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This is a SWCDP Members Only Event The Chase Is On . . . Our August event was so popular – let’s do it again in September! EVENT DETAILS Sunday Morning, September 14 10:00 to Noon SWCDP Dog Sports Center (in back of Main Playground / Agility area) . FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE Upon arrival …
For SWCDP Current Members Only We are excited to bring back our popular agility training for beginners. Since 2017, our long-time member and current Dog Sports Manager, Betsy Boedeker, has provided a 4 week training course – helping many of our members learn more about the benefits of this wonderful dog sports activity. The training …
Help us reduce our inventory – and raise needed funds, too SWCDP has nice variety of items, take a look – and get yours while supply lasts Merchandise will be available during our Luring Event on August 23, 9am to 11am Merchandise will be available during our Agility Demo on August 30, 9am to 11am …
An Introduction to Agility A free dog sports event for SWCDP members Since 2017, SWCDP has provided an annual agility demo, led by SWCDP Dog Sports Manager, Betsy Boedeker. To learn more about Betsy and her recent Blog Posts – check this out. https://swcitydogpark.org/introducing-betsys-the-bark-side-blog/ Join us – either as a participant – or just to …
New Blog Post July 23, 2025 Playing with your food! I am a huge fan, HUGE fan, of food toys for dogs. We are so fortunate to live when we do, because there are always new ones coming out, and with technology, always some crazy option available! I could absolutely spend our time …
SWCDP closes March 25 at 10pm Annual Turf Renovation – 2025 We just love our dog park – but the turf does take a beating! We stay closed in April and May – we call this SPRING BREAK Re-opening depends on weather and growing conditions – target date June 1, or earlier if …
Betsy’s posts will help members create the “wow” factor The blog will provide helpful info to enhance the pup-human relationship. Communication and trust are key to everything, whether it be obedience, sports or other fun stuff. Betsy will share helpful tips and ongoing ideas for ways to create or strengthen an unbreakable bond between members …
With the cost of everything escalating . . . we are burdened with keeping the day-to-day needs – administrative, operational, repairs/maintenance – going as smoothly as possible. But as things go – we have special projects that just cannot be kicked down the road any longer. We must get these projects completed and can only …
While SWCDP is closed for 2024 Spring Renovations and Maintenance . . . why not explore new places with your pup? Southwest City Dog Park Spring Renovation Close March 24 at 10pm – Target re-opening June 1 at 6am WALK WILLMORE PARK (and other parks, too) St Louis has many great parks – check them …
Whelp, we pretty much beat our young turf to death in the first 4-5 weeks. But, in a way, this set back simply reinforces what we have been saying for some time now. Turf is only one part of the equation. We must shift the foot and paw traffic and give our 2-Legged and 4-Legged …