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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You do realize that police do NOT respond to unleashed dogs, right?

You call animal control.

To find the correct number Google rock creek park and call the general information line.

But please let the police deal with real issues.[/quote]

Hi, I'm a National Park Service employee within the education division of RCP, and you are incorrect.   The rangers won't respond, that's true, but the US Park Police in Dist. #3 will.  [/quote]

Great. What is that number?? It does seem senseless and silly to call the police. But there are some pretty inconsiderate and repeat offenders that have gone after myself and dogs. Do the park police ever monitor the trails for this sort of thing?  I have never seen any...[/quote]

I guess I just don't understand. Why don't you head over to Arlington and run your dogs over there? Be it in one of the parks, or on a fenced in baseball diamond or a  fenced school playground (for a smaller dog)? Not only won't animal welfare officers respond, but the police will tell refer you to said animal welfare officers. Thus, nobody responds and you're left alone to play as you see fit.

Done and done.[/quote]

Your ideas are not viable alteratives. Dogs are not permitted on school grounds in Arlington. I don't think they're allowed on the baseball diamonds either, but not certain.

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Officially they're not allowed on either school grounds (not just playgrounds) nor on baseball diamonds .

However, the Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) holds a contract with the County to provide animal control services. They do so by hiring animal welfare officers. The welfare offices perform lots of services like picking up potentially rabid animals, but they don't write any tickets to enforce the leash law. That would undermine AWLA's fundraising. They can't afford to offend their donors. That's why people take their dogs to Arlington to run them off-leash.

Oh, the police don't do animal control as that's AWLA's purview, so calling them won't work. Just how it is.[/quote]

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