Friday, December 30, 2011

The Dog Park News (December 30, 2011)

Dog Park Pet Peeves: Human Edition
Petside: by Victoria Schade Sometimes people misbehave at the dog park! The following are some human dog park pet peeves. Our community is incredibly dog-friendly, but we don't have a dog park. At least not yet. A dedicated group of volunteers have been working ...


Glen Ellyn dog park getting upgrades
Chicago Daily Herald: By Christopher Placek Man's best friends are getting a refurbished place to play in Glen Ellyn after their masters successfully petitioned the park district for an updated dog park. The existing park outside the Spring Avenue Recreation Center, ...

Wooten: Let's build a dog park in Calverton
Riverhead LOCAL: Riverhead Town will have a dog park come springtime, if a proposal by Councilman James Wooten is approved by the Town Board. Wooten says he plans to introduce a resolution at the the Jan. 4 Town Board meeting authorizing the dog park on a site near the ...
Egg Harbor Township rejects transfer of county land for dog park
Press of Atlantic City: The Egg Harbor Township Committee has declined a transfer of 5.6 acres of Green Acres-designated land from Atlantic County, which could have been used to build the first fully public dog park in the area. While the township encouraged the county to ...
DogParksUSA and PawedCastTV are going to the Wine Coast Country in California's San Luis Obispo County in May and June 2012 to report on dog-friendly things to do and places to go and stay. Check back here in May and June for daily reports. Until then, check out their website (http://winecoastcountry.com/slo/fun-with-fido/) and this cool video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5ZrjVhuLRU)
Dog Park Opening in Destin
WJHG-TV: After a year of fundraising and construction, the city of Destin is almost ready to unveil its first dog park. Workers have converted a sandy lot behind city hall into two fenced, grassy areas for dog owners and their pets. A local woman who coined the ...
Take Our Poll: Would You Like to See a Dog Park in Lower Mac?
Patch: By Mariella Savidge Buddy is one of the Facebook supporters of a dog park in Lower Mac. Contributed photo Some say there that today there are more homes with dogs than with children. Others claim that dog parks are very attractive features that draw ...
Shelby Humane Society director to get magazine shout-out for $500,000 dog park ...
al.com: By Eric Velasco -- The Birmingham News View full sizeJenny Miller and Honey Belle won a dog park for Shelby County. (Special/Beneful) Jenny Miller, executive director of the Shelby Humane Society, will be featured in the Jan. 2 edition of Women's World ...

Temple: Help Build A Dog Park
KWTX: TEMPLE (December 28, 2011)--Temple Parks and Leisure Services and Leadership Temple are calling on the community to help build a dog park that would cater to all breeds and sizes in Lions Park. The idea has been in the works for years but has recently ...

A lot to bark about
Gilroy Dispatch: A long anticipated dog park at Las Animas Veterans Park has been christened with dog prints big and small, but organizers are hoping to bring the generally-praised park to more people's attention. The park has been open since Dec. ...
Yappie Fundraiser Benefits Both Dogs and Dog Park
Patch: The purpose of the event is twofold: Not only will dogs be kept safe from contracting rabies and getting lost, but the new Manassas Park Dog Park will receive 100 percent of the proceeds from the event. The dog park opened earlier this year and is ...
RB/4S Ranch Digest – Issue of Dec. 29, 2011
Pomerado Newspaper Group: Rancho Bernardo Off Leash Dog Park will host a low-cost rabies and micro-chipping clinic for dogs, cats and rabbits from noon to 2 pm Sunday, Jan. 8. It will take place at the dog park's entrance. Park at the south end of Rancho Bernardo Community Park, ...
Niagara Falls Year in Review - Part 1
Niagarathisweek.com: Council backs a call for a review of the Niagara Health System, a possible leash-free dog park, and, of course Big Becky's trek beneath Niagara Falls were just some of the news highlights in the first three months of 2011. • Kiara Antone was in a big ...


