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Email the city your support for the Lakeview Dog Play Area!
The Lakeview Dog Play Area needs your support. Send an email in the next 24 hours to convince the city that dog owners deserve space in this neighborhood. We’ve made it extremely simple to send a note of support with our form letter. You can use it as-is, or use our talking point to write your own letter.
Talking Points:
- Dog play area provides social space for people with dogs.
- Dog play area approved in Lake Merritt Master Plan and by the Parks Commission (2006 and 2010).
- Proposed plan gives us a legal space to go with our dogs.
- This busy neighborhood needs this amenity so we don’t have to drive to Alameda and Berkeley every day.
- The multi-use park has room for dogs, kids, soccer and more.
Map of the proposed dog play area. Click to enlarge
Santa Paws is Coming to Town!
We’re all very excited about our next fun event: Santa Paws. It’s our fourth annual, and it’s always a great time. It’s being held at local Oakland institution, Sarber’s Cameras in the Montclair District. Bring your pups, and bring your kids to sit on Santa’s lap and get a photo! We’ll have some additional surprises, too.
Sarber’s is family-owned and has been serving the community for over 50 years! Come down and support ODOG and this wonderful community-minded shop.
EVENT DETAILS:
DATE: Sunday, December 11
TIME: 11 am – 3 pm
LOCATION: Sarber’s Cameras, 1958 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. MAP IT
PRICE: $30 for one 5″x7″ print. Additional prints extra.
Help Create Equitable Access for Dogs in Oakland Parks
“We’ve seen how these (dog) parks make a community great for people AND pets… It makes an area more attractive for visitors and new residents… The best moments of your life are measured in dog years.”
We missed the deadline for Bark for your Park this year (congratulations to Huntington, WV on winning this year!) But you can still help us in our mission to make space in our parks for our dogs. Currently, it’s illegal to bring a dog to any of the parkland near Lake Merritt (even on leash). We’ve been working for over ten years on the project at Lakeview Park. It would take up only one tenth of one percent of the parkland near the lake. It’s been approved by city agencies several times, and is included in the Lake Merritt Master Plan. But, we need your support.
Easy Ways You Can Help Get this Park Built
- Join the movement on Facebook to finally build this park.
- Visit the website, get informed, and spread the word to your friends and neighbors.
- Volunteer by sending an email to Lakeviewdog@gmail.com
Deadline Tonight: Dog Costume Photo Contest!
Get those photos in by midnight for a chance to win a gift certificate to Paws & Claws!!
Pre-Howl-O-Ween Fundraiser DOG COSTUME PHOTO CONTEST!!
TO ENTER: post a picture on the facebook wall of Lakeview Dog Play Area of your dog in costume
PRIZES: $10 gift certificate to PAWS AND CLAWS pet store (sponsor of our fundraiser on 10/28); and your pic gets to be on Lakeview Dog’s marquee (under the logo).
EXTRA POINTS: caption your pic with your dog’s name. You can also mention why this off-leash area would be important to you.
DEADLINE: Tonight at midnight pacific.
JUDGES: Michelle Dong, Terry Boom, and Paul Vidican.
Dog Park Days Were Great!
Our Pet Food Express fundraiser is now over. We had a blast! We met so many cool people, and sold a lot of cupcakes! Big big thanks go to:
- Pet Food Express: Their generosity is only matched by their amazing employees. Everywhere we were, the PFX employees were gracious, friendly, and very helpful. Please support this great, local company!
- Dirty Dogs Hikes and Outings: They were there all weekend, washing dogs, selling cookies, and having an infectious spirit. Dogs love these folks! Your first hike with them is free, and they’ll even hook up a camera to your dog so you can go along virtually!
