Friday, January 20, 2012

The Dog Park News (January 20, 2012)


Pups wag their tails, beg for dog park
WTNH: A group is raising money to turn a small park near Wooster Square into a dog park.
Briefs: Dog park plans discussed tonight
Appeal-Democrat: The district has been discussing a dog park at Arboga Avenue and Ella Road, and the meeting will include a public workshop on the park, hosted by Yuba County. If the park gets the necessary approvals and funding, it could open this year. ...
Dog owners seek a park of their own
Napa Valley Register: A group of Calistoga dog owners is trying to revive the idea of a fenced dog park in the city to allow the animals an area to run without leashes, without interfering with humans trying to use the city's parks and athletic fields. ...
Fundraising for big new dog park kicks off Thursday afternoon
FOX19: This event begins the fundraising campaign for the new Simmonds Family Dog Park to be located in Miami Whitewater Forest. The goal of the campaign is to raise $500000 to make the 11-acre facility a reality and create the largest dog park in ...


Dog poop bags vanishing from dog parks
The Desert Sun: Palm Desert — Message to dog park users: Don't take poop cleanup bags you're not going to use. The bags are disappearing from the dispensers at a couple of the city's dog parks at an alarming rate, Spencer Knight, the city's landscape manager, ...
Dog park tags available
Danville Commercial News: DANVILLE — Fetch Dog Park 2012 membership tags are available for purchase at the Danville Humane Society on Collett Street. Cost: $10 for the first tag, $5 for the second and $3 for the third. Park-goers are allowed three dogs per handler. ...
Allowing dogs in Cheektowaga town parks sparks debate at public hearing
Metrowny.com: He said he has been exploring the possibility of establishing a dog park for the town – a fenced area in the larger parks where dogs can roam freely. “I talked to my department heads and this is what we have come up with – possibly, and I say possibly ...
Dog owners of Goderich unite!
Goderich Signal-Star: The powers that be seem so delighted with their generosity in providing a dog park that they can't see its limitations. I don't use it for two reasons: my dog is aggressive towards small dogs, I enjoy solitude and I like to get my own exercise while ...
Bark Park doesn't need 'fast tracking'
Rockport Pilot: There WAS a survey conducted in 2010, just 1.5 years ago, in which one of the top five responses was for a dog park. The City received 785 completed surveys. Of those, 480 were from City residents, a total of five percent of the City's 8766 population. ...
Animal welfare: Park attitude surprising
Langley AdvanceNews: I leashed up my dog, and as I walked back to my car, I passed two park employees working at the picnic shelter right by the dog park entrance. One of them was the aforementioned employee. I brought to their attention the fact that there was an ...
A Million Stories
Philadelphia Citypaper: Graduate Hospital doesn't yet have a dog park. Horace Gibson, community relations officer for the Philadelphia Police Department's 17th District, says there was also a recent dog attack on a police officer. Now, the district has a new challenge: ...

Around Cape Ann: 'Annie' benefit tops music slate for weekend
Gloucester Daily Times: ... will be a benefit for the Gloucester Dog Park, with a portion of all food sales for lunch and dinner to be donated to the project, now under construction in Stage Fort Park. To keep up with the latest  ...

Meeting on Columbia Waterfront Park Tonight
Patch: In a meeting last year, nearly 80 local residents met to discuss potential ideas for the park, ranging from the topographical design of the 80 x 400 foot space to the inclusion of recreational space, a small dog park, and a pond or fountain. ...

5 things about MayDOG
Wicked Local: Preliminary approval has been obtained by Maynard to allow an OLRA, which means MayDOG will need more support, members and volunteers to grow as an organization, and ultimately to be able to create and maintain a dog park...
Forest Hills Plans Road Repairs
Patch: In addition to road work, council is looking to repair the roof of the volunteer fire department building and obtain grant money to open a dog park. Council expects to open bidding for the roof project in February and is looking into whether installing ...
UPDATED: Number of dogs in U-Haul upped to 140
Long Beach Press-Telegram: "Go to any dog park in Long Beach, everyone knows Bonnie," said one supporter who did not want to be identified. "She loved those dogs and treated them like family" wrote a woman who identified herself as Diane Fariello online. ...
Recreation leaders to discuss Smith Field
Half Moon Bay Review: Stakeholders at Smith Field, including the Half Moon Bay Little League, horseshoe club and representatives of the dog park, plan to attend the city's monthly Parks and Recreation Committee meeting to discuss the future of the city's recently acquired ...