19 hours ago
Tribune Article about three new dog parks in Bronzeville, one in McKinley Park, and one on the far South Side in Calumet Park.
www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-dog-parks-south-side-20180810-story.html#
Long a dog park desert, South Side could see as many as five pop up in the coming months
chicagotribune.com
Maybe Mayor Rahm Emanuel isn't a cat person. He's proposing three dog parks for the South Side alone where for years now activists have been hounding the city for an open space, even as several dozen have popped up on the North Side. It probably doesn't hurt that there's an election on the horizon.
3 weeks ago
Lollapalooza is in violation of the terms of its permit with the Chicago Park District by closing off access to Grant Bark Park on the days before the event.
We have been in touch with the CPD Supervisor for Grant Park about this.
Whether they will be able to correct this today, who knows. But, yeah, GBP is supposed to be open. There will be no access to Grant Bark Park from 8/2-8/5 (Thursday-Sunday).
Update from the Park Supervisor: "I was informed that this should be fixed for today." Let us know if you still have problems.
Oh well
3 weeks ago
3 weeks ago
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4 weeks ago
ATTENTION FRED ANDERSON DOG PARK GOERS!
The owners of the terrain in front of the park, usually used as a parking lot by dog owners, decided to make it a tow zone, and the sign alerting about that is kept in a hidden spot. My car got towed last Friday and I ended up paying a $216 fee.
Please alert everyone that uses this park about this new “borderline racket”. Don’t fall to this trap!!
1 month ago
1 month ago
Real Food Pet Food Pantry Fundraiser!
Saturday July 28th from 2-6pm at Doggy Paddle (1430 W. Willow, Chicago)!!
Register at: doggypaddle.com/rpfp
1 month ago
Friends of The Park DFA Meet & Greet – Monday, August 20th
Dog Friendly Area (DFA) members are invited to our first ever DFA Meet & Greet. Network with other Chicago Park District DFA groups, including those whose dog parks have long been established and those who are working to formalize their DFAs. Come network, learn, enjoy light snacks, and revel in the beauty of the late David Solzman’s park photographs that adorn our office. Please find meeting details and RSVP here! If you know a DFA group, please forward this information to them to ensure that they have received the invitation.
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DFA members, join us for our first ever DFA Meet & Greet! Network with other DFA groups, including those who have long been established, and those who have recently formed and are working to formalize their DFAs. Network, learn and enjoy light snacks at the David Solzman Gallery. Doors open at 5pm,....Thanks Jeff, we plan to be in attendance!
2 months ago
It's that time of the year again. Many of our pups will be fearful this week as fireworks will be going off everywhere, and all the time. If you don't have a Thundershirt, give this a try. You can use many types of fabric to make this kind of wrap, think about the tightness as you are wrapping them, especially if it is a stretchy material, you want the dog to just feel 'hugged'.
Smart School House
KNOW ANYONE WITH A DOG? Wrap a dog like this to help keep them calm during the 4th of July fireworks!
Drawing by Lili Chin
2 months ago
The Chicago Food Truck Festival has been extremely diligent about cleaning up around the Fred Anderson Park Dog Park this year! Thank you!
And here's the video that proves it. Awesome effort, guys, much appreciated.
My pups were not complaining at all about the BBQ sauce flavored sidewalks on Wabash. 🍗
2 months ago
2 months ago
Filled bag dispensers Fred Anderson Park Dog Park today!
Do we need more bags at Grant Bark Park, Coliseum Park Dog Run or d'Angelo Park DFA? Please let us know!
3 months ago
Keep an eye out for this little guy! www.lostmydoggie.com/details.cfm?petid=206982
Lost Dog Pomeranian in CHICAGO, IL - LostMyDoggie.com
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Lost Dog - Pomeranian in CHICAGO, IL. LostMyDoggie.com is a site where you can post lost and found pets for free and have local shelters & vets notified at no charge.3 months ago
Thanks for posting this cute video Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital! Sometimes everyone can use a little encouragement to get in the car and go to work 🙂
ABC News
This is Jango, a hard-working K9 officer who just this once didn't feel like going in to the office, refusing to get in his partner's vehicle – unless he got a belly rub. "And it's only Tuesday!" abcn.ws/2CnB3ds
4 months ago
Click here to support Edgewater Dog Park organized by Michael Peterson
gofundme.com
The Edgewater Dog Park is 100% community funded. The Edgewater Dog Park advisory committee has many plans for the expansion and maintenance of this small park that so many of us enjoy. While the Alderman was able to grant us this land that is sanctioned by the Park District, we are responsible fo...4 months ago
twitter.com/babshead/status/991459827724574720
@sldogpac @PDNAChicago @southloopliving @KrollsSouthLoop Is this your dog? Found 300 east block of Cullerton and Calumet. Very friendly blue color twitter.com/babshead/status/991459827724574720/photo/1
To update, we received the message - "Yes!! All good reunited thank you!" 🙂
Are they microchipped?
Bill, we forwarded your comment to the Chicago Park District for advice and their recommendation is yes – call 911.
Note that Roosevelt Park is not a city-sanctioned off-leash dog area!
I was confronted by a thug in the dog park at Roosevelt Road today. Muscle bound thug, his dogs had nothing to do with him. We were talking, at his invitation, about American football, and how the players of that sport do or do not deserve medical payments for their injuries on the field. I insist they do and I am entitled to my opinion. He insists I have no right to an opinion since he played for Penn State.
He became very threatening to me with his size and when that didn’t work he insulted my wife. I saw this quickly escalating situation was going to end in violence, so we left.
I restrained myself, and I wonder if there is a way of banning someone from the park. This man was clearly looking for a fight. Should I call the police?