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Outside of maybe SMA I know of no specific space. I will say there are packs of domestic dogs everywhere trying to get out of the sun anywhere they can and looking for food.

The now wild dog problem is an issue.

For the sake of your dog, I advise you to be very careful and to use a leash so the dog doesn't get too far from you. Places with a heavy expat population may have managed to keep wild dogs out and may have parks for dogs in gated communities. But the reality in Mexico is that there are wild dog packs. You don't want to know how some of those populations are controlled.

One of the first exposures I had after moving here was an angry group of people protesting the dog issue. Then I met some people picking up and altering stray dogs. The number of people trying to fix the problem is usually outnumbered by the dogs. Currently, the main dog rescuer has at least 6 dogs and few people offering to adopt them.

Thank you. We have spent time in SMA and I have seen the stray dog problem firsthand. While I know there is a park in San Antonio, it doesn't offer an off-leash option and I don't want to see my dog attacked as we walk him on-leash.. Before we relocate, I would like to consider my dog's requirements too.

I'm in Rosarito. I asked about a dog park and they looked at me like I had 2 heads.
Not exactly on the priority list.
I take my well behaved dog to the beach to run and fetch.
Best Wishes

A dog on a lead is much safer than a free running dog where packs are concerned. They, with good reason, are often afraid of people. They would associate your dog with people.

Free running turns your dog into a new competitor among dogs who are desperate. The pack would come together to defend their resources and the pack.  I know how the wild packs are.  Here they on occasion move down the street like a pack at night. The pets bark behind their walls. People here walk their dogs on leads.

OK. I totally understand what you are saying. So my question is: We have seen rentals out in the country - about 10 - 20 minutes outside of SMA - where it looks as if he would have the freedom to run. Would there be packs of wild dogs out there too? Would it be safe to allow him to run and let off steam?

With a pet you are better off with a small house, Actually, with dogs, they require a house except for a very small dog. 
Sadly untrained, untended dogs are everywhere. Everyone wants a puppy until they are not a puppy. I have driven around many areas and have yet to see a well-managed neighborhood with no pack or pre-pack dogs,  I trained my neighbor's dogs not to bark all of the time because I prefer to sleep at night. I had talked to the neighbors about their dogs and they said that the dogs were just being natural dogs,

I knew that wasn't so, so I got some training tools and fixed the problem.. When people don't really understand dogs, the dogs get nervous and try to be in charge which leads to barking constantly. So basically people are not going to deal with the packs or their own personal dog.

The experience one has letting dogs run free varies according to the community in which one lives.  We live in the Ajijic Delegation of Chapala, Jalisco on Lake Chapala  with endless kilometers of space along the lakeshore where dogs can and do run free seldom encountering humans or other dogs.  We let our five dogs run free especially during the dry season when lake levels recede and wide, deserted beaches are available  for their and our pleasure.  We also live in the congested historic center of the small city of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas where dog packs running the streets prevail. Locals in the urban zone are not pleased to see  dogs running free  and might hurt or even kill them.  In San Cristobal the saying is, a free dog is a dead dog.  In San Cristobal, therefore, our dogs never run free in the city and we need to take them on a ride to parks outside of town where  they can run and play but among other dogs sharing the amenities  so we must be alert and watchful at all times.   The urban center of San Cristobal is not the best place to have dogs unless one has a car to carry them to rural areas or is willing to devote the
time to walking them on a leash.