opti- will do maybe this fall. i have a couple of partines coming up and have to catch up my gardens TOMARROW!! good you have beetles under control. TIME TO SEASON GRUB CONTROL!!

Gosh, Hanna walks in the room, starts talking about flowers, and everyone leaves.

HOLY MOLY,I MUST HAVE E.S.P.N.,JUST CALL ME DOCTOR ,LOVE THY NEIGHBOR!! see how easy it is too be nice.

WOODSMAN ~ thank you for being insightful. YES, as a matter of fact I was attacked by a dog at a young age, and have tried to own a dog, but just couldn't connect with them. They are just not my thing, but oh those pretty kitties.....

HANNAH ~ Oh how I would love to come and help you with your gardens, I have read your posts before, and sounds like your yard is beautiful, and you also gave me some valuable hints on how to take care of those darn Japanese beetles....I am not sure I will ever be "caught up" (but that's most of the fun isn't it??), but I am always up for flower swapping.... ;o)

ASK11...OF COURSE we could all use a truce. I never once was offended or mad about anything said on here. I just forget sometimes that words can be read so many different ways, and not all know when I am being sarcastic.....

Optimism: I like dogs & not cats,so maybe you are inreverse,thats alright. People maybe this person had a bad experence as a young child,that could be the cause of dislike of dogs,you never know,i'm sure their is a reason behind it. This person sounds like a very careing person about whats important to their life style,just my opinion.

Girls! This is a blog about the dog park article we just read. You are not a princess. Alright, we get it. How enlightening this blog has been. Focus.

i used to watch soaps on my day off. then i didnt have an antenna for long while then i did and the same story line was on months later "DAYS" I never watched them any more angered me so!!!

OPINIONS...guess it's a good thing I have a forklift in my barn then huh?? Wow. We go from debating over a dog park to speculating that a person you have never met/seen is obese....sorry, not obese, not even fat. Hope your bubble is still floating.

optism- i do agree with not wanting a dog- nice to visit them though. i feeln the same about kids.if you ever catch up you can come to my house to help me with my gardens!!! i blog alot myself but that is because the economy is crap and nothing else to do at work!!!

Truce?

None of you know how to take sarcasm do you??? Lazy? Me? Hardly. Just to clarify, my children do attend PUBLIC school, I am an active parent who volunteers my time at these schools, and I run three children non stop to their activities. And just so you know....I DON'T watch soaps....I WAS BEING SARCASTIC about all of your stereotypical minds out there....and as far as being a princess....another stereotype of stay at home moms. OMG....lighten up you blog bullies. Jeesh. But I do stand by my admittance of being on the computer a lot. I am a bit of a computer junkie....but I also have 200 acres to take care of, three kids and 5 acres of lawn and flowers to keep up....so uh, NO I am not lazy.....but if it makes you feel better to think that...go ahead. I still don't want a dog though.

Oh Hannah.....

byw- doogie/people park is never a bad idea. looks good. theyre wont be any poo if people pick it up like theyre suposed too. unless that rule is differnet in a park.

that is just unhealthy!!!! maybe he should try to walk MORE!!! 1200 plus pounds before . how is that possible??!!

For your reading/viewing pleasure...

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/200...

optimism will probley need to be removed from her house with a forklift someday. While her kids will be saying, "mommy how come we never got a dog" optimism " mommmy needed to watch her soaps kids"

optimism sounds like you might a extremely lazy person, but that’s just my opinion. So if you’re so used to not contributing anything to society, why not be consistent and not contribute anything here.

I can see by the blog's i read every day,we have a very angry population of people. If the dogs need a place to p--- & sh--,other then their own yards,and it isn't costing me nothing,let it be. Keep the kids out of this entertainment you're all having, WORD!!!!

omg! Too funny!

I went out there today and have to say the committee has done a knockout job on the park so far. What a difference they have made. Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Peterson, and all of those involved deserve a big pat on the back. My lab will love retrieving dummy birds from the pond. Maybe they can work with a local Cub Scout group to build some nests for the ducks or bird houses. I have a neighbor that is a Scout. I will put a bug in his ear.

stoptakingmypencils....LMFAO!!!!

