http://southloopdogpac.org Striving for a dog friendly community in Chicago's South Loop Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:27:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/02/vote-to-support-an-online-dogpark-resource-guide/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/02/vote-to-support-an-online-dogpark-resource-guide/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:19:36 +0000 sldogpac http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=1191 Ann Dorfman of Newton Dogs is trying to obtain a $50,000 grant through Pepsi’s ‘Refresh Anything’ program in order to develop a website and online resource guide to help communities create off-leash areas. Go to http://refresheverything.com/DogParks, read about the project and cast your vote. Don’t want Pepsi to spam you?  Use a mailinator.com email address (just make one [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/02/vote-to-support-an-online-dogpark-resource-guide/feed/ 0 http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/01/dogs-shocked-in-chicago/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/01/dogs-shocked-in-chicago/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:25:53 +0000 sldogpac http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=1076 There’s a report that last week two dogs were shocked in Chicago.  This time of year can be particularly dangerous – recall that in February 2007 a dog was electrocuted in Grant Park – so be careful out there.  The SLDogPAC would like to hear about any incidents and has put this issue on its [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/01/dogs-shocked-in-chicago/feed/ 0 http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/11/coliseum-dfa-gravel-areas-worth-it-to-change/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/11/coliseum-dfa-gravel-areas-worth-it-to-change/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:03:18 +0000 sldogpac http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=1020 How about changing from this: to this:     The former is the way the worthless little gravel areas in the Coliseum Park DFA are currently ‘designed’. Features include: Gravel is at or above grade level Gravel spills out all over the place (and out of the park) Odd little triangles throughout the ‘DFA’ The latter is they way the [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/11/coliseum-dfa-gravel-areas-worth-it-to-change/feed/ 2 http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/10/good-news-bad-news-at-grant-bark-park/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/10/good-news-bad-news-at-grant-bark-park/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:11:05 +0000 sldogpac http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=966  Good news – we finally installed a ‘Dog Waste Bag Dispenser’ at Grant Bark Park and have committed to keeping it filled. If you forget a bag, feel free to take one.  And if it’s empty or near empty, please please call us, email, or tweet @sldogpac – DogPAC members are NOT going to be [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/10/good-news-bad-news-at-grant-bark-park/feed/ 0 http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/10/no-more-excuses-at-coliseum-park/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/10/no-more-excuses-at-coliseum-park/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:27:02 +0000 dfreymann http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=962 Coliseum Park DFA is a mess, and there is poo everywhere.  Today we put up a Dog Waste Bag Dispenser at Coliseum Park – it’s orange, and you can’t miss it.   No more excuses, please. The DogPAC has committed to keeping the DFA dog waste bag dispenser full of poo bags.  If you [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/10/no-more-excuses-at-coliseum-park/feed/ 0 http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/09/signs-we-have-signs/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/09/signs-we-have-signs/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:16:49 +0000 sldogpac http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=955 The Chicago Park District has graciously installed a sign at each of the path entrances that lead from the sidewalk to the Grant Bark park. Sure, they made an effort not to be too, too, fancy – but every little bit helps. © 2009, South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative. All rights reserved. ]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/09/signs-we-have-signs/feed/ 1 http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/09/timers-again/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/09/timers-again/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:06:29 +0000 sldogpac http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=882 Well the ‘Vigoro‘ mechanical water timer was no good and fell apart after a couple of days, so we’re trying the ‘Nelson’.  The Nelson doesn’t have the same kind of glued joint as the Vigoro, instead, it has a metal shim to hold the attachment fitting.  So at least it’s not going to break apart the [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/09/timers-again/feed/ 0 http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/09/coliseum-dog-park-update/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/09/coliseum-dog-park-update/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:00:10 +0000 dfreymann http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=863 This is a brief update about issues at Coliseum Park after discussion with Janis Taylor of the Chicago Park District 9.8.09. 1.  The east side gate. The issues raised here were: the need to fix the gap that currently allows small dogs to escape the dog run (note the brick in the picture!) the possibility of installing a double [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/09/coliseum-dog-park-update/feed/ 4 http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/08/water-timers-installed-at-grant-bark-park/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/08/water-timers-installed-at-grant-bark-park/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:16:59 +0000 sldogpac http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=683 Thanks to the CPD plumbing department, the central water at Grant Bark Park is now running off a mechanical timer. The timer was installed to address the longstanding ‘issue’ of the water hydrant being left on 24/7 to run the improvised fountain at the center of the park. It works beautifully. The water flow [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/08/water-timers-installed-at-grant-bark-park/feed/ 4 http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/08/drains-above-ground/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/08/drains-above-ground/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:23:19 +0000 dfreymann http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=669 Wow, take a look at the drain installation at the Grant Bark Park: Look at the front of that drain – there is an obvious lip that extends above the surface of the surrounding asphalt, allowing water to pool and accumulate debris, bacteria, and parasites. And it’s even worse at the Coliseum Park DFA: Is this shoddy work, [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/08/drains-above-ground/feed/ 2