dog parks: January 2012 Archives
A new dog park for San Pedro?
Well, you'll have to join the Air Force to use it. But still. Kind of exciting to hear even a hint about San Pedro dog park plans after waiting and waiting -- and waiting -- for plans to get back on track to develop a permanent, sufficiently sized dog park to serve the community.
(The current park on Harbor Boulevard, a concession negotiated in the Knoll Hill-Eastview Little League skirmish from several years ago, is only temporary. And it's tiny, under 1 acre for both large and small dogs, which is substantially below the city's recommended size for dog parks.)
But I digress.
This new one will serve the residents of the Pacific Heights and Pacific Crest military housing areas in San Pedro. It's small, but I'm sure it'll be appreciated by the residents. Looks like there already are questions from the public about the proposed space which is near the northwest side of the White Point Nature Preserve.
Here's the blurb from the Palisades Residents Association newsletter:
New Dog Park in Pacific Heights alongside WPNP Bluff Trail
Tierra Vista, who manages the military housing for the Air Force has begun constructing a dog park that will be 150 feet by 75 feet near the north west side of the White Point Nature Preserve fence - for Pacific Heights and Pacific Crest Air Force Housing residents only.
According to Molly Markel, Community Manager, the fencing will be 5 feet tall and black to match the color of the existing fence. Tierra Vista will be installing irrigation to grow grass to an area of 50 feet by 100 feet. Another path will be installed, made of crushed rock to mimic the existing landscape. The surrounding landscape, will be left the same - not disturbing the natural look of the area.
The hours of operation for the dog park will be 7 days a week, but only from dawn till dusk to respect neighbor's privacy - namely on Hamilton and Silvius. Landscapers will be responsible to keep the area aesthetically pleasing as part of their contract.
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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.
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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.