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Southfield to open first dog park for city’s pups BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
SOUTHFIELD — The opening of Southfield’s first dog park is on the horizon. The Dog Park at Lahser Woods will hold its official ribbon cutting and grand opening at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Lahser Woods Park. The dog park is located within Lahser Woods Park at 27577 Lahser Road and features two separate areas for pups, one for large dogs that’s 1.5 acres and one for small pups under 25 pounds that’s 1.3 acres. There also are solar-lit walking paths, new security cameras and an expanded parking lot with electric vehicle charging stations coming soon. The project was funded through a $100,000 Community Park & Trail Capital Grant from Oakland County Parks. City officials said that the dog park has been a request for years, and they’re excited to be able to finally have one in Southfield. “There’s dog parks all around communities, but I think it was really important
Chris Yaw, pastor of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Southfield, blesses Southfield Police Department K-9 Rocco, whose handler is Southfield police officer Dylan Gorecki, during the Oct. 11 pet parade and blessing of the animals at St. Anne’s Mead Assisted Living on 12 Mile Road.
St. Anne’s Mead resident Carol Tolly holds her grandcat, Elsa May, which was the only feline to make an appearance.
Pets parade at St. AnNe’s Mead LEFT: Pat Varley and her rescue dog, George, visit her mom, Joanne Gilleran. RIGHT: The Hicks family — 8-year-old David, mom Kate and 4-year-old Kateri — is a hit with pet tortoise Marty. Photos by Liz Carnegie
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