Loading ...source: Prescott Daily Courier, AZ
Chino Valley Parks and Recreation interim director Jason Kelly said an amendment to the town’s Heritage Fund grant, which allots $575,125 for parkland development, will set aside $149,825 for the dog park.
“Labor is included in the cost, and volunteer hours can be attributed back to the state,” Kelly said. “The town is […]
source: WTVW, IN
“We started this back in 1999, trying to get a dog park established in Evansville,” she said. “And, we finally have one. … The park is currently one enclosed acre. But, E-DOG could expand it to as much as eight acres if there’s enough demand.
source: Pacifica Tribune, CA
The Pacifica Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission unanimously approved the concept of a dog park on the eastern grounds of the Sanchez Arts Center during its meeting last Wednesday. This moves the project along to City Council for further study. City Council could potentially take up the matter as soon as its next […]
source: Detroit Free Press, United States
As challenging as fund-raising is in the sagging economy, a dozen Royal Oak dog lovers have raised more than $17,000 since February. At 3:30 p.m. Friday, members of the Royal Oak Animal Mission plan to attend a groundbreaking — rain or shine, with their dogs — to kick off construction of […]
source: Daily News - Galveston County, TX
LEAGUE CITY — After almost two years of failed attempts by residents, the city council last week approved spending $194,000 to build a park where dogs can romp unleashed. …
The park would be the first in Galveston County dedicated to dogs. Plans call for a fenced area divided into sections […]
source: Boston Globe, United States
Linehan, who called for the hearing, said it was important to discuss whether the city needs to tighten enforcement of leash and pooper-scooper laws and to see if creating more parks in which dogs can be off leash legally would help solve dog-related conflicts.
… Sergeant Charles Rudack, who heads the city’s animal […]
source: San Bernardino Sun, CA
… the much-anticipated Canine Country Club at Noble Creek Park opened Saturday. The dog park has 1 1/2 acres of lush green grass, shade trees, picnic tables, walking paths, and even fenced areas to separate little dogs from big dogs.
…Canine Country Club is open every day from dawn to dusk. For […]
source: Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA
“I have heard nothing but rave reviews from the people I see down there,” said Hadlock, who headed the effort to get a dog park in the city. “It’s not just a place for dogs, it’s a place where people … can get to know each other in a setting […]
source: The Age, Australia
It’s not as if the park was pristine bushland. It’s close to the city and it still has leachate ponds to filter noxious waste from rising groundwater. Environmentalists’ dreams that the platypus could make a comeback to the park are unlikely to be fulfilled any time soon because Darebin Creek, which runs through […]
source: Washington Post Staff Writer
Last week, efforts by Best and other Loudoun County pet owners who have lobbied for a public dog park for eight years paid off. The Leesburg Town Council unanimously approved plans Tuesday to build a dog park at Olde Izaak Walton Park on the east end of Davis Avenue.