City Parks: Gone To The Dogs?

There are over 700 dog parks in the nation -- public open spaces where unleashed canines are allowed -- and the trend is growing.

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June 23, 2005, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

This article gives a brief history of the trend and offers advice for dog park success.

"...the issue of free-running canines in public open spaces has become a permanent fixture in local park planning debates...The key to success, it seems, is all in a community's approach. The efforts of several prominent dog-park communities provide useful examples of what works and what doesn't."

Thanks to KM Koldus

FULL STORY: Creating Dog Parks Without Rancor

Wednesday, June 22, 2005 in The Christian Science Monitor

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