The Mad River Path Association (MRPA) recently installed these stations as part of the Wags for Bags campaign. The goal of this campaign is to encourage dog owners to leash and pick up after their pets while on the Mad River Path and in other public places.
We have nine new dog waste stations thanks
to generous donations from individuals, Small Dog Electronics, Waterbury
Veterinary Clinic, the Rotary and the towns of Waitsfield and Warren. We
have a terrific group of folks who have generously volunteered to maintain
them. The new stations can be found at the following Path sections: Meadow Road
parking lot; Austin Walk by Lareau Swim Hole; Riverside Park; the Snowmaking
Pond; Bridge Street Connection near the rain garden; Carroll Road near the
Big Picture; The Village Path near the Farmers’ Market; and the Warren Path.
There will be one soon at the Millbrook Trail, off German Flats
Road. Please contact
We've been trying hard to create positive momentum with this Wags for Bags
campaign. We are demonstrating to landowners who host the Path or are
considering hosting the Path that we, at the Mad River Path Association, are
responsive to their concerns about dogs and dog owners. We thank the
children that participated in the “Doggie Decorum” poster contest co-sponsored
with The Valley Reporter. We
also hope people and dogs of all ages attend and participate in the upcoming
Wags for Bags Dog Show and Festival, July 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Lareau Farm. Rain
or shine, admission is dog or cat food for Pawsitive Pantry. Some of the
proceeds from a silent auction at this event will be used to replace the bag
dispenser at the Warren Path dog station.
Let’s not let a senseless act of random
vandalism get us down! Woof!
Laura Brines, chair
Valley Dog Network,
an ad hoc committee of the MRPA, and Chair of the MRPA Board
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