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Originally Posted by Bandit
I live in the NW, Cambrian Heights. We have a lot of green space here, but not a lot of options for off leash. Postage stamp was a bit of an exaggeration, but the park I speak of is by Queen's Park cemetary, and it is quite crowded. We tried Nose Hill, but had an incident with a less than friendly dog and it's owner, so we didn't go back. I won't let him run if I see anyone in the park by our community hall, but I do think with all the available green space in our neck of the woods, they could create more dog areas. I also believe that if you are caught, a first time warning should be given, x2 should be a fine.
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Cambrian Heights is one of the few communities that has more than one off leash area.
http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server....eash+Areas.htm
I go to the one by the cemetary on a daily basis, at different times of day. Sometimes it is dead, other times as many as 25-30 dogs there. It is not large in the sense that you can go for a 45 minute walk through the park. (not without covering the same ground)
But spend 45 minutes of your dog playing fetch or with other dogs will give him plenty of excercise; which what it is all about.
I understand the reasoning behind the on-leash bylaw, but here is my rant about off-leash areas.
I would never dream of taking our dog to a playground with small kids. Yet people bring their small kids to off-leash dog areas to run free; then freak out when junior gets knocked over by two dogs playing with one another.