Bay Opens 12 Small Parks to Leashed Dogs 12 Small Parks Also Now Designated On-Leash Dog-Friendly The Town of Oyster Bay made two big announcements in October that has tails wagging for resident dog owners: A pilot program for on-leash walking…
Unanimous Decision Comes After Successful Year-Long Pilot Program Credit: Johanna King The Huntington Town Board voted 5-0 on Nov. 19th to permanently allow on-leash dog walking in Huntington’s Heckscher Park! The vote at a virtual Town Board meeting came on a resolution…
LI-DOG President’s 2020 Report to the Board of Directors Pond in Huntington’s Heckscher Park Photo Credit: Karen Thomas The year 2020 has been called terrible names—“the worst year ever,” another “annus horribilis,” and an “expletive deleted-show”. For good reason. So many people…
Credit: Joann Garguola Lift the Dog Ban on New York’s Long Island Beaches! Let People Bring Their Dogs to the Beach Sign the Petition NOW! The Long Island Dog Owners Group (LI-DOG) has launched a campaign and online petition to…
The renovated Eisenhower Dog Park Photo Credit: Joann Garguola The Eisenhower Dog Park, which LI-DOG worked to get opened in 2012, has been renovated and as of mid-April 2022 reopened! River On Her Way to the Dog Park Photo…
Magazine Charts LI-DOG’s Work to Lift Anti-Dog Laws in Long Island Parks LI-DOG is excited to announce that the November/December 2022 issue of AKC Family Dog magazine features an article on LI-DOG and the groundbreaking work it has done to lift anti-dog laws and…
Photo Credit: Joann Garguola The dog run at Belmont Lake State Park has a new amenity–a bench donated by LI-DOG! Bailey, Kej and Chez modeled the new bench after our LI-DOG Pack Walk™ at Belmont Lake State Park on May 21st,…
Photo Credit: Danielle Fliller On a hot and beautiful July day, Huntington Town Councilwoman Joan Cergol and other Town officials joined LI-DOG, other dog owners and their pups to celebrate the grand opening of a new dog water fountain donated by…
With the New York Legislature back in session, LI-DOG is relaunching its campaign to get legislation passed that will allow dogs in all New York State parks. Right now, people with dogs are denied access to more than 14,000 acres of…
Melville, NYGet Directions This large park, which is divided into western and eastern halves by Sweet Hollow Rd. features many trails for on-leash dog walking. The best known trail is the Walt Whitman Trail in the eastern half, which winds…
