Me and both my dogs go here almost every day when the weather is nice. They love this park and so do I. The people are almost fairly nice as well. There is a lot of open space and not a lot of shade, but there is some. Bringing your own poop bags and water is a must. The water fountains do not work, but it being a nice area I don't see why this is an issue. At the kids parks around the same area none of the water fountains work there as well. It is nice and convenient for me because it is almost right across from where I live.
Some problems are that there isn't a spot for smaller dogs and that would be nice. I have a small dog and a big dog, and my little one has been trampled many times. Another problem is although it is a nice area, some owners are rude. With me having both a big and small dog, my bigger dog thinks she can play with all small dogs. She doesn't mean to terrify them, she thinks she is playing. This occurence has happened once when she doesn't know her own strength, she is still a puppy and still in training, and wants to play with small dogs. I got yelled at by the owner and another dog owner on not handling my dog, but I was doing everything I could to make her stay with me, so I ended up having to leash her the whole time while my little one ran around. When it is your dog doing something at this park everyone is quick to say you are a bad owner, but when it is their dog that is the problem they brush it off. But when my small dog gets trampled the owner's do not care. With a smaller dog area this would prevent those problems. My bigger dog has also been attacked by older dogs and the owners don't say a word. I suggest that if your dog is an over friendly dog and likes to play with all dogs big and small, that you do not go here. I now feel like I cannot take my dog because I defended her and the owners got mad. Everyone's animal has a flaw and people need to accept that. Today there was a german shepherd that tried to play with a smaller dog and the owner of the little dog called the park ranger saying that his dog was attacked. In this area there are more older folk that go to this dog park than young and they all have little dogs or old dogs, if something goes wrong (or so they think) they call the ranger all the time. Unless you want to be judged on how your dog acts I recommend going elsewhere or going early in the morning where there is little to no one there, like I have been doing.
I don't mean to be rude or judge this park, I love it, but when my dog gets in trouble for being overly friendly, as i've seen other dogs, there is an issue. Dogs are known to play rough, they all interact differently, so if you as an owner do not understand that, then the dog park isn't for you. I feel like smaller dogs either should get there own side of the park or they shouldn't be allowed. I've been to many dog parks with my little one that did have an area for them. It makes it safer and lets the bigger dogs wrestle without trampling the little ones. I have also seen little dogs going after the big dogs because they have a complex and the big dogs are the ones that get into trouble. This problem is easily fixed without calling the ranger every second of the day complaining about a dog.
If you choose to bring your small dog, you should know there are a lot of big dogs that I have seen like mine that will want to play, it is not our fault that your dog cries or whines and acts like it's being attacked. Owner's need to keep in mind also that some dogs at this park are still babies even though they may be big and they are still learning and being trained, instead of yelling at them, help teach them that it is not okay. read more