For example Frankfurt: Anyone who sees the dog run on Otto-Hahn-Platz in Sachsenhausen might think that dogs are not welcome in the city.

The area where you can let very quiet four-legged friends off the leash is on a traffic island that is also a tram stop.

So there can be no question of a run-out, at most a space for small or large businesses.

In Frankfurt, unfortunately, removing the piles is a duty that is all too often disregarded.

Patricia Andreae

Editor in the Rhein-Main-Zeitung.

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You should always have the bags for disposal with you. Because donors are only available in very few places in the city, most of which are looked after by volunteers and all too often are quickly emptied. The city is not in a position to guarantee a nationwide supply and regular replenishment.

She collects 102 euros per dog per year from each owner, and from owners of dangerous dogs as much as 225 (with a corresponding owner test) or 900 euros. There are currently only 320 such listed dogs registered in the city, the number of unreported cases is probably higher. In total, tax is currently paid for 20,251 dogs. The increase could be explained by the increased desire for pets during the pandemic; in November 2019, only 17,975 had been registered with the city treasury. Since the tax flows into the general budget, it only benefits dog owners indirectly. After all, the four-legged friends are allowed to ride on buses and trains free of charge.

This is especially good when you want to reach the more interesting walking areas.

The city's brochure for dog owners lists 25 of them, and most of them are significantly larger than the little spot on Otto-Hahn-Platz.

One of the largest is the Niddapark with extensive meadows and a meadow that is also suitable for large dogs that are thirsty for exercise.

On dunes, in the zoo and in the forest

There are also smaller run-out areas in facilities such as the Grüneburgpark, which otherwise has to be kept on a leash, where at least sociable dogs can romp around a little. The officially designated dog areas are widely distributed across the city, with the exception of the districts on the outskirts of the metropolis, because the green belt can usually be reached quickly there. From Schwanheim, for example, you can quickly reach the extensive forest and dune areas or you can even take your dog to the Kobelt Zoo to visit donkeys, goats and other animals.

Encounters with fallow deer are more the rule than the exception in some places in the city forest around Maunzen- and Kesselbruchweiher.

It is therefore important there to leash dogs that like to follow a track - otherwise those who use poison bait will feel confirmed.

Again and again you see supposedly good lap dogs rushing wildly through the forest, for example in the areas around the Oberschweinstiege.

Otherwise there is a good place for dogs there, as water is not only offered to them in the forest inn.

In summer, dogs who love to swim often splash around right next door in the Jacobi pond.

Because the Frankfurt outdoor pools have dog bathing days in their program, but only once a year, on the day before they close.

Anyway.

All in all, the city can be described as extremely dog-friendly.