What are the top 10 dog parks in the U.S.?
Dog Fancy magazine has released its annual list of America’s Best Dog Parks – and the winner is … Freedom Bark Park in Lowell, Indiana.
“It’s never easy to create a dog park, but particularly in a small community that doesn’t even allow leashed dogs in regular parks,” explains Dog Fancy Editor Susan Chaney. “The way dog lovers pulled together in Lowell impressed us. Also factoring into our decision were the digging areas so dogs can do what they love to do and the environmental efforts of the Freedom Bark Park Committee.”
Every year, Dog Fancy asks its readers to submit nominations for America’s best dog park. Parks must have fencing, double gates and free clean-up bags to be considered. Parks are then judged based on a list of standards including: water for dogs and their people, shade, lights, parking availability and accessibility, support organizations and special events, among others.
The rest of the top ten were:
- Dog Wood Dog Park, Jacksonville, Fla.
- Howard and Erna Soldan Dog Park, Lansing, Mich.
- Cheyenne Park Off-Leash Area, Ely, Iowa
- Jackson’s Howlabaloo Dog Park, Edinboro, Pa.
- Happy Tails Dog Park, Dunedin, Fla.
- Shaggy Pines Dog Park, Ada, Mich.
- Ossining Dog Park, Ossining, N.Y.
- Dogwood Park at Victor Ashe Park, Knoxville, Tenn.
- Millie Bush Bark Park, Houston, Texas.
Posted by jwoestendiek April 24th, 2009 under Muttsblog.
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