Palos Verdes dog park effort

Don't miss reporter Melissa Pamer's story today in the Daily Breeze about Bruce and Maureen Megowan's efforts to establish a dog park on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

Their inspiration? Pepper, who spun in circles when Melissa arrived to interview them at their home:

 

 

From the article:

Knock on the door of the Palos Verdes Estates home of Bruce and Maureen Megowan and you will be greeted with nonstop wiggling, whining, jumping and rolling over.

This irrepressible display of enthusiasm comes from Pepper, the couple's 4-year-old miniature Australian shepherd, who cannot be calmed by soothing entreaties from the Megowans or even by a visitor's embrace.

"You can see why we need a dog park. She has a lot of nervous energy," said Bruce Megown.

 

Read the rest of the story on the Daily Breeze Web site.

Photo by Steve McCrank/Daily Breeze staff photographer.

Read our earlier posts on the topic.

Here's also an interesting map by DB staff artist Paul Penzella on where local dog parks exist (the park at the bottom of Knoll Hill is temporary only; while there are no immediate plans to close it, the park is small -- under 1 acre -- and there has yet to be a permanent alternative location established in San Pedro ):