The Dog Park News (November 29, 2011)

PTC Dog Park Association offers extended open park hours for holidays The Citizen.com: The Peachtree City Dog Park Association (PTCDPA) is announcing special extended open park hours for the winter holidays. Because a lot of Fayette County's college students and their dogs return home for the holidays as well as visiting relatives with ...

Luxury Dog Run Coming to $6.5M Hudson River Park Renovation in TriBeCa DNAinfo: TRIBECA — An innovative dog park that caters to canines' comfort and aesthetic tastes is on its way to TriBeCa. The oval dog run, opening in 2013 as part of a new $6.5 million section of Hudson River Park, will include separate areas for large and ...

Volunteer efforts open gates to Eugene's first small dog park KMTR NewsSource 16: Completely paid for by private donations, the half-acre area is fenced off on the South end of the existing Amazon Dog Park. The park has been in the planning process for about two years. Volunteers pursued the idea after a small dog named "Lola" was ...

Got a dog lover on your holiday list? Fredericksburg.com: The group raising money for a Spotsy dog park has a raffle fundraiser going on now. The prize? A signed copy of “It's Me or the Dog: How to Have the Perfect Pet” by Victoria Stilwell. We Want a Dog Park in Spotsylvania County is a grassroots group...

Canine has her own coming-of-age party Houston Chronicle: Four and two-legged guests gathered at Ervan Chew Park Dog Park to celebrate Pumpkin, who wandered unleashed amid her fans. The lady of the hour had her coat groomed, nails painted, and bangs bowed. In keeping with a traditional quinceañera, ...

Michael J. Zone Center re-imagined into green recreation area Plain Dealer: A dog park is being added, as well as space for community gardens with fruit-bearing orchards. Solar power will provide lighting for an outdoor concession stand and restroom. Rain that lands on the park will stay there, and not run off into storm ...

Watch Out, Venice Beach: Occupy LA May Be Heading West LAist: is the question posed by the flyer, as posted by Venice 311, and the answer is Plan B. Apparently, those responsible for the flyer think that the grassy area in the middle of Windward Circle across from the Venice Post Office is a "dog park. ... Get expert help developing your dog park, and get it at whopping 15% off thru 12/1/2011. Click here and use coupon code ADEC1145.

Gerding plans119 units on Capitol Hill Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce: By JOURNAL STAFF SEATTLE — Gerding Edlen Development filed a land-use application to build a seven-story apartment project next to the Plymouth Pillars off-leash dog park on Capitol Hill. The project at 1519 Minor Ave. calls for 119 units, ...

The Fight Against Animal Abuse Grows Bellarmine Concord: Keith Shephard, a federal police officer in Maryland, shot a domestic and leashed husky in an Annapolis neighborhood dog park during February 2011. He received a $1000 fine and probation for the act. Scott Fike, a 25-year veteran on the District of ...

Lofts were a vision of upscale, urbane, lifestyle Allen Publishing: Built with ample parking, a swimming pool, trails, courtyards, a dog park and a rooftop deck, it would have many of the popular amenities of upscale, urban apartments. Part of a development that also includes offices and a shopping center, ...

Greenville NC Mayor Blames City Attorney for Gun Ban AmmoLand.com: Twisting the off-leash dog-park into a “playground” to implement a ban is a direct violation of state law. Telling gun owners a half-truth about “rewriting to comply” instead of the whole truth of “rewriting to ban everywhere and still comply” is ...

Petoskey's mayor-elect eyes numerous priorities for 2012 Petoskey News-Review: For example, in years past, he noted that there was some interest in establishing a dog park on the community's south side, using a former landfill site near the intersection of Howard and River roads. “That's a reasonable thing to do, where people ...