Monday, November 14, 2011

The Dog Park News (November 14, 2011)

Teen organizes Franklin dog park
Milford Daily News: Haley Goulet, 13, watches as a fence is constructed at the Franklin Dog Park Saturday. The park was proposed and planned by Goulet. By Brian Benson/Daily News staff The town's first dog park is one step closer to completion after volunteers installed ...
Mission Viejo to consider 6-acre dog park plan
OCRegister: The city planning commission on Monday will consider the environmental study and plan for a proposed dog park. 50% off! $18 for a Ticket to Newport Landing Holiday & Boat Parade Cruise 2011! By CHRIS BOUCLY By CHRIS BOUCLY / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER ...
Greens in the red
Hometownlife.com: Carroll DeWeese Brooks Weston, an 8-year-old British bulldog, protects his ball at the Lincoln Hills Dog Park. / Carroll DeWeese Beverly Hills resident Mary Crimmings (left) chit chats with Ellen McGregor from Franklin Village and Nancy Lessem from ...

Paw Print: Owners parade their pets for Halloween contest
NJ.com: 5, the Essex County Park System hosted its annual Strut Your Mutt Canine Halloween Costume Parade in Brookdale Dog Park in Montclair and South Mountain Dog Park in Maplewood. Dog owners were invited to show their creativity and dress their pets in ...

Dogs frolic and compete at Cape Coral's Lab Fest
Lehigh Acres News Star: Lab Fest raised about $3000 last year for Labrador Retriever Rescue of Southwest Florida and Wagging Tails Dog Park at Rotary Park, said Karen Vivian, a volunteer with the rescue group. During the event, Nicole Harrison's 7-month-old lab, Laina, ...
Dogs Show Off at Macon Paw Festival
13WMAZ: Folks brought their furry friends to the Macon Dog Park for some friendly competition Saturday. About 35 dogs competed in the contests, including a face licking competition. Two lucky pups were crowned Mr. and Mrs. Macon Dog Park. ...

Dogs run free
The North West Star: ISA'S furry residents were invited to the opening of a new off-leash dog park in Transmission Street on Saturday. Mayor John Molony and Deputy Mayor Les Bunn were among the dignitaries at the official opening of the $30000 Norm Smith Park which was ...

Public-private partnership at its best
Montrose Daily Press: Over the next few weeks, employees of England Fence Company will begin building a 6-foot-tall chain-link fence around the 1.4-acre site to create a dog park, a project financed by money raised by a local dog advocacy group called Friends in Dog ...
Council looks to tighten leash law
ThisWeekNews: Hayes said he'd like to see a dog park in a space that is removed from baseball diamonds and other athletics fields where children and youths generally gather. “I have a dog,” Hayes said. “I don't hate dogs.” But, he said, he sympathizes with parks ...
Newcomer will join council in January
DesMoinesRegister.com: Peterson said he was disappointed by the outcome of the race, but his experience on the council was positive. “I am so proud of the work the council was able to do: starting and finishing Colby Park, the dog park, the work on 63rd and Hickman,” he ...
Animal control funding reduced
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: The new contract also eliminated the city's requirement that animal control officers stop by the dog park twice a day and allows the Humane Society, not the city, to determine the appropriate training requirements for animal control officers. ...
A Sun Journal reader project: The future of Bates Mill No. 5
Lewiston Sun Journal: That brings us to the amazing idea you've always had to turn it into an indoor dog park/concert venue/senior housing for textile workers. Or something else. Be as grandiose or as practical as you'd like. We'll collect ideas until Nov. ...

Mission Viejo to consider 6-acre dog park plan | park, city, report ...
News: Mission Viejo to consider 6-acre dog park plan | park, city, report, viejo, council, dog, dogs, environmental, parking, grading.
Parvo cases reported at Los Altos Dog Park | KOB.com
Posted at: 11/04/2011 10:00 PM By: Shaun Griswold, KOB.com. Numerous Parvo cases have been reported at the Los Altos Dog Park in Northeast Albuquerque ...
Putnam considers creating dog park - Norwich, CT - The Bulletin
The Putnam Recreation Commission is in the early stages of developing a dog park in town.


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Wagging Tails Dog Park - City of Cape Coral
Pets are not permitted in athletic parks, playgrounds, beaches, picnic areas, nature trails, boardwalks or piers, but there is a dog park located at Rotary Park for ...
River House Dog Park - Arlington, VA
"Technically, the River House Dog Park is only open to residents, BUT as long as you can find street parking, there isn't ...