new dog parks!

two new dog parks will open tomorrow on madison's east side - at demetral park and mccormick greenspace.

check em out! there's still plenty of time to get in some frisbee before the snow flies.

dog park problem?

the safety of dog parks is being questioned.

a dane county board proposal would fine owners of dogs that have bitten either another dog or human in any county park.  the city of madison already does this in its parks but until now the county has had little recourse for incidents. (the comments are worth a read.)

so how dangerous are dog parks these days?  is this a big problem or are these isolated incidents?  we want to hear from you.

oh, and if you still need a  permit we've got 'em.

dog park doo-good

with the snow disappearing, the remnants of a winter's worth of digestive evidence is giving spring a not-so-fresh smell. this year's dog park cleanup is set for march 27th when an army of dog-owners will bring out their best scoopers and get down to business.

i hope these two weren't invited. those dog parks are pretty big and you can only imagine the damage they could do with all that poo.