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U dog park rivals rip city's plan
Houston Chron, May 11 2005 (archived)
NEWS ARCHIVE
*Some links to old articles may be broken do to the article being removed by the publisher.
Bear
Creek Dog Park to open soon!
NOTE: 2/28/-07 Bear Creek's dog park is currently under construction
and is closed to the public. There is no estimated opening date at this
time. They will contact us once firm date is set and HDPA will post
this information on our website.
Read more....
New
Dog Park in Levy Pasrk
off Richmond just west of Kirby. See our Locations
page for a map.
Millie
Bush Bark Park gets another Top Ten
8-21-2006 PETA
MBBP is voted #2 dog park in the US by PETA.
Click
here to read about it on PETA's website.
NEW Downtown
park to have "dog runs"
8-21-2006 - KHOU
A new 12-acre park will be located downtown across from the George R.
Brown Convention Center. It includes dog runs, pond, jogging trail,
playground, restaurants amphitheater, picnic areas and Wi-Fi availabilities.
The park is scheduled to open in early 2008.
There is a contest to help name the park.
For complete story click here.
NEW DOG
PARK! in Deer Park, Texas
7-28-06 Ella and Friends Dog Park
2 acre dog park in Deer Park on 13th Street
West of Center next to the Jimmy Burke Activity Center.
Constructed by Deer Park Rotary Club and the City of Deer Park. - Thanks
to Aaron for this news!
OVERHEARD:
June 2006
Mike from Precinct 3 has advised they are putting Telge Park on the
back burner. They are looking at a property at Barker Cypress &
West Rd for the next dog park after Bear Creek. They hope Bear Creek
will be completed by the end of this year!!!
Statement by Precinct 3 about plans for Bear Creek and Telge Dog Parks - April 21, 2006
"At this time, plans for an off-leash dog park in Telge Park have been put on hold indefinitely. Plans are being finalized for the new dog park to be located on State Highway 6, between Groeschke Road and Pine Forest. Pending final approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, work is expected to begin within the month."
Danny Jackson Dog Park Official Open
People Out? Pooches in the Pool!
Sept 19, 2005, Newsweek
Before shuttering their pools for winter, several cities are now
offering dog-only swims!
CLICK
FOR KATRINA VICTIM INFORMATION
How to volunteer, donate, or foster the many pets that need assistance.
New Westpark dog park to open late Sept. or early Oct. - July, 2005, Houston Chronicle
NEW
West U/Bellaire/Westpark Dog Park
Officially Name - from The Bellaire Examiner
-17.AUG.05
PLANNED: New People Park, with Dog Park at
George R Brown Conv. Center.
Dog park
project discussed by Deer Park City Council
07/26/2005 - http://www.hcnonline.com
See Millie
Bush featured on Animal Planet
Oct. 8, 2005 - time unknown - watch your local listings:
Animal Planet came to MBBP to film on July 24th and there were throngs
of doggies and people there hoping to get on TV.
Thanks to everyone who showed up to show how popular our #1 park is!
To see if you're a star, watch Animal Planet on October 8th. Watch your
local listings for the time slot of the Reliant Dog Show, there will
be a segment during the airing of the dog show featuring Houston's award
winning dog park.
We'll posting the video on our web site too* hopeully!
View pictures of the event.
New Westpark
Dog Park opening very soon!
July 21, 2005 - from a source:
A new dog park is under construction in the Westpark area, south of
59, inside the loop, on Loop Central Drive. We have a report from a
dog park lover who works across the steet: He says the swimming pond
is cemented in already (yay!), and they are working diligently everyday,
even in the rain!
We think it may be open in a couple months, but we do not know the official
opening date.
Aug 3 - update:
All grading and drainage appears to be finished
Trees have been planted
Some areas have been seeded for grass
The entrance gates are almost complete, however the perimeter fencing
has not yet been started
Pond appears complete but not filled with water as of yet
Could be open very soon! SEE PHOTOS
of progress.
Millie
Bush Park on Animal Planet
If you want to be on TV, with your dog, be there!
There is a filming date at MBBP by Animal Planet on Sunday 7/24/05 in
the morning- starting at 8 a.m. The segment is to feature our No.1 dogpark
in the nation and will be a segment used as part of the televised Reliant
Dog Show. They would like to see lots of doggies in the background,
so come on out and play and get your pooch on TV!
Please watch for any further updates on our events
page and note that with the media, things are often last minute.
... 34 parks for dogs, fishing, children and fun (HouChron, June 29, 2005) Re: Raddack razes new ground for more dog parks (archived)
Bark
Parks, (Delta SKY magazine)
Re: article mentions the notable fact that Houston has more dog parks
than any other city!
Proposed
dog park hounded by foes
(HouChron May 24, 2005) Re: Westpark area dog park
(archived)
Millie
Bush Park mentioned in the
New York Times!
