Sunday, June 5, 2011

The Dog Park News (June 5, 2011)

New places to play: Dog parks are a great place to socialize
PennLive.com
By BARBARA MILLER, The Patriot-News Brooke, a Lab/Irish setter mix rescue, shakes with anticipation in the car as owner Jim Brown nears Happy Tails Dog Park in Lower Paxton Twp. View full sizeJENNY KANE, The Patriot-NewsEric DeAngelis' dog Della plays ...

Emerson dog park plans revived
Auburn Citizen
SENNETT – Eighteen months after the idea first arose at a public meeting, local dog lovers are once again pushing for a dog park at Emerson Park. The Cayuga County Parks and Trails Commission agreed in February 2010 to look further into building a dog ...
Fultondale opens new dog park
North Jefferson News
The Bark Park is the result of over a year of planning and work, including talks with Fultondale Mayor Jim Lowery and activist organization Bark for a Park. The Fultondale Bark Park is the third dog park to open in the county in the last few years. ...



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Parks4Pups: Update on Paso Robles dog park
Paso Robles Press
Editor's note: The following is an exerpt from a newsletter issued by Parks4Pups about the city's first-ever, official off-leash dog park. I am so excited to report that Parks4Pups and the city of Paso Robles have agreed upon a viable site for a Paso ...
A dog's life, and beyond
The Spokesman Review
Pet Haven plans to open a private dog park that promises to test the temperaments of all canine members. When Spartan the Chihuahua dies, his owners say he deserves proper respect. Becca Gleave, her husband and her son had brought Spartan to the ...
Animal Control Officer Accused of Aggression at Dog Park
NBC Washington
By Jane Watrel Drama at a local dog park. Dog owners say an animal control officer used extremely aggressive behavior towards their pets. Jane Watrel reports on both sides of this story. Canine camaraderie at the Reston, Va., dog park came to a halt ...
New dog park in Franklin
The Tennessean (blog)
The City of Franklin Parks Department has just oepend a new “Freedom Run Dog Park” in Liberty Park .  Freedom Run is a one acre fenced area for off leash play and features a separate small dog area for puppies (4 mos. or older with shots) &/or ...
Letter: 'Pooch World' not necessary
Evansville Courier & Press
The chairman of the city Parks Board in The Gleaner's May 22 edition said, "We deserve a dog park in Henderson. It would be a good thing for owners and dogs. We have a place for every other person's recreational needs, and we don't have one for dog ...
MRH Dog-Walkers Have Their Own Club
They took a round-trip to the Maplewood Dog Park. They're members of the MRH Middle School Dog-Walking Club, formed in the fall. MRH Middle School teachers Dave Grossman and Alex Pepin are both dog-lovers, so they thought, why not a school club? ...
Open Space Foundation Ramps Up Operations
Foundation members plan to secure funding and get volunteers to build a dog park once the city chooses a place for it. Gates, 72, said he remembers being able to ride his horse all over the area when he was growing up, and he wants residents and his ...
Schools Out For Summer
Brommelsiek Park – just a few miles from Winghaven off of Hwy DD, this park have many playgrounds, a dog park and the pavilions have water faucets which are great to use for filling up water guns and mini-pools. Alligator's Creek – Boasting 2 water ...
Emerson dog park plans revived
Auburn Citizen
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Elings Park
Santa Barbara Edhat
It's a nice alternative to a small dog park, since they have access to all 230-acres to roam around. (You're expected to be close by at all times, of course.) Annual memberships start at $125 a year, and help defer park maintenance costs. ...

TO DO SATURDAY: Have some Furry Fun in Shippensburg
Waynesboro Record Herald
By Anonymous The sixth annual Furry Fun Days will be held Saturday, June 4, and Sunday, June 5, at Bubba's Happy Tails Dog Park, 304 Britton Road. The two day doggie carnival will be held rain or shine, from 9 am to 6 pm on June 4, and 9 am to 4 pm on ...
Prison cuts mean delays for new animal shelter
Journal-Advocate
"What we`re hoping is to plant some vegetation we can use in there and have the city set it up as an off-leash dog park," Jones said. "But we`ve got to get vegetation that will survive in that flood plain." The facility itself will have windows on the ...
Five things to know from Waynesboro Borough Council
Waynesboro Record Herald
Borough Manager Lloyd Hamberger said people have been registering their dogs for the new Northside Dog Park near Northside Pool. He asked that residents read the applications carefully and fill them out correctly. He also reminded residents who wish to ...
The Saturday Morning Post
DCist.com
Fairfax County police are seeking more information about an incident at a Reston Dog Park where an animal control officer is alleged to have reached for his firearm and said, "Which one of you wants to get shot?" towards the animals. ...

We've got the Encinitas Silver Anniversary Blues
Coast News
Councilwoman Teresa Barth said the skate park and dog park need sponsors, and Councilwoman Kristin Gaspar is talking with a group called “Patrons of Encinitas Parks.” If the city didn't have the money to complete the park when they bought it, ...
Nashua lots going to the DOGs - NashuaTelegraph.com
The park is safe for its current use, Dookran said, but he didn't yet know what would be required if groundwork for a dog park were to be done there in the future. Dookran said his staff will review files and make a determination when ...
Shuttered South Tahoe hotel may be turned into park | Lake Tahoe News
By admin
What Edgewood proposes to build is a park that includes a children's play area, grass play area, picnic pods, half-court basketball court, and a fenced-in dog park area. The city for a number of years has talked about creating pocket ...