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    Centennial Dog Park

    4.3 (90 reviews)

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    Brandi H.

    Opened in January 2006, this dog park is a stones throw from Centennial Park. It includes a 2 acre "big dog park" with a pathway and greenery on a very steep hill, and a half acre spot "little dog park". I liked how central it was to the city, and the dog had LOTS of dogs to play with. However, there was a lot of unscooped poop and it was hard to walk in the area without gagging on the stench. It's always interesting to me, as someone who's not an animal person, to watch animal people. At one point, a dog came to me, sniffed my hand, and tried to jump up playfully. It's owner snapped at me: "Hey, we're teaching her not to jump. Push her down." Nah, buddy. You're teaching her not to jump. I have nothing to do with that. I awkwardly pointed to my headphones, indicating I couldn't hear him, pet the dog, and continued walking the paved pathway to get my steps. But it was interesting to watch, as many people in this park were very hands on with all of the dogs, throwing toys for dogs other than their own, pouring water for dogs other than their own, and petting dogs other than their own.

    Jeremy C.

    My dog and I love it here. We've started going to this park for several months now and it's his favorite place to go to. I don't think I've ever had or really seen a bad experience with another dog ever since I've gone here. It's a huge space for him to run around (which is great because he has the most energy in the world, since he's a vizsla). People are friendly here too and it's usually always pretty packed whenever I go.

    Nice big dog park for #Pina in Nashville
    Elizabeth G.

    Solid Big dog park west of Nashville. Nice people lots of dogs even midday during the week. My Dog had a great time! It's all dirt at the moment so I can't imagine this would be my favorite regularly because if it were the least bit wet I'd be giving a full bath for sure. I like the concrete path through the middle, so at least there's as option of not stepping in pure mud... Some mulch or grass would be better... Needs improvement but definitely will tire your dog out.

    Samantha H.

    I really love this dog park, also hopefully so does my dog. Centennial dog park is located near Vanderbilt University and Hospital - in a busy part of the city. The park, Centennial Park, is a nice green space that allows those to take a little break from the nearby city. The dog park is located in the upper corner (depending on how you look at it) in a fenced off area. There are two areas of the dog park. The regular dog park and the small dog park. Considering my dog is little, I chose to use the small dog park. This is generally reserved for dogs 25lbs and under. The dog park itself is well maintained and offers a nice area for dogs to run to let loose. The park provides doggie poop bags so owners can clean up after their furry friend. There are also foundations available, but be aware these are often turned off in the early winter and remain off until spring. The dog park offers ample seating. I do wish this park was a little bigger, but for being in a such a central location - it's a great spot to let your little friend run around and make some friends!

    Quiet day. Tuesday lunch hour... Maybe 10 dogs... Too quiet...
    Alex P.

    I love it here! The big dog park is huge! Today there were about 20 dogs playing and exercising. There are benches and picnic tables and doggy poop bags are provided and there's even a water fountain for dogs! More trees and benches would be great though. And the small dog park is good too. There were about 4 or 5 small dogs there but they weren't doing much. BTW, pitbulls aren't allowed in the park. I've never seen that posted as a rule at a dog park... I guess, I kind of sympathize with the rule since a lot of people are afraid of pitbulls, but these dogs are large dogs and they need SOMEWHERE to run! Maybe there can be a third fenced in area for "well-behaved/ non-aggressive" pitbulls and then keep the large dog and small dog areas as is. Overall, this is a really awesome dog park. I still kind of prefer the Bark Park in Franklin with its perfectly permed grass and agility course for the doggies as opposed to this park which is a lot larger (good), but its not on flat land and they use wood chips instead. This park is so much closer though.

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    Corey W.

    Pretty nice dog park. Two separate areas, one for large dogs one for small dogs. I've never been in the small dog area but the large dog area is well kept up. People are good about cleaning up after their dogs and it's usually fairly busy. It's nice there is plenty of grass and the areas that their aren't the park does a good job of keeping it mulched so the place doesn't turn into a big mud puddle. Nice little water fountain for the dogs and plenty of benches and picnic tables if you just want to chill out while the dogs play. One of the better public dog parks I've ever been to.

    Kris C.

    Took a trip out to centennial dog park today. It was very spacious and well kept. My dog had a blast. Parking is meh but hey that's the city for ya!

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    8 months ago

    This park is pretty large, but can get very muddy or dusty depending on the weather. I do love that there's a dedicated small dog park!

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    So I'm getting mixed information on here. Is there a separate section for small dogs at this park or no?

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