(NYT 5-22-2005 (PDF) Re: Dog Fancy Award
City's
1st Dog Park Ranked #1
(HouChron, May 21, 2005) Re: Dog Fancy Award (archived)
Lucy Dog
park is a big success
(HouChron, May 4, 2005) (archived)
News of
a new Bellaire area park
(May 11, 2005)
"...saw
in the Southwest News (a local paper) that Commissioner Radak is opening
a dog park which will be located near Westpark, 610 and Newcastle inside
the Loop, south of 59 in or near the METRO easement. .... not sure exactly
where this is, but part of the dog park agreement is with CenterPoint
to use their property under the powerlines for parking. All I know from
the article is that the park would have a pond and equipment. "
April 22, 2005
The Houston Dog Park Association is thrilled to announce that Precinct
3's Millie Bush Bark Park has been named the NUMBER ONE Dog Park in
the nation by Novartis and Dog Fancy Magazine!!! Thank you to those
that sent in a nomination. The results of the "top 10" contest
will be run in the June issue of Dog Fancy. Sadly, due to legal reasons,
Precinct 3 was unable to accept the official $10,000.00 grant money as
an award. However the precinct will be able to accept a "prize"
check for $2,500.00 which the precinct says it will use on upgrading Millie
Bush Park.
HPDA is proud to have been a part of Millie Bush's creation and we look
forward to the opening of many, many more dog parks in the Houston area.
This award winning Harris County Precinct #3 "Dog Park Dynamo"
team plans to build two more dog parks in their precinct, and word is
the Bear Creek Park may be even better than Millie Bush, we can't wait
to see it!
Read about it in the upcoming June issue of Dog Fancy or
on their web site (in late May and June)
CONGRATULATIONS TO PRECINCT 3AND MBBP!
EVENTS:
Click here to check out our new "Interactive Online Events Calendar"!
You
need to create a simple login account to use it, but it does not ask for
anything other than a username and password. Once you create an account
you can view HDPA events, and other dog related events, and even add dog
related events that you know of too! Also used to organize HDPA volunteer
activities.
What’s new at your area dog park?
Millie
Bush Bark Park-
Nov. 2004 -Beautiful improvements have been made to all ponds. A new walk
path has been added on the outside of the fenced area. Three newly installed
shade covers and benches are a welcomed addition, allowing relief from
the Texas heat, until the many trees existing in the park have time to
mature into nice shade trees.
Special
Note: Your Dog's Safety
There have been some reports of injury to some dog’s pads at the
park. Particularly if you have dogs that, for the most part, walk on carpet
or lush lawns and may have softer pads than those used to rougher surfaces,
please check your dog’s feet often to check for abrasions. Materials
used at the dog parks that can hold up to the usage by the dogs such as
Decomposed Granite, Stabilized Sand, and even dried muddy areas can create
a rough surface which your dogs pads may not be conditioned for. Dog’s
pads are often inspected during some dog sports trials such as the AD
test (endurance runs for dogs along a bicycle rider) or sheep herding
trials or sled dog races. While your dog need not be a conditioned athlete
to visit the dog park, it is advised to check your dog’s running
gear from time to time.
Maxey Bark and Run- The large back section and the right side section of Maxey Park are now designated as Maxey Bark and Run Dog Park, and is to be used as a dog park only, where dogs are allowed to run off leash. The front left section of Maxey Park is now to be used as a general park use area. If you take your dog into the front left section please know your dog needs to be on leash while in that area, just as in any other city park.
Humane Society
K-9 Fun Run
March 2005 -
The 24th Annual Houston Humane Society K-9 Fun Run on March 20th was a
great success. The winner of the Teddy Bear raffle is Pat Whitely, who
donated it back to HDPA and asked us to give it to a children's cause
of our choice. HDPA will donate the teddy bear to Child Protective Services,
CPS will put it in their "Bear Room" and children in foster
homes and
involved with CPS will get to play with it. Thanks Pat!
New
Pearland Park Open !
Feb.2005
Pearland Dog Park is now open and has agility equipment.
See the Locations Page for directions.
Parks in
the works
An effort is currently underway to establish a dog park in the Bay Area.
If you live south of Houston in areas such as League City, or Clear Lake
please check out this page to find out how you can
help.
New Web
Designer for HDPA Site
Dec 2004
The Houston Dog Park Association would like to express our excitement about having a New Working member volunteer, Tiffany Cady-Moore, as our new web manager. She is responsible for the current changes that have allowed us to up-date our site, but most importantly will be able to save our association money, and allow us to keep the site freshly up-dated so we can keep you better informed. We extend a big thank you to Tiffany. If you would like to tell her you appreciate her work you can tell her via our guestbook.
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