May 18, 2012

LakeView Paw Park

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Lakeview Paw Park sits beside Lakeview School. You can access it from Proctor by going North on a little street called Hand. The park is fully-fenced for safe off-leash walking and play. Water stations and bags are supplied. Most of the walking track is covered with

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Longboat Key’s Joan M. Durant Park

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There’s a little secret garden on Long Boat Key called the Joan M. Durante Park.  It’s located at 5550 Gulf of Mexico Drive, just a hair north of Euphemia Haye restaurant. On a gorgeous Sunday afternoon, the park was lightly populated with runners, walkers and a few bikes.  Biking was not so easy as most [...]

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MeetUp at Venice Dog Beach, Lunch with Chef Rolf

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Perfect day for the beach today and dozens of dog lovers thought so too!  The sand at Brohard Paw Park seemed much softer with few pebbles too.   We romped, played with frisbees, swam and met new friends in Venice. The Saltwater Cafe staff was very kind to our pups and the food was great! Note [...]

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17th Street Frolic – Saturday May 29, 2010

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Between Honore and Beneva -4910 17th Street is a patch of land that is just for dogs. There’s an expansive lawn for running, jumping and playing ball. Several small covered pavillions dot the park, bags are supplied Fencing squares off an area for smaller dogs that seemed to be populated almost entirely by Shiba Inus when we were there. Picnic table and benches provide some basic 2 legged creature comforts. Lots of good fun, sniffing, licking and playing.

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Parks where dogs are permitted, on leash

These parks allow dogs, but on leash only Bay Front Park/Island Park: Tamiami Trail at Ringling in the Marina Jack area Gillespie Park: 710 N. Osprey, Downtown at Gillespie and N. Osprey Arlington Park:  2650 Waldemere Street (on the walking trail)

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Venice Dog Beach – Brohard Park

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Breezy warmth drew us down to the Venice Dog Beach, and it was the perfect day for frolicking by the sea. At 10:00 am, there were probably 30 people scattered down the beach front and oh say 40 something dogs. All playing nicely, lounging with their families or swimming out to retrieve a ball. We met Shiloh a . .

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