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A bunch of activities await us in the famous Central Park, a park that immerses the city with its green areas, beautiful landscapes and lakes in which the tips of the New York skyscrapers reflect.
Its flora extends itself along the 842 acres of land, the biggest park in Manhattan. Many valleys and Elm forests cover the grass where squirrels, rabbits and other animals live, such as turtles and frogs, who scare off with their jumps all the birds who come fishing in the lakes.
This is an ideal place for you to come with your pet in perfect symbiosis with the people who visit it, the surroundings and the animals who live there. For that, you have to comply with certain rules set by the park organization so you can fully enjoy it.
Dogs can go without a leash in the areas that allow dogs every day from sunrise until 9am and from 9pm until the park closes. At all times, the dog must be on a leash in the other areas of the park and the owners should pick up all the residues that the animals leave in all areas of the park.
Don´t let your pet dig or play with the gardens or flowers, or drink and play in the water fountains. You´ll find fountains where they can drink from in various spots around the park.
Dogs should also be on a leash in the following areas: Arthur Ross Pinetum, Bridle Path, Cedar Hill, Conservatory Garden, Kerbs Boathouse Plaza, Shakespeare Garden, Strawberry Fields, Turtle Pond Lawn and in the forests.
Dogs are welcome in most areas in the park. However, there are some areas where they are not allowed, such as sport courts and fields (i.e. a baseball field), East Green, Elm Islands of the shopping mall, Great Hill Glade, Lilac Walk, the decorating fountains, children´s parks, the racetrack around the lake, Sheep Meadow or the volleyball beach. No park in the city allows dogs in the game areas, pools or children´s parks.
In the park you can find 23 areas that are sign posted as ´dog-friendly´, which are places to walk, run and have fun with your pet. Also, there´s an organization called Paws in Central Park that carries out events especially for dog owners and their pets. Every month, Bagel Barks gathers dog owners giving them the chance to get to know each other, talk and have breakfast while the dogs play for a while without a leash.
Join Paws and participate in the events that it carries out for you all year long. Check out the event programme on the park´s official website and subscribe, so you can receive information of the news and events so you and your pet can have fun all the time.
There´s also a canine fair called ´My Dog Loves Central Park Country Fair´, which allows dogs to compete in various agility and obedience events, promoting its organizational services at the same time which improve the health and wellbeing of the pets.
