1 month ago
I’m looking to get some help in identifying or reaching a dog owner whose dog attacked my dog in the Grant Park dog “bark” park on 12/20/19 around 2:30 pm. Unfortunately, I didn’t think at the time to get the owner’s picture or dog’s picture- it all happened so fast.
The dog was tall and large, mixed breed, I believe light brown and white colors. The owner was a middle aged Caucasian male with light brown or dark blond hair, stated his name was “Sean”. He immediately left after the attack, and I believe he gave me a fake phone number when I ran after him to confront him after making sure my dog was stable.
Pictures attached of my puppy’s injuries. Laceration and puncture to the face and inside of her right upper jaw, puncture to her left facial bone so now she gets air under the skin of her snout when she exhales through her nose. Not to mention various other scrapes and cuts to her paw pads, legs, etc.
If anyone knows this person or was there that day and can provide more info, please contact me at (314) 960-4762. Thank you
2 months ago
A quick reminder that the newly approved Lakeview Dog Park committee will be holding a Community Meeting tomorrow December 5th!
2 months ago
This Dog Photoshoot Day, organized by a group of photography students at Columbia College Chicago, DoGone Fun! and South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC), is a free event for dog owners in Chicago who would like a professional portrait of their pet.
All photographs from the event will be available for download.
To participate, simply bring your picture-perfect dog to DoGone Fun! at 1717 S State Street on Sunday, December 8th, 2019 any time from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
We hope to see you there!
2 months ago
Did you know our friends at Lakeview Dog Park have received approval to build a new DFA? They're holding a community meeting on December 5th at 6:30pm. Show up to give them your support and get involved!
2 months ago
Who doesn't love getting a really nice picture of their dog?? It's Dog Photoshoot Day! Save the date: 12.8.19!
More info to follow...
Time will be 4pm- 8pm (not 11am-3pm shown here)
3 months ago
Support our friends McKinley Dog Park Advisory Council! Their Beers & Barks Fundraiser at Co-Prosperity Sphere is this Saturday 11.9.19. Tickets are $30 - it looks like a great event!There's so much to look forward to at Beers & Barks! Taquizas y Banquetes el Siete will be hooking us up with delicious tacos, a dog-themed Photo Booth sponsored by Brighton Park Animal Hospital, and Xplosive Sounds Entertainment behind the DJ booth! What are you looking forward to most?
3 months ago
Hi SLDogPAC, I'm a Northwestern student doing a couple of projects concerned with the South Loop. The first one is about the development projects and residents' thoughts regarding these projects.
The second is about the reckless motorcyclists who have been causing issues in the South Loop recently.
I'd love to be able to speak with some of you!
Thank you so much!
-Seb
Sure! Shoot us an email at info@southloopdogpac.org
3 months ago
Our friends at Puppage Park (formerly Portage Park Dog Friendly Area) are having a Howloween Dog Costume Contest this Sunday!
www.eventbrite.com/e/puppage-park-howloween-dog-costume-contest-tickets-73357130151?aff=ebdssbeac...
3 months ago
Our friends at DoGone Fun! are having a Halloween event this Sunday 10.27 from noon-3pm!
3 months ago
Check this out from our friends at Horner Park Dog Park - a Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Contest & Fundraiser tomorrow, Saturday, 10.26, at Stay. A Modern Dog Hotel!
hornerparkdogpark.org
Time to dress up your pup for prizes and bragging rights! It’s our 3rd annual Howl-O-Ween Parade and costume contest fundraiser at Stay – A Dog Hotel! Join the fun Saturday October 26 f…
3 months ago
Today's the day! The 7th Annual Wiggles & Giggles Halloween Bash at Fred Anderson Park! Starting at 5 PM.
Yay!! If anyone wants to keep the festivities going from Thursday to Saturday, the Norwood Park Dog Association is hosting our party on Saturday. Plenty of parking and fun to be had!
Oh my goodness! The car is packed with the prize baskets!!!
And my dog could not figure out why the toys she wanted soooooo much were in a 'crate'! She was pushing it all around.
