As president of the Waukesha Dog Parks Organization, I try to keep myself and our board of directors up to date on related news in the county and surrounding areas. Unknown to me, our neighboring city of Whitewater is opening a new 18 acre dog park this weekend. Congratulations! Kanook and I will mush on out there and help them celebrate.
Our City's Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry has been working along these lines too. Presently there are no city parks where dogs are allowed, much less welcomed. Sometimes events will be held at Frame Park and participants bring their furry family member only to find out they are in violation of local ordinance.
Ron Grall of the Parks Department, himself a dog owner, has been working in committee to try and change this so not only can dogs be walked on leash in select areas of certain parks, but has also proposed Hillcrest and Woodfield parks develop fenced in off-leash dog exercise areas. Presently there are nearly 500 off-leash dog parks in the country. Nationally, 39% of all households own a dog. Most of these dog owners are not aware of the dog park concept. When the city creates the two proposed dog parks, that ranking in quality of life should go up several notches! More information about what is available in our city and the county can be found at
this website. 
