Hurttahaka ry of Ilmajoki built a long-needed dog park in Ilmajoki. Now in the large dog park of about 600 square meters, found behind M\u00f6t\u00e4tuuli Areena, both big and small dogs can go outside on their own.<\/p>\n
The idea of a dog park to be built in Ilmajoki was started by the association's current chairman Laura M\u00e4ki-V\u00e4lkkil\u00e4n<\/strong> after getting a dog for himself in 2017. The idea was fueled by an accident that happened to him, which made it difficult to go out with the dog due to a plastered leg.<\/p>\n - With that leg in plaster, I wondered what else I would start doing.<\/p>\n A year later after acquiring the dog, a foundation meeting of the association was organized and this is how Ilmajoen Hurttahaka ry began, which began to promote the implementation of the project. The project received a positive funding decision from Liiver and the first k\u00f6kke was organized in 2020.<\/p>\n Challenges and learning new things<\/strong><\/p>\n Carrying out the project was new and we got help and advice from others. When the dog park was still at the idea level and we were thinking about how it would be worthwhile to take the matter forward, M\u00e4ki-V\u00e4lkkil\u00e4 got in touch Risto to Lahti<\/strong>, who advised where to start.<\/p>\n - I'm not really a paper worker, so at the very beginning I contacted Risto and asked where to start. Risto then advised to start an association and told where to contact.<\/p>\n Currently working as the mayor of Ilmajoki Ari-Pekka Laitalainen<\/strong> was helping in the search for a building site and was the one who suggested the final location. The forest is a wonderful place for dogs to be outside, but clearing it brought its own challenges to the project.<\/p>\n - It was a hard job in land reclamation to make good foundations for the park. At the same time, it consumed a lot of hours of work, the workers of which were challenging to get to the place, however, a committed core group made the project possible, says M\u00e4ki-V\u00e4lkkil\u00e4.<\/p>\n