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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are places around where you can hike in with your dog on leash and then take the leash off for a swim in a creek/lake as long as there is no one else around. Just be prepared to call back and leash as soon as you hear/see someone coming.

You definitely can not do this with all dogs.  I am always astounded to see how many people will allow dogs with terrible recall to run unleashed because they are "friendly".  Not everyone wants to meet your dog...[/quote]

1.  Are these places advertised, or is there a list of them some place?

2.  Is there a general attitude that there should be a park, larger than most dog-parks, hopefully 100 acres or so, where this is allowed?  Is the liability too great or the political will too low for this kind of a place to exist?[/quote]

As someone who is wary about dogs (and have been attacked by off leash dogs), I would LOVE for a place like that to exist. I would hope it would draw the off-leashers or retractable loving owners to bring their animals there, and leave the rest of us be free to enjoy our outdoor time without being harassed by dogs or bad dog owners. I would support, even financially, such an establishment.

But in reality, I don't think it would work out. Excellent dog owners also know the crappy ones ruin it for everyone. They'll bring their untrained, unsocialized, often aggressive dogs to dog establishments because they can. I don't think the execution will work out as well as the idea and ideal. [/quote]

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