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There are "two" dog parks in the city I live in, adjacent to each other, called Big Dog Park and Small Dog Park. Yes, those are the official names, I hate to admit. Doesn't say much for my city's naming ability, does it? Will your park seperate big and small dogs?
Any name with a "Mc" in it might sound as if it's sponsored by McDonald's, notwithstanding the name of your town. Unleashed Park sounds good. If you're looking for suggestions, I'll throw you some bones: Dogfree Park, Landmine Park, Pack Pen Park (or just The Pen), Dog Den Park (or just The Den), or simply The Flea Circus.
Scentral Park? Sniffalgar Square? Yellowsnow Park? (Or simply Yellowstone Park, if your climate won't permit. If it is McFarland, WI, then play on Yellowstone Lake and make it Yellowlake Park)
Also only for McFarland, WI: Blue Hounds Park; Governor Dogs Park; Pooch-R-Free Park? (Pooch-E-Free Park?); Dogsville.
Very good, flashart!
At Doo Drop Inn, it's so lovely to step into the fresh morning doo, followed by a cup of our own grown teas steeped with herbs watered by our guests. Dog day afternoons are the perfect time for a squirt of lemonade, and we have a howling good time in the evenings, topping the night with a snifter.
I don't know where Judy went off to (maybe she got off her leash), but I sure am enjoying these great ideas!
Are “Big Dog Park†and “Small Dog Park†separate but equal facilities for the segregation of dogs by size? Or do the names refer to the size of the park? If for the size of the dog, are there formal guidelines? Which park is bigger?
I love place names like these. They are so tangible.
My college classmates and I found ourselves in a referential sweet spot. Prior to our arrival at college, there was a dormatory quadrangle constructed which was yet to be named formally. As such, its official temporary name was “New Quad.†Before they got around to naming “New Quad,†they built another quadrangle. It's official temporary name was (Did you quess it?) “New New Quad.†What made my experience so sweet was that just before I arrived they named “New Quad†but still had not named “New New Quad.†“New New Quad†retained its charming name in spite of all logic. Then, after our graduation, they ruined it all by naming “New New Quad.â€
It was a sad day.
Glenn,
At my alma mater was a building called New Old Met (Metallurgy).
Although I was never told, I surmised from an old campus picture that the building started out with only one floor between ground level and the roof. While I was there, there were two floors between ground level and the roof (which looked remarkably like the old roof). If one looked closely, the stone exterior of the second floor was a slightly different color.
As far as I know, it has not been renamed.
Emmett
Thanks for all your creative thoughts. We haven't made a decision yet, but one of our committee members suggested we just call it what it is ,The McFarland Dog Park , and then include some sort of clever tag line. Any thoughts on that? I have searched the web for ideas also and from what I wasn't able to find, I assume other communities have also been unable to creatively name their parks. Judy
Glenn, Big and Small Dog Parks refer to the size of the dog. Dogs up to, say, terrier size, are small, and the rest are big. In an enclosed space, the smaller dogs can get intimidated and pushed around by bigger dogs, just like human kids on a typical school playground. 🙂
The parks are separated by a three-foot chain link fence. I suppose many of the dogs could easily jump it if they wanted to, but I've never seen that happen. They don't even seem to have enough interest in each other for "fence meetings" (or fence sniffings). Big Dog Park is about ten times the size of Small Dog Park. The big dogs love to run around. The small dogs seem quite happy, basking in the security that proximity to their owners affords.
The dog park here in New River, Arizona is named simply Barbara's Pet Park, in memory of the founder. As the name suggests, it's open to any pets. I've seen goats, miniature horses, pigs, and cats (in additional to dogs, which are the majority users).
They have it divided into two areas, as samaphor noted is commonly done. Small dogs in one area, large dogs in the other area. There's a fence between the areas, but the large dogs and small dogs tend to ignore each other.
Personally, I love Glenn's suggestion of Scentral Park. Clever and easy to remember. But if you've decided to go with McFarland Dog Park ("First" or not), and are now looking for a tag-line, how about "Where Fido's Free to Frolic" ... has some nice alliteration, and tells it like it is.
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