Why Have a Bully Pulpit . . .

if you don't use it to promote the things you care about?

As many readers may already know, the Hudson Dog Park is a cause dear to my heart.

The dog park is located on land owned by the City of Hudson, but it was built with private funds. The Department of Public Works mows the lawn, hauls away the trash, and clears the snow from the driveway and parking lot in winter, but all other maintenance and improvements to the dog park are financed by private funding.

For the past four years, the Hudson Dog Park has received an annual contribution of $5,000 from a generous donor who preferred to remain anonymous. That, together with a $5,000 Bark for Your Park™ grant from PetSafe®, financed a number of improvements to the park, among them a pergola furnished with metal benches, the sign, the installation of engineered wood fiber in areas of heavy paw traffic. That annual contribution has come to an end, and now the dog park is on its own to raise the money for such recurring expenses as poop bags and fence repair and to finance further improvements, among them turning a heap of earth into a landscaped berm with shade trees and creating a walking trail from the dog park to the North Bay.

At Winter Walk on Saturday, the Hudson Dog Park will be at 441 Warren Street, with "Santa Paws" and his elves, offering puppuccinos to dogs who came out for Winter Walk and yogurt-dipped Milk-Bones, generously provided by Vasilow's Confectionary, for dogs who had to stay home. 

So stop by 441 Warren Street on Saturday to get a treat for your pup and show your support for the Hudson Dog Park.

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