Dog Parks and Their Benefits A dog park is a designated public area where dogs can safely and legally socialize, play, and exercise off-leash. Since the 1970's, many dog parks have been established across the United States. They are becoming increasingly popular thanks to responsible pet owners and community agencies and officials who realize their important role in improving not only the quality of life for dogs, but for all of us. How does a dog park work? A dog park is usually supervised by an association of dog owners whose members can exert peer pressure to enforce the rules of the dog park. The dog park group monitors the park’s use, cleans up, raises funds for amenities, and serves as communications liaison with the city, neighborhood, and dog owners. In some cases, the core dog owner’s group may raise the funds necessary to build the fence, supply pooper scoopers, post signs, etc. However, funding may come from a corporate sponsorship or from the park department, and the
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