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| - I've been bringing my 8month old lab/border collie mix here at least 4-5 times a week now since I rescued him and this is my favorite park. I've been to Desert Breeze (too small), and Sunset Park (ok, but a lot of people sitting on their butt not paying attention or caring about what's going on). The park has a huge area for all dogs with a track on the outside to walk around. There are many benches, poop bag dispensers, and garbage cans around the outside. Trees on the sides too to provide some shaded areas. There are also 3 long runs for any dogs, and a smaller dog area. I like that there are no designated areas for "large" "small" breeds. Use your judgement..you know your dog best.
I've met some really nice people here, and everyone is a dog lover. My dog is friendly with all dogs, and as a puppy is still learning when a dog wants to play and when it wants to be left alone. Agree with another poster that some dogs just don't get along, and the 3 separate runs make a great alternative if you run into this, if you need to give your dog a time out from the large area. There are mostly medium-large breed dogs in the largest area, but smaller dogs that can tolerate bigger dogs sometimes go in here as well. I've only had 2 encounters with aggressive dogs...one being an off night, as a dog he typically plays with got a little too nippy, and they went at it...I broke it up and we moved to the other side of the park. Most recently, I was walking along the outside track and when my dog ran to catch up to me, another dog came full speed at him out of no where and nipped him in the butt and growled/snarled, and jumped at him with teeth out. The owner tried to discipline the dog but it kept running away from him, so I'm assuming he's in the process of training him. We left the large area and went to the long run. I watched this same dog aggressively go after many other dogs that night as well, so I am hoping the owner takes him to the long runs next time until he learns some manners. Again, could be a newly rescued dog that doesn't understand inappropriate behavior.
I've been here on the weekends in the morning and there are hardly any people there. We go at night during the week after the sun goes down and it's usually packed. One rule of dog park trips...don't take a favorite toy! Your dog will most likely claim ownership over it and get aggressive with other dogs getting anywhere near it. There are balls, Frisbees, other toys being thrown around everywhere and from what I"ve heard dogs are color blind, so they're not going to distinguish a red and orange ball from a blue/green one. If you don't want other dogs taking your dogs toy, go to a private pen...they're long enough that they can still run.
The only thing I don't like about this park in the long runs, are the holes. They are treacherous! If you are running with your dog and don't see one, you're likely to break an ankle, knee, leg, etc. They're hard to spot due to the thick grass. In the largest area, I haven't seen holes anywhere in the grass.
If you're dog likes water, bring a towel because the watering stations tend to get some puddles and I've seen white dogs turn brown after lying down in them. Lol
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