3 months ago
Just one week away, the 7th Annual Wiggles & Giggles Halloween Bash at Fred Anderson Park! Thursday 10/24 starting at 5 PM. Come early and help us decorate (~4:30) and we're looking for volunteers also to roam the crowd passing out trick-or-treats and to help taking sign-ups for the Costume Contests and to be Judges. Any amount of help will be much appreciated. The kids Costume Parade and Contest will start at ~6:00, and then it will be the dogs turn!!! Lots of fun to be had throughout the party, treats, tricks and other fun activities by One Tail at a Time, Tucker Pup's Pet Resort, Whistler - Dog Playtime. Royale Puppies and Sydnee's Pet Grooming Chicago South Loop will also be there to share in the fun. Many thanks to MetroVet Center and South Loop Animal Hospital for their generous sponsorship, year after year. Prizes for the Dog and Ensemble categories donated by DoGone Fun!, Sydnee's Pet Grooming Chicago South Loop, Kriser's Natural Pet, MetroVet Center, as well as the South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC). The Dog/Ensemble Costume Parade and Contest will get underway at around 7:00. Be sure to enter your pup, or you and your pup if you put together an Ensemble category costume. Come on out and celebrate an early Halloween with your dogs, and it looks to be the warmest day of the week! Yay, woof!!
Thanks South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC) for hosting this awesome Halloween Party at my park!!! Can't wait till everybody sees my costume this year!
4 months ago
Filled the bag dispensers at Grant Bark Park today!
And, what's this? A couple of new picnic tables have appeared at GBP over the last week or so!? Yup. We're talking to the Chicago Park District and the Grant Park Advisory Council about making some improvements. Look for more updates in the future...
4 months ago
It's almost here... furry, feathered, and scaled friends are invited to the Blessing of the Animals in Printers Row Park on Sunday, October 6 at 10am. Humans welcome too!
4 months ago
We filled the bag dispensers at @FredAndersonParkDogPark and @ColiseumParkDogRun today!
4 months ago
Filled bag dispensers at GBP and FAN today! Will try to get to DAP tomorrow.
BTW bags cost money - we need your membership support and donations to keep going! Please consider supporting us!
southloopdogpac.org/join/
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Join the South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative to help us achieve our mission of maintaining and improving our neighborhood dog parks and advocating for resources and responsible dog ownership in the South Loop. It costs us several thousand dollars a year to provide park supplies, cleanup material....5 months ago
Woman Says Dog Got Shock From Manhole Cover In West Loop
chicago.cbslocal.com
A woman in the West Loop was warning fellow pet owners Sunday, after she said her dog was hurt by a mysterious electrical current.5 months ago
Lost dog!
Re: UPDATE I just received a phone call from HomeAgain (microchip agency) stating that a Good Samaritan sighted a dog who looks like Cait by our vet facility Burnham Park (1025 S State St). It seems like she made her way back home but is still wandering the south loop area! Pls lookout for her!!
Guess who’s back again? Cait’s back again!! Thank you SO very much to everyone who has messaged me, shared my posts, given me support, and words of encouragement. I’m proud to say that Cait is back home and safe! She made her way back to where she escaped which was in front of my apartment!! Like all dogs, she’s pretty smart. She seemed to have gotten grazed by a car and is limping. In addition, her paw pads are torn up with some abrasions. Thankfully it’s nothing too bad. The vet called her “a lucky one” and I can’t agree more. I am so relieved! Here’s a pic of her post vet appointment
5 months ago
If you find yourself indoors on this beautiful day, tune in to ESPN2 to see highlights of several dog sports with dogs competing at the highest levels. I personally compete in Dog Agility and find it to be "the most fun you can have with your dog", a quote attributed to my first agility instructor Stacey at Hawk City K9. She was certainly right about that! 12 years later and still THE most fun! -pam from the South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC). I'd be happy to tell you all about it 🙂Today is ESPN Dog Day—so many fun things to watch!
5 months ago
Grace Episcopal Church and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church are co-hosting our annual Pet Blessing service in Printers Row Park again on Sunday, October 6 at 10am. SAVE-THE-DATE! Also, We are hoping to organize a pet fair of sorts after the service, with a pet rescue and other pet vendors. Let us know who we should invite.
6 months ago
Grant Bark Park during Lollapalooza - per the Chicago Park District:
Here are the dates for Lolla closure.
· Dog Park access will be CLOSED during the show days. 8/1-8/4
Edit: We forwarded the comments below to the park supervisor and she contacted the CPD permits department to clear things up -> "They addressed it, you can access it today. It will be closed for the festival 8/1 – 8/4". So at least for the rest of the day, it should be open.
Of course their sign has the wrong dates on it again this year. 🙄
I tried going today and they turned me away, told me the park was already closed...
the park was still closed yesterday (Monday)..
