Tulsa Dog Park

[cannon_fodder]

Well don't let that deter you!  Move here and help me get at least one built! And the Brookside Neighborhood looks like they are moving with a plan to do it themselves.  

What other cities are on your list?

and welcome to Tulsa Now.

[TeeDub]

Awesome.  

I was going to move to your town but instead we picked another city because they have dog parks...  But instead of just doing it, I registered for a Tulsa forum and gloated about it instead.

I love teh interwebz.

[inteller]

quote:Originally posted by TeeDub


Awesome.  

I was going to move to your town but instead we picked another city because they have dog parks...  But instead of just doing it, I registered for a Tulsa forum and gloated about it instead.

I love teh interwebz.

not only that, but if you are picking cities based on what is good for your dog and not you, your priorities are SERIOUSLY ****ed up.

[sgrizzle]

Tulsa has thousands of acres of leashfree areas. It's called a yard. Tulsa hasn't needed "a place to go walk your dog" because the vast majority of dog owners live on a nice suburban spread with plenty of room for the dog. If we had 12 dog parks, there would be 2-3 dogs in each one.

[cannon_fodder]

Also worth noting that they have designated "off leash areas" and not really dog parks.  
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/dogparks.htm

If that is your criteria, take heart in the fact that with courtesy most people have many parks to let their dogs off leash.

[CoffeeBean]

By City ordinance, every park is a dog park assuming you can maintain control over your unleashed dog:

quote: Title 2, Animals
Chapter 1
Section 100, Definitions:
At Heel shall mean when a dog is obedient to and under the immediate control and
supervision of its owner or its owner's agent.
At Large shall mean when:
A. An animal is not confined on the premises of its owner; or
B. A dog is not under leash, at heel, or under the control of the person having
possession of the dog;

quote: Title 2, Animals
Chapter 1
Section 100, Offenses
A. It shall be an offense under the terms of this chapter for any owner within
the corporate limits of the City of Tulsa to:
* * *
2. Fail to prevent any dog or cat owned, possessed, kept or harbored by him
from running or being at large, whether such dog or cat is licensed or unlicensed;
provided, however, that it shall be permissible for a dog to be led off the premises of its
owner when under leash or obediently at heel . . .

quote: Title 26, Parks, Mall and Plaza
Section 105, Animals
It shall be unlawful for anyone to possess, allow or permit any animal of whatever
nature into any park area or facility unless the animal shall be on a leash not exceeding six
(6) feet in length or under the immediate control of its handler.

[cks511]

Here's your dog park.....sorta?

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectID=11&articleID=20080402_238_A11_hTrav34878

[cannon_fodder]

Coffee:  

I understand that, but realistically that is not an expectation.  Very few dogs are well behaved enough IMHO to qualify as under immediate control.  My dogs will come when called, but I can not guarantee they will not chase a rabbit or get in in their dumb heads to run over and say hi to someone who doesn't like dogs.  (this is especially true in an environment where other people have dogs off leash, I have well trained and generally well behaved dogs, but harbor no delusions of perfection)

I utilize this law to let me dogs swim in the river, or at the "dog park" near the rose garden, and when I am alone at the park near Eisenhower.  However, I assume the non-dog lovers on here agree that they would be more comfortable with dogs on-leash in parks they share.  I hate for my animals to diminish the value of the parks to other people and would feel more comfortable with an open venue.
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I saw that article in the paper today.  For me it says the State DOT sees the value of dog parks while the city of Tulsa does not.  I could not utilize them as my big dogs head weighs more than some small dogs (my dogs head > Conan's entire dog).  But I'm glad the DOT realizes the need is there... I just wish our city would.

[Renaissance]

Tulsa needs a dog park.  A real one.  End of story.  Not for the dogs, but for the dog owners.  They're a stress-free way to run your dog, and great places to socialize with other owners.

I think the most expedient way to get one would be for a dog owners club to push the city on a designation and raise money on their own for the fencing.  My experience is that concerned groups of citizens can get this sort of thing done in a hurry if they are motivated.

[TeeDub]

I think dog owners should pony up for a dog park.

I also think it could be a revenue producer when you ticket the dog owners for not cleaning up after Fido.

[cannon_fodder]

quote:Originally posted by TeeDub


I think dog owners should pony up for a dog park.

I also think it could be a revenue producer when you ticket the dog owners for not cleaning up after Fido.

Agreed on the poo cleanup.

And I will pony up for a dog park, but if that is the paradigm we want I demand joggers and bikers build their own trails.  Hikers pay for Oxley and Turkey Mountain.  And tennis players pay for the public courts at parks.

I'm sure there are more dog owners that tennis players in Tulsa.

Note: In case someone missed it, I'm not really complaining about providing those other park services, and I am not opposed to a hybrid dog park with the city kicking in some land usage and an organization finding a way to pay for the rest.

[TeeDub]

quote:Originally posted by cannon_fodder


Note: In case someone missed it, I'm not really complaining about providing those other park services, and I am not opposed to a hybrid dog park with the city kicking in some land usage and an organization finding a way to pay for the rest.

Exactly what I was thinking.  (Sorry to not be clear.)

Just like the disc golfers funding some of their own items.

The city should provide some space, and maybe water and trash service.   I am sure they can find donations for some fencing and whatever else they need.

[custosnox]

I'll chair the commitee to do this.  Who else would like to step up and help push the city to get us a dog park (though my pup will miss the all the kids at the other parks)?

[RecycleMichael]

I would like to add a bunch of fake fire hydrants to the dog park as an art project.

[TeeDub]

On second thought...  Maybe this is a bad idea...

Who is going to pay for insurance and for the city attorney's time when someone gets bitten and sees all the dollar signs?

I can't say that people are above suing not only the dog owner, but also the city for allowing an exception to the leash law.