Dog Parks In The Us

[bainbrig]

How do ‘Dog Parks’ work in the US?

Are they enclosed areas where dogs caN *** themselves witless, and are there ‘No Dog Parks’ where people can be free of walking in dog ***?

BB

[tamborine]

My 3 GSDs, 2 yorkies & 2 chwwas rarely leave my property. Their 'woopsies' are collected off laws via hand spade & chucked into pasture or hedgerow - in hope the scent deters foxes.

[bainbrig]

Your pastures? Your hedgerows? Can I come and defecate next to your ‘property’ and throw the faeces into your hedge?

[-SharonA-]

Dog park here in Miami. Passed by once, lots of dogs going mad, barking and sorry to say, a little smelly.
As I am scared of dogs, venturing into this park is my worst nightmare!

[hereIam]

I refuse to comment on this (apart from this comment) because this aber is a definite dog hater and I have far more intelligent and interesting threads to read.

[hereIam]

Change of mind - it's up to the dog owners to clear up, a dog can't be blamed for pooing. Humans at fault again for not cleaning up after their pets. Now, as I said, more interesting threads to read.

[bednobs]

do you go to the park regularly bainbrig?

[andres]

I saw lots in the parks in New York. Railed and gated areas .People sitting on benches and dogs running around. Dog poo being picked up by the owners . Looked ok to me . Dogs are not allowed to run free on the streets so it was a good source of exercise for them. Might not work for all dogs though. Mine would be too aggressive towards the other dogs.

[-SharonA-]

Which aber is the dog hater?? If you are referring to me, quite right I hate dogs after being badly bitten by one. Just hearing a bark brings back that nightmare.

[Old_Geezer]

Some must've had an adventurous Easter.

[naomi24]

-SharonA- , I think hereIam meant she is a dog hater.

[hereIam]

No, No, No BB is the dog hater, not me !!! I often post about my dog who I absolutely adore. I worded that post wrongly, obviously.

[bainbrig]

I love dogs. Dogs love me. I’m just less than keen in sliding around in their faecal matter.

(Sorry, hereiam, or as you were - a woman and her prejudices are not easily parted).

[Huderon]

As an aside from all this, I'm someone who detests dogs, but unfortunately I have to walk the one my OH bought when her shifts mean she cannot.

One one such walk a couple of years ago I got chatting to the lady who doese butterfly transects locally. She told me she had seen a Red Admiral land on a bit of dog poo and stay there for a good 10 minutes. On asking why a butterfly would do that I was told that in order to breed the Red Admirals have to put out some pretty powerful pheromones, and whatever it was getting from the dog poo helped with that.

[naomi24]

hereIam, sorry. :o/

[naomi24]

If butterflies benefit from the poo of other creatures, foxes, badgers, and general wildlife will provide for them. No excuse for the laziness of the inconsiderate.