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Dog Run Review: Washington Square Park

Beautifully Designed Dog Run

Last fall the website Curbed ran a “Best Dog Run in New York” contest. Users of the website voted the run at Washington Square Park number one. I’m not entirely sure I agree that it’s the best I’ve seen (one lady there told me she thought it won because people who use the run packed the voting!) but I will say it is one of the nicer dog runs I’ve visited.

Washington Square Dog Park
Washington Square Dog Park

There are actually two separate runs in Washington Square Park: one for large dogs and one for small dogs. Both runs are located on the south side of the park on West Fourth Street near Thompson Street.

Here is a picture of the large dog run.

Washington Square Dog Park
Washington Square Dog Park

And here’s a shot of the small dog run.

The runs were renovated a few years ago, so they look and feel new and fresh. The architecture is certainly some of the nicest I’ve seen associated with a dog run.

Washington Square Dog Park
Washington Square Dog Park

The large run has two entrances, a fair amount of shade, and plenty of seating for dog owners. There’s a water station at the west side of the run and a water feature on the east side of the park for dogs to play in. I’ve been to the large dog run with Bodhi several times and the people and dogs we encountered there were all very pleasant. My one quibble is that run surface is gravel which can get a little smelly and the dogs can get pretty dirty when it’s dusty.

Washington Square Dog Park
Washington Square Dog Park

The run is smack dab in the middle of Greenwich Village, so the walk to and from the park is very pleasant.

 

The friends of the run have a professional looking website where you can go to donate and volunteer.

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Sean Sheer

Sean is a passionate dog lover and the proud owner of Urban Dog’s Official Spokes-Dog, Bodhi the Weimaraner. His family has always owned dogs, but Bodhi is the first he's been fully responsible for since puppyhood… and he couldn't be more doting. As a longtime New Yorker of more than 20 years, Sean knows what a dog's and dog owner's lifestyle is like in NYC. Besides being a doggy dad and top dog at Urban Dog, Sean also has a "real job" experience as co-owner of a Palm Beach, Florida-based private investigative firm, and as a licensed (pet friendly) Real Estate Salesperson with Douglas Elliman in NYC. Sean also exercised his creativity and business sense as an award-winning journalist, producer, TV marketing exec, and private investigator. When not blogging, working, or playing with Bodhi, he is an avid adventure traveler who has circumnavigated the world, bird-watched on all seven continents, safari-ed in Africa, and SCUBA-dived in exotic waters.

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