hi kate that dog park near u sounds great. shame it might b closing. pam Sent from my iPhone > On 5 Feb 2014, at 13:31, Caitlyn and Maggie <caitlyn.furness@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > We have a couple of dog parks here. > the one closest to us might be closing, sadly. > This one is a big football sized area covered in wood chips and grass. they > have a big wading pool, bowls for drinking, and benches and a picnic table > for sitting. It’s fenced as well, and double gated. > > I’ve had good experiences taking Maggie there, although most of the owners > are clueless as to the behaviour of their dogs. > > the other park is too far and difficult to get to. It’s all forest and is > divided into a big dog and small dog area. > > Other then these parks, our who city is a leash only zone, unfortunately. > All the leash free areas are way out in the country, too far to walk and off > the bus routes. > > Cait, who doesn’t have a pair of eyes at her disposal to drive > >> On Feb 5, 2014, at 7:30 AM, Nadine Lattimore <nadine.lattimore@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >> Anyone got a dog park, or local socialising area? >> >> The same park with stinky pond has nice one with seperate area for little >> dogs and big dogs. Small area is specifically made has wood chips and is >> fenced, few seats bins etc. Large dog area is proper woodland with trees, >> stumps etc. >> We have visited it once with great fun and eyes, otherwise I would not have >> known it was there. Think we would be ok to find it again solo, just not >> been in the area. >> Any issues with badly behaved dogs (yours or other)? >> >> Nadine Lattimore > >