"And don't you worry warts worry about how much time I spend with my kids, I am a spoiled princess that doesn't have to be away from my house for 40 plus hours a week, so those hours you neglect your kids AND dogs, I am sitting comfy with my kids, computer and soaps....yep, I know your all jelous!!"--optimism
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Jelous? You mean Jealous? You have us pegged. We are jealous all right. I bet your kids think highly of your soap watching, playing on the computer and conducting repetitive daily affirmations to convince your inner-self of your "princess" label is quality time. You should think about adopting a dog from the humane society. At least they would have someone to spend some true quality time with while you are preoccupied flaunting your "princess life" to us. Soon your children will go to publically funded schools that we all pay for through taxes. When they get to school, our tax-supported teachers can correct the years of damage create by allowing your children to see you use coordinating conjunctions to start 50 word, run-on laden sentences meant to trash a good project.

And don't you worry warts worry about how much time I spend with my kids, I am a spoiled princess that doesn't have to be away from my house for 40 plus hours a week, so those hours you neglect your kids AND dogs, I am sitting comfy with my kids, computer and soaps....yep, I know your all jelous!!

P.S. don't ASSUME that your definition and mine are the same of "optimism".....we all interpret differently.

Good luck to all you blog bullies.... :o)

Negative0neWithTooMuchTimeOnHisHands, aka Optimism, you are up to averaging 3 posts a day now. 2 posts a day for 4 months straight is excessive! It is the same as 150 posts over the course of 2 days or 300 on one. Remember, that is only the average if I we assume, for your benefit, that you post every day for 120+ days. Spend some time with your kids and stop ruining a good thing for the other 50% with dogs.

Optimism, children came into this by comments in the first few entries. If you read them you will be well informed. If you don't, you will sound like you do now. How do I know if taking my kid to the playground is safe with all of the other kids' temperaments? You don't until you try. Kids with bad temperaments do not last long at a childs park, likewise a dog with a bad temperament does not last long at a dog park.

You mention a dog is allowed in the parks designed for children, baseball, and such. Most parks these days restrict dogs from being in the park. People still take them, but it is an increasingly popular way to regulate animals out of parks. Do you know that 99.9% of all cities require a dog to be on a leash at all times? Did you know that leash must be 8' or less in most cases? Tell me, do you keep your child on a 8' or leash at the park? Why then is it a bad idea to have a designated area for dogs without restrictions or leashes? I hope you answer those questions with reason and common sense. The whip cream and cherry are that donations and volunteers are apparently saving you from paying higher taxes to create this pet playground. If you are a citizen of Milton, you have paid to mow this area for years, and will continue to do so from my understanding of what I read.

Why should people pay for the upkeep of a city park? Because it benefits large numbers of people. Why do seniors have to pay taxes to keep up children's parks? Why do we pay fund senior centers? The answer is the same. No park will satisfy all, but most try to cover a majority. If you do not like it, do not go. Trust me, we will not miss you!

Why not just take your meds. Take your nap too

Oh and 2 posts a day is excessive?? Wow. I would hate to know what you think about the average vocabulary a person speaks in a day.

STOPTAKIN.....First of all OPTIMISM isn't a HE, and yes, OPTIMISM is on the computer ALOT, but unfortuneately, you were wrong about one thing, not 24/7. You were also wrong about having too much time on my hands.....a person can NEVER HAVE TOO MUCH TIME. And if you chose to call me negative, then you must be a saint, silly pencil person. Hmmmmmm....I wonder if they have crosswords on the net???? :o)

ASK11..one more thing....just remember those kids you hate are going to be one day whiping your behind when you can no longer do it for yourself.... :o) I just hope they don't realize that you hated them when they were kids....they probably won't be using the charmin.

Optimism does not have time for crosswords! He is on the computer 24/7. He posted 301 times in 146 days (since March 20, 2008). That averages 2 per day, every day, for nearly 4 months straight! After an exhausting read of his most recent 20-30 comments, Optimism has officially been been given a new name. He is not allowed to post under the misleading name Optimism anymore, but instead will be known as Negative0neWithTooMuchTimeOnHisHands. O'tay Buckwheat?

Ask11, that was excellent!

ASK11.....WELL I don't know, weren't you once a child?? What do you do for society? I spose if you don't contribute to your community, your argument stands.

What do children to for society? You have your opinion on dogs and I have mine; I hate kids!

Yes, I have kids, and they do stay in my yard, without a shock collar, my kids are well behaved and don't need abuse to encourage behavoir. And when they do venture out into the public, I pay for the activities they enjoy, including parks that my tax dollars pay to help keep up, and where dogs are also WELCOME!! I certainly wouldn't be able to take my child to a dog park where god only knows the temperments of these animals. We all have different opinions, and I respect that, I did humble myself by stating I don't like dogs, so that is my reason for being against this, but why on earth would CHILDREN need to be brought into this?? People have babies, babies become children, and children become adults...who supply funds for all of these demands. OF COURSE children should be taken care of. WHAT DOES A DOG do for society??

