Comments for South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative

Comment on Why are Chicago DFA’s ‘hard surfaced’? by Charlie Maison

Charlie Maison — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:48:48 +0000

I recently moved to Chicago and this research should be questioned. I came from MN and there is a large dog park with grass and my sister is a vet who help design the dog park. I’ll like to see the data behind this. It seems that these answers were back-ended and not based on science. If this study is to believed, wouldn’t all dog owners be required to have hard surface back yards? I’ve lived in several cities and usually travel with my dog and the vast majority of dog parks surfaces in the US are grass. Dog parks that have been around a lot longer than Chicago ones! The problem is that Chicago dog parks are way too small which is why the grass can’t survive.

Comment on We cleaned up Coliseum Park Dog Run by dfreymann

dfreymann — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:48:37 +0000

The password for the combo lock on the shed is: WOOF

Comment on SLDogPAC at Bark in the Park by lenti

lenti — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:46:28 +0000

Arf arf…

Thanks again Doug for planning it all. It was fun.

The golden dog park rule is:

Keep your membership current
Help Clean
Volunteer a few hours a year

Comment on Coliseum Park Dog Run – Cleanup 5.8.10 by sldogpac

sldogpac — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:49:09 +0000

Hey guys, it looks like the project to fill in the area around the north drain won’t be happening tomorrow – we don’t know enough about the concrete/asphalt material to use, nor how to make a proper long lasting fix yet.

It’s on the list, though, and we’ll keep looking into it.

Comment on When do they turn on the water? by dfreymann

dfreymann — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:18:14 +0000

water is on at coliseum park DFA, too.

Comment on When do they turn on the water? by dmf

dmf — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:46:25 +0000

the water is on in GBP today!

but not at Coliseum park DPFA…

Comment on When do they turn on the water? by dmf

dmf — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:46:32 +0000

No water in either Grant Bark Park or Coliseum Dog Run as of April 14th.
The Park District has been contacted.

Comment on Coliseum dog park update by sldogpac

sldogpac — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:54:52 +0000

Thanks Janet for the info – it sounds like this might be a straightforward fix for the other drain, too, and the SLDogPAC Maintenance committee is going to put it on the agenda for the Spring.

Comment on Coliseum DFA gravel areas – a proposal by dfreymann

dfreymann — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:48:17 +0000

Hmm… After going by Coliseum Park today and seeing the gravel all over the place, I wonder if it wouldn’t make sense… to… run out to Home Depot … and get some sod to install in the north end gravel area this Spring?? Unofficially, of course. Here’s why this makes sense: the argument for concrete and gravel is that there are ’so many dogs’ the ’sod would be destroyed and turn into a noxious muddy pit’. But there are not a lot of dogs using the coliseum park DFA, and my guess is that sod that was cared for by the community could establish itself and look good, so that the run would be much less disgusting. Just start with the north end and see how it works. I know there was grass there once, and that it was removed – perhaps long time users could speak to this idea.

Comment on Coliseum dog park update by Janet

Janet — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:20:13 +0000

One of the tenants that no longer lives in the area added concrete to the south drain and there has been little if any issue of stationary water since. He bought the concrete and I helped. I took up a collection from neighbors to pay the cost.