Dog Park: "Nice trees you got there . . ."

What dog love can do

Proponents of a dog park on Beaverdam Rd are ecstatic about trees.  Sites without trees are dismissed as unsuitable.  But dogs love trees for different reasons than people.  The love is not reciprocal.

Dog pee harms the bark and roots, and diminishes the quality of topsoil. And it doesn't just harm trees.  It kills almost all plants, as any dog owner with a lawn knows.

See all the details in The Atlantic magazine "Why You Shouldn't Let Your Dog Pee on Trees" at http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2012/08/why-you-shouldnt-let-your-dog-pee-trees/3117/


John