CHICAGO – SEPTEMBER 4: A dog and its owner stop for a moment as they walk along the sand on Montrose Beach along Lake Michigan September 4, 2002 in Chicago. A new Chicago Park District ordinance allows owners to let their dogs run inside a fenced-in area of the beach unleashed. The two-month program started September 3 at Montrose Beach, the city’s first and only public beach to allow the dogs to romp. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)