Wagtown Barking Spots
Build a Place to Celebrate Pet Inclusivity Anywhere!
The first Wagtown Barking Spots were installed in Dayton, Ohio! They’re along 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 first Wagtown Dog Trail. The Wagtown Barking Spots encourage walkability, foster social experiences, empower healthy lifestyles, suppress crime, encourage responsible dog ownership behavior, and promote more humane lifestyles.
Wagtown can work with you to create your own unique, local, dog-friendly Wagtown Dog Trail and Wagtown Barking Spot experiences that will get people yapping about your town, neighborhood, venue, or business. (Hey, market area brands and community supporters - individual, corporate, or governmental - just imagine the brand awareness and marketing potential when you are known as the one who made this vibrancy magnet possible.) Wagtown offers a number of resources for community leaders interested in integration of dog-friendly environments in every area of a community. Our team of experts helps local organizers with everything from site selection and artistic alliances to logistics and a professional marketing roadmap. Wagtown’s Wag Maker Blueprint gives you access to greater resources, experience and expertise.
Courtesy: MikeElsass.com
Wagtown Barking Spots in Dayton, Ohio feature internationally renowned, local artist, Mike Elsass.
SEE how the WORK PROGRESSed!
The excitement has been palpable 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. They loved the idea of 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” was water laser cut to make it ready for Mike’s amazing creativity. After water cutting a hitching post and adding some flair, these metal installations soon became works of art that can rival other creative installations. Each of these pieces of art are unique, one-of-a-kind creations.
“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 can partner with local arts organizations to implement a call for entries process that will provide the prospective artists with guidelines that they use as their inspiration and canvas. The Wagtown team and local judges can 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.