Puptown

Puptown loses a friend

2010-02-26T14:58:45-06:00

The Puptown Community is sad to learn that our good friend and treasurer, David is mourning the loss of his pal, Kobe. Kobe was a special part of my visits to the park - he used to greet me enthusiastically...

Kaya and Winston Visit Puptown

2010-02-24T18:34:43-06:00

Shout out to Lance for sharing his photos of Kaya and Winston enjoying Winter at Puptown. Please feel free to share your random moments and we'll post them! Check out those ears - Careful Winston, don't get them in the...

Puptown Nominated America's Best Dog Park

2010-01-15T12:31:58-06:00

It has just been anounced - Puptown Dog Park is under review for Dog Fancy Magazine's Best Dog Park of 2010! We are very proud to receive this nomination and thank the hard work and dedication of Puptown volunteers, the...

Quarterly Meeting Memo

2010-01-15T12:02:45-06:00

Volunteers and patrons of Puptown gathered at Fat Cat this past Wednesday to discuss park improvements and strategies for 2010. It was a great turn out and everyone had a good time - thanks Fat Cat for your hospitality! The...

Puptown Quarterly Meet-and-Greet

2010-01-07T20:20:12-06:00

Mark your calendar: Wednesday January 13th 7 P.M. Fat Cat Bar and Grill 4840 North Broadway Everyone is encouraged to join us to discuss what 2010 holds for our park. Puptown volunteers and patrons are constantly working to make our...

Pet Care Tips for the Holidays

2009-12-21T09:42:51-06:00

One of our readers submitted the following tips on how to take care of our pets over the holidays: Keep pets on a regular diet and caution visitors against giving them human food. Keep candies and wrappers away. Foil wrappers...

Hamlin Dog Park Fundraiser

2009-12-02T11:22:54-06:00

Our friends at Hamlin Dog Friendly Area have invited us to their fundraising event. "Bears vs Packers Fundraising Event" Sunday, December 13th, 12 P.M. Faith and Whiskey Saloon (1365 West Fullerton) Admission will be $30 and includes food, beer and...

Puptown meets with Park District Architect

2009-11-23T08:56:34-06:00

We are making progress with plans to re-configure entrance and exits at Puptown. Ryan Wallace (no relation to David Wallace) has been spear-heading this effort. He recently met with the Park District's architect to ensure that Puptown's needs are met....

Vox-PUP-uli: Strange or what?

2009-11-10T07:34:00-06:00

A Puptown member wrote in to alert us to some odd goings-on. With permission, I am sharing her observation: I was at Puptown this afternoon and saw something that may or may not be alarming: Around 1:30 P.M. a man...

Winter at Puptown

2009-11-04T12:25:00-06:00

We have received word that the water fountain at Puptown has been shut off for the season. Now is a good time to review some tips for visiting Puptown in the Winter: Bring Water Pups can get dehydrated in the...

Howl-O-Ween Photos

2009-10-24T18:00:11-05:00

This is just a quick post to let you all know that photos from this year's Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest and Fundraiser are available for viewing. We'll try to post an official list of the winners soon, but some of them...

Howl-O-Ween: Prize List

2009-10-20T08:18:47-05:00

Check out the great list of prizes Puptown received for the Howl-O-Ween fund-raiser this year. It is amazing how generous the Uptown Business Community has been to us. If at all possible, you really should stop in Saturday and try...