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07-03-2008, 08:15 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: cincinnati
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| Anyone else live in an area without dog parks? I have 3 furbabies and dont have a fenced yard which means the only exercise they get is when I walk them which I do once a day. (I obviously take them out many times more than that but only walk once a day) Because they are not very well trained (I have tried) they can never be let off the leash...they run away. I think they would always come back but I cant take the chance. We do have several parks around here but no dog parks close. I would love for them to be able to just go somewhere and run to their hearts content. The nearest dog park is about 20 mintues away and though I have gone there a couple of times, since my dogs arent good car riders its a big hassle. Plus when we got there, they just stood by my side. I will only go somewhere that segregates big dogs from little ones so that limits things further. I think this community is really behind as I have googled other areas of the country and some areas have awesome dog parks. I read about one that has a dog beach and swimming hole, etc. So do you have dog parks around you...if not how do you get your baby exercise? Do you allow them to run free if you dont have a fenced yard? |
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07-03-2008, 08:30 PM | #2 |
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| Austin Austin, Texas, is the most dog friendly city I have lived in. There are tons of dog parks and so many resturants have dog water bowls out and dog friendly. I had Scooter in my lap last week when I went to pick up some prescriptions at Walgreens. We drove right up and when I had paid, the attendant even put a dog biscuit in the tray for Scooter to enjoy. There is a resturant a few minutes from my house that has special patio seating for customers with dogs. I take him everywhere and we love it. My parents live in El Paso, Texas. El Paso is completely different. There are no dog parks (that we know of) and very few if any dog friendly resturants. It makes it much harder to let him go with me when I run errands with my mom. In Texas we are not allowed to let dogs run free, they must be leashed or in a fenced in area. Before letting any dog run free, check the local and state laws, the last thing you need is have your babies disappear or be taken by animal control.
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07-03-2008, 08:32 PM | #3 |
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| Another option I work full time and sometimes I can't make it home for lunch to take Scooter out. If you don't have a fenced yard, you may want to look into a doggie daycare near by. Scooter goes once or twice a week. He is the only baby I have so I use it for socialization purposes. Plus, it is constant excerise and he loves every minute. It may be worth a look because they typically have big fenced yards and new playmates are always fun.
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07-03-2008, 08:47 PM | #4 |
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| I would also suggest a doggie day camp. But make sure to investigate it well because I once went to a petsmart doggie day camp and they had way too many dogs both big and small together. Many of them looked scared to death. I ended up finding one that limited the amount they took which was great.
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07-03-2008, 09:35 PM | #5 | |
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Be sure to tour whatever facility you find before dropping off your baby. One place I toured kept them in what amounted to airline crates when they weren't outside playing and thats just not fair. The place we go to now has large pens, the size of my bathroom at the minimum, but they don't spend enough time in there for it to matter. The daycare guarentees at least 6 outside play times for a minimum of 30 minutes each during regular business hours. When you count all of the playmates and crazy chasing they do, do you know how much excerise that is? When I pick him up, he curls up in my lap and sleeps the whole way home. That is truly how you know they enjoy it.
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07-03-2008, 10:27 PM | #6 |
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| I live in an area with no dog parks. Im near Columbus, OH. As far as I know there are no dog parks anywhere in central Ohio... :/
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07-04-2008, 03:17 PM | #7 |
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| No dog parks in the city I live in -- there is one in a nearby suburb, but I've never been there as they charge to go and if you don't live in their town you pay even more. The weekend I was in KC for the big meetup, another dog park opened in a town about a 1/2 hr away. I'd like to check it out, but I would never be a regular and I think they charge too But I do have a fenced yard and mine spend a lot of time out there. Is it possible for you to fence the back yard or at least part of it? It would pay for itself in no time. It is so nice to let the dogs out while I eat breakfast, get ready for work, etc What about a big x-pen or getting a couple and linking them together?
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07-04-2008, 05:09 PM | #8 |
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| I was also going to suggest linking a few x pens together. I wish I had a backyard |
07-04-2008, 05:16 PM | #9 |
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| We dont have any dog parks, but I'm lucky enough to have a nice fenced in backyard. When I lived in an apt that didn't have a fence, I did let mine run free, but they were very well trained, and the way the apts were set up there wasn't a danger of them running into traffic. I didn't have Slade at that time, but if I had I wouldn't have let him run loose b/c he does NOT listen! Plus he is so tiny that its hard as heck to catch him if he decides to run from me. |
07-04-2008, 05:50 PM | #10 |
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| There are no dog parks anywhere near where I live either. One thing that we're able to get away with is taking BoBo to a local softball field. It's completely fenced in (even though Bo, stays pretty close to us anyway). Are there any softball/baseball fields that you could use during non-peak hours? |
07-04-2008, 08:03 PM | #11 |
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| No dog parks here either...but my backyard is fenced in. Winston gets plenty of exercise running around out there and checking on all the neighbors. We do go for walks too, which he loves. Doggie daycare is something I have considered, and I think it is a marvelous idea, if managed properly. But really, I think Winston gets plenty of exercise right in the safety of his own home...he loves to run from window to window watching anything and everything that moves. Plus he loves to play ball and Frisbee...non-stop...all the time...
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07-04-2008, 08:09 PM | #12 |
Donating YT 11K Club Member | There's a lot of dog parks here. I live in an apt. so no back yard, so i take them as much as i can to the nearest dog park so they can run free. The other parks require to take a train and since i have 3 its hard to do that but i take them on a lot of walks
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07-04-2008, 08:28 PM | #13 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tennessee
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| No dog parks here either. I don't have a fenced yard and sydney won't walk on a leash. so we go outside in yard and she walks around.....I'm lucky she doesn't run off!!!
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07-04-2008, 09:29 PM | #14 |
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| No dog parks here either- but we do have a beautiful park with paved walking trails- dogs must be leashed, but Banjo has a good time, just walking and sniffing evewn if he is on a leash We live in the country- but I do not let him run out here either- still have a road close- and other animals! I think the most importnt thing is just to get them out some!
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07-05-2008, 12:47 AM | #15 |
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| I feel blessed to have one near by, but we are moving 20 min away. I hope they have one where we are moving to. My BF plays baseball so I always take one of his pups to keep me company.
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