Prairie Pastures Off-Leash Dog Park

The calendar says it's spring, but it's been hard to believe. Even though the snow is gone we've still had to trudge through the mud and slippery grass. The four-legged members haven't found it as hard as the two-legged ones, but hopefully that will end soon.

We've got some really great things planned for Prairie Pastures this year, and we hope everyone will be as excited as we are about what is happening. We hope, too, to get more of our members involved in some of the things we have planned, and to help with what we're doing. 

We are no longer going to have our Saturday work day, but will have a "Project Day" whenever we have something that needs to be done, and we need help. We'll post the day and time on the information board on the garage, and hopefully we'll have some volunteers. These projects may even be scheduled for some evening after work. We hope you'll watch the board and help us out.

We had some great volunteers last year, and awarded a free membership to one of them for all the great help. We intend to do the same thing again this year.

We now have all the land the was at one time the old zoo. That means we have the pond area. We want to get that cleaned up and ready for a swimming  "hole" for those dogs who love the water, and whose owners will let them go in there. The area will remain gated, and only those dogs whose owners open the gates to let their dogs in to the pond area should be in the pond.

This will mean that as always, all gates should be kept closed as you come and go through them. 

Our other project is cleaning out the area which once housed the goats. The building is now used as storage but the land is very over grown, and there are trees and limbs that have to be removed and cleaned out of there before we can deme it safe to go in there. We know there is a lot of junk hiding in that overgrowth, and someone or their pet might get hurt, so we caution anyone from going in that area until it's cleaned up and we can see what's there.

If you've renewed your membership already you've seen the new look for our ID badges. We intend to use the plastic pouches from year to year, just change out the badges.

Please remember to carry your ID badges with you each time you come to the park. An ID badge or day pass sticker are proof that you can be inside the gates of the dog park.

If you haven't renewed yet, there are membership forms at the dog park entry gates in the plastic box. Your membership expired on March 31st, so it is past time to renew.

If you're new to Prairie Pastures, our memberships run from April 1 until March 31 of the following year, and are $20/single, and $30/family. We don't limit the number of dogs anyone can bring in to the park, only that they all be up to date on their shots, and under control of the handler, who must be at least 16 years old.

Hopefully the warm weather is not too far off, and then Prairie Pastures will really come to life, with more and more people discovering what a great place we have for their canine friends to romp and play and socialize off leash.