Dirty Dog Run Making Pooches Sick
The conditions at the Park Slope dog run have gotten downright unsanitary, according to dog owners who regularly visit the run, and things are only bound to get worse as the weather warms. Dog owners charge that, in addition to the general unpleasantness, the urine-soaked wood chips are to blame for giving their furry friends…
The conditions at the Park Slope dog run have gotten downright unsanitary, according to dog owners who regularly visit the run, and things are only bound to get worse as the weather warms. Dog owners charge that, in addition to the general unpleasantness, the urine-soaked wood chips are to blame for giving their furry friends parasites and diarrhea. The Parks Department confirms that all is not as it should be. J.J. Byrne Park manager Eric Greene said they haven’t been changed since November. “I don’t want to change them at all because it’s all going to be under construction,” he said, referring to the new park Boymelgreen has promised to start building next month because part of the old one was used as a staging area to construct The Novo. Nevertheless, Greene said compaints have prompted the Parks Department to drop off wood chips beside the park within two weeks. This time volunteers are supposed to change them. (Normally, he said, the department does most of the work, removing the fence and lugging out special equipment to change the paw padding. “It’s very time-consuming.”) Tony Chiappelloni, president of FIDO, an off-leash advocacy group for Prospect Park, said, “Personally I think small dog runs are basically unhealthy.”
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“Of course my (and virtually every) dog goes b/4 going in the run ”
Well, clean it up on the sidewalk afterwards, its the law.
Look it up.
DOGS RULE PEOPLE SUCK
THAT IS ONE SWEET PUP IN THE PICTURE
People here are self-richeous about everything…..
Since when is having a dog NOT go to the bathroom in a dog run “common courtesy”??
Of course my (and virtually every) dog goes b/4 going in the run – if only because no one lives in the park and it is a good walk b/4 you get in.
Guess what you imbeciles – dogs LIKE to pee in different spots (especially where other dogs are) so no matter what you do the dog will pee at the run – and sometimes all that running around causes dogs to shit (even if they went before)
And actually 10:18 having dogs makes you healthier – emotionally and physically and even better having dogs as a child helps kids avoid allergies, asmha etc….
Look it up
You know, the bottom line is that MOST dog owners, just like MOST parents, don’t pick-up after or discipline their dogs/kids. People suck. It’s an absolute fact. No one has any consideration or manners anymore.
that dog is awesomely cute.
I’d be more apt to agree with the FIDO group if the park didn’t resemble a poop pot when they leave in the morning.
test!
Shouldn’t the Slopers make sure their dogs do their business before going to the dog run? Common courtesy dictates that they should.
Anyways, why should taxpayers allocate land and pay for a dog run that’s only beneficial to some people but not the majority? If the dog owners want a cleaner dog run, they should buy their own stupid wood chips.
People piss me off… I have a dog and always walk him before he goes in the dog park its just common courtesy… People are lazy thats all it comes down to…