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WE NEED VOLUNTEERS to make Free-roam Parks a Reality!

We need YOU!

NEW: Please use this link to view the Community Calendar of Events by the
Shasta/Naglee Park Neighborhood Association. Keep up with what's happening in your neighborhood!

Sunday Walks At the Rose Garden

The Rose Garden Dog Walking & Training Club Invite All Dog Owners to join in on the Sunday Fun.

The Rose Garden Dog Walking & Training Club is an on-leash club. We teach owners Pack Leadership much like Cesar Millan of the popular Dog Whisperer TV show recommends to his clients.

Club meets Sunday mornings and Thursdays evenings near the Rose Garden Entrance. Proper heeling is emphasized by having the dogs walk at our side not in front do establish owners are the Pack Leader. Foundation Work of sits, downs, recalls and agility are also practiced after the walk.

This is a free club open to anyone wishing to learn the art of dog training. Members must be approved and dogs must be evaluated by attending one walk before becoming a member. No aggressive dogs allowed.

For more information contact Viktoria Boyd at www.k9s4happiness.com

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NEWS

Charter School in Residence at Hester

Please be aware that the new Charter school occupying the old Hester Elementary School is now officially in residence .

Our CO-Chair, Bob Walker has spoken with the representative monitoring the school grounds, a Mr. Jose Arreola, who stated the following:

The school is closed to the public between 8:00am and 5:30pm .
Cleaning up after your dog is a requirement to keep the privilege of dog walking.

(Actually - just continue to follow the LHS Lincoln rules - and all should be fine).

The school has supplied a trash can for doggie bags to help make sure all dog walkers can cleanup. It near the large trash canisters, by the children's play area on North/West corner. Please place your doggie bags here. which will be locked in the future.Let's show our appreciation and keep the grounds neat and clean.

Thanks in advance for keeping a clean area.

Robert Walker
Co-chair
Lincoln Hound Society

Neighborhood Dog Park Opens in San Jose

A new neighborhood style dog park is now open. Located near downtown at Delmas and Park, the new 17,000 square foot strip of land runs adjacent to Highway 87 and is easily accessible to Lincoln Hound Society members.

The park , a long, narrow strip of land, donated by the VTA, was in the planning for over four years by the PRNS, and provides adequate romping room for our four-footed friends and comes with $100,000 worth of amenities, which include picnic tables, benches and a water fountain that also serves two-footed companions.

LHS asks that all members give the new dog park a try, and then write a letter to the City of San Jose Parks and Rec Department. Let city officials know we appreciate their continued efforts on behalf of our canine friends.

Please forward your letters to:
Steve Roemer, Parks Manager, (PRNS) Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
4 North Second Street, Suite 600, San Jose, CA 95113

Email: steve.roemer@sanjoseca.gov

Proposed Midtown Community Park Open for Dog Park Consideration

A new midtown community sports park is under consideration by the City Council. It is only in the proposal stage and there is a long way to go before anything substantial will be decided. Councilmember Ken Yeager and his Assistant Megan Doyle have promised to keep the Lincoln Hound Society informed of any and all developments and planning meetings.

The proposed location for the complex is the old Del Monte Packing plant off Auzerias Avenue. Councilmember Yeager suggested that there should be plenty of space remaining to consider the inclusion of a dog park.

It is suggested that all society members voice their support of this location, rather than the airport plan under consideration by the Parks & Rec Department. It is better situated to be a true community park, and there would be no low flying aircraft to scare the living daylights out of our canine friends.

Los Gatos Creek County Park Dog Park Update

The City of Campbell Public Works Department and the County of Santa Clara Parks and Recreation Department are working toward the development of an off-leash dog park within Los Gatos Creek County Park.

The City of Campbell has allocated $250,000 for design and construction of the off-leash dog park. In addition, the City has received a contribution from the County of Santa Clara, through Supervisor Jim Beal's office, for $50,000 and the Town of Los Gatos anticipates contributing $25,000 to the project. Private donations, to date, have been received in the amount of $2,236. A final conceptual design has been developed and is posted on the City's website in the What's New section.

Presently, the County of Santa Clara is working on a waterline project that will provide water to the future dog park, as well as to other locations within Los Gatos Creek County Park. Concurrently, the City of Campbell is developing the final plans and specifications for the dog park. Upon successful completion of the County's waterline project, the City will call for bids on the final dog park plans and specifications.Assuming the County waterline project is completed as scheduled, it is anticipated that the dog park project will be under construction by the Summer of 2005.

For further questions, please call Lisa Petersen, SeniorEngineer for the City of Campbell, at (408) 866-2190

Nov 24.

Metro Publishes Article on Lincoln Dog Park Proposal

San Jose City Council Votes to Increase Pet Ownership Limit

The City Council of San Jose closed business in August with a vote to increase pet ownership from the current limitation of two, to a total of five, still maintaining a restriction on dogs to a maximum of three. The new limit increase goes into effect on October 15th.

Lincoln Hound Society's 'DOG DAYS at Lincoln' a Rousing Success!

At first count, our event had attendance in the neighborhood of 500 guests, give or take 80+ non-registered guests and our official LHS roster grew by 45 NEW members! Thank you and Welcome to the Lincoln Hound Society.

Not counting all of our wonderful LHS event volunteers, 26 current members attended and paid their annual dues in support of our free-roam park movement. Given that this was our first attempt at a public event, things ran beautfully - with only a minimum of glitches.

More details will be posted as we review the event. In the meanwhile, photos are being posted as they come in for you to enjoy. They are to be found on the event page.

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