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2011 Year in Review
Appleton Post Crescent: The New London Jaycees Dog Park, situated on about five acres of city-owned land along River Road, just southwest of the US 45-State 54 intersection, opened to the public this fall. With separate areas for large and small dogs, a parking lot, ...
Horsham receives a Community Conservation Partnerships Program grant for ...
Montgomery Newspapers: In addition, it will cover the cost to install public water and sewer into the park, and a drinking fountain at the dog park. All new features will be ADA accessible and utilize environmental best management practices. The Horsham Rotary Club will be ...

Hiking in Taos: Dogs on the Trails
Taosnews.com: An exception to the leash rule is the dog park located near Stray Hearts Animal Shelter. Dogs over four months old may come to the park, where they are required to be off-leash. A current rabies tag and a free tag issued by Stray Hearts are necessary ...
North Cedar recreational opportunities proposed
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: Maps show ball fields, bicycle motorcross trails, an 18-hole disc golf course, a dog park, community gardens, orchards, a whitewater play area, kayak launch sites and future water trails connecting Big Woods Lake, Snag Creek and the Cedar River. ...
Clear and consistent training with puppies can help avoid serious problems
AnnArbor.com: This means more than going to the dog park once a week. Your pet needs daily walks and games that are stimulating to the puppy, like hide and seek, fetch and playing with other puppies it own size and age. As we have discussed in past articles, ...
Otters in the water
Ashland Daily Tidings: A quarter-mile trail leading to it off the Greenway can be reached only by parking at the city Dog Park and walking down to the bike path. It draws water through a side channel from Ashland Creek, with water draining back into the creek at the other ...
Our Man in Arlington
Falls Church News Press: Second, there was the great dog park fight seven years ago (the upshot being the county's solomonic decision to move the facility a couple of hundred yards from remains of the fort). And now, there's a passionate but civilized dispute about the coming ...
Year in review: Looking back and moving on
TheTimes: Through social media, we were able to track down a woman whose house was featured on the TV show “Grimm” and get a heads up that the city of Tigard was planning to buy Potso Dog Park before the official announcement. These sites also allow us to get ...
How About New Year's Resolutions For Your Pet?
KTVZ: Check-out the dog park and make new friends. · Take a current photograph that shows identifying marks well, just in case the pet gets lost. · Adopt a new friend from the Humane Society of Central Oregon or encourage others to open their heart and home ...
$17 million flood control project gets special permits
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: Lift stations also would be constructed near the dog park at Ansborough and Campbell avenues; at the intersection of Fletcher and University avenues; and along Cedar Bend Street, near the new Lincoln Elementary School. ...
2011 — A year of change in Valley Stream
liherald.com: Work began on the new dog park, expected to open next year near Village Hall (I have a cat, so I won't be using it myself). The new skate park opened in September and plans have started to develop to overhaul the 50-year-old pool complex. ...


Pricey potties worth the pennies
MyFox Tampa Bay: Even a dog park. And it's safe, with a security office. "It's a good thing to have the security here especially when i have to get out with my children by myself,” observed one motorist. It's all at the new rest stop on I-75, just north of the ...

First Night parking, traffic changes set
Seacoastonline.com: The dog park near the South Playground will close at noon. For information, visit the Pro Portsmouth Web site. We reserve the right to remove any content at any time from this Community, including without limitation if it ...
Chris Swanson says he'll resign from Two Harbors city council this spring
Lake County News Chronicle: Possible changes include creating a dog park, addressing pets that run freely in town, and changing the number of pets a residence is allowed to own. Currently, Two Harbors residents are only allowed to own two pets per household. ...
Will a Japanese flag fly over the old hospital site? The cards say so
Sault Star: "I think it's the off-leash dog park," she said. "That's coming back and they are actually going to have to make a decision because people want a safe place for their dogs." Sault Liberal MPP David Orazietti will be moving on to bigger and better ...
Newtown develops animal euthanasia policy
Danbury News Times: The building, which will share the site with the town's proposed dog park, is estimated to cost $1 million, said Public Works Director Fred Hurley. Llodra had hoped the facility would be open by Christmas, but it will not be ready until the early ...