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Gone To The Dogs
For years many communities have offered places for people to run, play, and have fun, but now many agencies are hearing the call to provide safe, accessible dog parks, too. This shift is not a new trend, but continues to build.
Flaunt Those Fur Babies
JiffPom, the Pomeranian, has over 10-million followers on Instagram. As a point of comparison, the current vice president of the United States has about 16-million Instagram followers.
Don’t Dog The Design
With more pet owners looking for activities to do with their entire family (Fido included), the staff from the Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department in Ohio began a quest to offer an all-inclusive and fun park experience.
From Yawn Lawn To Bark Park
This overnight-success story was actually years in the making. The new Bark Park at Shane Kelly Park in the city of Oviedo, Fla., was the culmination of equal parts hard work, collaboration, and imagination, with a
Free To Roam
A new pilot program in seven Boise, Idaho, parks gives dogs room to roam off-leash during designated morning and evening hours.The one-year pilot project was launched in April 2011 after an extensive
A Dog-Gone Good Time
n the fall of 2008, a new canine-friendly family tradition was begun in the city of Chandler (Ariz.) with the inaugural Woofstock, also known as “The Great Chandler Dog Walk,” at Tumbleweed Park. Since then,
Behind Every Good Dog Is An Engaged Owner
Any manager, volunteer, or patron with an interest in dog parks has heard all the stories by now, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Dog fights and people neglecting to pick up after their
Lapping Up The Experience
Forty-five minutes north of Detroit,Mich., dogs may mistake Orion Oaks Dog Park for heaven. Here, in this 24-acre, fenced, off-leash facility, they can mingle with other four-legged friends and take a dip at the
Boarding All “Paws-engers”
Karen Dunmore travels with her faithful, 3½-year-old West Highland Terrier, Katie. On a pampered scale of 1 to 10, Dunmore says Katie is a solid 12.
A Design To Drool Over
What needs to happen to bring a dog park to a community? How much does a dog park cost? Is it safe? Who would build it? Who would be in charge? What about insurance?
If Dogs Have A HeavenЙ
New Year's Eve was not a good day for me or my family. I had to do one of the hardest things IХve ever done; I had to put my dog down. She had contracted lymphoma and it was killing her.Leah was a bea
To The Dogs
My kids profess to be dog people. I am not. My rule is that nothing comes into my house that can't--with proper training--clean up after itself. Whenever IХm forced to repeat this rule (and with four
A Mama's Dog
Reading Ron Ciancutti's ТWeek-EnderУ last week about his dog, Lucca, left me -- like many readers, IХm sure -- tearful. But it also struck a nerve, hit close to home, because we are facing the same d
Saying Goodbye To A Faithful Friend
When my older son turned 12, we felt he could handle the responsibility of a dog. So went to the pound to rescue an animal to become part of our family. There were no six-week-old pups on hand that
Take Fido Out To The Ballgame
Anyone who's ever taken a dog to a Little League game in the local park knows that our canine friends are also fans of America's pastime.So why not treat your furry best friend to an afternoon at a
Take A Hike With Your Dog
Sure, walking your dog around your neighborhood is fun.So is hanging out at the dog park with his puppy pals.But sometimes you just have to heed the call of the wild. A nature hike with your dog can