{"id":17831,"date":"2019-09-06T09:56:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T08:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=17831"},"modified":"2019-09-06T09:56:10","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T08:56:10","slug":"new-bangor-dog-park-officially-opened-alongside-cool-canines-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/09\/new-bangor-dog-park-officially-opened-alongside-cool-canines-event\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bangor Dog Park Officially Opened Alongside Cool Canines Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new Bangor dog park was officially opened near the Seacliff Road during the recent \u2018Summer Fun for Cool Canines\u2019 event that was organised by the Dogs Trust charity in conjunction with Ards and North Down Borough Council.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the hot sunshine beating down, plenty of dogs and their\nowners were already making use of the enclosed park. The new facility allows\ndogs to roam freely without fear of escape and owners can relax on benches\nwhile keeping an eye on their four-legged friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All received a warm welcome from members of the Dogs Trust\ncharity who raised awareness about the dangers of leaving dogs in hot cars\nwhile providing practical tips to keep their four-legged friends cool and safe\nduring warm days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even the dogs were supplied with free doggy ice cream, water\nand enjoyed a pool party!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mayor of Ards and North Down, Alderman Bill Keery, said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe new dog park is a fantastic new facility for dog owners\nin Bangor. It\u2019s perfectly located near the coastal path and will give owners\nthe chance to let their dogs run freely in a safe environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOfficially opening the park alongside the Dogs Trust\ncharity event provided a great opportunity to raise dog owners\u2019 awareness about\nthe dangers that their pets face on hot days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just a few minutes in a hot car can prove fatal for dogs and\nyet every year animal welfare charities and the police receive thousands of\nreports of animals being left alone in cars on warm days. The summer is now\ncoming to a close but dog owners should always be wary of leaving their dogs in\nhot environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laura McAnea, Campaigns Manager at Dogs Trust, said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany people still believe that it’s OK to leave a dog in a\ncar on a warm day if the windows are left open or if they’re parked in the\nshade, but the truth is, it’s not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA car can become as hot as an oven very quickly, even when\nit doesn’t feel that warm and a dog can die in a hot car in 20 minutes. When\nit’s 22 degrees outside, in a car it can reach an unbearable 47 degrees within\nthe hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dogs Trust and the Council advise that if you see a dog in\ndistress in a hot car, call your local Animal Welfare Officer who will liaise\nwith the PSNI to organise the rescue of the dog. This will help ensure the dogs\ncan be removed from the car as quickly as possible, in a safe and legal manner.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out more about caring for dogs in hot weather, visit\nwww.dogstrust.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new Bangor dog park was officially opened near the Seacliff Road during the recent \u2018Summer Fun for Cool Canines\u2019 event that was organised by the Dogs Trust charity in conjunction with Ards and North Down Borough Council. With the hot sunshine beating down, plenty of dogs and their owners were already making use of … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17831"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17831"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17833,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17831\/revisions\/17833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}