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Santa Clarita Dog Park to Open

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Parks City of Santa Clarita

They’re calling it Central Bark, Santa Clarita’s first off-leash dog park that opens Friday at what is more generally known as Central Park. City parks officials have taken a bite out of the rear side of the sprawling Bouquet Canyon Road park, reserving 1.3 acres for the four-legged set reports the Daily News.

“People have really thought this was something we needed to have,” city Parks Director Rick Gould said Wednesday. “They want a place where their dogs can roam.”

The park is fenced, with places that offer running water and seating areas, Gould said. More dog parks also are planned.

Dog lovers have been lobbying the city for years to create a special fenced park for their pets to play with other dogs unhindered by leashes.

Early this year, the city paid RJM Design Group $182,000 to coordinate community meetings to tap residents’ ideas on what was needed for parks, recreation and open space. A dog park was among residents’ priorities.

The new park actually is an interim site - a permanent park for dogs and their guardians is planned at the city’s Sports Complex in Canyon Country, which is being expanded.

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stephen winkler
stephen winkler Says: March 11th, 2008 at 10:28 am I do not want my tax dollars spent on something that is not a necessity. It is not necessary for people to have dogs. If they do, do not have the tax payers pay for your luxury. I do not have any dogs. Why must I be asked to pay taxes, because other people want to keep them and do not have the adequate means to exercise them. I would suggest to dog owners to train your kids to ride your dogs like horses, that would be a less expensive way to exercise them for the taxpayers. Dogs that cannot carry the kids on their backs, could be picked up by their ears, Lyndon Johnson style, and their struggle to free themselves would be good exercise too. Finally, you could use two other options. Either put your dogs to sleep, if you cannot find no friendly place to exercise them or you can leave the city and go move someplace else. Very Sincerely Yours, Stephen WInkler
stephen winkler
stephen winkler Says: March 11th, 2008 at 10:45 am There is a website called the Dog Riders Society. The site teaches the proper training for kids to ride dogs. It has pictures and videos and the step-by-step procedure for the proper exercise of your dog. Needless to say, that the kids are cute, riding on the back of the family dog. President Lyndon Johnson picking his beagles up by the ears is not only cute, but funny. The dogs trying to free their ears are gettting some much needed exercise. These dogs are not big enough nor strong enough for dog riding, so LBJ used a more appropriate method for the smaller breeds. Very Sincerly Yours, Stephen Samuel Winkler