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agine youve just arrived home
om work. You open the door tohome and your 3 year old Choco-
ab, Fifi, greets you. Shes bounc-
up and down with her tennis ball
running in circles around you and
offee table, jumping on the couch
off; shes so excited! You grab the
h which sends her into another tail
Out the door you go. Past your
10 yard and out onto the street. All
wants to do is run. She keeps yank-
he leash and trying her hardest to
ou to run and play with her. Shes
inside all day and all she needs is
utlet for her energy.is is most of our lives. A lot of
k walks, maybe a long one once or
e a day, a hike on the weekends if
e lucky. If youre fortunate enough
ve a fenced in yard things are a lit-
it different, but not much. Our
depend on us for so much, includ-
timulation and energy release.
is where Kristie and I come in.
tie owns a condo in the center of
ox. Her life is the one described
e, minus the yard and the cat!
ties dog, Roscoe, is 75lbs of pure
gy and muscle. He needs to runrun and run. My life is a little bit
rent. I have the land to run but not
much stimulation. My dog is basi-
the smaller model of Roscoe. Un-
nately, when Kota doesnt get
gh exercise, she turns into a mon-
barking and jumping and finding
all sorts of trouble to get into.
Kristie and I would get our dogs to-gether for play dates every few weeks.
The two dogs could chase each other
for hours and hours. After a day of
play, both dogs would sleep at least 14
hours! The only issue being Roscoe
wasnt the best at coming back when
called. This isnt a problem when you
live in the middle of the woods in Otis,
but when I moved to West Stockbridge
I now found myself with neighbors.
Neighbors who may not appreciate two
large pitbulls running up to them! What
we needed was a fenced in yard, which
unfortunately arent very common.Many people dont believe dog parks
are needed around here. With all the
hiking trails and parks, or large yards,
why do we need a designated dog area?
Dogs need to be challenged; they need
new smells and to socialize. They also
need the opportunity to run in a clean,
safe environment. Dog parks promote
responsible pet ownership as well, by
requiring up to date vaccinations and
pet health records. Socialization and ex-
ercise is the key to a happy and well be-
haved dog. The parks give dogs an
outlet to rid themselves of excess en-ergy, thereby reducing problem barking
and other behavior problems. The eld-
erly and disabled can also safely inter-
act with their pets in this controlled
environment. Having a fenced in area
where dogs can run off-leash also helps
keep ball parks and public parks clean.
Over a year and a half ago Kristie and I
started the process of developing a dog
park in Berkshire County. We spent
hours going over proposals and figur-
ing out which town would be the best
bet.
Thankfully, the Lee Selectman thought
it was a great idea. We have now
started fundraising for a 2 acre parcel of
property. The money raised will help
build and maintain the park. Through
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Auction at Michaels in Stockbridge
and our Motorcycle Ride from
Bartletts to the Brick House we have
raise $4500 out of our needed $20,000.
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