Tuesday, November 8, 2011

The Dog Park News (November 8, 2011)

Dog park in Easley may open by Thanksgiving
Greenville News: By Julie Howle | Staff Writer Work is underway at Hagood Park on the city's first dog park, said Easley City Administrator Fox Simons. He said they hope to have the dog park open before Thanksgiving. Simons said it will be about an acre, with separate ...
Longview dog park to open Friday
KETK: Longview, TX — Longview will have a grand-opening ceremony for the Stragent Dog Park on Friday. The new park includes separate, off-leash, fenced areas for small and large dogs to exercise and socialize. The fenced area for large dogs is about 7 acres ...
Photos: Wagging Tails at the Friends of Laguna Beach Dog Park Brunch
Patch: Dressed as a pink pig, Delilah the bulldog brought her master Andrea Borges to the Friends of Laguna Beach Dog Park buffet brunch. On Sunday, Delilah and Borges and more than 100 dog owners and their canines attended "My Best Friend's Brunch" at Tivoli ...

Voters choose Waggin' name for new Orange City dog park
Daytona Beach News-Journal: The Waggin' Trail was named top dog in Orange City, where voters went online to help the city choose a name for its soon-to-be-opened dog park. Internet voting ended last month, and The Waggin' Trail won over Hound Hollow by nearly a 2-to-1 margin. ...
Parks department a mediator between dog owners, others who want to use city parks
The Seattle Times: (November 6, 2011l) Read more Put the dog park on the roof of the amazon building. It makes sense in so many ways. (November 6, 2011, by road less travelled) Read more Once Amazon decamped from its Beacon Hill headquarters in 2010, ...
Visit Santa Paws for a Good Cause
Patch: 10; donations will be accepted for the final push to build the Doylestown Dog Park. Visit Santa Paws Dec. 10 at Doylestown's Life on the Leash. Courtesy of the Doylestown Dog Park 1. Weather. National Weather Service says: Patchy fog before 9am. ...
Residents enjoy run of fair weather
Sioux City Journal: Braelie Rector of Sioux City and her dog, Mollie, enjoy Sunday afternoon's fair weather Bacon Creek Park's Lewis & Clark Dog Park. SIOUX CITY -- For Thomas Allen, nothing could have been better than running a few laps around Bacon Creek Park on Sunday ...


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No dogs allowed
Niles Daily Star: A city ordinance currently prohibits all dogs, leashed or otherwise, from stepping paw on any city beach or park in New Buffalo, save the dog park at Sari Asher Memorial Park. Murray's comment was supported by fellow councilwoman Susan Maroko and Nancy ...


Miami commissioner, man in scuffle have history
MiamiHerald.com: Welch shows himself complaining about the placement of election signs and a dog park being refurbished across from Sarnoff's home. At least three times since August Sarnoff contacted police about Welch — twice for removing or defacing signs on the ...
Winston-Salem City Council meets tonight, will consider passing a plan to ...
Winston-Salem Journal: It also calls for a dog park at Jamison Park, sidewalks along both sides of Peace Haven Road, and limited construction of big-box stores. About 50000 people — roughly 14 percent of Forsyth County's population — live in the area covered by the West ...
Candidate for Mayor: Peter Marchetti
iBerkshires.com: Generally I'd say priorities like preserving and restoring natural beauty and the Springside House come before a dog park, but again, we need to get everybody together and see where we agree and don't to move forward with this. ...

Paid volunteer time, dogs at work and other perks make companies top workplaces
Houston Chronicle: In the old digs, employees brought their dogs to work one day each month. "They're not too dog-friendly here," Pleczko said. "Can you imagine a herd of dogs invading the tower?" Plans for a dog fest at the dog park across the street are in the works, ...
Vets: Canine Virus On Rise
ABQ Journal: Parvo appears especially prevalent at the dog park at Lomas and Eubank, but all city dog parks are “hotbeds” of the virus this year, said Dr. Julia Skains, veterinarian at Good Shepherd Animal Clinic. Parvo cases also appear to be more difficult to ...
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Discover Local: Visit our top 10 meeting spots
Cumberland Courier Newspapers: On one side of Jamison Park the skate park is a popular youth hangout and, on the other, the off-leash dog park has proved highly successful. For people in and around Springwood, the preferred meeting place is “The Ori” - part of the heritage-listed ...

Cancer society starts survey
The Durango Herald: Finally in the 1980s, 2.5 million tons of radioactive tailings from the Smelter Mountain mill (the site of today's Dog Park) were buried in Bodo Canyon about three miles west of Durango. A three-photo spread on the front page of The Durango Herald on ...
Lindsay's Last Run for the Legislature
Patch: After what Lindsay called a “long ordeal,” the county purchased a piece of West Sayville property on Cherry Avenue to designate as a county park. The first section of the land, a dog park, was opened to residents in August. Lindsay says there are two ...
Construction crews to clear I-395 bridge Nov. 15, open all four lanes to traffic
Bangor Daily News: Bois said all vehicles and construction equipment used in the project will be moved off the bridge and out of the field adjacent to Geaghan's Restaurant and Pub — the proposed site for a Bangor dog park. Timothy Hebert, the project resident from the ...

Dog Park at Tanglewood: A Dog-Gone Good Time Party | Forsyth ...
Dog Park at Tanglewood: A Dog-Gone Good Time Party. Join us for dog-gone fun with music, dancing, raffles and auctions as we raise money for the Dog Park at Tanglewood. Heavy hors d'oeuvres, beer and wine included with ticket. ...

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