Peconic Dog Park Expanded and Improved Thanks to Local Dog Owners. To read how the owners of the North Fork School for Dogs worked with Southold Town and other dog owners to improve the local dog run, go to the Peconic Dog Park article.

Valley Stream Dog Run Ready to Open in Spring 2012! To read how local residents, including one LI-DOG Board Member, helped make it happen, go to the article.

The Stakes are in the Ground for the Eisenhower Dog Park! To read when Parks Dept. officials hope to have the new dog park open and to see photos of the site, go to the article.

Finally, A Dog Park Site Commitment from Oyster Bay! To get the details on Oyster Bay’s plans for its FIRST dog park, go to the article.

Would You Like a New Dog Park in Farmingdale? Go here to see how you can help make it happen!

Unleashed Fury: The Political Struggle for Dog-Friendly Parks is a groundbreaking book that should be read by anyone interested in the off-leash issue. To read more about the book, read our review.

Cherry Ave. Dog Park in W. Sayville is Now Open! Details on how to find the dog park, its features, and a link to photos from the August 4th Ribbon Cutting Ceremony are in the Cherry Avenue Dog Park Opening article.

Central Suffolk Paws Created to Push for a new Brookhaven Dog Park. To get details about what you can do to help get more off-leash space created for you and your dog in Brookhaven, go to the article.

Surprise Visit by Nassau Legislator Gonsalves at Annual Meeting Brings Eisenhower Dog Park News. New LI-DOG Board also elected. To get details, go to the article on the LI-DOG 2011 Annual Meeting.

Parks Dept. Will Install New Fencing at Robinson Dog Park! Plans to upgrade the park include trash receptacles and a small dog area, which are detailed in the Robinson Dog Park article.

Gardiner Dog Park Proposal Envisions Private Financing and Public Fundraising. To read more about the proposal including potential sites for a dog park, go to the Gardiner article.

New Suffolk Dog Park to Open This Spring in W. Sayville! The third new dog park created under the Five New Dog Parks initiative of 2007, will be fenced and cover 1.5 acres. To get more details, go to the article on the new W. Sayville Dog Park.

LI-DOG Asks Suffolk Parks for Better Fencing, Garbage Collection at Robinson Dog Park. To see why new fencing is needed and what LI-DOG has proposed, go to the article about Robinson Farm Dog Park.

Dog Park at Gardiners Park Proposed by Local Dog Owner and Building Contractor. A private citizen has offered to build a dog park in Gardiners Park at no cost to the County. To read more, go to the article on Gardiners Park.

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President’s Day Pints & Paws, Monday, Feb. 20th at Mary Carroll’s in Huntington! Join LI-DOG for a celebration that includes a Best Dressed contest, games, raffles, prizes and special guest, Rick Caran and “Team Jilli Dog” doing their famous tricks and tips! For details, go to our Events page.

Get ready to put on your finest for a black tie event, and we mean both you and your dog! It’s the “Black Tie for Paws” benefit Saturday February 25th at Doggie U Academy in Bayshore, N.Y. For more information visit our Events page.

The Dog Lovers’ Guide to the Good Life, by Carol Saxe and Hanita Blumfield, is an illustrated guidebook to fun places to go with your dog. The book features 33 drawings of dogs romping, surfing and socializing in such locations as the beach in East Hampton; dog parks and hotels in New York City; and dog camp in Vermont. Read our review

Organize DOGs (Dog Owner Groups) in Your Community! LI-DOG was originally organized by Huntington dog owners, but access to parkland is an major concern for all Long Island dog owners. Click here for help organizing DOGs in your community   

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