LMAO.....I have NEVER done a crossword puzzle, and never plan on it. Don't quite get your analogy?? Care to explain? I spose part of my disaproval of this park is that I don't like dogs, I guess I should throw that out there..... ;o) If there are people that want this, all the power to you, I just think they should pay for it.

Optimism....They why do we need parks for kids to play in? If you have kids, please put up an electric fence and put the shock collars on them. Keep them in YOUR own yard and out of the public. Kay Kay?

Optimism doesn't sound very optimistic. Weird. Anyway, this park is nothing but good for Milton and the surrouding areas. People need to stop being so negative about developments like this and start supporting these good causes. A park like this means that both dogs and families can socialize even more, and that is never a bad thing. This is a definite sign that Milton is changing for the better. Keep up the good work dog park volunteers!! I can't wait to let my dogs run!!

optimism do yourself a favor and turn off the computer and go back to your crossword puzzles

Are you kidding me? A DOG PARK? Come on, we all have yards for our dogs to play at. A dog park is something you should only see in New York City for the people who live twenty stories up, and can afford to build their OWN dog park. This is just plain silly. And if the argument is that your puppy needs another puppy to play with, make friends with someone with a puppy. Milton needs a dog park just as bad as Sharon needs an ethonal plant.

whatever536 said: Hmmm, maybe Volunteers will take care of it, but I have similar project go that way and eventually be turned over to the government, local or what have you do to lack of interest on the Volunteer's. I hope it works!"

Whatever536, what? You do not make sense. Again, get acquainted with a story before you comment. It is a city park, on city land, built by volunteers, with donated monies. I talked to Linda Clark at last years dog walk and she said the city already mowed this area before the park was ever begun. After the park is built it will remain a city park and be taken care of like any other park. A park is a park. Maybe they will place one of those donation boxes for donations from users. I think what is important is a broad group of people from all over the area, out of state, and residents of Milton will all have a really nice park to use.

Sounds like you have everthing figured out. Maybe you should run for CC

Hmmm, maybe Volunteers will take care of it, but I have similiar project go that way and eventually be turned over to the governement, local or what have you do to lack of interest on the Volunteer's. I hope it works!

whatever536: Volunteers is the word I think you are looking for.

wcm4life: wahoo_35 wrote
"Aug 12, 2008 at 2:40 p.m.
Suggest removal Yeah! Why spend money on kids when you can spend it on dogs! Nice world we live in."

The people that agree with this should realize that even if it was first funded with private money, who maintains it, who mows the lawn, who takes care of the garbage, and lets not forget the poo! The answer is the taxpayers eventually!

Ok I am confused.!? Who was complaining about needing it for children. Not even in the first few blogs. I am not sure there really is an issue here. If you all stop and read the article and the blogs. There is no issue. Sad even a nice article has to have blogs that do not really relate. I have both children and dogs. We will all enjoy it. Sounds like a family activity to me. (guess what they can all be a little loud) I love the out doors!!!!!!!!!

Looks like Wahoo and 536 need to get off the computer and spend some time with their kids. They are getting spanked in this blog. Who said it was not a park for kids? While you type your anger out on your computer, your kids could be at the dog park watching cute and cuddly dogs run around having fun. It would certainly be less boring than waiting for dad to get off the computer and spend some time with them. See, the park is for everyone! Dog owners, people that are unable to have dogs, and kids with nothing to do beside watch dad complain about things they have no knowledge of can all use the park. The dads, wahoo and whatever536, can use it too. If you use it to babysit your bored kids it still counts as using it. And to think it didn't even cost you a dime in taxes. Now we need one in my town for my kids. While I would like one in our neck of the woods, I will opt for exiting the computer now so that I can spend some time with my kids.

jvldude and whatever...I agree with you. People have kids and then they want everyone else to take care of them. Yes, they cost money and time...but, they are the PARENTS resposibility.

wahoo_35 I am so tired about, "what about the kids" "my kids need something to do" My kids this my kids that. Not everyone has kids. Some people have dogs. So you people who are whining cause the money wasn't spent on kids should have thought about not having them if you couldn't provide with with things to do.

I live in Milton. I can not wait for this to open. To take my dog to the "doggie" daycare in Janesville is $20. To have this park right by my house and to have my dog socialize and get his energy used up in a dog park will be awesome!

Gotta say I love Dunkin Dawgs! This is a tax free park, get over it already. Say thank you for receiving something for nothing and move on!

