Often dog park designs do not meet the long-term expectations of the users, elected officials or the maintenance staff associated with them.
This topic will help planners, developers, project managers, elected officials, land use officials, real estate professionals or anyone else that is planning or participating in the planning of a dog park, and will address the issues in creating a new dog park or if you already have a dog park that is not meeting its expected potential, meeting those expectations for long term sustainability and maintenance. This topic will discuss the process of completing a dog park that will best serve your agency or community and especially users by meeting expectations through the development of a final product, with some innovative programming ideas and maintenance costs thrown in. You will gain a good fundamental understanding of how and what issues to address for sustainability, and how the initial design decisions will impact the long-term usability, maintenance and aesthetics of your dog park.
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Agenda
Introduction
- Name
- Education and Experience
- NRPA Dog Park Presentations
- Magazine Articles
Design Expectations
- User Groups
- Elected Officials
- Maintenance Staff
Demographics
- Rural, Suburban, Urban
- Age Both Dogs and People
- Local Activities
- Why Do People Use Dog Parks?
Design Basics
- Fences
- Entry
- Areas of High Concentrated Use
- Hard Surface vs. Soft Surface
- Seating
- Water
- Shade
- Rules and Regulations
Design Details
- Dog Waste Bags
- Signage
- Water
- Fountain
- Pond
- Wash Station
- Shade
Programs
- Community Gathering
- FAC
- Swim Events
- Advertising
- Local Fund Raising
- Birthday Parties
- Competitions
Maintenance Costs
- Turf
- Waste Pick up and Bags
Users
- Dogs
- People
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Credits
OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on May 29, 2018.
Call 1-866-352-9540 for further credit information.
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Faculty
Randy Burkhardt, ASLA, RLA
Douglas County Department of Community Development
- Over the past 30 years he has worked as a parks planner, construction manager and parks director for numerous public agencies along the Colorado Front Range
- Currently one of the assistant directors in the Douglas County, Department of Community Development in charge of parks, trails, and building grounds
- Oversees the coordination and contract administration of all; planning, design, construction, and maintenance of all capital parks and trails projects as well as actively participates in administrative responsibilities for the Community Development Department, and Park, Trails and Building Grounds Division for one of the fastest growing counties in the country
- Has been doing research and presentations both locally and nationally on dog parks since 2004
- Published articles include June 2006 Parks and Recreation Business News – Turf Alternatives; June 2006 Parks and Recreation Business News – Trails to Nowhere?; Sept. 2006 Parks and Recreation Business News – Evolving Dog - Park Design Standards and Aug. 2014 Parks and Recreation Business News – Regional Parks and Trail Projects (It Takes a Team)
- Has spoken on multiple dog park presentations over the years including Alexandria Recreation Summit, Alexandria LA and National Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conf., Anaheim, CA
- BLA degree in landscape architecture with minors in economics and art, University of Idaho
- Can be contacted at 720-355-3182 or [email protected]
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