Wagtown Barking Spots
Build a Dog Park Anywhere
The first Wagtown Barking Spots are coming to Dayton, Ohio! They’re a dog-friendly tour connecting two districts to give dog lovers easy access to poop bags, resting places, and spaces to chill and connect. The Wagtown Barking Spots will increase walkability, foster social experiences, encourage healthy lifestyles, suppress crime, encourage responsible dog ownership behavior, and promote humane lifestyles.
Wagtown can work with you to create unique, local dog-friendly experiences that will get people yapping. Wagtown offers a number of resources for community leaders interested in integrating dog-friendly environments into every area of a community. Our team of experts helps local organizers with everything from site selection and artistic alliances to waste management and marketing. Making your team’s vision an official Wagtown initiative gives you access to greater resources, experience and expertise.
We're currently accepting proposals to work with grassroots groups, neighborhood associations, business leagues, and municipalities. Contact us to set up a free consultation.
Courtesy: MikeElsass.com
Wagtown Barking Spots in Dayton, Ohio will feature internationally renowned, local artist, Mike Elsass.
SEE THE WORK IN PROGRESS!
The excitement is building for the nation’s first Wagtown Barking Spots. The brainchild of Beth Miller, the Wagtown Barking Spots came to life after collaborating with product development and design pro Jon Daugherty and acclaimed artist Mike Elsass at Front Street. They loved the project immediately and got to work bringing the installations to reality. His original installations are currently underway at the popular Front Street Artist Collective.
The first “working piece” has been cut and is ready for Mike’s amazing creativity to strike. After water cutting a hitching post and adding some flair, these metal installations will soon be works of art that will rival other creative installations in the region. These pieces of art will each be unique, one-of-a-kind creations.
As they are being created, we’ll be sharing works in progress with the community and you. Dog friendliness is about to take a leap forward in Dayton, Ohio and you can witness the transformation. Stop by the studio Front Street to watch it evolve!
“Mike Elsass is a nationally-recognized artist with paintings in more than 2,000 private collections. He is well known as a creative force in the Dayton art community, having inspired a movement of creative resurgence,” according to the studio.
Wagtown Barking Spots are a perfect place for service dog puppies to practice socialization while out in bustling public spaces.
Wagtown supports Barking Spots by helping with:
Integration with popular mapping apps as well as directional signage
Informational signage to educate and inform the community
Pet waste disposal stations, to keep Spot’s spot looking extra fresh.
Options to recognize local donors and/or business sponsors
Hosting public meetings to gather community feedback
Promotion on websites and social media channels to get the word out Wagtown Dog Trails and/or Wagtown Barking Spots
Help with marketing materials the launch and promotion of Wagtown Dog Trails and Wagtown Barking Spots
Event planning assistance to increase engagement with the space and exposure of project partners
Wagtown partners with local arts organizations to implement a call for entries process that will provide the prospective artists with a template and specifications for the base unit that they will use as their inspiration and canvas. The Wagtown team and local judges will help with selecting the best and operationally feasible winners. We invite contractors to be a part of that team to lend expertise regarding the installation and substrate use should you be chosen to be involved in this exciting endeavor.