Iowa City Dog Parks
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Iowa City offers two great off-leash dog
parks that provide an excellent
opportunity for exercise and training
reduce ranch located off scott boulevard
features three acres of space for your
pets to play Thornberry dog park is
located on foster road this 11 acre park
is divided into four different sections
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these parks are great for your
four-legged friends but there are some
rules you need to follow but don’t take
it from me oh hi my name is Bella I love
coming to the dog park
but in order to use the facilities your
owner needs to get a yearly park permit
tag or a day pass one year permits are
fifty dollars for Iowa City residents
and fifty seven dollars for
non-residents day passes are available
for $5.00 per day and can be found in
the dispensers at the dog park entrances
and take it from me you don’t want to
get caught without a pass my name is max
my owner took me to Thornberry without a
permit tag boy was she mad when the
animal services officer told her it was
a $100 fine you could buy a lot of bones
with that kind of cash all dogs must be
at least 16 weeks old to enter be fully
vaccinated for rabies accompanied by a
responsible person at least 16 years of
age be on a leash when entering and
exiting the off-leash area and be under
the handlers visual contact and voice
control at all times in order to keep
the parks of fun place for everyone all
dogs must be healthy and friendly to
participate
that means no vicious dangerous or
aggressive dogs no canines with
communicable diseases and no pets that
are in heat this keeps the dog parks
safe and enjoyable right now this next
rule almost seems too simple to even
need to mention owners make sure you
clean up after your dogs I mean no one
wants to step in a pile of you know what
that stinks in the dog parks even
provide biodegradable waste bags and
receptacles to dispose of them I mean
what kind of person would just leave a
mess like that
my owner
that’s who it happened the other day I
was frolicking about smelling new smells
when just like that it hit me I had to
go but when I was finished my owner just
acted like nothing had happened she just
walked away oh the shame I haven’t been
able to sleep since please don’t put
your bed through this kind of anguish
pick up the boob it’s okay max it’s not
your fault
but seriously humans pick up the poo we
should also mention that the city offers
more than 40 public parks and natural
areas those can be a great place to take
your dog but the rules are a little
different the most important thing is
that all dogs must be kept on a leash
also it’s a good idea to keep a short
leash so that I’m not taking up the
entire path it hurts to say this but I
can’t be trusted to leave room for
others using the trail all dogs love to
get out and play and by following these
simple rules we can all have a good time
at the park thanks Bella and Max that
was a great summary of how to enjoy the
dog parks you can find all those rules
and information on permits at IC gov org
forward slash dog park we hope to see
you and your pet at the dog park soon
have a possum day
you
