Charlottesville is a pet-friendly community. Many law students have found apartment complexes very close to the school that allow pets.

Dog Registration

Dogs four months or older must be registered with the City of Charlottesville or Albemarle County, depending upon your place of residence. Once your dog is registered, it will receive a tag to wear on its collar.

Albemarle County

Purchase Dog License

City of Charlottesville 

Purchase Dog Tags
 

Pet Training, Daycare and Kennels

Dog Parks

Darden Towe Park 

Once in the park, follow signs to off-leash area.

Azalea Park

Chris Greene Lake

Located near the airport. There is a one-acre fenced in area for dogs to run off-leash, with a roped water access area where dogs can swim.

Claudius Crozet Park