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Sorry OP, looks like you aren't getting helpful feedback by the friendly pet forum folks. I'm sure they do exist, but not by the uptight DCUM crowd. Good luck!

My dog (leashed) and I were walking in a park and my poor dog was attached by a dog off leash.

There are posters up at Lake Frank and Needwood about deer killed and/or mauled by dogs that were off leash.

We're not uptight. Just have common sense.
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OP here - exact things I want to avoid! I think better-prepared hikers/cyclists and wild animals staying clear of a well-known dog area would be valuable. And, as well-behaved as my dog is, I wouldn't put anything out of the realm of possibility (full-disclosure, I've been attacked by a dog as well!) To that end, I actually feel like this unleashed romp probably brought me days of a better-behaved and a less-dangerous animal to everyone else because she was allowed that freedom for an afternoon and the mental health associated with it. I'm encouraged that it sounds like there is a spot in VA (thanks pp) and that even non dog-owners might be supportive of this idea.

Where to start possibly getting this approval at just a couple of other parks? Lobby the state park people? I'm still thinking they may not care because of the liability"?

I do stay clear of Turkey Run and other areas. We have taken our dogs ON LEASH on a busy weekend to Great falls Park but NEVER venture further than the busy areas where hopefully staff could help us. I learned my lesson. If you live in DC why not lobby for fencing off some of Rock creek park which is a national park and located in DC?

FYI there are people riding horses on trails and in parks. Off leash dogs unaccustomed to horses? http://www.nps.gov/rocr/faqs.htm#CP_JUMP_69520 And what is meant by the section I bolded on how your dog was less dangerous after an off leash romp?[/quote]
It's a national park. All national parks require dogs to be on a leash.[/quote]

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