Westgrove Dog Park

I’ve been bringing our shepsky here regularly since October 2024, and he LOVES it. He wants nothing to do with me until it’s time to leave - he wants to run, play, and socialize with his buddies. It’s a very consistent group of people there daily, so our dog has become good buddies with a lot of the regular dogs. It’s so fun to watch them all play together - and since we’ve been coming so often the “regular” dogs there recognize my car and will come over to the fence to wait and greet us! It really is a wonderful little community.

I really liked this dog park except for the middle gate always being open! That allows the large dogs to be around the small dogs. I have 3 small dogs and one is timid of large dogs and my tiniest 7 pound female Maltipoo is aggressive towards bigger dogs (because they scare her) so 3 out of the 4 days that we visited I had to carry my Maltipoo to ensure she would not get into an altercation. Also, there was a lady who asked me not to pick my Maltipoo up when her dog (huge hunting hound) approached us because "he'll think she's a toy" I said as politely as possible "she's aggressive towards large dogs" I'm pretty sure that upset her but she just scoffed and walked away. There was also a gathering of 10 or more of the large dogs whom I watched the owners allow the dogs to fight to establish dominance, I assumed. That's when I decided to leave. I think it would be better if the gate in the middle was closed to prevent any little ones of being hurt or harassed. It's nice there when owners watch and manage their pets but if they don't we just leave. The last day we tried it there was a huge husky who jumped up on me to get another one of my dogs I was holding and my little guy likes everyone and never shows aggression! My boyfriend got that dog off of me and the owner never even approached me to apologize or even acknowledge what their dog did. Honestly, it is a nice park but I wouldn't stop there if there's many big dogs there.

The Westgrove Dog Park is remarkable in many ways. It's quite large and attracts many dogs and their owners. The dogs generally have a great time running, frolicking, and playing. Most owners are responsible. I have seen few aggressive or "reactive" dogs. The park's rules are clearly posted, particularly regarding safety, cleanliness, and health. The Westgrove Dog Park even has a sort of board of directors. THERE IS A HUGE CAVEAT, HOWEVER. The main problem is that many dog owners don't pick up after their dogs. The second problem is that the Westgrove Dog Park board of directors is non-responsive. Up until recently, there was a lot of dog waste on the ground throughout the park. The results were unsanitary, to say the least. Some of the negative health consequences for dogs include giardiasis, worms (heartworm, hookworm, whipworm, etc.), E. coli, campylobacteriosis, parvovirus, and staphylococcus, as well as toxins and other viruses. The Westgrove Dog Park board of Directors is still not taking this issue seriously enough, to say the least. Other health concerns include the unsanitary drinking water most of the park's dogs drink. Any dog whose owner doesn't have the foresight to provide clean water and a clean water bowl can be exposed to various health risks, including intestinal parasites, giardiasis, leptospirosis, papillomavirus, salmonella, kennel cough and other ailments. Two dog owners in the past several weeks decided to clean up Westover Dog Park. They walked the entire dog park twice a day, picking up dog excrement, which dog owners had failed to pick up themselves. I happened to witness one of these individuals’ failed attempt to secure the aid of the board of directors in cleaning up Westover Dog Park. This person sought to discuss the issue with a board member who happened to be there. He admitted that neither he nor the other board members surveyed the Westgrove Park grounds to ascertain sanitary conditions. He admitted that the problem had obvious solutions, but that he was not/not going to discuss them with either this individual or the other. He stormed off, stomping his feet and yelling, much like a toddler having a temper-tantrum. The only action he took was to level ad homonym attacks at the individual who had spoken to him about taking measures to make the Westover Dog Park more sanitary, healthful and safe for dogs and dog owners alike. Indeed, his solution to this problem was to spread gossip, not to improve sanitary conditions.

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Wonderful experience. The fenced in area is large to give dogs a chance to roam. There is a smaller area for smaller dogs to play. Every pet owner was friendly and responsible for their pets. This is a great place to get dogs to socialize.