Typically, pet owners choose the nearest park or adjacent area for walking their four-legged companions. In Lviv, there are also designated places and playgrounds where walking dogs is officially permitted. The city places special emphasis on ensuring that these locations are comfortable for walks, equipping them with special signs and waste collection stations.
In 2019, the Lviv City Council approved a list of places for walking and training dogs, which includes over 60 locations, and their number is growing.
These locations include regular walking areas (not fenced, allowing dogs to be walked on a leash) as well as dog playgrounds, which are enclosed areas where dogs can run freely without a leash. Typically, these places are equipped with benches and waste stations. The list also includes training and exercise areas where dogs are allowed to roam freely without a leash.
The list also includes training and exercise areas where dogs are allowed to roam freely without a leash. These locations are fenced and equipped with special exercise equipment for animal training and waste stations.
Such dog playgrounds are located at 56 Promyslova Street and 75 Stryiska Street. Additionally, there is only one two-sectioned area designed for both large and small dog breeds, situated in the Central Park of Culture and Recreation named after Bohdan Khmelnytskyi. Its area exceeds 2000 square meters.
As there are pet exercise areas in practically every district of the city, for your convenience and comfort, we recommend using the "Dog Playground Map".
If you are traveling with your pet and staying in the center of Lviv or nearby, we suggest the closest locations that are perfect for your walks:
- "Na Valakh" Park - within a 5-minute walk from Rynok Square.
- Ivan Franko Park - it even has a special area for walking and training your beloved pet.
- Historical and Cultural Landscape Complex "Citadel."
- Stryiskyi Park - one of the oldest and most beautiful parks in Lviv.
- Central Park of Culture and Recreation named after Bohdan Khmelnytskyi - with a training and exercise area.
If you don't have a dog but love them dearly, you have the opportunity to become a volunteer for walking dogs in shelters that are in need of attention and care. You can do this at the following locations:
- Lviv Municipal Enterprise "Lev" - 56 Promyslova Street.
- Home for rescued animals - 24 Oleksa Dovbush Street.
