Silverlake Dog Park
The Hollywood Hills and Boulevards are surely glamorous, but ample traffic makes them no place to be walking Fifi. Instead, bring pooches to L.A.'s premier dog park ? Silverlake. An active pet owner's association and creative events make this the place to "bark and be seen."

Where: 1850 Silverlake Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif.
Hours: Sunrise - Sunset
Contact Info: Web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~lmalsby/index.htm; email: lmalsby@earthlink.net; phone: (323) 666-7272
Features: 1.5-acre off-leash park, fenced, benches, tables, handicapped accessible, poop bags, trees, lights, water, trash
Additional Services: Vaccinations every second Saturday of the month, dog obedience classes twice a week, plus "The Leak" park newsletter. Silverlake Dog Park Association meets at the park on the second Saturday of every month from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Remington Dog Park
Just north of San Francisco, dog lovers are bound to leave their hearts (but not their pups!) in Remington Dog Park. With more than 300 dogs passing through the park's gates daily, immaculate stomping grounds and an active society of doggie parents, even your pooch might leave his heart in this hound heaven.

Where: Bridgeway and Ebbtide Avenues, Sausalito, Calif.
Hours: Sunrise - Sunset
Contact Info: Web site: http://sausalitodogpark.org/; email: tgourdin@pacbell.net
Features: 1.3-acre off-leash park, fenced, benches, tables, trash, dog drinking water station, lights, storage shed, "scooper" cleaning station
Bonus Features: Received "4 Paws" rating in The California Dog Lover's Companion travel guide
Additional Services: "Mixers" for dogs and humans featuring doggie fashion shows, Halloween parade and haunted house, and chili cook-off fund-raisers