Dog park proposed in Dodge County

That’s the hope of a committee of Mantorville residents interested in seeing a dog park open in Dodge County. Committee members are currently meeting monthly, researching options and soliciting feedback.

As a first step, the committee is actively working to gauge the public’s interest in a dog park through surveys available at Carriage House Animal Hospital in Kasson and Dodge Center, K-M Regional Veterinary Hospital & Surgical Center in Kasson, Wings of a Dove Ranch Dog Boarding & Grooming in Kasson and West Concord, and Rosie’s Pampered Puppies Grooming in Kasson. Committee members will also be handing out surveys at Erdman’s County Market in Kasson, John’s SuperValue Foods in Dodge Center, Kasson Hardware Hank Rental & Gifts, and Runnell’s Hardware Hank in Dodge Center. Committee members will also be offering surveys and answering questions at the Dodge County Business Expo on March 26 at Triton High School.

Everyone who completes a survey will be entered in drawings for one of two gift baskets with prizes from the businesses where the surveys are available. Winners will be drawn at the committee’s April meeting.

Committee members can also be contacted through their Facebook page, keyword search K-M Area Dog Park.

“We feel that a dog park would be a great addition to Dodge County,” said dog park committee member Bryce Gunderson. “We see many people who are already active with their dogs every day in our area. A dog park would provide one more way for people to interact with and socialize their dogs, as well as get to know other dog owners in the area.”

Mantorville resident Stephanie Vaughan walks her dogs, Majo, right, a Japanese mastiff, and Gaag, a Saint Bernard, near Riverside Park. A committee has been formed to evaluate interest in a dog park that would serve Kasson, Mantorville and Dodge Center. Submitted photo by Don Vaughan.