The Parks and Recreation Department announced yesterday that a policy of allowing dogs off leashes during overnight hours will become effective next month.
The court's four liberal justices all asked questions that were skeptical of allowing dogs to sniff around near homes without probable cause.
And rather than banning dogs off-leash, which is policy at all other national parks, the tradition of allowing dogs to romp free that predated federal management was allowed to continue.
The practice of allowing dogs to run free in city parks during the early morning and late evening evolved informally during the 1970's and 80's, when the parks were suffering from neglect and dog owners felt safer than other people about entering the overgrown, crime-ridden spaces.
(Boulder is so dog friendly a town that even pharmacies allow dogs, which is part of how great dogs like Maitai get created).
They have even taken the brave decision not to allow dogs, a move I approve of, being the owner of a terrier who can't be allowed near a Cumberland sausage without serious consequences.
Interestingly, many of these same companies allow dogs in their offices every day of the year, but feel the need to have one special day dedicated to bringing one's offspring to work.
It is impressive how this very low limit of detection allows dogs to signal probable future recurrences that would not be diagnosed by other methods for another 2 3 years.
However, only a handful of hotels allow dogs.
