Eighteen-month-old chocolate Labrador Sage and 10-month-old Siberian husky-Alaskan malamute cross Kilo play in Kil-Cona Park's off-leash dog area in Winnipeg, Man., on Wed., Nov. 7, 2012. (Jason Halstead/Winnipeg Sun file)
Carson (left), 13, and Noah, 7, walk flat-coated retriever Sam in Voyageur Park on Sat., May 10, 2014. Some area residents have objected to a proposal to turn the park into an off-leash dog park. (Kevin King/Winnipeg Sun/QMI Agency)
Donna Henry, spokeswoman for Winnipeg Network of Dog Owner Groups, says dog parks are a core service in the city. (WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)