Way to go Milton! Can't wait to take the dogs.

For anyone who has a dog in the janesville area- take your dog to Dunkin Dawgs on West Court. I just took my dog there for the first time this past wknd, and she's always been terrified of water- but after a few tries she loved it! it's great exercise for dogs, and it tuckers 'em! But kudos to milton for the dog park!

I never thought I would be drawn into commenting on a blog, but there is a first time for everything. I think there are so many great features with this park. Here are a few I walk away with:
-beautiful nature area
-trails for exercising
-restored prairies
-valuable wetlands
-wooded areas for bird protection
-ice age trail across the street
-milkweed for endangered monarch butterfly

None of the aforementioned have anything to do with kids or dogs. That alone should be enough to get you appreciate this park. I do not have a dog. I do recognize the added benefit for those that do. What a wonderful place to let the pup run about. I do not have any young children, and am glad at this point in my life I am allowed to enjoy some time for myself doing things many young children do not enjoy. If I had a small child, the addition of the playground would appeal to me. My point is YOU may not be able to see this park as anything other than a park for dogs, but it is apparent from the comments that YOU have too narrow scope of view. If nothing else, the entire community of Milton benefit from another park. Not all parks need to be traditional. Expand your definition of park and you will expand your definition of the your typical park user. How do you think I feel when they build a new park with a bunch of baseball diamonds? Get the drift?

I have one comment to the sourpuss that said in so many words he thought it was a poor use of funds. In the previous article Mrs. Vogel reported this was a park funded by donations. After checking the total collected, the cost of the park, and the donors listed I do not see any tax money funding the efforts. Maybe in your spare time you could read up on topics you have little to no knowledge of. Instead of commenting just to comment you could spend some time appreciating life. I echo the person that said it is not all about you!

People with no children are forced to pay taxes for public schools. Amoung other services taxpayers already pay for other people's children. So, what is the big deal to have a park for dogs paid for by donations?? I'm sick of paying for other people children and the parents lack of responsibility. I make donations to the ASPCA. I am very glad to see something for the animals and the loving humans that care for them. To many people their pets are a member of the family. Let them have something to enjoy with them. Take your kids to the many other parks and find something better to whine about.

I think this is wonderful. Mr. & Mrs. Peterson and all the people who have helped with this endevor need to be commended. I know my dogs will appreciate it when it's done. Thanks to all who have worked so hard to bring this to fruition.

Wahoo...Not everyone has or wants kids! In fact I will never have kids so I'd rather have a park for dogs over a park for screaming little brats!

This has nothing to do with the school issue. This is not a schools or dog park issue. Likewise, it is not a taxes issue either. From what I have read so far on this is that this is not a tax funded park. If you read all of the articles and went to the web page before you voiced your opinion you would be much better received. The beautiful pictures they have on both web pages speak for themselves. Why are you so negative? It's not all about you!

To some people, their dogs are as precious as their kids. When you lose your 9-year-old son to cancer and all you have left are your pets, well....

Maybe if you don't have kids and you do have dogs, you'd rather spend your money on what you have. It's not rocket science.

Yeah! Why spend money on kids when you can spend it on dogs! Nice world we live in.

I might have to move to milton. Seems like a city that likes dogs.

I appreciate it's value already! It looks very nice out there. I live in the country and can appreciate the efforts to have a natural area in the city. Anyone can appreciate nature. Neighborhood kids will enjoy the playground. Personally, I will enjoy a walk in the park for the heck of it even though I am unable to have a dog. Did you ever think of someone like me? Put yourself in someone else's shoes! Other people can have just as much enjoyment watching as anyone else does playing with their dogs. My mother used to think that way. Now she takes me to the park in Johnson Creek. With gas prices the way they are it is harder to do on our limited budget. I am not able to have a dog anymore, but I look forward to taking trips to the park to see other dogs at play. What more could you ask for? Anyone that has been past this gem of a park would know that the area was a wasted space that looked like an area around a landfill littered with passerby's trash. Now, it is a joy to look at. Mr. whatever536, I hope you are not being sarcastic. If you are you need to see what a great thing this for the community. I just wish I could help the individuals responsible for this wonderful idea. I hope that they make a way for those that have a wheelchair to get into the fenced area. It does not have to be paved, but if it is a compacted surface it makes it much easier on the hands. Johnson Creek has shredded wood in many areas and I am able to move around on this just fine. It does not cost a lot of money either.

It IS is good use of funds. But I guess only people who have dogs can appreciate its value.

Wow, there is a great use of funds!