The Dog Park News (January 5, 2012)

Harford Humane Society seeks variance for new dog park Baltimore Sun: BY BRYNA ZUMER, As the Humane Society of Harford County works to build a bigger dog park at its Fallston location, a prominent developer who owns a large, adjacent parcel is prepared to protest the proposal as the Harford County...

Dog park benefit unleashed Kawartha Media Group: (PETERBOROUGH) If you're going to host a fundraiser for a public off-leash dog park, where else to stage it than the Historic Red Dog? That's exactly what will happen Jan. 15 at a benefit for the Peterborough Dog Owners' Association (PDOA). ...

Lafreniere Park to open dog park on Saturday NOLA.com: By Eva Jacob Barkoff, The Times-Picayune A five-acre dog park will officially open Saturday at 11 am at Lafreniere Park, 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie. The new fenced-in park is located alongside the Frisbee golf course, which is near the north side of ...

Alabaster to get Beneful dog park Shelby County Reporter: By NEAL WAGNER / City Editor This summer, Alabaster's Veterans Park will become the second city in the nation to host a Beneful Dream Dog Park after members of the Alabaster City Council approved a $500000 grant for the project during a Jan. 3 meeting. ...

Ask the Trainer: Are dog parks good for my dog? The Sacramento Press: We live near a fenced-in dog park and I'd really love to take him so he can socialize with more dogs, but a couple friends have had really bad experiences at dog parks and I'm nervous about going. Any advice? A: Great question! ...

Chattapoochee Park Construction in Final Stages Patch: Duluth dog park will open soon for public use with a grand opening planned in the spring. By Faye Edmundson Sign designates site for Chattapoochee Park at entrance to Rogers Bridge Park. Construction of the three-acre Chattapoochee Park at Rogers ...

Dog-Gone It: Vandals Leave Their Mark on Off-Leash Park Agility Course Patch: By Brian Soergel The new agility course built at the end of October at the Edmonds Off-Leash dog park has been vandalized twice, the most recent incident occurring Monday. Both times, it was the dog jumps that have been destroyed, says OLAE founding ...

Pima County moving ahead with plans for GV park KTAR.com: The Arizona Daily Star reports the 53 acre, $5 million park would include four fields for softball, a dog park, stations for working out, ramadas and a hiking trailhead....

Parks for Hume pooches Hume Leader: Gardens parkland is one of three proposed dog park sites in Hume. Greg Harding with Inca, John Toomey with Ned and Kelly Yardley with Honey. KYLIE ELSE HUME dogs will have new places to play, after Hume Council passed a draft feasibility study last ...

All-Star Parks Biscayne Times: One of only a handful of official dog parks in the county, the Northeast Regional Dog Park lies east of Biscayne Boulevard and takes up about a third of the park's space, while other sections offer thick woods or pockets along the bay, where fishermen ...

First responders rescue dog from icy Libertyville pond Chicago Sun-Times: Soaked up to her waist, her husband Mike, who was called by police, came down to the dog park with dry clothes that she changed into in a Libertyville Fire Department ambulance after being checked out by paramedics at the dog park off Milwaukee Avenue, ...

Portion of Poudre River Trail to close Friday Greeley Tribune: A short section of the Poudre River Trail, north of Rover Run Dog Park in Greeley, will close for about a week beginning Friday for construction on the Boyd-Freeman Ditch. During construction, the dog park and trailhead parking will still be accessible ...

3rd Annual Bark in the Park a success Bluffton Today: The Bluffton Dog Park Board of Directors wishes to thank the following sponsors: ArtWare, Island Packet, Coastal Community Association Management, Petco Foundation, Camp Green Dog, Tidbits, Hargray, Palmetto Electric, Sauls Funeral Home, ...

Watertown city council agrees to proceed with dog ban WatertownDailyTimes.com: Before their discussion, Dorsey Street resident Scott A. Gates, who has proposed creating a city dog park, said more should be done to help dogs socialize, not less. But Councilwoman Teresa R. Macaluso said what happened to the 2-year-old boy “was an ...

A Trek Fit for Both Hikers and Dogs Patch: The four- to five-mile trail is wide and smooth for most of its length, is popular with mountain cyclists and hikers and leads to Bark Park, a dog park. It begins with about a three-quarter-mile incline hike to the first split, where there's a bench ...

Most dog attacks preventable, says Turlock Animal Services The Turlock Journal: Asking permission from the owner before petting a dog is a must, even in public places or at a dog park. Asking the dog's permission is equally important. Children can ask a dog “permission” to pet by offering their hand for the dog to sniff. ...

Future park key to continued growth in Knightdale Eastern Wake News: The park will include athletic fields, an amphitheater, playgrounds, a dog park, a skate park, an arboretum, and a YMCA, among other features. Construction will begin this year and completed in two or three years. Phase one focuses first on building ...

Police Blotter: Cops Muzzle Foul-Mouthed Pitbull Owners; Juveniles Arrested ... Patch: 8:10 pm, Dog Park on Foster City Boulevard: Authorities responded to a report of three adult owners of two pitbulls screaming and cursing at people in park area. Police diffused the dispute but made no arrests. 1:49 am, Safeway on East Hillsdale ...

Cemetery rules changing, dogs banned, flowers only enforced Selma Enterprise: Skidmore said that's wrong: "It's not a dog park." (Seeing-eye dogs will still be allowed.) Cemetery officials will call Selma Police about people who violate the dog ban, Skidmore said: "I don't know how enforceable it will be. ...

Noon Pet Of The Week: Laverne & Shirley WXII The Triad: Don't forget to attend "A Dog-Gone Good Time" special event on January 20th from 7pm-11pm at Winmock in Bermuda Run to help benefit the Dog Park at Tanglewood. Limited tickets are available so log on to the Forsyth Humane Society website and get yours ...

For Family Fun, Head to the Marin Civic Center? Patch: Right across the street is Petanque Courts (lawn bowling) and Field of Dogs dog park, which is frequented by residents of San Rafael and Marin County all days of the week. The Civic Center Cultural Services offers events and expositions throughout the ...

Doggy's To-Do List Biscayne Times: The dock dive and water dog park is currently open Saturdays and Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm “Performance Pups,” a South Florida group dedicated to bringing you more activities for your dog is at the helm of this wonderful enterprise ...

Brooke Benjamin, Funeral Director Center Square Journal: The only thing that's really lacking in Lincoln Square is a grassy, secure dog park. 2. Professionally, your path has taken a very unique trajectory, from selling advertising to catering to artists' model to funerals. How did you come to work for the ... Click here to find out more!

Scanlon sworn in for 9th term The Salem News: Then there's the new dog park at Beverly Airport. Scanlon said the park — named Paddles Park in honor of the mayor's late golden retriever — has been so successful that owners who have never registered their dogs before are now doing so in order to ...

Silverton Superlatives: A 2011 Yearbook Statesman Journal: A skate park and dog park have been on Silverton's collective wish list for at least a decade. In 2011, the projects made great advances. Committees for both endeavors have been busy organizing creative fundraisers, and the future skate park already ...

Bethesda has many good sites for a school Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online: The southeast corner of Bradley and Wisconsin — probably the least-used 20 acres around; 2. the Norwood Park site behind the USDA building amounts to a dog park, and the playing fields are already there; 3. Columbia Country Club land just north of the ...

Manchester Directors Concerned About Reduction In Voting Districts Hartford Courant: In other business, the board approved a management agreement with the Manchester Dog Owners Group to extend the deadline for construction of a local dog park. Construction on the first phase of the park is to be completed by the end of this year. ...