PIDO — PIDO

About PIDO

Point Isabel Dog Owners & Friends (PIDO) is a nonprofit organization run entirely by volunteers. Since 1985, we have worked to keep Point Isabel multi-use, clean, safe, and available for off-leash recreational dog walking. Please join PIDO and consider making a contribution to help us ensure that Point Isabel continues to be a wonderful place to walk dogs off-leash.

PIDO worked with East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) from 1985 to 1987 to help craft the Point Isabel Exception to EBRPD's Ordinance 38 (a set of rules that govern many aspects of EBRPD’s 73 parks). Ordinance 38 generally requires dogs to be on-leash on paved trails and in developed areas, such as cafés. At Point Isabel, dogs are allowed in those areas as long as they are under voice control.

Members

PIDO formed in 1985 with about 75 members. We incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2000. We currently have approximately 6,000 members.

Join/Donate

Thanks to membership fees and donations, PIDO has been able to contribute nearly $35,000 to EBRPD over the past 10 years for poop bags, tree plantings, bulletin boards, and other improvements at Point Isabel.

What we do

PIDO works to preserve off-leash recreation at Point Isabel. We emphasize the benefits of shared, multi-use recreation and educate park visitors about dog walking rules and etiquette, protecting wildlife, and park district news and rules.

We publish a newsletter, The PIDO Pointer , three times a year and send regular updates via email and social media platforms to our members.
We maintain two bulletin boards (one at each end of the park) with info and brochures for park visitors.
We maintain this website and a Facebook group page for our members and the public.
Although events are on hold due to COVID-19, we conduct weed pulls and park cleanups throughout the year, and we participate in EBRPD-organized maintenance work parties and special events (e.g., pulling foxtails, mulching new trees, Coastal Cleanup, Earth Day).
We host annual special events that are open to the public (and either free or for a nominal fee), such as:
- Barktoberfest dog costume contest and parade
- Easter egg hunt (for children, who exchange plastic eggs for treats)
- American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen testing.