downtown long beach dog park: September 2009 Archives
K-9 corner, the fourth off-leash dog park in Long Beach, opened on Sunday at Ninth Street and Pacific Avenue.
(And that's not all -- two more dog parks are in the works in the Wrigley District at Golden Avenue and Wardlow Road and Scheer Park in North Long Beach, according to the city's parks and recreation department.)
K-9 Corner boasts solar power and cost the city $300,000 to develop.
Photo: Stephen Carr, Long Beach Press-Telegram
Justin Rudd of Long Beach reminds us that Long Beach will see the grand openings of two new dog parks in the next couple weeks:
Long Beach's 3rd dog park to open this weekend at Lincoln Park downtown by the library @ Broadway. (No other details available yet) ... The 4th off-leash park "K-9 Corner" will have its Grand Opening at noon on Sunday, Sept. 27. Recreation Dog Park and the Dog Beach are the other two parks for dogs.
The ceremony for the K-9 Corner at 906 Pacific Ave. in downtown Long Beach will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 27. Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthall will be on hand along with several Long Beach city officials. The park features solar power lighting and drought tolerant landscaping.
The event also features free food, drinks, pet adoptions, information booths and children's activities.
It looks tiny, but nice:
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.