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Dog owners and advocates unleashed their concerns Wednesday over whether canines should be restrained in city parks.
For 20 years, dogs have been allowed to run freely in select city parks from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. In a hearing Wednesday the Health Board proposed keeping it that way, but also suggested making a better effort to publicize park rules.
The hearing followed a Queens park association’s lawsuit against the cityís claims that unleashed dogs can be dangerous.
Advocates support the board, saying leashing dogs could raise their aggression and cause them to bite.
“When dogs don’t feel threatened and they feel like they can escape they don’t bite,î said Animal Behavior Consultant Parvene Farhoody. And so off-leash time is a wonderful time for both people and dogs, because everyone’s interacting in a really health natural way.”
A State Supreme Court judge is expected to make his final decision on the case before the year is up.
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Parvene Farhoody provides private consultation with pet owners every day, instructing them in how to be attentive, engaged, and effective with their pets, for a whole new relationship with the animals they love most. She owns and operates Behavior Matters, Inc., an Animal Behavior Consulting and Training service in New York City. She is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer (CPDT), Vice President of the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT), as well as a Certified Animal Behavior Consultant (CABC) and a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. Ms. Farhoody holds a Diploma of Canine Behavior from Cynology College. She is Assess-A-Pet and Train-to-Adopt Certified by the Community Animal Shelter Association for both evaluating rescue dogs for placement and teaching staff and volunteers at rescue facilities about quality-of-life issues for rescue dogs. In addition to consulting with shelters, volunteer groups, professional trainers, and the public, Parvene has been featured on local and national television-The Learning Channel and NickelodeonJr. For more information on The Protected Pet Initiative, Parvene Farhoody or Behavior Matters, Inc. please visit www.behaviormatters.com or call 718.424.7556.