As I was walking my dogs back to the vehicle today a young man with with his MAC id badge stopped to inform me that my dogs are to be leashed in the parking lot. Now being the cranky geezer that I am I decided to question his authority. I asked if it was posted anywhere and he said that he thought it was. I asked his name and he responded that he worked for MAC. I was trying to determine if there indeed is a leash requirement in the parking lot or if he was just annoyed that I was taking up a parking space. He became frustrated, mumbling something about “free dog park . . ., I have have a dog . . ., I almost hit a dog . . .” and walked away wishing me a good day. Hope I didn’t ruin his Friday. I guess had my dogs been roaming the lot I would have been more considerate of the gentleman’s concern but today they were well behaved and there was no need to even cross the lot. In the several years I have been bringing my dogs to the ADP I have never seen a sign requiring leashes in the parking lot. Have I missed something? That said, it probably would be a good idea. I wouldn’t be surprised to see MAC formally implement a leash policy, especially after the unknown MAC employee brings it up his Friday encounter at the Monday morning staff meeting.
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I must say, I’ve always had concerns about people not leashing their dogs in the lot, because I’ve always been afraid I’m going to hit someone’s dog. There are a lot of cars in the lot, and if people let their dogs free as they’re going to and from the car, it increases the chances that a dog is going to get hit, as it’s hard to see around the cars (and it’s hard to see if there’s a dog behind your car when you’re backing out). In general, I just think it’s a lot safer to leash them when in the lot – even if you have a very obedient dog that stays close to you – you just never know when a dog might get spooked by a noise or see a squirrel or something and start running through the lot!
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Yes indeed this was one of the few MAC requests made a few years ago. It’s posted on the gates as you leave the park. It is something like “Please leash your dogsâ€.
They would like this for their employee safety (remember not all people are dog people) and the dogs (moving cars) safety.
The only other request I can think of right now is Removal of pet feces. Including not letting it fall along the roadway.
MAC is really good to us by letting use this area. They take great pride in how the grounds appear and we are very taxing on their private property. I try and make a special effort to help keep the area clean and safe for MAC and all of us. They do not seem to want any kind of official park or the problems associated with the visitors. I wish they would post on the website so we could hear their concerns. The Airport Police did comment in January.
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