San Francisco’s iconic Doggie Diner dogs make a surprise appearance on occasion
The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is changing its commercial dog walking Special Use Permit, in use since 2014, to a Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) business permit beginning on March 1, 2025. This means that people who walk 4 or more dogs up to a limit of 6 dogs for a living will need to apply for a CUA with the National Park Service to walk on GGNRA lands in San Francisco and Marin.
Read MoreMany of our neighbors are experiencing job and income reduction due to the coronavirus pandemic. SFDOG is launching a pet food pantry to provide dog and cat food to anyone who needs a hand.
Read MoreSFDOG is holding a cleanup to pick up icky trash and poop at Fort Funston on Saturday, December 2, 2024. Everyone is invited to join in.
Read MoreSFDOG board member Lindsay Kefauver, a longtime dog advocate, has passed away after an illness. Lindsay was one of the core group of people who formed SFDOG and fought so hard in those early years for off-leash opportunities for people with dogs in city parks and the GGNRA. Next time you walk with your dog off-leash in Dolores Park, Stern Grove, or Fort Funston -- or really any off-leash area in San Francisco and the GGNRA -- think of Lindsay and thank her.
Read MoreJoin SFDOG and friends for an afternoon of food, drink and music—all to raise funds for the pet food pantry at the Mission Food Hub. Pups & Pints Palooza will take place Saturday, April 30 from 2 - 4 pm outside the Mission Food Hub, where volunteers have been distributing free dog and cat food to low-income Mission residents since the earliest days of the pandemic. Our goal is to raise enough money to keep the pet food pantry open through the end of 2022.
Read MoreWe filed a lawsuit when the GGNRA tried using the proposed 2019 Superintendent’s Compendium to restrict dog walking access by recycling controversial parts of their failed Dog Management Plan. This was an underhanded and unlawful attempt to close trails and impound off-leash dogs without going through the public notice and comment process required by federal law. They lost.
Read MoreThe Golden Gate National Recreation Area is proposing to introduce parking fees at seven parks and sites in San Francisco and Marin to help pay for the costs to provide operations for the growing numbers of visitors at parks. These places have not charged for parking in 50 years since the inception of the GGNRA.
Read MoreNow that we’re beginning to emerge from our collective pandemic cocoon, SFDOG is holding its first community event in more than a year to weed pesky foxtails at Fort Funston May 7 & 8.
Read MoreDespite a challenging year, SFDOG had success ramping up a pet food pantry in the Mission District and beating back the Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s attempt to, once again, cut recreational dog walking access. We want to express our deep gratitude to our SFDOG members, volunteers, donors, and dog walking community for all of your support throughout the year.
Read MoreSFDOG has launched a pet food pantry in the Mission District to help families under financial strain due to the coronavirus pandemic. We're working with the San Francisco SPCA and the Latino Task Force to distribute dog and cat food at the Mission Food Hub.
Read MoreMany Bay Area dog parks, trails and beaches reopen with social distancing practices in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Read MoreDog walking is being encouraged as a means of staying physically and mentally healthy during the coronavirus stay-at-home order. But the constantly changing status of parks and open space, by multiple agencies, during this time has been confusing.
Read MoreSFDOG has offered to help GGNRA get the word out about social distancing in an effort to keep these important recreation areas open, healthy and safe during the shelter-in-place order.
Read MoreSFDOG has filed two lawsuits against the GGNRA, which is attempting to unlawfully use a compendium to resurrect highly controversial elements from its failed dog management plan.
Read MoreAlert animals can detect disease, aid people with various medical conditions
Read MoreThe GGNRA released a 2019 Superintendent’s Compendium that makes significant changes that appear to implement parts of the ill-fated Dog Management Plan.
Read MoreOne of the foundations of our government is the idea that the public gets to weigh in on policy matters. City departments don’t just spring significant changes on the public at the last minute. Yet that is exactly what’s happening at a popular dog park.
Read MoreJoin FUDDP (Friends of Upper Douglass Dog Park), SFDOG, and your dog-loving neighbors in this CALL TO ACTION!
Rec and Park wants to restrict when Upper Douglass is open but they never held a community meeting to gauge public interest. Tell the Rec and Park Commission we need a fair process. Tell them to stop the change in open hours.
Read MoreWe’re in serious danger of losing critical access to Upper Douglass Dog Park. A small group of people in the neighborhood adjoining the park is trying to get a change in park hours that would hurt people who work during the day and rely on morning and evening access to walk their dogs.
Read MoreOn May 4th, Dog lovers spread out to neighborhood parks and recreation areas throughout San Francisco and picked up what was left behind.
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