[Tagging] "Pet Relief Areas"

[johnw]

> On May 19, 2015, at 2:32 PM, Bryce Nesbitt <bryce2 at obviously.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com <mailto:dieterdreist at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Am 18.05.2015 um 19:26 schrieb Bryce Nesbitt <bryce2 at obviously.com <mailto:bryce2 at obviously.com>>:
> 
>> Note 1:
>> I'd rather duck tag this as an "amenity=pet_relief_area / dog_facilities=yes / cat_facilities=no", but I have long since come to the conclusion that tagging for the current rendering is necessary.
> 
> around here there is leisure=dog_park in use:
> eg http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/131188810#map=19/41.86548/12.50411&layers=D <http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/131188810#map=19/41.86548/12.50411&layers=D>\
> 
> A dog park is a place to play with a pet, probably off leash. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:leisure%3Ddog_park <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:leisure%3Ddog_park>
> A pet relief area is a toilet.
> Different feature.

+1 

There are dog parks (and dog beaches) where off-the-leash frolicking is allowed. Also, there are some are fenced areas inside larger parks - but the idea that you bring a tennis ball and have your dog run around is the main feature. 

these “relief areas” are 5m from the parking lot service roads for SAs and PAs on the motorway (with no barrier), and like the smoking area, its a small area to do your stinky business away from the busy entrances of the toilets and small shops. the biggest ones I have seen so far are roughly 10x10m - and has several statues of pets urinating or deficating, in case you were confused about it’s purpose. 

It’s like the difference between a sink and a pool. I’m not a dog owner, but there are a ton of these specialty areas in large facilities in Japan (and I imagine elsewhere). 

Javbw

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