On Friday I made a trip to 23rd St and 5th Ave for a occupational drug screen. After I got out, I walked over to Madison Square Park, which is a lesser known but wonderful small park. The park is filled with plants and flowers, a few interesting sculptures, and some nice trees. I sat down on a bench and felt for the first time in New York City that I was breathing in oxygen. It was very relaxing and soothing.
Except for one part: the dog run. It seems about every park in New York has a space where dogs can be unleashed and run amok. I understand the need of dogs and dog owners to have such a space. But I really can't stand them. I go to a park to relax, enjoy the scenery, and pretend I'm not in the city. This scene is more than negated by the stench of the dog run, which permeates an area far larger than the dog enclosure itself. Not only is the smell unpleasant, it reminds me of the fact that I am in a city where you need such a place and of the dogshit that lines the streets in many parts of the city. It's disgusting and repulsive, not what I would like when I go to a park.
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That's why you don't live in a city. What are you supposed to do when you don't have a back yard? Dogs need to run and play and socialize with other dogs. Yes, it's a petowners responsibility to clean up after their dogs, but as you can see it doesn't always get done. This is why people who don't like living stacked one on top of another in apartments reminiscent of the rat cages in research labs and who can't stand the never ending wail of sirens or stench of garbage (or dog doo) live in real houses outside of cities. I honestly do not see the appeal of urban living, and I, personally, can't wait until I can afford a real house with a nice, big yard.
Posted by Tracy | June 11, 2006 2:58 PM
Posted on June 11, 2006 14:58