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Coastal Dog Owners' Group

Coastal Dog Owner's Group

September 28th, 7 PM
Capitola City Council
Dog Park & Beaches Hearing

Your e-mail and letters are important
Your supportive presence at the meeting is critical.

Here's what you can do:
  E-mail us with your support for Dog Parks
  Come to the meeting on Thursday, Sept. 28th at City Hall, 7 PM
  Pass the word! E-mail dog owners. Talk it up.
  Write a letter to the city council
  Sign the petition
  Take a petition on your walks and get signatures
  Support Responsible Dog Ownership

Petition Locations in Santa Cruz County

Download these files to help the Capitola Dog Parks Initiative
Petition Form (Adobe Acrobat PDF 14KB)
Letter/E-mail to City Council  (Microsoft Word Document 27KB)
Capitola Dog Parks Newsletter (Adobe Acrobat PDF 130KB)
Support Dog Parks! Sign (Adobe Acrobat PDF 124KB)

Join us in the initiative to create dog parks in Capitola. There is strength in numbers. Our goal is to have 30 to 40 Responsible Dog Owners attend the meeting on the 28th.

We will be asking for the following:

To allow dogs on the beaches to the west of the wharf and below the cliffs at off peak times of the day
To allow dogs in the parks on leash
To designate an off lead dog park at Monterey Ave. & Bay Ave. in the lower section of the park
To allow organized dog events such as training, sports and trials in the parks

We are pledging to demonstrate Responsible Dog Ownership by picking up after our dogs and others as needed.

We are prepared to do Responsible Dog Owner education through newsletters and peer counseling.

Unruly dogs will be asked not to come back to dog areas by their peers or if need be by law enforcement until they have earned their Canine Good Citizen Certificate a program locally administered by Monterey Bay Dog Training

Cooperation is often the key to success. With enough support we can make dog parks a reality in Capitola. Let local decision makers know that you are not only a dog owner, but a taxpayer and a voter, and that you'll support candidates who understand that dogs and their people have the right to use the public recreational facilities for which they help pay. We are legitimate park users - don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Download these files to help the Capitola Dog Parks Initiative
These documents are currently in draft format.
Please send your feedback and suggestions.
Petition Form Letter to City Council Capitola Dog Parks Flyer

Dog Park and Beach Advocates

With a new favorable city council, we can create a special designation for dogs on the beach. We can also support parks designated for canine good citizens!

"Nothing happens unless first a dream." -- Carl Sandburg

What Would I Do Without the Dog Park?, by Becky Bailey

"There is no doubt that dog owners deserve to share in the 'park pie'... Dogs contribute immeasurably to their family's quality of life, thus helping to foster a sense of community for everyone. Making dog parks a priority creates positive community spirit."
Marin Humane Society
Marin County Dog Parks Brochure
A Place to Run campaign

....Dog Parks are cropping up everywhere. 460 dog parks are listed by dogpark.com with 22 new parks last month! There are over 80 listed dog parks and dog areas in parks in California.

E-mail us! to say you support Capitola dogs in parks!

Consider designated dog hours on the beaches and parks in Capitola. Our city pumps an enormous amount of our tax resources into making the beach clean for the tourists, but dog owner citizens are not allowed to walk our dogs on public land or have dog sporting events in the parks.

What exactly is the reason for not allowing dogs in our parks and beaches? If the reason for banning dogs from our parks is to keep the park clean, then we as dog owners have great incentive to pick up after our dogs and make this rationale a non-issue. If the rationale is that dogs are not trustworthy, then we have the responsibility of training our dogs to be under our vocal control.

Take Action! E-mail us your support. You can make a difference. Just let us know that you support off leash hours at the beach and in the parks. We will collect the responses at a grass roots level to support dog hours at the beach and parks and pass the mail along to the city council once we have "critical mass". Let's make Capitola a Dog Friendly town.

-- Thanks & Woof! Woof!

from Responsible Dog Owners for a Dog Friendly Capitola

Mind your Pees and Poos
Please clean up after your dog!

Tell them Capi sent you!
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