New LI Dog Park!!

The Grand Opening of the Blydenburgh Dog Park is set for THIS
FRIDAY, Sept. 7th from 1 to 2 p.m. The dog park is located on the
Activity Field north of the campground in the southern section of the
park. The entrance to the park is on Veterans Memorial Hwy., opposite
the H. Lee Dennison Building on the north side of the highway.
The 1.8-dog park features an area for small dogs and an area
for large dogs; water fountains for each; plenty of benches; and bag
dispensers. Please remember to bring your dog's leash as dogs must be
leashed outside the run.
The event will feature a ceremonial first Frisbee toss by
Suffolk County Leg. John Kennedy--sponsor of the law that created the
dog park; a ribbon cutting ceremony with Leg. Kennedy and LI-DOG
organizers; great photo ops; food and drink; and lots of dog owners and
their dogs!
Please come celebrate this great new off-leash space! If you
need more information, email us at lidog_news@yahoo. com.
Hope to see you there! Ginny for LI-DOG

Classes: Who's Walking Who?

Stacy Alldredge and the staff of Who's Walking Who will teach two 5-week obedience classes in Tompkns Square park starting Thursday, September 20th.

Enrollment is limited to 7 dogs per class. There are two instructors per class so you'll get plenty of hands on help. Classes are taught on long lines in the park, not in the dog run.

BASIC OBEDIENCE
Starts Thursday, September 20th at 7:00 p.m.
Costs: $225/5 weeks
Topics Covered:
• Introduction to positive training
• Say It Once - one command, one action
• Sit (untl I tell you otherwise)
• Down
• Stay (owner walks away and returns)
• Come (and sit in front of me)
• Heel (Walk when I walk, sit when I stop)
• Plus where to get help with house training, crate training, dog run issues, separation anxiety, problem jumping, barking, nutrition

INTERMEDIATE OBEDIENCE
Starts Thursday, September 20th at 8:00 p.m.
Costs: $225/5 weeks
• Review of Basic Obedience
• Perfecting the walk (walk at my side, no pulling, no lunging)
• Down (at a distrance)
• Stand
• Stay (long stays while owner walks away and returns)
• Heeling (on and off leash)
• Heel (Finish, swing to my side)
• Stay on Heel (moving stay while dog is heeling)
• Distance work with all commands
• Distractions (Do it every time, not when you feel like it)

For more information about the classes, visit Stacy's websites
http://www.whoswalk ingdogtraining. com
http://www.thedogru n-nyc.com

These classes will fill up soon. Space is reserved for Tompkins folks through labor day.

Attention Small Dogs!

Hey dog lovers,

It's come to my attention that there's a big campaign to make sure there's a small dog run on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. I'm reposting this information in the hopes of informing others about the issue.

Please read and tell your furry friends...


Do you want an EAST SIDE SMALL DOG RUN?

A 5000 sq. ft. dog run is being built at East 63rd St. Signs
were supposed to be posted throughout the neighborhood alerting
the public to meetings regarding the use of this space;
however, the signs were only posted at the 60th St Dog Run.

Those of us who own small dogs and do not frequent the dog run
were therefore unaware & more importantly, not represented at the meetings.
Not only was the topic to have a separate space for small dogs
raised, the architects original plan showed a separate area for
large & small dogs.

Those at the meeting adamantly opposed it feeling it was unnecessary to
divide the space, one reason being it would be hazardous to
confine their large dogs to a smaller area. THIS IS A 5000 SQ
FT AREA!!!! Clearly, the safety of small dogs was not their
concern.

WE want & need a small dog area in this park. We need to act NOW as construction has already begun.

We have been in conversation with Congresswoman Jessica Lappin?
s office and Community Board 8 & there may be enough time but we
need to act now & act together!

Please e-mail or forward this back to smalldogpeople@aol.com so we
can get a sense of how many supporters we have. There will be
strength in numbers! Also, please forward this to everyone you
know with a small dog!!!!

We are drafting a letter for you to fwd to City Council Member
Jessica Lappin, Jonathan Moody, Dir of Constituent Services,
Elizabeth McKee @ Community Board 8, the Parks Dept & all groups
involved in the decision making of this dog run. Once we have
gathered a list of supporters, we will e-mail it with their
respective addresses. We will only prevail if we overwhelm them
with e-mail!

Our only chance of making this happen is to gather as many
supporters as we can & act quickly!

We need your help! Please e-mail now!!!!

Thank you!