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Bumble's Backyard

4.0 (8 reviews)
Closed • 4:00 pm - 8:00 PM
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The rules at the time Bree died
Kelly R.

On Wednesday, October 29th, 2025, my dog Bree was killed after being hit by a car, less than 5 minutes after an unsecured gate at Bumble's Backyard allowed her to access the busy road adjacent to their facility. Around 7p that evening, I decided to head home after spending an hour at Bumble's with my dogs. Pursuant to their facility rules, I waited to leash my dog Bree until I entered the double-gated "secure vestibule". Unbeknownst to me, the exterior gate was not secured, and my sweet girl saw an opportunity for adventure and ran. I immediately began searching for her. Roughly 5 minutes later, I found her on the side of the road, about 50 to 100 feet from Bumble's, dead after getting hit by a car. I have since learned that another dog had gotten out of Bumble's Backyard due to the same unsecured gate just three days before Bree's death, and Bumble staff were well aware of this. When the owner brought her dog into the "secure vestibule" in preparation for leaving the park, the exterior gate was open. The owner of this dog shared that Bumble staff blamed the gate being open on the wind. Despite Bumble's requiring that dogs not be leashed until inside the "secure vestibule", no changes were made to prevent this from happening again, and my dog paid the ultimate price. When exchanging emails with the owner of Bumble's after Bree's death, I asked why nothing was done after the first dog's escape to increase park safety. The owner shared that the fencing company visited the park and examined the gate and could not find any mechanical errors. This was the extent of any action taken to reduce the likelihood of possible tragedy. No signs were put up to remind members to be diligent about gate safety. No changes were made to the gate to make it more secure (for example, a $10 spring on Amazon). No communications were sent from staff to members regarding the incident. Again, staff failed to properly monitor the gates and ensure members' dogs' security. And the rule about leashing your dog ONLY in this double-gated space remained unchanged. No one else was exiting or entering Bumble's at the same time as my departure on Wednesday -- it's not like the gate was left open JUST before I got to it. A couple days after Bree's death, I told the facility owner that I was following the park rules by waiting to leash in the "secure vestibule" and not in the park area, and mentioned that staff need to make sure the vestibule is actually secure since the requirement is to not leash anywhere else. The owner responded by stating that the facility website "has now been updated with the exact and more clear rules". This caught me off guard because I followed their rules to a T. When I viewed these "exact and more clear" rules on the website, one thing became apparent: the rules were changed. Now, the rules state you must leash your dog PRIOR to entering the vestibule. These rules are not "more clear" -- they are in direct contrast to what the rules were when Bree died. Fortunately, I took a screenshot of the rules at the time of Bree's passing, showing that I followed the rules in place at the time of the incident. I did ask Bumble's if there is camera footage of Bree exiting through the unsecured gate. I was told the cameras do not cover the entrance/exit gates. I know that freak accidents can happen, and at first, I honestly sympathized with Bumble staff a bit. I know it had to be traumatic for the staff who were with me that night, both in witnessing my distress upon finding Bree on the side of the road and having to help me lift her body into my car. The facility owner (who was not present that night) had met Bree, Raiden and me several times. He shared in our emails that he was barely able to eat or sleep due to what happened. I assumed that some sort of safety notice would be shared with members, or even a temporary park closure, while safety improvements were made. I checked the Bumble Instagram page (which they frequently use to post park events and updates) to see what they might say about ensuring their patrons and dogs are safe. To date, there has been no mention in the member updates or social media of any safety issues or dogs getting out. Imagine my alarm when the same facility owner I've been emailing and personally knew Bree, appeared in a video published to Bumble's instagram page two days after her death, holding a mock funeral for the facility ice cream machine. I am sharing Bree's story so that she does not die in vain. You are welcome to share It, too. She should still be alive, and her death could have been prevented with even the simplest of actions. I have attached three items to this post: 1.) the facility rules at the time Bree died, 2.) the "more clear" facility rules, and 3.) the video showing just how serious the owner of Bumble's Backyard took my dog's preventable death.

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Godown is a great dog park with ample of parking. There are fenced separate areas for small and…read morelarge dogs. We frequent both sides of the park as our miniature Aussie is about 28 lbs. Each side of the two parks have a double gated pass through, poop bag dispensers, and trash cans. Both sides have benches and plenty of trees to provide shade. Folks here are generally friendly. It's a pretty popular dog park. We've never been here when there weren't dogs for our dog to play with. (Unlike some of the other parks we've visited in the Columbus area.) There's a spigot near the entrances beside the portajohn. Great for a quick rinse off of a muddy dog or for filling up the communal water jugs that you find on both sides of the dog parks.

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