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Illinois: dogs celebrate with Woofstock.


Canines Canines
The two sharp teeth located next to the front incisor teeth in mammals that are used to grip and tear.

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 throughout Skokie Park District, Ill., were putting their paws together in approval of Woofstock, held this past June at the new off-leash Pooch Park.

Pooch Park was built in May with the help of a local organization called People Organizing Off-Leash Canine canine
 or canid

Any domestic or wild dog or doglike mammal (e.g., wolf, jackal, fox) in the family Canidae, found throughout the world except in Antarctica and on most ocean islands.
 Habitats (POOCH). The new park has a puppy/ small dog area, fenced agility course, doggy water fountains and much more.

Woofstock was created to not only celebrate the opening of Pooch Park, but to also gain positive community exposure for the new facility. The first 100 dog owners received free bandanas for their pooch, which were given out within half an hour. The festival offered live entertainment, dog obedience OBEDIENCE. The performance of a command.
     2. Officers who obey the command of their superiors, having jurisdiction of the subject-matter, are not responsible for their acts.
 classes, professional trainer demonstrations, a singing dog competition, Frisbee catching contest and animal evaluations. There were also area vendors selling doggiewares such as treats, food and toys. One huge hit at Woofstock was the "Paw of Fame," where dogs could put their paw stamp of approval on the facility by stepping in paint, and adding to a sidewalk A Microsoft service that was launched in 1997 to provide online arts and entertainment guides on the Web for major cities worldwide. In 1999, Microsoft sold Sidewalk to Ticketmaster, which continued to provide guides, ticketing and other information to the MSN network.  mural mural

Painting applied to and made integral with the surface of a wall or ceiling. Its roots can be found in the universal desire that led prehistoric peoples to create cave paintings—the desire to decorate their surroundings and express their ideas and beliefs.
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More than 1,000 people came with their pets to celebrate Woofstock and the opening of Pooch Park. With that kind of support, it's clear the community has found a place any pooch can call home.
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Title Annotation:NRPA in Action; People Organizing Off-Leash Canine Habitats
Publication:Parks & Recreation
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U3IL
Date:Oct 1, 2004
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