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Article: Dog parks delight some, but leave others howling
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
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- August 20, 2006
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DAYTON, Ohio - Iggy and Bear, two small, mixed-breed dogs, are
racing through tunnels on the agility course and watering the trees
at the city's new dog park as their owners beam.
"This is fantastic," said Bonnie Maschino, Iggy's owner. "If he
can come here and run loose, he gets better exercise than walking
with me on a leash."
Dog parks have multiplied around the country, from 20 in 1995 to
more than 600 today, to the delight of frolicking, unleashed pets and
the consternation of opponents who fear wear and tear on property,
dog fights and deaths, and loss of green space.
In Boulder, Colo., large dogs have killed smaller dogs at the
parks. Pit bulls have been banned from dog parks in ...