[RP TownTalk] Dog Park

[Sue Collins]

RE the dog park; maybe when plans for dog parks are "in the works" some of the 
people involved see it as a chance to "dump" some otherwise unuseable land?  
After all, it's "just dogs," right?  (goes without saying that last part 
is sarcastic, I'm a big-time animal lover)  I don't  have a dog at this time but 
I wouldn't want to try and play with it in a swampy or gravelly area myself and 
I can't imagine the dog would like it.  


As for the sounds of Metro; I live on the corner of Ravenswood and Lafayette and 
many times I can hear the Metro as it goes over the bridge in College Park (if 
you're standing at our train station, you can actually see the trains).  As I've 
said before, I realize a certain amount of development in any area is inevitable 
but our lovely neighborhood atmosphere is slowly but surely being nibbled away.  
Really a shame.  


AND; as for your experience at Staples - good to hear that excellent customer 
service still exists; have you sent a letter or anything to Matthews' boss or 
even the president of the company?  I'm sure all of us how good a complement 
makes you feel!

Sue



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From: "ABragg7393 at aol.com" <ABragg7393 at aol.com>
To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org
Sent: Sat, November 6, 2010 1:38:14 PM
Subject: [RP TownTalk] Dog Park

Just a note about my experience at the dog park.
Yesterday I went over to the Hyattsville Dog Park near Ager Road.  As you all 
know we did have some rain on Thrusday and Friday was a nice day.  We went late 
in the afternoon around 3.  This was supposed to be a treat for my furry kids 
because they have been cooped up in the car and hotel (we had a fire at our 
house).  So I stopped at Rite Aid and bought 2 balls and a bag of treats and off 
we went.  We got in the dog park and we see a red plastic fence running through 
the middle.  Getting closer, we see there is a small pond right in the middle of 
the park but not deep enough to swim in just enough to get muddy and messy.  The 
grass is mushy under your feet as well.
My dogs took a few steps, looked at me and I believe they said "What, you want 
us to run around in this mess?"  So, I said, ok we will play here on this little 
area of gravel, I will throw the ball and you guys can go fetch.  Ok, great.  I 
throw the balls.,
The collie won't even pick it up and the Sheltie does pick it up, but not happy 
and won't do it a second time. The ball gets all gravelly and feels yucky in her 
mouth. So that was the end of Hyattsville dog park.  We got in the car and came 
down to the walking trail in Riverdale Park and had a nice long walk.  
Delightful.
So, I am thinking who's idea was it to build a dog park in a swamp/wet lands?  
Sometimes people get so excited about getting what they want they don't take the 
time to think it through.  The money spent on that dog park was a waste as far 
as I can see.
I also became aware of another possible threat to our quiet enjoyment of our 
property.  The purple line is planned to go down Kenilworth Ave.  Just a couple 
of blocks from my house.  While I was at the Hyattsville Dog Park which is a 
couple of blocks from the existing metro I could hear this annoying 
whoosh/whistle/wlwwlwj
every few minutes.  This is a sample of what I will be hearing in my back yard 
as soon as they complete the purple line.  I don't know if I can take it.  
Please don't put the purple line so close to our town unless it goes under 
ground, and why isn't it going underground where it won't be so annoying.

I must end this on a nice note and say that today I went to Staples because my 
computer was not behaving. The guy, his name is Matthew, and the store is in 
Greenbelt, was so helpful and wonderful and pleasant and knowledgeable and I 
just loved him. 

Audrey 


      
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