posted in 4 Jan, 2011 by Ottawa Dog Blog Founder, Liz

Vote for the Ottawa Dog Park Finder!!

Exciting news! The Ottawa Dog Park Finder has been entered into a contest with the City of Ottawa!!

To vote, you’ll need to create an account here

My hope is that if we can vote enough to have the Ottawa Dog Park Finder win, the city will see how vital these dog parks are and maybe even create more. 2010 saw many dog parks threaten to be disbanded and because of all of your support, we have managed to either delay, or stop this, but it is my opinion that these dog park deregulations shouldn’t even be entertained. We have so few parks in Ottawa where our dogs can enjoy each other’s company, and I really feel that the exposure in winning this contest will be nothing but great.

So please vote, and tell your friends to vote and together, we can make sure the city of Ottawa knows how important these dog parks are to our wonderful city.

Voting closes January 28th at 5pm.

posted in 17 Oct, 2010 by Ottawa Dog Blog Founder, Liz

Fencing Approved For Dog Runs in 10 City Parks

City Council has officially approved fencing for dog runs in 10 city parks!

Check out the story here.

posted in 25 May, 2010 by Ottawa Dog Blog Founder, Liz

Fenced In Dog Parks in Ottawa

A while back we announced the release of the amazing Ottawa Dog Park Finder which is a listing of all of the dog parks in Ottawa derived from a listing from the City.

One downfall of this is that unless the city lists it in its notes, there is no way to search by parks that are fenced in, so I thought I would pose the question to my lovely and awesome readers.

Do you know of any dog parks that are fenced in?
You can just leave the name of the park as we will be able to search for it in the Ottawa Dog Park Finder.

As we compile a list, I will look into how we can use this info for the next version of Parkfinder so we can make it better!

posted in 10 May, 2010 by Ottawa Dog Blog Founder, Liz

Spence the Basset Hound

(Ottawa Dog of the Week for May 10th/10)

Spence the Basset Hound

“Spence is a ridiculously good-looking, 3-year old, purebred Basset Hound – at 65lbs, he is a big boy! He was living in a barn until a wonderful couple rescued him when he was only 13 weeks old. They got him vet care and got him to me – his forever home! Now healthy and happy, he loves people and dogs – loves the park & loves chewing on sticks. Goes for daily walks around Centretown and to Jack Purcell or Lansdowne dog parks.” – Spence’s Mom, Becca

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posted in 6 Feb, 2010 by Ottawa Dog Blog Founder, Liz

DogBook for iPhone and iPod Touch

A while back we had a wonderful guest post about the DogBook for Facebook program. Now there is one for iPhone and iPod Touch. What really excites me is the Lost Dog option. This could be such a great asset for someone who has lost their dog or found someone else’s dog.

I have an iPhone and have tried this app out on both it and the iPod Touch and it works beautifully. The best part is it actually recognizes Ottawa as a location so it does suggest parks like Bruce Pit and Conroy Pit. You can join the parks if you frequent them as well as add photos – I just added some now for Bruce Pit!

Another great thing is the app is free! You can download the application through the iTunes App store or right from your iPhone or iPod Touch.