You and Your Dog

Introduction
We want to see you and your dog enjoying our parks and open spaces, however, we also want to reduce the amount of dog fouling which spoils the enjoyment of the park by other users.

Dog Bins
There are lots of special red dog bins within parks and open spaces, which are designed for the disposal of dog excreta. Please use them. Please do not use normal litterbins.
You can pick up and dispose of dog excreta by using Pick Up Bags or by saving and using an old plastic shopping bag for this purpose, but remember to always wash your hands afterwards. These measures are helping to achieve a cleaner, safer borough.

Dangers
There are a number of diseases and illnesses that can be caused by contact with dog excreta, such as stomach upsets, however, the most hazardous is Toxocariasis. Toxocara could infect young children, if they play in an area, which has been fouled by dogs and then put their fingers in their mouths. The infection is very serious and can cause eyesight damage or even blindness. This infection is a very rare occurrence, but one which we wish to avoid in Enfield.

Animal Welfare Officer
The Council’s Animal Welfare Officer is able to offer advice and assistance on the care and control of your dog.

For further advice, please call The Animal Welfare Officer on 020 8379 1000.

Enfield Chase Dog Training Club
Enfield Chase Dog Training Club has established a series of dog training sessions to help educate dogs and their owners. Toilet Training should begin when your dog is a puppy, teaching your dog to use a specific place, such as your garden or another regular place, soon after feeding.

This will help you and your puppy to establish good habits. Enfield Chase Dog Training Club run courses to the Kennel Club’s Good Citizen Dog Schemes and gives good advice on toilet training and demonstrations on how to use pick up bags.

The Club also organise Obedience Displays, which demonstrate practical ways to train your dog!

For further information please contact Enfield Chase Dog Training Club on 020 8360 5019.

Dog Control Orders

Enfield Council's Dog Control Orders took effect from the 1st of November 2007.

There are four Dog Control Orders and they are summarised as follows:

• Removal of dog faeces (Dog faeces must be picked up by the owner) (This Order applies to ALL land in the open air within the London borough of Enfield, not just parks)

• The exclusion of dogs from certain areas (Dogs are not allowed in certain fenced areas within parks such as children's playgrounds and tennis courts)

• The keeping of dogs on leads (Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times in certain walled gardens/smaller parks) (The full list is: Bush Hill Gardens, Cambridge Gardens, Chase Green Gardens, Delhi Gardens, Forest Road Golden Jubilee Park, Forty Hall walled garden, Gentlemans Row, Minchenden Oak Gardens)

• The keeping of dogs on leads by direction (Dogs must be placed on a lead if asked to do so by authorised officers. This applies in all parks and open spaces)

Offences against any of the Orders are punishable by way of an £80 fixed penalty notice. Authorised officers will be Police officers, PCSO's, and certain Council officers.

Full details of the Dog Control Orders.

Contact Us

Address:
Parks Business Unit
PO Box 52
Civic Centre
Silver Street
Enfield
EN1 3XD
Map

Email:
parksbusinessunit@enfield.gov.uk

Telephone:
020 8379 1000

Fax:
020 8379 3785

This document was last updated on 2008-04-03 13:37:52 published by the Parks team. Document Reference:LBE_132620