New Long Beach dog park to open
Thanks to Justin Rudd in Long Beach for alerting us to the news that Long Beach's new downtown dog park is set to open in just about three weeks.
It will be a good addition to serve residents living in the downtown lofts. The park is at 186 W. Broadway (at Pacific Avenue) in Lincoln Park:
You can also check the park on this Google map.
I thought we'd posted about the park plans just about a year ago, but that apparently is a different, smaller park that is still under construction at Pacific & 9th.
If you live nearby and plan to use the park at Broadway & Pacific, you can volunteer to serve on the dog park advisory board by calling 562-570-6684.
When these two downtown area parks open, Long Beach will be the home to four off-leash facilities. That's no doubt part of the reason Dog Fancy Magazine has named LB as one of the nation's most dog-friendly cities.
The other facilities: Inside Recreation Park, (2 acres) at 5201 E. 7th St.; and the popular Dog Zone Beach (3 acres) at 1 South Granada Ave.
Way to go, Long Beach.
(Right, dog owners and their canines socialize in the shade at the dog park at Recreation Park in Long Beach.)
About the Bloggers
Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
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