Dog Walkers in Marquette Park (Chicago Lawn)

Marquette Park is a large park located in the Chicago Lawn community of Greater Chicago. The neighborhood is a mix of both working and middle-class families and is much quieter than many areas of Chicago. This makes it a fabulous place to raise your family. Where once this neighborhood had a reputation for gang-related crimes, in the past few years, the residents of this community have worked very hard to restore the area and make is safer for you to walk your dog in. 

There are a number of excellent restaurants within the district for you grab a bite to eat or a cold drink when you are walking on a beautiful, hot summer day. Most of the area features wide sidewalks with large grass strips running between the sidewalk for your pup to cool his feet off or for him to go potty on. Keep in mind that you must always clean up after your dog.

The terrain in the Marquette Park/Chicago Lawn area might be sure to make the most of what you have to work with. Flat ground is perfect for taking a nice long walk, providing you do the best to make your strolls as challenging as you can. This can mean anything from adding an extra block or two as your pup gets used to the walks or taking time to explore different streets and avenues. Long walks on flat ground can also be a good for pups as long as you keep adding to the distance and even vary the speeds at which you walk. Perhaps the hardest part of all is finding new ways to get down to Marquette Park where you and your pup can enjoy the trails and run around burning off all those extra calories you can't seem to get rid of. You'll be sure to find something to appease any high-energy dog. 

The community of Marquette Park/Chicago Lawn offers tree-lined streets with plenty of grass for your dog to enjoy. The shady trees along the roads help provide you with plenty of shade for your summer walks when the sun is beating down on you. They can also help to block the chilly winds that come in off Lake Michigan all winter long. 

The big green space of Marquette Park itself is one of the largest in the Greater Chicago Area, covering some 300 acres. The park itself was designed in 1905 by the Olmstead Brothers. Now, over a century later, Marquette Park continues to be one of the most beautiful parks in the city and offers a wide range of athletic fields, a golf course, and a two-mile-long walking path that winds around the outside edge of the pond. The lake offers fishing and the park has plenty of shady trees for the two of you to nap under.