7 months ago
FLO a Yorkie service dog was lost on 6/22/19 near 89th/Calumet Park area. The Lost Dogs Illinois post link is: www.facebook.com/lostdogsillinois/photos/a.2561740900550045/2603330323057769
Southeast Chicago Dog Park Committee
7 months ago
Anyone named Sarah looking for your keys? There are keys at the Grant Park dog park with your name and a fuchsia mace.
7 months ago
Southeast Chicago Dog Park Committee rocks!
Chicago opens Calumet Bark, first Park District dog park south of 18th Street
www.chicagotribune.com
The Chicago Park District opened its first dog-friendly area south of 18th Street, the "Calumet Bark" dog friendly area in the East Side neighborhood, Thursday morning.Thank you! We are so happy and so thankful for your support and input from the very beginning of our journey!
This is great! What’s the address?
I can't seem to find the address anywhere either. Where is this located?
7 months ago
Filled bags at FAN and DAP today.
The d’angelo DFA gate has been fixed; don’t know about the access gate yet.
8 months ago
We've contacted CDOT and CPD about the broken gates at d'Angelo Park. Will update when we hear back.
fixed!
8 months ago
The gate at the Oscar D’angelo dog park in the south loop on wells street has it’s south facing gate off of it’s hinges, and we’re all very worried we’ll loose our dogs!
8 months ago
I read a post yesterday about a toddler that was accidentally knocked down by a dog in the dog park. Apparently no injuries! Children like to run around and dogs being dogs could obviously get excited and chase and knock down or worse. Any thoughts on rules about allowing children? Dogs need their space and that doesn’t always mean the children are always safe.
There is a sign of Rules and Regulations posted at each DFA, one of which states "Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult; younger children must be closely supervised." There is also common sense. The issue of children in DFAs comes up from time to time/ We have had some issues at Fred Anderson Park Dog Park a few times with unsupervised children who were not members of families with dogs at the dog park (nor accompanied by adults) who were drawn to the water features. One young boy was trying to dominate the dogs trying to approach the water feature in the large dog area by rushing at and spitting at them. All we can do (DFA patrons as well as us) is try to educate the uneducated... Please speak up (simply about dog behavior, prey drive, etc. - it will cause less strife than if you bring up parenting choices) for the safety of all.
8 months ago
Lost dog Mochi!Please keep an eye out for MOCHI who went missing on Saturday 05/25 around 5pm from the Bronzeville area. $500 REWARD FOR SAFE RETURN! We do not know how far she has gotten at this point. She is chipped and wearing a collar. No tags. Very skittish! Please share if you can. Thank you
Prayers return home quickly and safely
She has been found
Sara Leszczynskí
8 months ago
Please keep an eye out for MOCHI who went missing on Saturday 05/25 around 5pm from the Bronzeville area. $500 REWARD FOR SAFE RETURN! We do not know how far she has gotten at this point. She is chipped and wearing a collar. No tags. Very skittish! Please share if you can. Thank you
POOR DOGGY! HOPE YOU FIND HIM 🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕
She has been found
MOCHI HAS BEEN FOUND!
❤️❤️❤️
8 months ago
Filled the bag dispensers at CPDR and FAN today!
(And a question for everybody - we found four (4) full poop bags INSIDE the empty dispenser! Small dogs, small poops, of course. But.... Why?)
Filled bags are left all over the park. Not cool.
8 months ago
Stop by and visit our friends MetroVet Center at the annual Bark in the Park, this Saturday 5/18! We hear they will have some nice cookies 🙂We are so excited to be apart of the Anti-Cruelty Society's biggest fundraising event again this year, Saturday, May 18th! Come out and help support a great cause and stop by our tent to say hello and get some free treats!❤️ Find out more info here:
bit.ly/2vn0aHS
9 months ago
Stay in and try to stay warm on Saturday, and then go out and volunteer to help clean up Fred Anderson Park on Sunday 4/28, the rain date for the Clean & Green.Rain/Snow Date for the Clean & Green at Fred Anderson Park! Please join us on Sunday 4/28 to help clean up our park. Spearheaded by the Greater South Loop Association, thank you GSLA! the South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative (SLDogPAC), and the Fred Anderson Park Advisory Council.
10 months ago
Looks like DoGone Fun! has opened up the outdoor day care areas for the season! Woof!Party in the sun!😎
#lovethesun #urbanpups #doggiedaycare #southloop #chicago #dogs #pups #cute
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?