"Bark parks"--a study on XXXX in a limited-control environment.

@entity235 @entity130 @entity146
As limited-control @entity235 parks become more popular, concerns arise about whether these parks encourage @entity146 . Systematic observations made at 1 park over 72 hr across 8 months found that 28 conflicts or potential conflicts occurred (< 0.5%). Of these, 14 were @entity146 episodes. Each lasted less than 1 min (< 0.33% of total observation time). There were 14 other incidents of possible @entity146 that were ambiguous in nature. Each lasted less than 30 sec (< 0.17%). None of these incidents led to @entity130 . Of the 177 @entity235 observed, only 9 were aggressive toward other @entity235 (5%): 6 aggressors, once each; 2 aggressors, twice each; 1 aggressor, 3 times. Results indicate that @entity146 in limited-control @entity235 parks may be relatively rare and probably presents only a limited risk to @entity235 and their caregivers (owners). In part, this may be because owners who frequent @entity235 parks are self-selecting, self-monitoring, and self-limiting in regard to @entity235 @entity146 .
