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Nate's Point News
Aug 21, 2007, 7:44:32 PM8/21/07
to Nate's Point Dog Park
In case you missed it, Jeanette Steele at the UT wrote up a nice
article about our improvement project:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070820-9999-1m20balboa.html
This article also got a mention in Scott Lewis' blog on VoSD:
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/opinion/slop/
We hope everybody is enjoying the summer in the park!
NPDog News
www.npdog.org
WILLIAM KELLY
Aug 21, 2007, 8:46:00 PM8/21/07
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Yes, we saw the article and were very pleased and happy for those of
you who have worked so hard to make the park what it has become. On
behalf of all dog owners, we thank and applaud you and your
dedication.
Try as many of us did to gain support and understanding from all dog owners of the inherent dangers of not providing an optional and smaller play area for smaller dogs, we instead fostered some belief that we were somehow blaming larger dogs and their owners for the past injuries and deaths of smaller pets which was hardly the intention. In hindsight, I wish we had used the comparison of letting a toddler play tackle football on the same field as high school age children many times their size are playing. We can only hope that at some future time those who misunderstood or simply disagreed with us will understand we were merely asking for the option of giving our smaller dogs a play area that would minimize risks without significant sacrifice in either the play time or space the bigger dogs need to run, play and socialize.
All our best,
Bill & Bob
Try as many of us did to gain support and understanding from all dog owners of the inherent dangers of not providing an optional and smaller play area for smaller dogs, we instead fostered some belief that we were somehow blaming larger dogs and their owners for the past injuries and deaths of smaller pets which was hardly the intention. In hindsight, I wish we had used the comparison of letting a toddler play tackle football on the same field as high school age children many times their size are playing. We can only hope that at some future time those who misunderstood or simply disagreed with us will understand we were merely asking for the option of giving our smaller dogs a play area that would minimize risks without significant sacrifice in either the play time or space the bigger dogs need to run, play and socialize.
All our best,
Bill & Bob
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