A Pawsome Page-Turner

Carpinteria’s canine community has something to bark about. The Carpinteria Dog Owners’ Group (C-DOG) has unleashed Dogs of Monte Vista Park, a new book celebrating the four-legged regulars of the city’s temporary off-leash dog park – and helping make a permanent park a reality.

Featuring 108 full-color photographs of Monte Vista’s most fetching faces, the book is a love letter to the dogs, humans and community spirit behind the campaign for Carpinteria’s first permanent off-leash dog park. Photographer Robin Karlsson captures the park’s furry personalities in all their tail-wagging glory, while broadcaster John Palminteri contributes the Foreword and C-DOG President Van Fleisher the Preface.

The project couldn’t have arrived at a more paw-fect moment. Plans for the permanent park recently received approval from the city’s Architectural Review Board, bringing C-DOG one step closer to its ulti-mutt goal. Proposed features include separate spaces for big and little dogs, drinking fountains, benches, landscaping, and puppy-protective fencing.

There are still a few hoops to jump through, with Planning Commission and City Council approval needed before grant applications can begin. C-DOG has pledged to raise $50,000 toward the project, and the book is already proving a fetching fundraiser, bringing in almost $2,000 in its first two days.

Available in paperback for a $35 donation or hardcover for $45, Dogs of Monte Vista Park is more than a coffee-table treat. It’s a chance to put your best paw forward and help give Carpinteria’s dogs the permanent playground they deserve.  

Visit www.c-dog.org/book.html

Think Montecito’s Manning Park needs a dog park? Visit https://tinyurl.com/Dog-Park-in-Manning

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