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Gone To The Dogs
Parks, Editor's Pick LeeAnn Plumer Parks, Editor's Pick LeeAnn Plumer

Gone To The Dogs

For years many communities have offered places for people to run, play, and have fun, but now many agencies are hearing the call to provide safe, accessible dog parks, too. This shift is not a new trend, but continues to build.

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Designing Dog Parks
Parks, Features Bryan Buchko Parks, Features Bryan Buchko

Designing Dog Parks

Dog parks--while nowhere near as ubiquitous as ball fields, picnic tables or tennis courts--are starting to become part of the American park landscape. Particularly in urban areas where dog owners

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Barking Up The Right Tree
Parks Guest User Parks Guest User

Barking Up The Right Tree

Dog parks are among the fastest-growing recreational amenities in city parks across the country. According to the Trust for Public Land, off-leash dog areas in urban parks have increased by 40 percent

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Want A Dog Park?
Parks, Features Dogipot Parks, Features Dogipot

Want A Dog Park?

As a park supervisor or manager, there’s a great deal that goes into day-to-day operations, so it comes as no surprise that creating the ideal dog park takes an extraordinary amount of planning, well before the first waste bag dispenser can be installed.

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Lapping Up The Experience
Parks Bryan Buchko Parks Bryan Buchko

Lapping Up The Experience

Forty-five minutes north of Detroit,Mich., dogs may mistake Orion Oaks Dog Park for heaven. Here, in this 24-acre, fenced, off-leash facility, they can mingle with other four-legged friends and take a dip at the

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More Bang For Your Bark Park
Parks Guest User Parks Guest User

More Bang For Your Bark Park

Municipalities face a large number of financial, logistical, and political challenges when establishing a dog park. Some of the most difficult financial challenges include high costs from

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A Design To Drool Over
Parks Guest User Parks Guest User

A Design To Drool Over

What needs to happen to bring a dog park to a community? How much does a dog park cost? Is it safe? Who would build it? Who would be in charge? What about insurance?

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A Plan With Legs
Parks Guest User Parks Guest User

A Plan With Legs

Your agency’s dog park is nearing completion, and the grand opening for the new community gem is on the horizon.

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Bryan Buchko Bryan Buchko

Dog Park Maintenance

It wasn't long ago when maintenance for a dog park did not even have a page in recreation history; today, however, new dog parks are springing up somewhere nearly every day and maintenance has become a real and evolving part of doing business.

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Double Dog Duty
Rec Facilities Bryan Buchko Rec Facilities Bryan Buchko

Double Dog Duty

For anyone looking for the ingredients for a successful dog park, the answer is simple: Combine two park districts, add a splash of committed dog park enthusiasts, and fold in a location with potential.

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Bryan Buchko Bryan Buchko

Evolving Dog-Park Design Standards

As our little corner of the world here in Douglas County, Colorado started to grow, our park district received numerous requests for the development of off-leash dog areas (dog parks). It seemed the

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