TRENDING | DOG PARKS
Arthur and Penny at Fish Creek Park
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER by PEPPER RODRIGUEZ
Cowtown is also Dogtown apparently, as Calgary has some of the best places to take your pooches for a walk. Whether off-leash or on, Calgary offers a ton of opportunities to let the dogs out. According to the City of Calgary, there are more than 150 off-leash areas for doggies to run around in – the most among all major North American cities. That’s just perfect for the reported 91,568 licensed dogs in the city. Popular are off-leash parks like Edworthy Park in the southwest, the Jim Davidson Bark & Play in Auburn Bay in the southeast, Glenbrook Offleash park in the southwest, and Sue 32
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Higgins Park formerly Southland Park also in the southeast. There are simple etiquette rules to follow when using these off-leash areas though, and overly reactive pooches are encouraged to use onleash areas instead. And Calgary has plenty of those as well. Fish Creek Park in the south is among them, so is Nose Hill Park in the northwest. Pet-friendly multi-family developments like University District and Westman Village have their own little slice of doggie heaven. The former is largely open to the public, while the latter is for residents only. University District (U/D) has two urban off-leash “pooch playgrounds”
Bear at Glenbrook off-leash park
