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NewsHound 030
June 3, 2005 |
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Dear urbanhounders,
The start of summer means LOTS of events around the city for dogs and their humans, and this issue of NewsHound (our first full-color edition of NewsHound!) will help you to make the most of them.
Hungry for more? Go directly to urbanhound.com itself where we just launched an all-new version of Hound Talk,, the ultimate message board for dog people of all stripes and colors to share information, exchange news, and connect. Please visit Hound Talk, post a message or two, spread the word, and let us know what you think.
Urbanhound.com is all about this city’s extraordinary community of dogs and their humans; that’s why we can't contain our pride that our very own hometown institution, Tompkins Square Park's First Run Dog Run, was just named the fourth best dog run in the entire country by Dog Fancy magazine. It's a real tribute to the strong community at the run, which is, not surprisingly, much smaller and more modest than the other winners. Congratulations!
With best hot-weather wishes to you and your hounds, yours,
Nina Munk & Nadia Zonis
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Hound of the Moment
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» Urbanhound.com’s guide to pet health insurance has just been completely revised and updated with point-by-point details on the four top providers. If you are thinking about health insurance for your dog, our guide will help you select the best plan based on your dog’s age, breed, and health history. If you already have pet insurance, consult the guide to make sure you’re getting the best coverage for the money.
» Planning to transport your hound around (or out of) town this summer? For the nuts and bolts on how to get your dog on the subway, NJ Transit, even the Hampton Jitney, consult urbanhound.com’s guide to getting around.
» If you'd prefer traveling by car, but your dog is prone to carsickness, you may be interested in these practical solutions from Dr. Betsy Brevitz, urbanhound.com's own veterinarian and author of the splendid Hound Health Handbook.
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Coffee Bark
Saturday, June 4, 7 AM to 9 AM
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
As all Prospect Park dog people know, if it's the first Saturday of the month it must be time for Coffee Bark! Held in rain or in shine, in the park's Long Meadow, behind the Picnic House (enter at Prospect Park West and 4th Street, then go left around Picnic House), Coffee Bark include muffins for humans and dog biscuits for hounds. This long-standing social is sponsored by Brooklyn's FIDO, officially known as the
Fellowship In the Interest of Dog Owners
Mayor's Alliance Pet Adoption Festival - Staten Island
Saturday, June 4, 12 PM to 5 PM
Clove Lakes Park, Clove Road and Victory Boulevard, Staten Island
Hosted by P.L.U.T.O. Rescue of Richmond County, this event (which takes place near the park's Field House and playground) will include lots of adoptable dogs, but also a vet, groomer, trainer, and animal communicator will be on hand to answer questions. Plus a Dixieland band will entertain. For more information, contact the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals at (212) 252-2350 or
info@animalalliancenyc.org
Sir William's Dog Run Coffee Bark
Sunday, June 5, 8 AM to 10 AM
Sir William's Dog Run, Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan
The Fort Tryon Dog Owner's Group invites everyone to this gathering at their beautiful run. Free coffee and donuts will be served. To help out with maintenance of the run, stick around after the event.
The Largest Group Dog Portrait in History
Sunday, June 5, 10:30 AM
Bryant Park, Sixth Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets, Manhattan
Renowned photographer Elliott Erwitt, whose amazing dog photos are collected in the familiar brick-shaped book "Dog Dogs," will loom above Bryant Park in a cherry picker to take a group portrait of the assembled dogs and their people. Everyone is welcome.
Mayor's Alliance Pet Adoption Festival
Sunday, June 12, 12 PM to 5 PM
Prospect Park, Bartel Circle, Prospect Park West and 15th Street, Brooklyn
Hosted by B.A.R.C. Shelter, this event (like the one in Staten Island) features a vet, groomer, trainer, and animal communicator on hand to answer questions, as well as a Dixieland band. For more information, contact the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals at (212) 252-2350 or info@animalalliancenyc.org
Beneful Puppy Shower
Saturday, June 18, 12 PM to 2 PM
Central Park Bandshell
This event is sponsored by Purina to publicize Beneful, a new puppy food; still, it's a free carnival for puppies and it looks like fun. There'll be a puppy playground, games, contests, and behavior and training classes for pups. As well, the North Shore Animal League will host an on-site puppy adopt-athon. The event is open to all dogs under a year old.
Take Your Dog to Work Day
Friday, June 24
This is the seventh year of this national event, created by Pet Sitters
International to encourage enthusiasm for pets. For help on setting up a Take Your
Pet To Work Day at your company, visit the Pet Sitters' website.
FIDO Pupnic
Friday, June 24, 5 PM to sundown
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
As all Prospect Park dog people know, if it's the first Saturday of the month it must be time for Coffee Bark! This annual pot-luck picnic for pooches and their people, which takes place in the Nethermead and is organized by Fellowship In The Interest of Dogs and Their Owners (FIDO), is always loads of fun.
Opening of Bedford Canine Tribute Park
Thursday, June 30
Bedford, NY
About an hour's drive outside NYC, this splendid 20-acre dog park will feature hiking trails, a meadow, agility equipment, and a memorial to the search and rescue dogs of 9/11. The park came about as a result of the efforts of the Bedford Dog Owners Group
Gil Jawetz's pet paintings
Through July 29
Slope Cellars, 436 7th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn
Jawetz's soulful dog and cat portraits are on display at this dog-friendly winery. If you like
his work, you can commission a portrait of your own hound.
If there's an event you'd like us to mention in the next NewsHound, please email us.
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New Yorkers for Humane Housing, a grassroots organization started by a Brooklyn-based urbanhounder, is sponsoring a petition drive to get an initiative on the ballot in November to eliminate the no-pets clause in New York City leases. Learn more about their effort.
Planning on flying with your dog this summer? If so, you'll soon have a bit more information to help decide which airlines to avoid. Starting June 15, thanks to the passage of the Safe Air Travel For Animals Act, airlines will be required to report exactly how often pets in their care are lost, injured, or killed. Until now, dogs hurt in transport were simply reported as "lost luggage." The stats will be posted on the DOT's Aviation Consumer Protection website.
Manhattan's Washington Square Park is about to undergo a $16 million renovation, as approved by New York's Landmarks Preservation Commission. Phase I of the project begins this summer. Phase II, which will include moving the dog run to the Southern edge of the Park, happens later on. Details are still vague, but local dog people are anxious at the thought of anything disturbing their beloved dog run. For more information, contact the Washington Square Dog Run Association at 212-560-4345 or info@washsqdogrun.org. The group also has a newsgroup.
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