AS OF LAST WEEK, DOG OWNERS IN RIO RANCHO HAVE A MUCH LARGER SELECTION OF PARKS WHERE THEY COULD TAKE THEIR LEASHED PET. CITY COUNCILOR DAWNN ROBINSON SAYS 20 OF THE CITY’S 43 PARKS ARE NOW CONSIDERED “DOG FRIENDLY,” UP FROM ONE.
SHE SAYS THERE’S A REASON NOT ALL THE PARKS ARE NOW OPEN TO DOGS. SHE SAYS A CITIZEN SURVEY FOUND 70 PERCENT WANTED THE PARK. BUT 30 PERCENT HAD CONCERNS SUCH AS FEAR OF DOGS OR WHO DIDN’T WANT THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN AROUND DOGS.
THERE ARE SEVEN ACTUAL DOG PARKS WHERE THERE’S A FENCED AREA FOR DOGS THAT ARE OFF LEASH.
