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| - Started taking our 6 mo. old puppy to this dog park recently (for those of you who go... yes, she's the one who runs around making "squeaking noises"... it's her version of a bark :-/).
Rose Mofford is great! Not hard to find (it's on the south side of the softball fields) and has it's own, almost separate parking area.
The big dog park, which is what we use, is HUGE. Tons and tons of space for your crazy dog to run around. 'Rest areas'/water stations are set up on opposite ends of the park, which is really nice because if you forget to bring your own water dish, there's one there for your dog.
There's always an assortment of balls on the ground, so unless your dog is picky about the toy she plays with, just use those. In fact, I'd highly recommend AGAINST bringing your own ball... we did the first time, and it became lost in the abyss.
We've only had 2-3 problems with big dogs whose owners don't know how to manage their dogs. Each time, the owners finally did wise up and removed their dogs from the park, and only one of them blamed us for their dog being a bully, so that was nice.
However, we've been strongly cautioned against taking our dog to the park during 'after work hours' or on the weekends because apparently that's when people who REALLY don't know how to manage their dogs are out, so be forewarned. We haven't gone during those times yet, but just a heads up!
The only minus star is for the fact that occasionally the field is flooded, which turns the whole thing into a muddy pit of doom. The dogs love it, but the back of my car (with towels) and my shoes (the oldest, grossest pair I have) don't love it.
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