May 30, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
Dog lovers will soon have a designated getaway, a fenced-in venue for their pets to walk, run and strut their stuff.
Work has begun on the development of a dog park behind the DeKalb Animal Shelter on Transfer Station Road just off Highway 70 east in Smithville near Tenneco Automotive.
J & A Fencing of Smithville was on site Friday erecting a fence around the property.
DeKalb Animal Shelter Director Megan Moore said the new dog park should be completed before the end of summer.
DeKalb Animal Shelter Director Megan Moore at Dog Park from dwayne page on Vimeo.
“We get calls quite often about the dog park. We are getting started with the fencing on the grounds. The dog park should be open sometime in the summer. Keep updated on WJLE. We should also have a facebook page started soon with the city. The name of the dog park will also be released soon and we will have a community work day for some landscaping and addition of dog agility equipment, etc to help get it started so stay tuned for updates,” said Moore.
The City of Smithville was awarded a $25,000 Tennessee Dog Park Dash grant last year for the project funded through the Boyd Foundation
A dog park is a place for dogs to exercise and play off-leash in a controlled environment under the supervision of their owners.