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Best Dog Parks in Washington DC

DC Dog Parks

Does your dog deserve the very best? This page includes links to the best dog parks in Washington, DC plus fun activities and exercises that you and your dog can enjoy together.


It can be tough for a dog living in a big city like Washington, DC. Leash laws, danger, and common sense require that dogs always be leashed unless they are in a regulated DC dog park. However, there are several options for getting your dog out of the city dog parks and into nature.


Pant & Wag will take your furry family member out into nature, to the most dog-pleasing destinations in the DC metro area and deliver a fun and customized Fitness Adventure. It's not just a trip to the same boring DC dog park time afer time. It's like a daily field trip for dogs!

Our Canine Fitness Adventures include exciting activities such as hiking with your dog through Rock Creek Park, biking across the National Arboretum, running with your dog around Teddy Roosevelt Island, weight bearing exercises using a doggy back pack, and much more!


Your dog is awesome. Don't just take him to the same Washington DC dog park day after day. Or why limit him to dull dog walkers who take your him on the same uninteresting walk around the same blocks over and over? Why restrict your dog to unstructured dog daycare where he will spend most of his time inside, on hard floors, and over crowded with dozens and dozens of strange dogs? If your dog deserves the crème de la crème, contact us for more information and to schedule a consultation (or join the wait-list). 


Top Dog Parks in the Washington DC Area


Dog Beach at Downs Park (8311 John Downs Loo, Pasadena, MD)


Glencarlyn Dog Park (301 South Harrison St in Arlington) 


Langdon Dog Park (2901 20th Street NE, between N. Franklin St and N. Hamlin St Washington, DC)


Newark Street Dog Park (39th St NW and Newark St NW, Washington, DC)


Rosedale Conservancy (Largest dog park in DC - Private) (3518 Newark St NW, between N 35th St and N 36th St in Cleveland Park, Washington, DC)


S Street Dog Park  (S St at 17th St NW, Washington, DC)


Shaw Dog Park (Largest dog park in DC - Public)1651 11th St NW, between N Q St and N R St, Washington, DC)


Shirlington Dog Park (2601 S. Arlington Mill Dr. in South Arlington)


DC Dog Park Exercises and Activities


Dog park activities are groups of exercises and games that occur off-leash in an enclosed DC dog park. These drills provide both physical and mental stimulation for your dog in an extremely fun environment.


Agility Drills

Agility drills include several of the obstacles found in the dog sport of competitive agility. These obstacles may include tunnels, collapsed tunnels, jumps, pause box, or weave polls.


Buster Cube

Buster Cube is a simple interactive toy for stimulating your dog mentally, and to help him to concentrate and use up excess energy.


Cavaletti Drills

A “cavaletti” is simply a bar laying across the ground or propped slightly off the ground. This drill helps your dog with foot placement and coordination.


Keep Away/Chase

Using the dog’s natural instinct to track, a game of keep away and then chase can provide both mental and physical exertion. A constantly changing strategy will cause your dog to also adapt and learn.


Retrieving

Many dogs have a natural instinct to retrieve. This can provide a ‘sprinting’ opportunity for you dog as he chases down his favorite toy.


Tug of War

When played correctly, and the dog understands the rules, tug-of-war is a natural outlet for energy and exercise. The game itself provides a competitive outlet for your dog and you should both take turns winning and losing!


While DC dog parks might be fun they can also be repetitive and dangerous. And dog daycare and dog walkers use a 'cookie-cutter' approach and treat all dogs the same. But Pant & Wag's fitness adventures for dogs are developed exclusively for your dog. 


Sign-up today to increase your dog's fitness level, health and happiness.


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