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For Immediate Release

June 18, 2001

Steve Wiley
Recreation Services Manager
(805) 495-6471

The Conejo Recreation and Park District has a dog park at Avenida de las Flores (northwest quadrant of Conejo Creek).

The enclosed dog park area is 3.75 acres, approximately 1.5 acres for the large dog area and 1.25 acres for the small dog area.  There are three double-gated entries - two for the large dog area and one for the small dog area.

Amenities include 7 picnic tables, including 1 accessible table, 6 benches, 10 mutt mitt dispensers (fastened to chain link fence) 3 drinking fountains (each with attached dog water fountain) and landscaping of the entire perimeter with native wildflower seed mix.

Dog Park Rules
CRPD Ordinance 237

1. Hours of operation are 7:00 A.M. to sunset.  The Dog Park will be closed every Thursday from 7:00 A.M. to 9:00 A.M. for maintenance.
2. The Dog Park will be closed periodically during the year for special equestrian events.
3. Enter at your own risk.  Adults and children assume all risks associated with the leash-free Dog Park.  No children under 16 allowed without adult supervision.  Small children must be within arm's reach of a supervising adult.
4. Dogs must display current license and be properly inoculated, healthy (no contagious conditions), and parasite-free.
5. Dogs are to be kept on a leash (not exceeding 6') when outside the Dog Park fence at all times.  Do not have your dog unleashed between your vehicle and gated entrance.
6. Leash and unleash your dog inside the double-gated holding area, not inside the Dog Park.
7. All dog owners must carry a leash, but no dogs shall be leashed once inside the park.
8. Dogs left unattended at the Dog Park will be impounded with Animal Control.  Close supervision of your dog is required.
9. Owners must clean up after their pets.  If you see someone who forgets to clean up, please remind him/her to help keep the park clean.  Mutt Mitts are provided.
10. AGGRESSIVE DOGS must be removed from the Dog Park area IMMEDIATELY without debate. You are responsible for your actions and those of your dog. Aggressive dogs may be banned for appropriate periods of time. Aggressive dogs are defined as either vicious or dangerous dogs as designated in the California Food and Agricultural Code 31601-02-03. Furthermore, an aggressive dog is defined as any dog that is determined by the District to pose a threat to dogs or people by virtue of a single incident or history of unprovoked acts of aggression against people or animals. Violation of the Food and Agricultural Code carries penalties not to exceed $1000.
11. No air horns or bullhorns.
12. No food of any kind is allowed inside the Dog Park, including people food.
13. No smoking within the fenced area.
14. Three dogs per dog owner is the maximum allowed inside the Dog Park.
15. No female dogs in heat.  No puppies under five months of age, due to their vulnerability to disease and injury.
16. People may not run or jump while within the Dog Park.  Please remind your young children of this rule.
17. No grooming of dogs at this Dog Park.
18. No commercial use of this facility is allowed, including solicitation and advertisements .  Per District Ordinance #113.
19. When leaving the park, please remove all tennis balls, toys, or other personal items or they will be discarded.

Conejo Recreation and Park District 495-6471; 381-2741

Conejo Recreation and Park District is looking for volunteers to help with

• Opening and closing the dog park

• Stocking the mutt mitt dispensers

• General cleanup

If interested, please call 495-6471
and ask for Bob Marchesano

Thousand Oaks Daily News 6/15/01

Off-leash dog park set for June 23 dedication

Thousand Oaks -- Two years after it was approved, a three-acre playground with picnic tables and drinking fountains and where dogs can romp unfettered is sprouting grass.

The Conejo Recreation and Park District plans to hold a June 23 dedication of the the $150,000 fenced-in dog park located in the northwest quadrant of the 120-acre Conejo Creek Park.

"There's a high degree of interest among cities to have or plan a dog park," said Loren Pluth, park development planner.  "It's an emerging thing."

According to the latest count by the Web site dogpark.com, there are 507 dog parks in the United States, with the largest concentration in California.  

The one-acre Bark Park opened last June on Las Virgenes Road, in Calabasas, complete with benches, a doggie drinking fountain, trash cans and poop scoops.

The dog park in Thousand Oaks is divided into two sections, one for large dogs and one for small dogs, park General Manager Tex Ward said.  The park also includes water fountains for humans and dogs, picnic benches, tables, and landscaping. 

The park will operate from 7 a.m. to sunset daily except for when equestrian events are being held at a nearby arena, park officials said.