3 days ago
South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC) shared Life With Dogs's post.
This is funny.... but unfortunately true. Keep doing your best to pick up what your pups leave, and if you find another one, be a 'poo angel' and pick it up, too, so you or your dog doesn't step in in later 🙂
Be careful out there, dog lovers! 😀
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6 days ago
South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC) shared a Lake Shore Park DFA Committee.
Support our friends Lake Shore Park DFA Committee who are trying to build a DFA at Lake Shore Park! www.facebook.com/LSPDFA
The Lake Shore Park DFA Committee formed to drive the initiative for a dog friendly area at Lake Shore Park.
Lake Shore Park DFA Committee, Marla Tice and 4 others like this
Kate PolitThank you for the support!!
6 days ago2 weeks ago
GRANT BARK PARK is CLOSED for the Chicago Marathon weekend. Please visit Fred Anderson Park Dog Park instead.
Lainey Canevaro, Beau Pruett and 2 others like this
South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC)We agree! And as a regular user of Grant Bark Park you probably already know about the lengthy closures during Lollapalooza while they use the area north of it for golf cart staging and communications towers and trailers, and use our water fountain as their water source. We have tried to appeal to event organizers in the past to give a financial gift to help with maintenance and improvements of Grant Bark Park, but were only successful once. At the time Lollapalooza organizers said "Lolla loves Dogs", so now, we're not sure if they love dogs anymore...
2 weeks agoLisset SaenzWe tried to go on Thursday and it was already blocked off :-/ Seemed awfully soon to have it fenced off.
2 weeks ago3 weeks ago
Lost and found Fred Anderson Park Dog Park small dog area. A key (Ford) and sunglasses and some tags.
Natalie Olijar, Fred Anderson Park Dog Park and 1 other like this
3 weeks ago
Filled the bag dispenser at Grant Bark Park today!
Kristin Lee, Estlin Opuntia and 2 others like this
3 weeks ago
South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC) shared Safe Humane Chicago's photo.
Yay Cubbies !!! Thanks for this great picture Safe Humane Chicago 🙂
Josh Feeney caught #SafeHumane #CourtCaseDog Smitten celebrating with dancers Cecilia Ferguson Bell, founder & director of the Youth Program of All the Pieces Matter Dance Project and director at Visceral Dance Center, with Joshua Blake Carter, director of Giordano II Company, for #ChicagoCubs. See it in our 2017 calendar Dancing with Court Case Dogs -- October of course. You go, Cubs!
Ashley Nicole, Debbie Labinger and 1 other like this
4 weeks ago
South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC) shared Fred Anderson Park Dog Park's post.
Enjoying water
Kathy Kolenda, Estlin Opuntia and 2 others like this
1 month ago
Bags filled at CPDR!
1 month ago
Save the Date! Thursday October 26th, 5-9 PM.
The Fifth Annual Wiggles & Giggles Halloween Bash is just 6 weeks away! A unique party for families with dogs, families with kids, and, of course, families with both. Always the Thursday before Halloween, at Fred Anderson Park. Trick or treating, costume parades and prizes, entertainment, fun! Hope to see you there!
Jackson Bark, Estlin Opuntia and 7 others like this
Gayle S LevineWill be there
1 month ago · 11 month ago
South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC) added an event.
Save the Date! Thursday October 26th, 5-9 PM.
The Fifth Annual Wiggles & Giggles Halloween Bash is just 6 weeks away! A unique party for families with dogs, families with kids, and, of course, families with both. Always the Thursday before Halloween, at Fred Anderson Park. Trick or treating, costume parades and prizes, entertainment, fun! Hope to see you there!
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1 month ago
Looks like the water feature is working at Fred Anderson Park Dog Park. Just be sure to tap gently.
1 month ago
KC we have your keys. They've been on a table at Fred Anderson Park Dog Park for a while. Message or email info@southloopdogpac.org
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South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC)Keys returned to rightful owner, thanks to San Diego Central Library!
1 month ago · 21 month ago
Filled the bag dispensers at Fred Anderson Park Dog Park today. Also put up some annoying 'reminder' signage - your feedback (hate 'em, love 'em, they're stupid, whatever!) is welcome. We're responding to reports of people not understanding that the park is not maintained by anyone but the dog community that uses it, which means, among other things, 'pick up your poo!' 🙂 Guessing our fans on Facebook know this already, but there seems to be a cohort who don't. 🙁
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Harold GordonThank you volunteers of SLDogPAC. Fred Anderson is such a splendid place for our pups. It is a shame so many can't pick up after their own. Instead of sitting on the sidelines glued to their screens, they should be enjoying their dogs and the park. Others are just plain stupid.
1 month ago · 2Bernadette CoppolaThanks for restocking and for the reminders. I like to give some people the benefit of doubt in the small dog area that sometimes they just don't see their dog poo - I'll see a dog go but the owner is on the other side. Usually helps to point it out to the owner.
1 month ago · 2Amy WilkSad I'm no longer in Chicago, but I had no problem calling people out who weren't paying attention to their dog. Big thanks to the sldpac for all the work you do!
1 month ago · 2Caroline RussellKeep reminding people! I'm sick of irresponsible pet owners both in parks and on the streets.
1 month ago · 4Joanne GuarderasSad you have to remind people! Thanks for all you do! 🐶❤️😘
1 month ago · 2Brittany LanceSo sad you need to remind people to pick up poop! Thanks for tending to the park!
1 month ago · 12 months ago
The water is coming on periodically at FAN big dog area, but you can't turn it on with the foot switch for the time being!
South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC) and Fred Anderson Park Dog Park like this
South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC)Seems to be coming on every hour. We've asked for more information about what exactly is going on from the CPD park supervisor.
1 month ago2 months ago
South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC) shared a link.
Man Turns Abandoned Tennis Courts Into Flourishing Dog Park on Chicago South Side – GNN
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By using old materials from construction sites, a man created one of the most popular dog parks in the city – and it was built on an abandoned tennis court.
Susan Tyson, Malick Bilal and 8 others like this
Joanne GuarderasMalick Bilal Noah Temaner Jenkins
2 months ago2 months ago
A nice updated guide to the Chicago Dog Parks has been put together by Windy City Paws - "The 2017 Chicago Dog Park Guide is updated to include any changes to amenities at Chicago’s 27 Dog Friendly Areas as well as current video tours of each park. Katie Pape, owner and founder of Windy City Paws, decided to create the dog park guide as a resource to Chicago dog owners". You can check it out here: windycitypaws.com/chicago-dog-parks-guide/
Chicago Dog Parks - 2017 Chicago Dog Park Guide from Windy City Paws
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Introducing the 2017 Chicago Dog Park Guide from Windy City Paws. View up-to-date information and video tours of all Chicago dog parks.
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Windy City PawsThanks for sharing!
2 months ago2 months ago
We have received reports that the water is not working in the Big Dog Area at Fred Anderson Park Dog Park and have notified the CPD Park Supervisor.
Thanks for letting us know!
Estlin Opuntia, Fred Anderson Park Dog Park and 1 other like this
2 months ago
OK, eight hundred bags at Fred Anderson Park Dog Park today, and four hundred bags at Coliseum Park Dog Run!
So, that's good. Thanks for letting us know!
We're also hearing complaints about people leaving their dog poos behind, apparently expecting that the 'dog park janitorial service' will pick up after them. Seriously? WTF?
Any thoughts on this?
Kate Monson Herron, Carina Trudell and 3 others like this
2 months ago
South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC) shared DoGone Fun!'s photo.
Thanks for this DoGone Fun!, sharing !!!
With around 75 million dogs, the United States is the country with the highest pet dog population.
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?