Dog Off-leash Strategy

We are looking for your input to update our Dog Off-Leash Strategy!

In 2012, the Parks, Recreation, and Culture (PRC) developed a 10-year strategy to guide decision-making on the planning and development of off-leash areas and supporting amenities for Surrey residents. Surrey’s urban dog population is growing, and a new plan is needed to reflect the growing population, changing demographics, and meet the demand for new and improved off-leash areas. The strategy will help guide decisions around locating, designing, maintaining, and funding new off-leash areas in the city for the next 10 years.

The updated Dog Off-leash Area Strategy will:

• Work with the strategic direction, priorities, plans and policies of the City;
• Analyze the current operational off-leash areas to understand what works well, and what doesn’t;
• Account for changes in the City’s diverse communities;
• Reflect trends, best practices and changing expectations related to parks & recreation;
• Highlight public and stakeholder input in parks & recreation values, needs and expectations; and;
• Create a framework to guide the implementation of dog off-leash areas over the next 10 years.

View the discussion guide to learn more

The discussion guide provides detail on what a dog off-leash strategy is, why it's been updated, why it's important, and what will happen next.

How to get involved

Complete the online survey.

Survey closes July 5.

Attend a community pop-up:

• June 8 – Paw Play in the Park (Surrey Animal Resource Centre) – Dogwood Park (South Surrey); 9am – 1pm.
• June 15 – Freedom Dog Off Leash Area (Fleetwood); 11am – 1pm.
• June 20 – Newton Community Centre (Newton); 3:30 – 6:30pm
• June 22 – Paw Play in the Park (Surrey Animal Resources Centre) – Forsyth Park (Whalley); 9am – 1pm.
• July 1 – Canada Day Celebration - Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre (Cloverdale); 11am – 1pm.