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8.0 Dog Policy References and bibliography
1. Dog Policy
Report of the Advisory Dogs Off-Leash Task Force May 1999

2. Dog Running Areas in City Parks, SFRP brochure
Dog Walking Parks, Friends of Recreation & Parks
Creating Community Support for off leash dogs in City Parks, CPRS Session Outline 2000
Significant Natural Resource Areas of San Francisco

3. Strategic Plan Public Comments
Best Friends and "Park Friends", Neighborhood Parks Council, June 5, 1999
How do off-leash dogs in SF Parks impact children & families, Coleman Report

4. Maps: Current and Proposed Task Force Off Leash Areas; Demographics of Concentration of Dogs Dog bite Statistics

5. SFRP Facilities List; PUC Property List

6. Inside City Parks, Peter Harnik, Urban Land Institute Report Minneapolis Site Criteria Rating; NRPA Planning Parks for Pets Dog Access Site Evaluation Criteria, ,Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District

Codes, Laws & Liability 7. Municipal Park Code & Health Code

8. What Every Dog Owner Should Know, SPCA,; City Laws re: dogs
1. Animal Care & Control ; Dog Walker Agreement; ACC Codes for dog walkers Amos Brown Amendment re: transferring Dog Licensing Fees from Tax Collector to ACC Pro Dog, Professional Dog Walkers Association
2. Pet Owners & the Law, Maryville; Dog Bite Law, Legal Rights of a Dog Bite Victim; Liability of Dog Ownership: Insurance Options; How to Avoid Dog Bites, dogs & dog repellent, US Postal Service

Dog Advocates & Community Groups
11. Mayor Proposes Doggie Cops

12. Report Card on the City's System of Official Off-Leash Dog Runs, SF Dog

13. San Francisco Recreation and Parks, Park Improvement Proposal, SF Dog & San Francisco SPCA, August 25, 1999 Managing Off-Leash Recreation in Urban Parks, SF Dogs, May 1999

14. SPCA

15. CEQA
Laborers' International Union of North America Local Union #261 Letter Friends of Dolores Park, Donald Bird Informational Letter, July 2000 Dolores Park Dogs Palo Alto People for Unleashed Pet Space (PUPS) The Ruff Part of Town, Pawprint Peninsula Humane Society Dog Parks: Pennisula Access for Dogs (PADS) History of the Sausalito Dog Park Dog Power, Bark Magazinea Professional Dog Walkers All Gods Creatures Pet Sitting

D National Park Service & Regional Park District

16. Interagency Resource Management Roundtable

17. National Park Service Pet Regulations Proposed Habitat Protection Closure Public Input Process on Dog Walking

18. City Govt re: Closures

19. Dogs in Regional Parks, East Bay Regional Park District; Be All You Canine Be! East Bay Companion Dog Patrol Point Isabel, Richmond

20. East Bay Regional Park District Draft Guidelines for Dog Permit Pilot Program

E Local and California Dog Park Information

21. Draft Report of Areas Open to Off Leash dogs by District
Canine Commons, Larspur
Remington Park, Sausalito
Bay Front, Mill Valley
Field of Dogs, San Rafael
O'Hair Park, Novato
McInnis Park, San Rafael
PRIDE, San Anselmo
Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve
Cipriani Park, Belmont
Bark Park, Foster City
Edgewater Park, Foster City
Boothbay Park, Foster City
Catamaran Park, Foster City
C Cloud Park, Foster City
San Bruno Dog Exercise Area
Heather Park, San Carlos
Shore Dogs Park, Redwood City
Mountain View Dog Park
Cuesta Park, Mountain View
Rengstorff Park, Mountain View
Whisman Park, Mountain View
Hellyer Park Enclosure , San Jose
Las Palmas Dog Park, Sunnyvale
Mitchell Park, Palo Alto
Greer Park Dog Run, Palo Alto
Hoover Park, Palo Alto
Santa Clara Dog Park, Santa Clara
Mitchell's Cove Beach, Santa Cruz
It's Beach, Santa Cruz
Lighthouse Field, Santa Cruz
Robert Crown State Beach, Alameda
Pt Isabel Park, Richmond
Outdoors with dog in San Mateo Co.
Hardy Dog Park, Oakland
Cal trans Poway Dog Park, Ca
Samuel Ayer, Red Bluff

22. Dog Park Rules
Marin County
Santa Cruz SPCA
Santa Monica
Dog & Pet Information, PAWs , San Mateo Rules
Dogs Welcome, Sunnyvale
Dog Owner's Responsibility Code, www.citydog.org
Dogpark Etiquette for People, Dogpark.com
A Dog Park Description, www.Dogplay.com
Vision & How to start a dog park, Freeplay, Dog Parks, Dog Runs & Off Leash Play, Dog Play How to Establish a Successful dog run in your Community, American Dog Trainers Network

F Dog Park Model Policies

23 Ann Arbor Dog Park Project
Standards for Arlington County Dog Areas
Santa Barbara, Take them to the dog park
New York Parks & Recreation
Policies win endorsement from American Kennel Club, City of New York
New York Council of Dog Owner Groups (NYCDOG)
How to Establish a Successful Dog run in your Community,(NYCDOG Minneapolis , Establishing an Off Leash Dog Recreation Area Program Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Off Leash Dog Areas Boulder, Colorado Chicago ACC, A Practical Guide to Proper Etiquette for City Dogs and their ownerl Maryland, Greenbelt Dog Park Association, Inside Scoop Madison Parks, Wisconsin Dog Exercise Areas Reston Dog Park Coalition, Frequently Asked Questions Freeplay. Case for Space University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning, and Development

. Seattle UNCOLA (United Neighbors Concerning Off Leash Areas University of Queensland, Australia, Public Open Space and Dogs, A design and management guide for open space professionals and local government. National Companion Animal Coalition, An enlightened Approach to Companion Animal Control for Canadian Municipalities Toronto, Process for leash free area Vancouver, Canada How to Establish a Successful Dog Run, American Dog Trainers Network Other States Dog Park Listings

G Health
24. Endangered Feces, Scoop on Poop, ur-net.com/aadogs, . About Composting, ur-net.com/aadogs Dog Pooh and the Environment, Dog Do! Infozone

H Products
25. Dog Diaper Dogi- Pot/Pet Station Bag Dispensers Dog Toilets

I Dog Training

26 Bark Park
Proposal for Dog Agility Course, Laura Laugero

27. Good Citizen, AKC Canine Good Citizen, AKC Citizen Canine, Peter Byrne, SF Weekly Is Your Dog Off-Leashed Certified?, www.ci.rockville, md

Using the leash…for control and leadership, Pam Young, LVT, Detroit When will I be able to let my dog off-leash?, Bohnenkamp, Perfect Paws, Inc. Leash or No Leash, trelliah.tripod.com Need a Few Good Reasons to Leash Your Dog, American Dog Owners Association,

J Web sites /Links
28. assorted dog park web sites listings web links

K Newspaper Articles