Please take our survey if you haven’t already and thank you to all of you who have so far… SURVEY (NOTE: Only take it once. Your IP address will be recognized and it will be invalid.)
Over 500 (a third of Concord’s dog owners) have taken the few minutes to fill it out, but we are still looking for more input. The results are a great indicator of what the Concord dog community feels is important and gives the town much needed data for dog based decisions.
88% consider it important (or greater) for their dogs to walk off-leash (70% say it is “extremely important”). 90% of respondents say they consider “natural beauty” and wooded trails “important” or greater). 85% are not sure if they would use a dog park (with over half saying, “not at all”). A dog park is “definitely important” to about 6%, with another 6% saying they would “possibly” prefer it over conservation lands.
Respondents say “loss of places for off-leash walks” is their number one concern with 84% saying it needs to be addressed or is a major issue. 83% say “Dogs disturbing wildlife” is “not an issue” or a “very minor issue” and 36% say “out of town dog owners” are only “somewhat of an issue”.
Please continue to ask your Concord dog(s) owning friends and neighbors to respond as well and as always, be a responsible dog owner and considerate of others whenever outdoors… thanks!