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Tompkins County Dog Owners Group is a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to the expansion of recreational opportunities for dogs and their owners and to developing a dog-friendly environment in Ithaca New York and throughout Tompkins County.
- To facilitate communication among dog owners, the public, and government about mutual concerns and issues regarding dogs.
- To increase positive interaction among people and dogs and to facilitate healthy dog socialization through the creation of off-leash dog parks.
- To promote responsible dog ownership, sanitation, and optimal dog health by encouraging: dog waste cleanup; dog obedience training; and dog vaccinations, altering, and exercise.
- To promote off-leash dog parks as alternatives to excessive use of sensitive natural areas.
TCDOG has much to be proud of. After years of uphill struggle, a permanent OLA is now in the making.
To get where we are today, TCDOG has hosted close to 20 public events; scores of TCDOG members have attended Common Council meetings; TCDOG has become a not for profit corporation with the State of New York, a 501c3 whose educational mission passed muster with the IRS; TCDOG raised money for a pilot dog waste composting project; and TCDOG members drove the fence posts for the temporary park.
Support TCDOG today and ensure that a permament OLA becomes a part of life in Ithaca!
Individual membership: $5.
Family membership: $10.
Responding now will save the organization a lot of money in postage, so please renew now!
TCDog's Green Dog Fest
Friday, September 28th was a great event!
TCDOG sponsored GREEN DOG FEST in order to raise the funds necessary to pay for the Pilot Composting Project.
Thanks to ALL of You, we successfully raised the necessary funds. *
TCDOG gratefully acknowledges the support of GREEN DOG FEST sponsors and contributors.
If you weren't there, you can still see what you missed.
List of items Auctioned at the Green Dog Fest.
TCDOG goes "Green"
The City has decided to reverse its Carry In / Carry Out policy and will be returning containers for the dog waste. These will be special containers ONLY for dog waste so that it can be composted.
The City is doing this at our request and at our expense.
We need to raise at least $3,000 to cover the expense of this Pilot project. So here are some things you can do:- Donations - please consider giving what you can. If each TCDog member contributed $25, we'd have it covered! And feel free to give more - or less - that's just an average amount that would work.
You can donate online right here via paypal and earmark your donation for the composting project.
- Stay tuned for additional fun events we will be doing to raise the needed funds.
TCDOG launches Adoptable Pet of the Month!
Lots of TCDog members were at the Cayuga Dog Rescue benefit last spring, and it became apparent that many of us had found our beloved canine companions thanks to the fantastic work done by this organization. There still are members who have room in their hearts and homes for for a great dog, so we are going to be featuring one of CDR's adoptable dogs each month.
December's featured dog is "Suzie."
Please feel free to forward this message to anyone you think might be interested.
Celebrating the official opening
Here are some pics from the celebration marking the rescinding of the leash law at The Festival Lands on December 2.
By my best guess we had over 100 people and dogs!DOGs Legally in the Ithaca Festival Lands!
Photos above are courtesy of Jon Reis.
Official Map of Festival Lands
"Official" Map of the Off Leash Area at the Festival Lands
WE DONE GOOD.
After months of hard work by many dedicated Dog Park Lovers, backed up by several dozens of TCDOG members who have attended lots and lots of various City Committee meetings, City Commission meetings, and Common Council meetings, it all came together at last Wednesday's Common Council meeting.
"In a unanimous vote, the council decided that as of Dec. 1 the city's leash law ordinance will not apply on a 15-acre parcel in the marina commonly referred to as the festival lands."
Council drops leash law at marina
You are Helping to make Ithaca and Tompkins County a Dog-friendly place to live.
On Wednesday Feb 8, 2006 TCDOG took the first public step toward getting legal off leash dog use at the Marina. Our proposal to the Community Services Committee for suspending the leash law at the Festival Lands and Baker Park was well received. And you DID help. As impressive as the presentations and written information were, by far the most impressive argument was the over 50 people who turned out in support of the dog park! Seven members of Common Council and the Mayor were in attendance, and they all witnessed the standing room only crowd.
Thankyou, ThankYou, ThankYOU!
It looks like there are several more committees and boards who have some jurisdiction over the Festival Lands that we will need to appear before. However, if similar numbers of people support our presenters at all these meetings, the results are likely to be as positive as this meeting was.
So stay tuned for the next TCDOG appearance at a legislative session - and please keep coming out in support of our dog park!
Click the Help Us link above or below for other ways you can help.
It's official. 2006 is the Year of the DOG starting Sun Jan 29th.
If you missed the TCDog Social and Katrina Karavan presentation at Juna's, don't worry. You can read all about it in Monday Jan 30th's Ithaca Journal story at (click on the dog):
April 2007 Update: Sharon writes "I wanted to let you all know where all of your contributions have gone. The first trip brought up 29 dogs and 14 cats. Each and every one has a home. There are some amazing stories that have come along with each of these trips."
Click here for the full report: Karavan Update.And you can view the specially made fortune cookie fortunes by clicking on the cookies!
Have a question, comment, or good idea? E-mail us at info@tcdog.org.
