By Nancy E. Hassel, LIPetPlace.com
In the past few weeks two new dog parks have opened on Long Island for dog owners and their pups to enjoy.
The first opening on Sunday, June 8, 2014 was held in the village of Southampton with a ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor Mark Elpey with his wife Marianne and their dog along with the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, (ARF) and the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation who also hosted Hampton’s Dog Walk immediately following.
This much needed new addition boasts 1-full acre of fenced in doggie bliss. At the opening approximately 100 dogs were running, playing, rolling in the grass as their owners looked on with joy. 100 dogs, not one incident doggie growls – almost as if they all knew this was their place to just be and have fun.
The park is adorned with benches, poop pick up bag stations, an adorable sculpture of a dog – but of course. There is also a founders rock, which the dogs were, well marking as you can imagine. This park is a wonderful addition to the already dog friendly village of Southampton in which a lot of the beaches you can bring your dogs to and also have area hiking trails. And now residents do not have to drive up to Springs in East Hampton where the only other dog park on the South Fork is located. The Lola Prentice Dog park is located right in the heart of Southampton Village on Windmill lane next to the police station. There is free parking right in front of the park and is open from dawn to dusk.
The organizers of the park are looking into to bringing in a water line into the park to install a pump or watering station. While the park is one open acre – their may be plans to make a section of the park for little dogs.
To see more pictures from the opening day of the park, click here!
The 2nd dog park that opened was this past Saturday, June 21, 2014 in Dix Hills – however it is not a fenced in park but beautiful woodland trails nearly 2-miles at the Dix Hills Park. Techinically it always had dogs being walked in there, but it is now officially a dog friendly place to walk with your dog. LI-Dog was on hand for the ribbon cutting as well as officials from the Town of Huntington, and many excited dog owners. LI-Dog lead a Pack Walk through the trails, gave out maps to anyone who was there to follow along, and information about the park. To see more pictures from the park opening click here! Contact LI-Dog for more information about the park.
by Nancy E. Hassel, LIPetPlace.com
It was a spectacular day Saturday June 15, 2013 on the east end of Long Island to take part in the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons 27th Annual Garden Tour and cocktail reception. The weather was impeccable just as the gardens were. After all the rain we have had in the last week, touring estates in East Hampton and their beautiful gardens to help support the wonderful work ARF does on a perfect weather day was fantastic! Plus you get a lot of ideas for your own garden too.
So what is the garden tour? It is a self-guided tour through the properties of 6 estates who’s owners generously open their gates to let people walk through and admire the beauty of their grounds. From 10 am – 4pm the general public can buy a garden tour pass from ARF to take the lovely self guided tour and all proceeds go to help ARF’s adoptable animals – and continue the great work they do, for nearly 40 years! The tour happens every year in a different Hamptons location, this year it was in East Hampton and the garden styles vary from house to house and are very unique with native plants and exotic plants too. See below for more!
This home had beautiful pathways leading up to a spectacular pool complete with a pool house, and paths
beyond it that lead to a tennis court and the rest of the grounds of the house.
Adorable Doxie greeting guests as they arrived!
This year the tour was held at the homes of: Barrie Berg & Antonio Munoz, Dwyer & Michael Derrig,
Alexandra Munroe & Robert Rosenkranz, Jan & Randy Slifka, Craig James Socia, Peter Wilson & Scott Sanders.
We saw one couple do the tour on bike which is a great way to do it, otherwise you have to drive from house to house.
I am thinking next year would be great to view the houses via my bicycle!
ARF cocktail reception at a home right on Main street in East Hampton village. Many supporters were on
hand as well as the adorable pups below that are available for adoption through ARF.
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