Keep your dogs on leash!

You may think he/she isn't going to bite/etc., but it's not the ONLY reason they should be restrained.

I saw a woman have a panic attack while walking on sidewalk because the "free" dog ran up to say hi (didn't bite or anything).

Do NOT let your dogs run around off leash at the playground you are referring to - Homewood Park. It's against the law...as you know.

Thank you! I knew there had to be somewhere closer.

Wheaton Regional Park has a dog park.

Off leash areas around Kensington? I love the Cabin John dog park but that too far to go. When we were in Bethesda there was a baseball field people took their dogs to run off leash. I am aware, of course, of the leash laws in MoCo. But some neighborhoods seem to have an informal area where dogs can play. I walk my dog but she LOVES other dogs. I thought I saw someone running their dog in a park next to school on Plyers Mill. Any suggestions?