Tag: SaddleBrooke Dog Park

SaddleBrooke Dog Park—Where Dogs Can Be Dogs

Nadine McAfee It’s been a challenging 2020 for all SaddleBrooke residents as well as their four-legged friends, but life at the SaddleBrooke Dog Park (SBDP) is still the most joyful place for people and their pets to safely socialize. We would like to welcome our new residents and members as well as bid a sad farewell…

SaddleBrooke Dog Park Wants to Put the Fun in Fundraiser

Nadine McAfee, SBDP vice president Mark your calendars for the SaddleBrooke Dog Park’s third annual Cinco de Fido potluck fundraiser Wednesday, May 6. Attendees are asked to provide an appetizer, main dish, or dessert for six to ten people for the event which will be from 5-8 p.m. at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center. Tickets will…

SaddleBrooke Dog Park Elects New Board

New board members front (left to right): Treasurer Al Goldberg; President Susan Williams; Secretary Leslie Hawkins; PR Director Diane Aaron. Back row: Vice President Nadine McAfee; C. Wentzel; Safety Director Bonnie Buntain, DVM; Web Manager Bud Alexander; and Membership Director Ron Luning. Photo by Bob Bolewski.

Diane Aaron Susan Williams was unanimously elected president of the SaddleBrooke Dog Park at its annual meeting on Feb. 6. She replaces Kathleen Dunbar, who served as president for three years and was honored at the meeting for her numerous contributions to the park. Also elected were Nadine McAfee, vice president; Al Goldberg, treasurer; and…

Dog park grand re-opening

Diane Aaron About 100 people attended the June 8 grand re-opening of the SaddleBrooke Dog Park to let their four-footed friends enjoy the new grass. Festivities began with the dedication of a new tree in memory of June Cullen who died recently. Various people spoke, giving their recollections of Mrs. Cullen, then they laid personally…

Summer dog obedience classes start May 20

The classes will be held in Riley’s Place in the SaddleBrooke Dog Park. You enter the park off the ball field on the new ramp that leads right to the dog park. 8:00 a.m. Beginning Agility – Introduction to Agility for beginners (puppies over eight months) 9:00 a.m. Intermediate Obedience – dogs who have passed beginners 10:00…

Grand Opening of Dog Park June 8

Dog Park members have much to celebrate and will do a grand reopening Saturday, June 8. All SaddleBrooke residents and their well-behaved four-legged friends (on leash this day with current rabies vaccinations, please) are invited to check out the renovated small and large dog parks. And we have a place for our senior dogs, too!…

Obedience classes offered at the dog park

Diane Aaron If you are interested in Obedience Training for your dogs(s), the SaddleBrooke Dog Park offers classes in Riley’s Place for all SaddleBrooke residents. We offer beginning, intermediate and advanced classes. This spring/summer we will be offering agility. Jeremy Brown, owner of The Complete Canine, is the instructor. We have had over 32 SaddleBrooke…

The power of emotional bonds with your dog

“Did you know that your dog will mirror your emotions,” says Kathleen Dunbar, president of the SaddleBrooke Dog Park. “We always hear the old saying about how your dog looks like you or vice versa, but now we know that it’s really emotions they emulate.” To illustrate that point, the SaddleBrooke Dog Park will present…

Valley Fever: the truth, the myths and the future

The SaddleBrooke Dog Park is honored to present Christine D. Butkiewicz, DVM MPH MLIS, Valley Fever Center for Excellence, University of Arizona for a presentation on Valley Fever. “You do not have to be a Dog Park member to attend,” said Kathleen Dunbar, SaddleBrooke Dog Park President. “The Dog Park’s vision is to be a…