What Makes a Good Dog Park?

By Joseph Devine

If you are a canine lover, park of the ownership experience is being able to take your dog out for a walk whenever necessary. Naturally, you would want to take your beloved pet to a dog park. But how do you know if the dog park that you are thinking about is good.

There are a few quality indicators that you should look for when visiting a dog park for the first time. Here are just a few:

1. Number of Other Dogs at the Park

Dogs like humans are very social beings. They require the company of other dogs in order to know what it is like to associate with other beings of their kind. But if the park doesn't have a high number of other dogs that frequent the park, your animal will never gain that experience.

2. Cleanliness of the Park

To avoid the spread of sickness and disease, dog parks need to be kept clean. With so much sniffing and licking going around, a dirty park on exacerbates the situation.

3. Water

Especially in the summer, when dog parks are most popular, there needs to be a place where the dogs go to get water. This place could also serve as a space for the dogs to cool off in the hot sun.

4. Waste Management

There also needs to be a place where waste can be put away. All responsible dog owners know that Scruffy will decided when he needs to go and you have to be ready to clean up after him if necessary.

5. Adequate Shade

We don't always have an unlimited supply of energy to get us through the moment. The same is true with our pets. So, when scoping out a dog park, make sure that there is enough shade. When the hot sun beats upon our skin, we may only find solace in the shade.

Giving your dog the appropriate amount of exercise and respite is probably the best way to ensure that your dog is happy and healthy. The potential for your dog to receive this proper dosage of leisure will be somewhat dependent upon choosing the right dog park for it. And as we pet lovers, we know that is the dog is happy, we are happy.

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Joseph Devine