We feel guilty when we bring the dogs to Brooklyn. Sure, they would rather be sitting in the house there with us than sitting alone in Beacon, but they don’t get great walks in Bed Stuy. When we lived near Prospect Park we took full advantage of the doggy circle until Frida, the anti social Pitbull came into our lives. Oh, she was social alright! She just played too rough and it always turned into a fight.
Now that we have two social dogs we can give this dog run thing another shot. Last weekend we thought we might bring them to Prospect Park, but we didn’t feel like schlepping them over there. They never got off leash that day, but on the way to Home Depot we did notice a local dog run on at Herbert Von King Park (formerly Tompkins Park).
So, it got me thinking. Where are the dog runs in New York? Well, I’m not going to post the list here because there are so many, but here are some links so you can search your own neighborhood.
And if you don’t have a dog, check this out.
The Parks Department has the most comprehensive list of runs and off leash park rules in all 5 boros.
Lawyer Joel Zand has a list of dog runs as well as information on pet laws in NYC. He’s a dog lawyer!
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