Dog Friendly Areas?

[Buffy7]

Hi everybody!
I will be moving to Egypt on a semi-permanent basis this Friday with my Greyhound. I've yet to find any dog-parks (i.e. enclosed areas where dogs can be off leash) or clubs or anything like that aside from the poorly formed "education" facilities in my area (Rehab in Cairo, although we are moving to another, similar neighborhood soon).
Any suggestions? Any dog-owners looking for "play-dates"? My dog is used to daily trips to a dog park where she can play and interact with other, well socialized dogs.
I have witnessed an unfortunate amount of mismanagement and mistreatment of dogs (usually large-breed) in Egypt resulting in frightened or aggressive temperaments and unable to socialize with other dogs.

[Sonrisa]

Am pretty certain that there is a group of pet owners that meet across my house, by the canal gardens in maadi every weekend. These are large dogs, a couple of german sheperds, a ridgeback, and some domesticated baladis.

[dokki]

Unfortunately not really in your area but there is/was an informal dog walking group at the Gezera Club - Dog Runs in Cairo, One Reporter?s Journey? - Cairo Pets. Have had no problems walking our dogs around the Red/Bent pyramids, where is is usually empty - though apart from the occasional stray no one for your dog to play with. Moon Beach Resort near Ras Sedr in Sinai [unfortunately off limits for some of us at the moment] allows dogs and whenever we went there were usually at least one or 2 others for ours to play with.

[Buffy7]

Thank you Dokki - roughly how far by car is the Moon Beach Resort from Rehab? Why is it off-limits; for certain nationalities only?

[dokki]

I would think from Rehab it's about a 2.5 hours, maybe less, given you're already out of Cairo, drive to Moon Beach. Some governments/embassies have travel restrictions on Sinai at the moment, mine included, and I unfortunately have to observe them.