Tompkins County Dog Owners Group (TCDOG)

The following educational materials have been distributed to various City and State officials:

Community Services Committee Cover Letter

State Proposal State Propsal - April 2006

City Proposal City Propsal - April 2006

Dog Park Attributes - Mayor's task Force - May 2005 Dog Park Attributes

Proposed Rules Proposed Rules

Letter to City Park's Commission Letter - May 15, 2006

TriFold TCDOG Brochure

TC SPCA "The Case for Space"

Planning Magazine Feb 2005 Article "Who Let the Dogs Out?"

Multi-Use Parks - working examples "Multi-useOff-leashAreasEdmontonSanDiegoSanFrancisco"

Multi-Use Parks Links "Links to other working Fenced and Unfenced OLA's"

A Brief History of Treman Dog Use History

A Bibliography
and a Reference

The following educational materials are here for reference:

Judge Rossiter's Decision declaring Lake waters NOT part of NYS Parks: Dog's can Swim Free

The excellent "Access and Recreation for People with Off-Leash Dogs at Lighthouse Field and Its Beach" FOLF White Paper or as a pdf White Paper pdf

Update to the landmark Austrlia Study "A DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR OPEN SPACE PROFESSIONALS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT"