The Dog Park News (February 03, 2012)

Shires Park proposed as dog park site Shore News Today: EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Dog park organizer Donna Burns is a determined woman. She and her committee have worked for four years drumming up support and identifying locations for a place to take their dogs for additional exercise and socialization with ...

Hernando activist pulling at the leash for dog park Memphis Commercial Appeal: By Henry Bailey On a stroll with his yorkie poos Okie (left) and Josie (also known as Dokie), dog-park advocate David Rucker notes that Lee's Summit Park in east Hernando also could contain a canine-friendly enclosure for his Yorkshire terrier-poodle ...

PAWS Park making strides Santa Ynez Valley Journal: By Jeremy Foster, Staff Writer Things are looking up for the stewards of PAWS Park, the Santa Ynez Valley's only off-leash dog park, who say that saving the nearly 3-acre park has been an uphill struggle. The non-profit park in Buellton opened in fall ...

Curridabat Will Have The First Dog Park In Costa Rica Inside Costa Rica: Curridabat will be for dogs, literally, as the municipality on the east side of San José will have the first park in the country exclusively for dogs and their owners. The objective of the park is to allow residents to promote the health of their dogs ...

City says no sign of dog poison found Merritt News: A radio report earlier this week warned locals that rat poison had been left at the City's dog park and rat poison had killed a dog. However, Merritt RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore says no one has contacted the police about a dead or sick dog.

Register Pets, Check Kids' Health on Thursday Patch: By Jason Koestenblatt A group of dogs at the Long Valley Dog Park greet a new visitor to the park. If we don't get an answer about how long winter will last today, it's probably because Punxsutawney Phil is out enjoying the nice weather, ...

Brooklyn Animal Shelter closing; pit bulls not 'vicious'; Medina Township man ... Plain Dealer: Donations of pet food and gift cards from pet-supplies stores are being collected from 10 am to 1:30 pm Sunday at the Lakewood Dog Park, 1699 Valley Parkway, for My Best Friend's Bowl, which gives pet food to low-income families in Lakewood, ... DogParksUSA has been helping to develop dog parks since 1996; their 8th edition 569-page dog park manual has free shipping now thru 2/8/2012 using coupon code VDAYST12 - http://www.DogParksUSA.org

Indian River Community Calendar: Updated Feb. 3 TCPalm: Off-Leash Dog Park, 1230 16th Ave., Vero Beach, 9 am. $75. . Saturday Breakfast: Vero Beach Masonic Lodge, 1959 14th Ave., 7-10 am, $5. Family Karaoke Party: Singing, dancing. Swingsation's 14th Ave.

How to Prepare Your Dog for a New Baby All Pet News: Take the dog to the dog park or other places where he can interact with other people (and other dogs). Another way to prepare your dog for things to come is to start using things like baby lotion and shampoo so he starts to learn what those smells are.

New Year's resolutions for you and your pet Examiner.com: My second New Years resolution for 2012 is to visit a dog park in my area. I've wanted to take my dogs to Pierson Bark Park, located at 11787 East 131st in Fishers, IN 46038. The bark park's phone number is (317) 577-BARK. This dog park offers a brick ...

News Briefs Oak Park Leaves: ... the Park District has collected public input through community meetings and surveys to help shape the future of Ridgeland Common which currently features an outdoor pool, indoor ice arena, meeting room, sports fields, sled hill and dog park.

Buellton keeping its 20-year-old promises Santa Ynez Valley News: The city has two wonderful parks, Oak Valley Park and River View Park, as well as PAWS Park, an off-leash dog park at La Pita Place and Dawn Drive that is maintained by volunteers. In addition, it bought the former Zaca Creek Golf Course last year.