workers who did not get a step raise last year and may not get one this year. ...

5 questions with Parks and Recreations Director James Worsley Columbus Ledger-Enquirer: We are also working with our planning department on a dog park for the Columbus community. The Parks and Recreation Department will host the Georgia Recreation and Park Association Conference in 2013. What's the best-kept secret about Columbus that you ...

Pet Owners of SF, Ye too Shall Rent Curbed SF: You've seen this structure hulking over Market at 9th, close to Hayes Valley, Union Square and SoMa offerings (not super dog-park-y, FYI. Bit of the concrete jungle). Also rather close to 6th Street offerings, which are definitely not dog oriented and ...

Government Watch: A roundup of this week's agendas San Luis Obispo Tribune: Sewer connection fees; location change for proposed dog park; new Downtown City Park restrooms design; purchase of vehicles and equipment replacements. Pismo Beach City Council. Meets Tuesday. 773-7003. Public hearing on update of the land use element, ... Colorado Army post dog park named for fallen soldier and his ... DENVER (AP) - A dog park at a Colorado Army post is being named in honor of an Oregon soldier and his military working dog who were killed together in Iraq. ... At Colo. dog park, memory of fallen soldier who handled military ... DENVER (AP) — Cpl. Kory Wiens was so fond of Cooper, the military dog he worked with, that he planned to stay in the Army long enough to adopt him when ...