Activities for Dogs
Links to Dog Parks, Dog Runs and Off Leash Play There are a number of web sites that explore various points in starting dog parks. Particularly good ones are:
An absolutely invaluable site for supporting your cause if you want to start a dog park or save one. Offers reasoned analysis including a page of academic references.
A forum
for posting questions, problems, suggestions for people working on creating
new or maintaining existing dog parks.
This is a position paper presenting the whys and hows for a dog park in Santa Barbara. It could be very useful in considering how to make a presentation in your own community.
Regional and specific maps and descriptions of dog parks across the country.
An on-line magazine and discussion forum about dog parks and listings of dog parks across the United States.
This site is devoted to promoting dog parks and dog runs for every community. It has collected information on places that have dog parks as well as exploring how to establish them.
Another report to be presented to a public agency that you may find useful in promoting your own dog parks.
Want to start a dog park of your own? Here are some great tips from Robin Kovary, whose group was told it was impossible and achieved it.
An article from Claudia Kawczynska in "The Bark" about dog park advocacy. It covers understanding the politics involved and formin and action plan.
A nice article with a realistic outlook. Pay attention!
Outlines important points for anyone interested in promoting dog parks in their own area. Provides information on Marin County Dog Parks. http://www.marinhumanesociety.org/Behavior/Handouts/DogParks.pdf
Point Isabel Regional Shoreline maintained by the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) as a mixed-use, open space area where responsible owners may bring their dogs to run off-leash.
In Poway California, one of the pages on this site outlines ideas for dog parks.
A group for dog owners in Parsons, Kansas and the surrounding communities. Big and small dogs welcome- all breeds and mixes. Long term goals for our group include annual dog events, DogPlay groups, training with free or low-cost classes, and lobbying for a fenced off-leash park in Parsons.
Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, flyers, etc.
Provides information and locations of dog parks in Westchester and Putnam counties. The page provides "Dog Park Manners 101" and a link to local resources for dog training and obedience for off leash activities.
Some dog park rules and guidelines submitted courtesy of Susan Umbley.
A general discussion on dog parks and some thoughts on starting one or keeping one going.
So You Want To Build A Dog Park? Where to Walk Your Dog in San Francisco and Marin Counties
Visiting The Dog Park - Having Fun, Staying Safe
Please don't write me asking if I know of a dog park near you. I don't collect that kind of information. The links on the pages below may collect that kind of information. If someone has submitted the information, then they will have it. You can be rest assured that nothing is being hidden from you.
An on-line magazine and discussion forum about dog parks and listings of dog parks across the United States.
This site is devoted to promoting dog parks and dog runs for every community. It has collected information on places that have dog parks as well as exploring how to establish them.
Something most people don't think about is the group dog walk. Some are scheduled as purely social events, some are fund raisers. This site is devoted to Dog Walk Events - promoting them, and helping you find events near you to participate in.
Although I am often reluctant to include commercial sites I will when the content offers real information that benefits the dog-human relationship. This site offers information on hotels etc. that will accept your dog - a question that gets asked so often I had to find a place to put it.
A list of parks in San Francisco, off-leash allowed. The rest of the site has some other good information on dog related services.
A description of the each park visited, comments and discussion.
This site helps Boston area dog owners find dog parks for walking their dog, and for the owners to socialize
Hamden Dog Park at Bassett in Hamden, Connecticut. How it came about, what it's like, activities and pictures.
More of a story than a discussion about dog parks.
Leash-Free parks and information for the Toronto-Mississauga-Brampton areas.
Information compiled by Pat Saito of off-leash parks in the Mississauga area, and links for other places in Canada and the USA.
I put this in mostly as a reminder that starting a dog park is not the end of the process.
A few links to some great sites on preparing your dog for long hikes and backpacking, where to find equipment and similar information. Also lists places where dogs are allowed to be off leash but are not dog parks. They are standard recreational facilities where the rules allows dogs off leash, but your dog is expected not to interfere with strangers.
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